There is no dispute as to which conference is the toughest in collegiate softball. The Pac-10 stands well above the competition as all eight participating teams are ranked in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and ESPN Top-25 polls. Read more...

Amid speculation that he is in line to succeed Steve Lavin at UCLA, Pittsburgh men’s basketball coach Ben Howland met with his players Monday but gave no indication about whether or not he is headed to Westwood. Read more...

Neville Johnson describes his updated edition of “The John Wooden Pyramid of Success” ($23.95, Cool Titles) as a book “about the human condition, love, marriage, relationships in business, family and romance, and generally how to get along in life, both internally and socially.” Though it may not become all those things to every reader ““ even after reading all 470 pages ““ “Pyramid” offers an engaging lesson in philosophy and history about one of the most important men in UCLA history, basketball coach from 1948 to 1975, John Wooden. Read more...

Spring football will be like Christmas in April for first-year UCLA head coach Karl Dorrell. Like the little kid who holds off until the big day to open his presents, Dorrell refused to watch game film of his newly inherited team. Read more...

Two streaks ended for Keira Goerl over the weekend. The Bruin pitcher had thrown 11 one-hitters without recording a no-hitter. In Friday’s 5-0 win over No. Read more...

AUBURN “”mdash; The UCLA swim and dive squad is used to exceeding expectations. After posting a 2-4 Pac-10 dual meet record in 2002-03, the Bruins overcame odds that would have bookies salivating. Read more...

NORTHRIDGE ““ Over spring break, the UCLA men’s volleyball team broke down. A 30-26, 27-30, 34-32, 30-25 loss to Cal State Northridge on Thursday left the Bruins in grave danger of missing the playoffs for the first time in school history. Read more...