Life without Nikki Blue is one thought that no player or coach on the UCLA women’s basketball team ever wants to encounter again. Already having endured a right ankle sprain and a mild concussion, Blue received a blow to the face causing her neck to be jolted back during the waning seconds of UCLA’s 70-54 victory over Oregon on Tuesday. Read more...

UCLA setter Dennis Gonzalez, who was academically ineligible during fall quarter, was reinstated to the men’s volleyball team Wednesday and is expected to be in uniform this weekend in Santa Barbara. Read more...

Two days after finally working his way into UCLA’s rotation, Janou Rubin learned he will not be a part of it any longer. The redshirt senior, who logged a season-high 16 minutes in UCLA’s win over Oregon on Sunday, will miss the remainder of the year after an MRI taken Monday revealed loose bone chips in his left knee. Read more...

As heartless, cruel and insensitive as it might be to say it, Drew Olson’s knee injury may have come at the ideal time for the UCLA football program. Read more...

When quarterback Drew Olson went down in the second quarter during the loss to Wyoming in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 23, he had no idea the damage in his knee was so bad it could possibly keep him from playing next year. Read more...

After months of delays, UCLA students finally have a fitness center to be proud of. With the opening of Wooden West today, students and faculty should no longer have to worry about long waits and crowded spaces when going to work out. Read more...

Chad Barrett, UCLA’s second leading goal scorer last season, will forgo his remaining two years of eligibility and enter the 2005 Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The decision to enter his name in the draft, which Barrett had been contemplating since the end of the season last month, came against the wishes of UCLA coach Jorge Salcedo. Read more...