UCLA junior outside hitter Jonathan Acosta had surgery to remove his appendix on Tuesday at the UCLA Medical Center. Acosta, this year’s team captain and last season’s leading attacker, is expected to be sidelined for at least three weeks. Read more...

Despite a rash of early season injuries, UCLA has kicked off the Ben Howland era in primarily winning fashion. The Bruins (6-3, 2-0 Pac-10) have covered up their lack of depth and offensive inconsistency with a solid defense and a consistent effort ““ two areas which were lacking in the past under former coach Steve Lavin. Read more...

Fey at home in Washington It will be a homecoming of sorts for sophomore Michael Fey when UCLA heads to Seattle to face Washington on Saturday. Read more...

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...

After a sluggish first half in UCLA’s Pac-10 opener Friday night against Oregon State, there was one Bruin who left no question as to the abilities of this year’s squad. Read more...