Near the glittering stars of Hollywood in 1969, it seemed only fitting that William Holden’s movie, “The Wild Bunch,” was used to nickname the best defensive line in the nation, a group at USC that terrorized opposing backfields. Read more...

Desperate times call for desperate measures, sports fans. The last time we beat ‘SC, my voice was deepening and I was sprouting hair in strange places. Maybe it was only five years ago, but I was a late bloomer.  I desperately needed to know if this is the year of the Bruin or the year of the skirt-wearing man condom. Read more...

And so the pendulum swings. UCLA, the top team in Los Angeles five years ago, has fallen on hard times, going from rosy dreams to possibly no bowl game at all. Read more...

Prior to this season, Ashley Caldwell thought of herself as a track athlete, not a cross country runner. Even now, Caldwell makes the same assertion. “I am not a cross country runner,” she says. Read more...

With just a little over a week before the regular-season opener against Vermont, UCLA basketball coach Ben Howland isn’t going to make any changes to his starting lineup. Read more...

As Nandi Pryce stepped up to the ball, she knew her team needed a make to stay in the game. So she made her approach and noticed the goalie leaning slightly to her left. Read more...

Saturday, I’ll be rooting for USC. And before you jump to conclusions, I’m not some disgruntled, jaded sports editor who is bitter over UCLA’s awful November collapse. Read more...