It wasn’t supposed to be like this. The UCLA men’s tennis team’s 4-3 victory over Virginia on Wednesday was supposed to be a warm-up for today’s match against USC, not a struggle for victory. Read more...

Sports often lends itself to hyperbole, but it is hard to overstate the importance of Saturday’s game against Oregon for the UCLA women’s basketball team. In order to earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament, the Bruins (17-10, 12-6 Pac-10) probably need to beat the Ducks when the two squads face off in the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 Tournament in San Jose. Read more...

Last night’s 86-71 win over Washington State cleared up the notion that UCLA might not really be as bad as the 31-point thrashing they took at Oregon last week. Read more...

No. 3 water polo heads to UC Santa Barbara When the women’s water polo poll was released this week, UCLA (6-3, 3-2 MPSF) was bumped down the ranking ladder to an all-too unfamiliar territory: No. Read more...

If Dan Guerrero deals with Steve Lavin like he did with Bob Toledo, Lavin will be dropped like an unwanted remainder in a long division problem after Saturday’s game, before the Pac-10 tournament begins. Read more...

As far as midseason gut checks go, No. 18 USC will give UCLA a healthy assessment of where it stands over the next three games. The Trojans (8-8) come to Jackie Robinson Stadium this weekend to take on a Bruin team that last weekend beat two ranked opponents, but is still reeling from a 9-0 loss Tuesday to Loyola Marymount. Read more...

Four years ago, Jason Kapono wasn’t too different from you or me. Oh sure, while some of us tried not to trip as we checked out that cute girl at Rieber Dining Hall, or sat in Moore 100 wondering how we’d deal with not being the smartest kid in class anymore, Kapono was making three-pointers in front of thousands of people. Read more...