By Joshua Mason Daily Bruin Staff With all that is at stake for both schools in Saturday’s crosstown rivalry matchup, the most important prize for the victor may be the edge that can be won in the recruiting trenches. Read more...

  Daily Bruin File Photo Sophomore Chelsea Murray competes in the 200-meter backstroke during a meet last season. By Calley Prezzano Daily Bruin Contributor This weekend, while the UCLA community turns its focus towards the Coliseum and downtown Los Angeles, the ninth-ranked UCLA swimming and diving team travels to Arizona for their first Pac-10 competition of the season. Read more...

By Adam Karon Daily Bruin Staff Two years ago at the Coliseum, Ryan Nece was in a predicament. After his initial play as a Bruin against USC he found himself being choked by a Trojan lineman. Read more...

  MARY HOLSCHER Junior forward Tim Pierce keeps the ball away from a South Carolina defender earlier this season. By Jon Corwin Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA men’s soccer team, which closed out the regular season with a six game unbeaten streak, will play their annual alumni game this Sunday at Spaulding Field. Read more...

Today, writers from the Daily Bruin and Daily Trojan debate the suspension of ““ and controversy surrounding ““ UCLA tailback DeShaun Foster   Arash Markazi Markazi is the Daily Trojan sports editor, but he always makes time to help Trojan athletes with their term papers. Read more...

  Mike Maloney Maloney also hates coffee, but he’s always up for just sitting around and eating a bunch of caramels. E-mail him at [email protected]. Writing a “Why I Hate ‘SC” column is a lot like the “How I Spent My Summer Vacation” essay you were assigned on the first day of school every year: both can be written off the top of your head and a kid from ‘SC has trouble reading either one. Read more...

  USC Sports Info USC’s Carson Palmer hasn’t been consistent during his career. By Joshua Mason Daily Bruin Staff It’s been a tough ride for the Trojans in the Carson Palmer era. Read more...