Saturday was his chance. Without forward Josh Shipp in the lineup, it was up to point guard Darren Collison to carry the burden. And against crosstown rival USC, that’s exactly what he did. Read more...

When did this actually become a rivalry? When did the Trojans get enough talent that I can legitimately say three of their starting five would be starting for UCLA (that is, if they didn’t have the brains and academic dispositions of the Cookie Monster)? Read more...

After UCLA’s loss to Oregon last week, Arron Afflalo insisted he was the leader of the Bruins, and that he should be the one to take the last shot in a dire situation. Read more...

Apparently a National Championship trophy, a No. 1 ranking to finish the 2006 season, and back-to-back NCAA Indoors Championship titles don’t fit anywhere in the formula that is used to generate collegiate men’s tennis rankings. Read more...

The No. 14 UCLA women’s swim team has had a tremendously successful season thus far with a 4-1 record, coming up short only against No. 2 Arizona. Read more...

It was an uphill battle for the men’s volleyball team during its 14-match winning streak and title run last season, and the Bruins will begin this season fighting great odds as well. Read more...

In a perfect world, teams could bring full intensity to every game, no matter the stakes. Even though that does not happen in reality, even for the best teams, one can expect the women’s basketball team to bring the heat Saturday against USC (9-7, 3-3 Pac-10). Read more...