Southern Cal athletes are thugs. I came to this conclusion after watching the UCLA-Southern Cal rivalry on a much smaller scale ““ Sunday’s women’s soccer UCLA-Southern Cal playoff match. Read more...

Hundreds of photos form the wallpaper of the film room at Long Beach Polytechnic High School. Photos of former football players like Gene Washington, Tony Hill, Mark Carrier, Brandon Whiting and Marquez Pope ““ all of whom have passed through the halls of Poly. Read more...

You think we’re nice. Or maybe you don’t. Maybe you think we’re elitist; maybe you think we’re promiscuous; maybe you think we’re things I can’t print here. Read more...

The unlikely hero has become such a common facet of the UCLA-USC rivalry that he is no longer unlikely.  “There is always a player that emerges in a game like this because of the emotion and excitement of the game. Read more...

It will be the same story, with hopefully a different ending, for the No. 21 UCLA women’s cross country team Monday, as it prepares to compete in the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. Read more...

Nov. 21, 1992, was an evening to remember for all UCLA football fans. That night, the Bruins stunned the Trojans, coming from behind in the fourth quarter, down by 14 points to win 38-37. Read more...

I had a feeling this would be, by far, the most difficult column to write in my four years at UCLA. It’s not for a lack of things to say ““ I’ve been known this week to talk at length with complete strangers about UCLA’s chances tomorrow at the Rose Bowl, even when they don’t really want me to. Read more...