UCLA dual-sport athlete Matt McKinney has declared medical retirement from UCLA, citing numerous injuries and illnesses over the last three years. McKinney, an outside hitter on the volleyball team and a power forward on the basketball team, will stay in school and is set to finish his degree in Spring 2006, but his scholarship will not count against the allotted 13 that men’s basketball receives. Read more...

Despite running what Jon Rankin felt was one of his best races ever, it wasn’t enough for him to earn a trip to Helsinki, Finland for the World Championships. Read more...

A year ago, when Bruin freshman Trevor Ariza was contemplating whether to declare early for the NBA Draft, perhaps the biggest proponent of Ariza staying in school was UCLA head coach Ben Howland. Read more...

For the last four years, Westwood has been the permanent address of Dijon Thompson’s basketball career. But on Tuesday, the graduated senior will most likely call one of 30 different destinations his new basketball home. Read more...

Monique Henderson did not lose a single race in her senior year at UCLA. Only a matter of days after her college career officially ended, Henderson crossed the finish line in third place in the 400 meters at the U.S. Read more...

It appears that this past season’s success for the UCLA men’s basketball team may have had some unexpected benefits. UCLA Athletic Director, Dan Guerrero, was appointed to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee. Read more...

In a year that ended with a heartbreaking loss, the start to the offseason hasn’t been any better for the UCLA women’s tennis team. Junior All-American Daniela Bercek, who anchored the Bruins at the top singles position her first two years, decided earlier this month that she will transfer to Duke. Read more...