Before her team’s trip to the Bay Area this past weekend, UCLA women’s basketball coach Kathy Olivier set two simple objectives for the Bruins. For the road trip to be considered a success, UCLA had to earn at least a split and someone had to step up in the absence of the injured Noelle Quinn. Read more...

You know that feeling the morning after, that feeling when you wake up and think, “What the hell just happened?” That’s how I feel right now. Read more...

After Thursday’s loss to Stanford, the Bruins knew that they would ultimately be judged by how they responded in their game against California. The boos that reverberated throughout Pauley Pavilion were perhaps the best indication of UCLA’s response ““ an uninspired 64-51 loss to a Golden Bear team that entered the contest with the worst record in the Pac-10. Read more...

It took 32 starts, 63 games and 921 minutes, but Michael Fey finally got his first career double-double. The junior center led the Bruins with 17 points on 6-of-12 shooting and hauled in a career-high 11 rebounds, five of those coming on the offensive glass. Read more...

The UCLA women’s basketball team didn’t have an ounce of fight left in them Thursday after being dismantled, destroyed, and utterly embarrassed by No. 5 Stanford. Read more...

It wasn’t the scene Dijon Thompson expected as he walked off the court Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion. The senior forward had hoped for a decisive UCLA victory, proof that the team’s quick start in conference play this year meant more than last season’s five-game hoax of a winning streak. Read more...

I hate reality checks. Last week, a buddy of mine and I got into a lengthy argument over whether UCLA would stop at the Sweet 16 or make it to the Elite Eight . Read more...