Sitting in their locker room at halftime, the Bruins probably didn’t hear USC football coach Pete Carroll triumphantly ringing the Victory Bell at center court. But they and their fans probably still hear the ringing from the Rose Bowl end zones last November. Read more...

Letdowns have been known to follow emotional wins in the world of sports. Following an emphatic 6-1 win over USC last Friday, the No. 1 UCLA men’s tennis team (4-0, 1-0 Pac-10) will look to avoid a letdown today when it faces the University of San Diego Toreros at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Read more...

Two of UCLA’s vaunted freshman class received unfavorable, and remarkably similar, introductions to college ball. Freshmen pitchers Hector Ambriz and Garett White both gave up home runs on their very first pitches in the Bruins’ 8-3 loss to UC Riverside, a team that is only playing its third season of collegiate baseball. Read more...

Who is responsible for the incessant lack of motion in the men’s basketball team’s “motion offense?” Is it head coach Steve Lavin, whose play-calling seemingly doesn’t get through to his players? Read more...

Less than a month ago, the Good Ship Bruin sailed down the river and came to a fork. The metaphorical impasse was a home game against USC. Read more...

Even though UCLA target Kyle Caldwell was making his decision to attend Arizona State over Arizona television, within a few seconds, fans in Southern California knew via an Internet chat room. Read more...

There are different levels of losing in every competition. There are squeakers and heartbreakers (where the winners just barely eke out a victory, while the losers are obviously forlorn), beatings (one team soundly takes care of the other), stompings (when the victor rubs it in a little bit), and finally spankings. Read more...