The UCLA swim team placed second in the four-day Pac-10 Championships at the Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool in Long Beach. The Bruins placed only behind Arizona, beating out seven other competing teams. Read more...

Two simple free throws transformed a season from mind-boggling disappointment to radiant hopefulness in a matter of seconds. The UCLA women’s basketball team’s lingering, season-long weakness was once again a problem: They had trouble from the charity stripe in the waning moments of their game at Oregon. Read more...

Sunday’s game against Oregon didn’t just represent UCLA’s last home game of the 2005-06 season. It also marked the official end of the Steve Lavin era in Westwood. Read more...

At first glance, it may look like all is well in Westwood with UCLA basketball. The No. 19 Bruins swept the Oregon schools by a combined 35 points to remain atop the Pac-10 conference. Read more...

Some might attribute it to a lack of focus. Others will say that the intensity simply isn’t there. But whatever the reason, it’s a habit that could be considered somewhat distressing. Read more...

Despite a relief in their schedule combined with their perceived growth from competing against No. 1 Georgia, a number of falls during the first rotation of Friday night’s meet at Arizona proved to be the Bruins’ undoing as they were upset 195.335-194.7 by the 14th-ranked Wildcats. Read more...

The UCLA softball team has gotten off to a great start, but if it wants to be successful this weekend, it has to play better than it has been playing lately. Read more...