Records are broken every day. Streaks die meaningless deaths endlessly. But curses last lifetimes, and when they’re broken, the result is massive upheaval and jubilation. Such a catastrophic event is burgeoning in New England. Read more...

Bristyn Davis picked the ideal time to end her scoring drought. The touted freshman forward had been held without a goal for nearly a month before netting a game-winner with less than two minutes remaining in double overtime to give No. Read more...

TUCSON, Ariz. “”mdash; All the momentum that UCLA built during its second-half surge against Washington on Oct. 4 disintegrated to dust in the desert. The Bruins were pitiful at times during their 24-21 victory over the Wildcats Saturday in front of 44,481 at Arizona Stadium. Read more...

UCLA men’s tennis player Alberto Francis won the Flight-A singles draw of the Fresno State Bulldog Tennis Classic on Sunday. Francis, a junior, defeated Drew Hoskins of USC, 6-4, 6-4, in the final. Read more...

It’s time to start taking them seriously. No. 9 California took a huge step toward validating itself as a legitimate Pac-10 title contender with a five-game victory (30-22, 29-31, 28-30, 30-28, 15-9) over No. Read more...

Just like clockwork. For almost two decades, the UCLA swim program has faced the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos in an early season dual meet. In each of the 19 previous meetings between the two squads, the result has been as automatic as a Timex, with the Bruins coming out on top. Read more...

MIXED REACTION FOR MOORE: The continuing quest to bring sophomore quarterback Matt Moore back into the rotation is proving more difficult than expected. With the team struggling against the Wildcats, Moore came in for two series late into the second quarter. Read more...