MALIBU “”mdash; There were strange things afoot in Firestone Fieldhouse on Thursday. Led by National Player of the Year candidate Brittany Hochevar, the Beach brought a raucous crowd to Pepperdine in support of their team, essentially turning the match into another 49er home game. Read more...

Former Bruin Earl Watson gave a pep talk to the UCLA men’s basketball team on Tuesday when his Seattle SuperSonics were in town to play the Lakers. Read more...

To call the Bruin men’s water polo team’s 15-8 season a disaster would be a vast overstatement. However, for a team that annually makes the NCAA tournament and took four championships in the last seven years, the season is definitely a down one. Read more...

There is plenty of buzz around the UCLA-Washington State game this weekend. It just isn’t about UCLA. In a game that threatens to show the flaws of the much maligned Bowl Championship Series, No. Read more...

It took all of one home game for Nikki Blue to give notice that she is as good as advertised. Making her regular season debut at Pauley Pavilion, the vaunted freshman poured in 24 points, all in the second half, as the UCLA women’s basketball team rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit to defeat St. Read more...

Back in action Sophomore guard Ryan Walcott will rejoin the team for the Long Beach State game, after being suspended two games. He could not even fly with the team to Indianapolis this past weekend because he played in an exhibition game his redshirt season, two years ago. Read more...

Soccer coaches and players around the world don’t like penalty kicks. On Nov. 23, the UCLA women’s soccer team played Texas A&M in a third-round NCAA tournament match. Read more...