W. hoops fall to Washington State Despite Hughes’ 23 points, UCLA overcome by WSU, 85-80 By Hye Kwon The UCLA women’s basketball team had a relatively successful night of shooting from the floor against Washington State on Thursday night. Read more...

W. tennis to offer lessons for Utes, Lions Team to focus on formations, second serves this weekend By Chris Isidro One team destroyed the first two opponents who dared to take the court against them 9-0. Read more...

UCLA looking to sweep with win over Cougars By Randy Satterburg Daily Bruin Staff After seven years under the steady guide of Kelvin Sampson, the Washington State men’s basketball team was forced to head in a new direction when Sampson ­ who lead the Cougars to their fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in school history in 1993-94 and a 20-11 overall record ­ left Pullman for a head coaching job at Oklahoma. Read more...

Hoopsters send Huskies howling, 75-57 UCLA overcomes a sloppy first half on strength of C. O’Bannon’s double-double By Scott Yamaguchi Daily Bruin Senior Staff In what has become a disturbing trend through the early part of the conference season, the sixth-ranked UCLA men’s basketball team was forced to overcome a shoddy first-half performance en route to victory, this time a 75-57win over Washington Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...

M. tennis hoping to escape from weather in … Seattle? Bruins gear up for winter season at Pacific-10 meet By Chris Isidro Don’t tell anyone at the home office, but for the UCLA men’s tennis team, the Pacific-10 Indoor Tennis Championships in Seattle will merely be a tune-up tournament. Read more...

Varsity volleyball looking to end alumni’s winning streak Kiraly, Luyties and Smith lead Bruin all-star squad By Eric Branch Daily Bruin Senior Staff If it was a meeting of the minds, Einstein might be coming off the bench. Read more...

W. gym hoping for fast start in season opener By Esther Hui Daily Bruin Senior Staff The UCLA women’s gymnastics team will travel to Cal State Fullerton tonight for the first dual meet of the season. Read more...