Saturday, August 15

In the news:

Olson sustains left knee injury

Moments after his backup threw his first career touchdown pass to give UCLA the lead against visiting Arizona, starting quarterback Ben Olson was carted off the sidelines to the training room in the south wing of the Rose Bowl. Read more...


Second-string showdown

When quarterback Ben Olson went down, UCLA coach Karl Dorrell simply turned to Pat Cowan and smiled. Cowan stepped in for the injured Olson Saturday evening and, with the help of a dominant defense, led the Bruins to a solid 27-7 victory over Arizona, preserving an unblemished home record. Read more...


UCLA beats Arizona 27-7; Olson sustains knee injury

UCLA (4-1) defeated Arizona (2-4) on Saturday night 27-7,and did so mostly without starting quarterback Ben Olson. Bruin redshirt sophomore quarterback Olson suffered a sprained left knee during the first quarter on a passing play, lying on the ground for several minutes as a deafening silence fell over the 65,644 in attendance at the Rose Bowl. Read more...



Rest of Pac-10 has UCLA in crosshairs

Women’s Soccer Today, 7 p.m. v. Cal Drake Stadium As the three-time defending conference champion, the No. 4 UCLA women’s soccer team (9-2) knows it is the target for every other team in the Pac-10. Read more...


Water polo’s lighthearted leader

Goofy. Laid-back. Creative. These are not adjectives you would typically use to describe one of the best athletes in the nation for a particular sport, but all are adjectives used to describe Logan Powell by those who know him best. Read more...