The UCLA men’s soccer team has won the national championship, and I can’t think of a better panacea for the athletic department’s current ailments. After the school went without a national championship last year, unable to capture a title even in something ridiculous like gymnastics, this title is something to savor. Read more...

When the Bruins limped their way to an 0-2 start, Steve Lavin talked at great lengths about how much UCLA missed Andre Patterson. The sophomore forward, who stands 6 feet, 7 inches but plays like he’s six inches taller, had to watch from the stands of Pauley Pavilion for a month while he waited for grades at Santa Monica College to render him eligible to play for the Bruins once again. Read more...

A starter for the UCLA men’s basketball team typically puts in about 35 minutes a game, but no Bruin saw more than 21 minutes on the court in their 105-67 defeat of the University of Portland on Saturday. Read more...

DALLAS, TX- In the first three rounds of the 2002 NCAA tournament UCLA made a statement that its high-powered offense was poised to blow opponents off the field en route to a national title. Read more...

DALLAS “”mdash; Friday’s NCAA College Cup semifinal game was not one for the lighthearted. No. 3 seed UCLA and No. 2 seed Maryland battled it out in a physical contest dominated by defense that ended in a 2-1 victory for UCLA. Read more...

In an interview session Sunday, sophomore forward Andre Patterson said that his grades should be good enough to get back into UCLA. After earning two A’s and a C at Santa Monica City College, Patterson will give his grades to Mike Casillas, the director of Student-Athlete Counseling, tomorrow in order to regain a roster spot on the team. Read more...

Lisa Willis has loved UCLA ever since she first picked up a basketball in the third grade. Although two of her prep teammates at Narbonne High School, juniors Jessica Cheeks and Ebony Hoffman, currently start for the USC women’s basketball team, Willis chose to come to Westwood. Read more...