To call yourself Rich Nelson is more complicated than it seems. He’s inclined to be an outgoing, energetic guy, funny and sarcastic off the court. Outside of practice and competitions, the starting setter and senior volleyball captain is even capable of provoking rounds of verbal sparring between team members, always with a good sense of humor. Read more...

It’s already taken more shots than a group of sorority girls in Cancun over Spring break, but the Pauley Pavilion mystique absorbed the sort of thumping on Saturday that only the home team used to deliver. Read more...

If you were fortunate enough to miss the NFL playoffs on Sunday in favor of an afternoon in Pauley Pavilion, you witnessed “the most talented gymnastics team in the history of the NCAA.” Head coach Valorie Kondos-Field supported her bold preseason assertion, guiding UCLA to a dominant win in the Bruin Classic against UC Davis, Cal State Fullerton and UC Berkeley. Read more...

UCLA takes doubles title in Washington The UCLA women’s tennis team returned from the Pac-10 Indoor Championships hosted by the University of Washington this past weekend with mixed results. Read more...

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Just how low can this team go? Well, the Bruin squad has already set several marks for UCLA basketball futility, and many more lie ahead if the team continues to struggle. Read more...

UCLA head swim coach Cyndi Gallagher said it’s one of the hardest transitions you can make. “Going from a meet in December, to hard training over the winter vacation and not racing for over a month, then jumping back into a pool to race, is always a hard transition to make,” she said. Read more...