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...

Jill Ellis will be pacing the UCLA sidelines like always when the Bruins travel to Stanford Friday night. And that’s just the way she wants it. Read more...

The most strenuous thing I have done in years has been channel surfing. My 1982 motorcycle injury has left me with a bad back, and it flares up in the fall, spring and winter, basically keeping me from participating in the javelin. Read more...

The third time, in this case, is not the charm. In fact, it might just be the curse. What else can explain how the Stanford men’s soccer team, coming off two consecutive trips to the College Cup, is groveling at the bottom of the Pac-10? Read more...

Former UCLA football coach Terry Donahue will be the Bruins’ honorary captain for this week’s game against Cal. Donahue, who will take part in the pre-game coin flip, was head coach at UCLA for twenty years and coached in five Rose Bowls, winning in 1983, 1984 and 1986. 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...