Take a step backwards, look around; a circumspective view, if you will. Look up, a beautiful expanse of terrain and green. And above it, paradoxically incongruous and fitting, the legendary Hollywood sign. Read more...

Now is the brief moment during which fantasy baseball players can stop and smell the roses. Painful as it is for the fantasy guru to admit, this is the turning point at which we all must get our heads out of our computers and enjoy some actual baseball. Read more...

Craig Bragg likes to stay behind the scenes. After catching three or more balls for the fourth game in a row, the sophomore wide receiver may find that more difficult. Read more...

SAN DIEGO “”mdash; Ever look up at a fast food menu and have no idea what to order? My buddy Jeff once had this problem at Taco Bell, so he decided to drop nine bucks (that’s right – NINE) and gorge himself with a little of everything. Read more...

Not to say that the locker room was gloomy after the UCLA women’s volleyball team dropped the first two games of Saturday’s match to Washington State, but the squad must have felt as though it was walking the Pac-10 plank. Read more...

By Elizabeth Newman and Ben Peters DAILY BRUIN CONTRIBUTORS [email protected] [email protected] On a Sunday the 7-0 score seemed fitting … except the sport was soccer. In the rout, senior forward Tim Pierce had a memorable day, not only scoring his first hat trick as a Bruin, but also creating a new UCLA record in the process. Read more...

The USC men’s water polo team settled its crosstown score with UCLA Saturday with a 10-8 double overtime win, after having lost to the Bruins 9-7 in overtime in the first meeting between the two teams. Read more...