Everyone in Westwood knew that former UCLA men’s volleyball assistant coach John Speraw would someday make quite a head coach. So when Speraw left UCLA this past off-season to take the head coaching position at UC Irvine, it was clear that it was only a matter of time before the Bruins would have to face off against a prepared bunch of Anteaters. Read more...

It’s finally over. The fall sports season provided many unforgettable moments, ranging from the look on Aaron Lopez’s face when he scored the championship-winning goal for the men’s soccer team to Katie Hnida’s pathetic extra-point attempt, all in the name of getting a female to play in a football game. Read more...

Gymnastics reigns at the University of Utah. The average home attendance at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City has been nearly 11,000 since 1992. Many NBA teams find it difficult to fill that many seats, and the average attendance for UCLA men’s basketball has been well below that mark eight home games into the season. Read more...

A bit of the old guard, a bit of new blood. Last year’s relatively young UCLA men’s volleyball team has given way to a mature squad of seniors and juniors. Read more...

USC’s Ebony Hoffman isn’t throwing any punches this year. Instead, she is throwing down a challenge. After playing a central role in an ugly skirmish last season at Pauley Pavilion, Hoffman has appealed to her teammates to play with more grit and determination then they have showed thus far this season when the Women of Troy come to Westwood to renew their rivalry with the Bruins on Sunday. Read more...

Fans might call it New York versus Los Angeles, or East Coast versus West Coast. But in tomorrow’s matchup against St. John’s (7-4, 1-1 Big East), the Bruins’ most ardent opponents just might be themselves. Read more...

Daniel Miller’s New Year’s resolutions: remember his friends’ birthdays, exercise less, and write more columns about food. My New Year’s Eve was wonderfully fun, and the day after that night of debauchery, I departed for a road trip up the coast of California on Highway 1 with a few friends. As I stared out at the vast Pacific Ocean from the back seat of the minivan, nursing a mild hangover, I got to thinking about life’s bigger questions. Read more...