Call me a traditionalist, but I still believe in the value of opening the door for a lady, donning a suit and tie to special engagements, and showering daily. Read more...

Well, now I just feel cheated. I was all ready to rip into UCLA when the Bruins went down by 20 at halftime. To USC. At home. Read more...

The lack of passion. The turnovers. The sound of “Conquest” blaring from the rafters of Pauley Pavilion. And the losing. It’s all getting old for UCLA. Read more...

Ben Howland built a juggernaut at Pittsburgh by instilling a sense of selflessness in his players. So far at UCLA, he hasn’t seen the same level of sacrifice. Read more...

The UCLA men’s tennis team picked a good time for two of its players to turn in their best matches of the season. With the squad’s Pac-10 opener against crosstown rival USC looming Friday, juniors Chris Lam and Kris Kwinta played dominating tennis in the No. Read more...

Now that UCLA is on a three-game losing streak, Ben Howland is having trouble sleeping at night. “If you’re really sacrificing, if you really care, if you’re really working your hardest, when you lose, it should be something that bothers you and therefore motivates you to not allow that to happen again,” Howland said Tuesday. Read more...

We need this one badly. And when I say badly I don’t mean it in a purely basketball sense. Sure, tonight’s game against USC has implications for postseason positioning, and we definitely need to stop this three-game slide, but the urgency to win runs deeper. Read more...