With its 34-26 win over Oregon on Saturday in Eugene, Ore., UCLA avenged its past demons and became bowl eligible. The victory marks the Bruins’ (6-4, 4-3 Pac-10) first victory over Oregon since 1999 and the team’s first win in November since 2002. Read more...

All that stands between the UCLA women’s soccer team and the offseason is one more mental lapse. The Bruins, who looked lackadaisical at times during the conference season, know they cannot afford another letdown once NCAA Tournament play begins. Read more...

For the past few years, the cynics and naysayers have found a comfortable home watching and critiquing UCLA football. Last weekend’s loss to Washington State reaffirmed their thoughts of the Bruins as a team that spirals downward at the end of the season as the losses mount and enthusiasm wanes. Read more...

Now that Cedric Bozeman, UCLA’s top perimeter defender last year, is out for the season, freshman Arron Afflalo has taken it upon himself to develop into the Bruins’ defensive stopper. Read more...

There is only one current member of the UCLA women’s volleyball team that has ever contributed to a victory over USC. As a freshman, setter Krystal McFarland saw her Bruins defeat the Trojans in 2000. Read more...

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In preparation for this week’s football game, I went out and rented “The Mighty Ducks.” I came out of that movie pumped up and ready to kick the feathers off the Hawks (the very good team that loses to a bunch of underdogs in the movie). Read more...