Thursday, April 9





Recent polls place UCLA, Pac-10 teams on top

There is no dispute as to which conference is the toughest in collegiate softball. The Pac-10 stands well above the competition as all eight participating teams are ranked in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and ESPN Top-25 polls. Read more...


Pitts still hopeful in retaining Howland

Amid speculation that he is in line to succeed Steve Lavin at UCLA, Pittsburgh men’s basketball coach Ben Howland met with his players Monday but gave no indication about whether or not he is headed to Westwood. Read more...


New “˜Pyramid’ adds to Wooden philosophy

Neville Johnson describes his updated edition of “The John Wooden Pyramid of Success” ($23.95, Cool Titles) as a book “about the human condition, love, marriage, relationships in business, family and romance, and generally how to get along in life, both internally and socially.” Though it may not become all those things to every reader ““ even after reading all 470 pages ““ “Pyramid” offers an engaging lesson in philosophy and history about one of the most important men in UCLA history, basketball coach from 1948 to 1975, John Wooden. Read more...