Coach Ben Howland is always right. Just ask Lorenzo Mata. Following UCLA’s impressive 85-79 victory over Arizona on Thursday, Howland said that Mata’s game was the best he’s played in his Bruin career. Read more...

In sports, losses are sometimes difficult to explain. But on Saturday, the No. 11 UCLA men’s basketball team (11-2, 1-1 Pac-10) had little trouble pinpointing exactly what the problem was in a 68-61 loss to Cal (8-3, 2-0) at Pauley Pavilion that snapped the Bruins’ eight-game winning streak. Read more...

While his teammates celebrated a Sun Bowl victory, UCLA placekicker Justin Medlock was charged with felony driving under the influence in a Dec. 10 accident in which a member of the women’s golf team was injured. Read more...

EL PASO, Texas – If there was a question mark for UCLA coming into Friday’s game against Northwestern, it was its kicking game. After junior kicker Justin Medlock was suspended indefinitely after being arrested for a DUI earlier this month, the kicking duties were placed squarely on two unknown faces on the Bruin roster. Read more...

EL PASO, Texas “”mdash; After two years of embarrassing bowl losses, questions about his leadership, and mediocre results on the field, senior quarterback Drew Olson packed up his locker for the last time, leaving UCLA just as he envisioned ““ better off than he found it. Read more...

EL PASO, Texas “”mdash; Long after his teammates emptied the locker room, UCLA’s Kahlil Bell sat outside his locker with a big smile spread across his face. Read more...

It’s been about 10 years since I visited El Paso, Texas, and though I don’t remember much about the city, I’m pretty sure there’s more fun to be had in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. Read more...