Looks can be deceiving, and pole vault coach Anthony Curran knows this fact all too well after this weekend. Curran thought freshman Chelsea Johnson made a national-qualifying vault of 13-feet-5-inches, but in reality it was only 12-11.5. Read more...

The Bruins went to Sherwood, and no one was able to chop them down. Though No. 7 USC, No. 10 California and No. 31 San Diego State were the other teams represented at the Sherwood Collegiate Cup, no non-Bruin beat a starter on the UCLA men’s tennis team. Read more...

After a spectacular display by the UCLA reserves in Saturday’s 87-52 loss to Arizona ““ including nine points in 10 minutes from sophomore guard Janou Rubin ““ the coaching staff suggested it would not give more time to the reserves anytime soon. Read more...

Tom Fitzgerald was named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Coach of the Year on Monday after winning the national championship in his first year as a UCLA head coach. Read more...

Studying history is the key to understanding the present. And, since I am a student of history (read: total dork) I’d like to take a historical look at this week in the Pac-10. Read more...

To call yourself Rich Nelson is more complicated than it seems. He’s inclined to be an outgoing, energetic guy, funny and sarcastic off the court. Outside of practice and competitions, the starting setter and senior volleyball captain is even capable of provoking rounds of verbal sparring between team members, always with a good sense of humor. Read more...

It’s already taken more shots than a group of sorority girls in Cancun over Spring break, but the Pauley Pavilion mystique absorbed the sort of thumping on Saturday that only the home team used to deliver. Read more...