Saturday, May 23

Baseball: Team optimistic about trip to South

Mired in a six-game losing streak, the UCLA baseball team will travel to Texas this weekend to take on No. 9 Texas A&M. The three-game series will mark the first time the Bruins will travel out of state in the season, and their match-up with the Aggies (11-5) will be the first time the team has been pitted against a true national power. Read more...



M. volleyball: UCLA narrowly tops USC

On paper, the contest looked like a mismatch, pitting the vaunted No. 1 Bruins against USC, the MPSF cellar-dweller. But on the volleyball court, Thursday night’s match between the crosstown rivals was much closer than UCLA expected. Read more...




M. hoops: Loss leaves future up in the air

The UCLA locker room was quiet after Thursday’s game. That was because many of the Bruins didn’t know what to say. The smiles that adorned the faces of the Bruins just a week ago were replaced with somber looks and furtive glances at the floor, their confidence and their NCAA Tournament hopes shaken by a 79-72 loss to Oregon State in the first round of the Pac-10 Tournament. Read more...


M. hoops: Bruins offer promises, not excuses for play

Unable to account for UCLA’s listless first-half defensive effort against Oregon State Thursday afternoon, freshman Arron Afflalo instead offered a promise. “I can guarantee I will put forth more effort if we make the NCAA Tournament, and I can guarantee this team will as well,” he said. Read more...