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...

The UCLA men’s hockey team was riding high with two consecutive wins going into Friday night’s game against Washington, but the team ended up losing 7-6 in a shootout. Read more...

The UCLA men’s water polo team swept its opponents over the weekend, beating UC Irvine 10-7 on Saturday and Long Beach State 12-7 on Sunday. Junior driver Brett Ormsby scored nine goals over the weekend, helping the team improve to 17-5 overall and 6-1 in the MPSF, with only two games left on the schedule. Read more...

Ben Howland is never serene ““ it’s not in his nature. But the UCLA men’s basketball coach rarely raised his voice during Friday’s practice, the first that the public has been allowed to attend since the 2001 season. Read more...

Sophomore swimmer Kim Vandenberg is making plans way in advance. The Bruin is already arranging to be in College Station, Texas from March 18 to 20 to compete in the 2004 NCAA Championships. Read more...

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...

Love and basketball will be in the air this Saturday in Pauley Pavilion. The UCLA women’s basketball team will open its season with an exhibition game embracing Love and Basketball, a team of former local collegiate players. Read more...