The Los Angeles city attorney has filed misdemeanor charges against UCLA linebacker Xavier Burgess, city attorney spokesman Frank Mateljan said Thursday afternoon. Burgess, who was arrested Monday night after allegedly threatening a UCLA parking enforcement officer outside Sproul Hall, faces two counts of criminal threats, one count of battery, and two counts of disturbing the peace. Read more...

While the rest of UCLA’s student body dons costumes tonight, the UCLA men’s soccer team will be wearing the same white jerseys they’ve worn nearly every weekend since mid-August. Read more...

Even though it may have been two years ago, the sting of defeat holds a long shelf life. While the UCLA football team defeated Stanford last season, the Cardinal shocked the visiting Bruins in 2001, beating them 38-28 and snapping a 6-0 start that eventually led to UCLA’s disastrous 1-5 finish. Read more...

UCLA football coach Karl Dorrell’s home in Stevenson Ranch appears to have been spared by the Southern California wildfires that ravaged the area. Dorrell and his family were evacuated from his home on Tuesday when the Simi Valley fire came within one mile of his subdivision of the community in Santa Clarita Valley. Read more...

What a difference a year makes. The No. 4 UCLA men’s water polo team (12-4, 4-0 MPSF) is experiencing a complete turnaround in its season compared to last year’s record (15-8, 4-4), which included failing to qualify for the NCAA tournament. Read more...

Halfway through our fireside chat, I had to confess something to Tom Snyders: I hadn’t ridden a bicycle in 10 years. While he conceded that Los Angeles is a ridiculous place to ride a bike, Snyders, on the other hand, has made a living off of his Schwinn. Read more...

Two days ago, Emily Zaplatosch had a pretty good idea where she would be Wednesday night ““ at home studying. But instead of preparing for a midterm, she found herself in goal for the second half of the UCLA women’s soccer team’s 5-0 win over Loyola Marymount at Drake Stadium. Read more...