Though it is still early in the Pacific 10 Conference season, teams are already jockeying for bowl bids. For UCLA, winning a key game over UC Berkeley Saturday at the Rose Bowl will be critical for its postseason hopes. Read more...

Ben Howland’s overwhelming optimism seems to have withstood the realization that it may take more than one year to rebuild the once-proud UCLA basketball program. Although three starters from last year’s 10-win squad are already gone, and the status of senior T.J. Read more...

Cross country teams to run in top invitational Both the UCLA men’s and women’s cross country teams will compete at the Pre-National Invitational on Saturday. The meet, hosted by Northern Iowa, will have 23 of the top 30 women’s teams in the country competing and seven of the top 10 men’s teams. Read more...

Senior forward T.J. Cummings is confident he will regain his academic eligibility by the end of fall quarter. “I am very confident and I’m putting in a lot of effort,” said Cummings, who will not play in the Bruins’ first three regular season games. Read more...

SINGAPORE “”mdash; You know in “Rocky IV” when Rocky fights the ridiculously over-the-top Russian villain in Moscow? First, the crowd practically burns the stars and stripes in the stands. Read more...

After seeing a two-games-to-none lead evaporate in a 3-2 loss to No. 7 Stanford, maybe now Bruin supporters can understand the plight of Red Sox and Cubs fans. Read more...

In an era in which young athletes race toward the professional ranks and the “student” aspect in student-athletes has become less important, Manuel White Jr. is a rarity. Read more...