Saturday, May 16

Bruin digest

UCLA awaits decision of top prep basketball player; women’s volleyball victorious San Diego High standout Charde Houston, one of the nation’s top prep basketball players, could make her college decision as early as today. Read more...


News & notes

Ball becomes UCLA career sack leader PULLMAN, Wash. ““ After recording his historic sack, UCLA senior defensive end Dave Ball didn’t do anything out of the ordinary. Read more...


Football: Bruins hope to declaw Cougars

When the UCLA football team travels to Pullman to face No. 12 Washington State on Saturday, the conference championship could be on the line. Last week’s 21-14 loss to lowly Stanford highlighted weaknesses that UCLA (6-3, 4-1 Pac-10) will have to correct if it hopes to compete with the Cougars. Read more...



M. basketball: Howland to strengthen defensive foundation

New head coach Ben Howland is starting from the ground up in his reconstruction of the UCLA men’s basketball program: a defensive foundation. “If you’re going to be good in any sport, you need to be good on the defensive end,” he said Thursday at the Pac-10 Media Day. Read more...