Saturday, August 15

In the news:



Defense surprises, offense disappoints

Utah. Rice. Washington. Stanford. Arizona. It isn’t exactly a lineup of world-beaters that the Bruins planned on facing through their first five games. The UCLA football team was hoping to go 5-0 through those games, heading into the tougher middle of the season against teams such as Oregon and Notre Dame with some momentum and confidence. Read more...


[Online Exclusive]: Softball coach to retire at end of the year

Legendary UCLA softball coach Sue Enquist will retire as head coach, effective Jan. 1, 2007, UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero announced Tuesday. Although Enquist will be stepping down as head coach, she will stay at UCLA in the role of director of major gifts for the UCLA Athletics External Relations Office. Read more...



Drafted Bruins get NFL action

The three Bruins who were drafted to the NFL back in April have all made it onto NFL rosters and are seeing some playing time. Maurice Jones-Drew, known mostly as Maurice Drew while at UCLA, has seen action as the Jacksonville Jaguars’ second running back and kick returner. Read more...


McCarthy offers energy, passion to wide receivers

D.J. McCarthy always wanted to be a Bruin; he has just taken a slightly longer path to get here. McCarthy comes to UCLA with an impressive resume as the team’s new wide receivers coach, after spending the previous six seasons at Central Florida and Nevada. Read more...