It's still early, but Ben Howland and company thought they would be better than they currently are. At least in terms of wins and losses, the coach figured that his UCLA men's basketball team would sit a little prettier than 9-6 after playing three games in the Pac-10. "I thought we'd be a little ahead of this," Howland said Tuesday. Read more...

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Junior guard Lazeric Jones and the Bruins will look to get an important Pac-10 win against Oregon State on Thursday. The Bruins are only 1-2 in Pac-10 play so far and are coming off of a 63-52 loss to USC at the Galen Center on Sunday.

Somewhere within the hectic schedule of many MBA students "“ amid the constant flurry of work, classes and e-mail replies "“ is a time slot allocated for play. Read more...

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Second-year MBA student Josh Brinkenhoff, co-president of Anderson Athletics, runs stairs at Drake Stadium. The Anderson club sports were individually funded until last spring, when Anderson Athletics was created to represent all of the clubs.

After he energetically poured in a dozen points in the first 20 minutes of Sunday's loss to USC "“ before struggling to score just a pair in the latter 20 "“ it might be fitting to grant UCLA's up-and-down sophomore forward a new moniker: "Half" Nelson. Read more...

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Sophomore forward Reeves Nelson shoots a free throw during UCLA’s 63-52 loss to USC on Sunday. Nelson has had stamina issues after logging extensive minutes.