Take an ugly bulldog. Slap on some lipstick, throw in a 40-minute press, maybe some L.A. Kings-style five-man line changes. And if you’re the for-the-dogs Bruins, what does yet another mid-season makeover make you? Read more...

Perhaps Arizona State coach Rob Evans best described the current state of UCLA basketball after his team’s 75-64 win over the Bruins. “We don’t get excited about beating UCLA anymore,” Evans said. Read more...

The 2003 Major League Soccer SuperDraft will take place today, and four UCLA men’s soccer players hope to get superdrafted. Midfielders Jimmy Frazelle and Ryan Futagaki, forward Tim Pierce and defender Scot Thompson are all in the player pool. Read more...

UCLA’s women’s tennis team opens the 2003 season today at the Pac-10 Indoor Championships at the Lloyd Nordstrom Center at the University of Washington. The tournament will showcase top players from the toughest conference in the nation (the Pac-10 boasts five of the nation’s top 10 teams) and give the Bruins a chance to gauge where they stand. Read more...

When the Bruins travel to the desert this weekend, they’ll be hoping their six-game winning streak doesn’t dry up against the Arizona schools. While Arizona State is 3-3 in the Pac-10, they are undefeated at the Wells Fargo Arena this season and have won 16 of their last 17 home games. Read more...

At 6 feet, 5 inches and over 200 pounds, wearing jersey No. 00, Arizona’s Shawntinice “Polkey” Polk is hard to miss. Her raw strength and dominating interior game have made her the leading candidate for the Pac-10 Women’s Basketball Freshman of the Year award along with UCLA’s Nikki Blue. Read more...

Last week on “Pardon the Interruption” co-host Tony Kornheiser held a maple leaf in front of his face, pretending to be Canada. That’s right, he was pretending to be the fair northern country we share a border with. Read more...