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Fed up with Michael Fey’s sluggish play Thursday night against Oregon State, UCLA coach Ben Howland scoured the bench, searching for a big man who could supply the Bruins with a jolt of energy. Read more...

Before the season even began, women’s water polo coach Adam Krikorian thought he knew exactly what he’d get out of his players. Krikorian recognized that with the return of sophomore Kelly Rulon, he’d be welcoming back a celebrated youngster who possessed a world of skill. Read more...

After firing on all cylinders at the start of the season, the UCLA softball team has only posted three runs in its last three games. As the team gets set to play Kent State in the opening game of the Bulldog Classic today in Fresno, UCLA coach Sue Enquist has made it a point to have her team improve its performance at the plate. Read more...

Scrawled on a sheet of paper hanging in Dijon Thompson’s apartment is a lengthy list of personal goals the UCLA forward compiled before the season began. Read more...

If the UCLA men’s volleyball team needed a remedy after Saturday’s loss to Hawai’i, it couldn’t have found a better opponent on Wednesday. The Bruins (16-2, 12-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) faced off against UC Irvine (6-13, 4-10), a team the Bruins had already swept three times this season, and defeated the Anteaters in four games 30-22, 16-30, 30-22, 31-29. Read more...

Basketball and football are too distant and loud. Tennis and golf are too civil and elegant. But volleyball is indeed a heckler’s paradise. Sitting courtside while the Bruins were getting swept by Hawai’i on Saturday night, there wasn’t much to smile about. Read more...