Sometimes it takes a smart-aleck younger brother to tell you what you need to hear. Fresh off a sub-par performance in a late-December loss to Michigan, UCLA guard Janou Rubin arrived in Los Angeles only to receive a tongue-lashing from his 17-year-old brother Jawaan. Read more...

So, what did I miss? A quick scan of the world I return to, following five months in Southeast Asia, reveals many interesting developments. Where did this Paris Hilton come from? Read more...

It would seem that putting two consecutive wins together is not too much to ask. But the UCLA women’s basketball team has accomplished that feat only once ““ and that was during the preseason. Read more...

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After studying film and the scouting report for Oregon, UCLA knew that if it wanted to win its second Pac-10 game of the season, it had to stop the Ducks’ ability to shoot three-pointers. Read more...

Once again UCLA’s lead dwindled. This time its confidence did not. The Bruins refused to repeat their season-ending collapse of a year ago, thwarting another spirited Oregon comeback effort and hanging on for an 81-74 victory over the Ducks on Saturday at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...

Searching for a catalyst to rescue UCLA from its first-half doldrums, junior guard Cedric Bozeman pulled teammate Trevor Ariza aside. He told the freshman forward not to get down because the squad needed his energy in the second half. Read more...