Streaking in Utah When the UCLA gymnastics team faces off against Utah in Salt Lake City on Friday, they will certainly be tested. The No. 4 Utes currently sport the longest winning streak among NCAA Division I programs. Read more...

After 40 years as the UCLA men’s volleyball coach, Al Scates has garnered an all-time NCAA single-sport record 1,044 career victories as well as the moniker, “The Second Wizard of Westwood.” So Scates, the lord of 18 NCAA championship rings, will often reaffirm his living-legend status by reaching into the bottom of his big bag of players and magically striking gold. Read more...

Welcome back … The first weekend of the Pac-10 season is over, and UCLA stands unbeaten at 2-0, with victories over Washington and Washington State. True, it doesn’t exactly make you stand up and scream “Yahtzee!” but after home losses to San Diego and Northern Arizona, the Bruins will take any win they can find. Read more...

Not since the tale of the frog prince has there been a more stunning reversal of fortune than that of the UCLA women’s basketball team. Thanks to a stingy defense that has not allowed opponents to generate any rhythm offensively, the Bruins (9-4, 4-0 Pac-10) have been able to vanquish the memory of a pair of frustrating 20-loss seasons. Read more...

I was sitting at Spaulding field watching the football team practice when a couple of sweaty Balls walked toward me ““ twin defensive ends and sack specialists Dave and Mat Ball. Read more...

The UCLA football team came into the season slated to finish sixth in the conference. The Bruins finished tied for fourth. This only made first-year Athletic Director Dan Guerrero curious. Read more...

The UCLA women’s soccer team probably isn’t taking solace in the fact that its Nov. 23 playoff match against Texas A&M was the first time in school history that an opponent was held to zero shots. Read more...