The race for the Pac-10 title has begun. The No.7 UCLA women’s soccer team is in Arizona to launch a desert assault against Arizona tonight. The team will then face Arizona State Sunday. Read more...

Ryan Boschetti gets giddy when he talks about the sack. “You know, the hit that I got on the quarterback was really clean,” the UCLA junior defensive end said, almost panting. Read more...

Would have, could have, should have. In a way, Cal knows exactly how UCLA feels. Leading 21-3 at one point against USC, Cal faltered down the stretch, unable to stop the run and severely hindered by a phantom Trojan touchdown reception that replays showed bounced off the grass. Read more...

If familiarity really does breed contempt, then tonight’s volleyball match between No. 13 UCLA and No. 1 USC should be a contentious affair. Most of the players on both squads have played against one another in high school or on club teams during the summer, and the long-term relationships that they forged have added a spark to an already intense rivalry. Read more...

Watching Florida State’s Xavier Beitia sobbing in the middle of the field last Saturday, I, myself, was also reduced to tears. Tears of laughter, that is. Read more...

Cross-country: men go to Cal Poly, women to Indiana In the wake of a mysterious illness which has beriddled both squads, the Bruin men’s and women’s cross-country teams will run across different parts of the country tomorrow. Read more...

Outside Hitters The Trojans feature two of the most fearsome outside hitters in the Pac-10. Sophomore Keao Burdine and junior April Ross provide nearly half of USC’s total offense. Read more...