No, there was no biting, scratching or clawing between the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball coaches at their annual meeting on Friday in Provo, Utah. Just silence, as commissioner Al Beiard made a 10-minute opening address, calling for a moratorium on the coaches commenting on NCAA eligibility rulings. Read more...

If people thought last year’s near .500 finish was the beginning of the demise of the UCLA men’s volleyball program, 2004 proved to everyone that UCLA is not quite ready to go away. Read more...

Look who moved in next door. Well, about 15 miles down the road, down by 11th and Figueroa, anyway. It’s Matt Barnes. As he sits at his locker at Staples Center, Barnes sighs, looking at his Clippers jersey, remembering what has gotten him there ““ the many nights spent playing in front of half-filled auditoriums that barely would rival a pre-season game at Pauley Pavilion, the result of being passed over by numerous NBA teams over the last two years. Read more...

Pressed into duty as a high jumper against USC Saturday, Dave Murphy did what almost no one expected. He excelled. Murphy, who has competed solely in the pole vault the entire season, finished second in the high jump with a personal best mark of 6 feet, 9.75 inches. Read more...

For the second night in a row, clutch hitting by Wichita State slugger Drew Moffitt bested the UCLA baseball team. The day after singling home the winning run, the Shocker senior gave fans an encore performance Wednesday evening at Eck Stadium. Read more...

These days it’s so hot outside that you’ve got to wear sandals and stuff. You know it’s a bad sign when kids show up to class in pants and T-shirts looking like they just ran a marathon. Read more...

Trailing 1-0 in the sixth inning, UCLA looked like it was about to break Wednesday’s game wide open. But looks can be deceiving. Washington pitcher Ashley Boek escaped a bases-loaded, nobody-out jam for the second time in the game as the Huskies defeated the host Bruins 1-0. Read more...