Gone are Matt Barnes, Dan Gadzuric and Billy Knight. Sam Clancy, Brandon Granville and David Bluthenthal are off to different pastures. The names that have defined the UCLA-USC rivalry over the past three years have given way to new ones ““ like Bozeman, Thompson, Patterson, Craven and, well, Craven. Read more...

Honors for Kapono Jason Kapono’s 44-point outburst against Washington State earned him Pac-10 Player of the Week honors. UCLA head coach Steve Lavin thinks his new Ryan Walcott-Cedric Bozeman starting backcourt will continue to benefit Kapono. Read more...

Randy Taylor, UCLA’s celebrated director of football operations, has resigned. Taylor was vital to the team’s recruiting efforts and coordinated year-round official and unofficial visits for prospective players. Read more...

Pittsburgh Steelers QB At UCLA: Was the Bruins’ starting quarterback from 1990-91, throwing for 33 touchdowns and 5,363 yards over the two seasons. Taken in the first round (25th overall) by the Denver Broncos in the 1992 NFL draft. Read more...

Streaking in Utah When the UCLA gymnastics team faces off against Utah in Salt Lake City on Friday, they will certainly be tested. The No. 4 Utes currently sport the longest winning streak among NCAA Division I programs. Read more...

After 40 years as the UCLA men’s volleyball coach, Al Scates has garnered an all-time NCAA single-sport record 1,044 career victories as well as the moniker, “The Second Wizard of Westwood.” So Scates, the lord of 18 NCAA championship rings, will often reaffirm his living-legend status by reaching into the bottom of his big bag of players and magically striking gold. Read more...

Not since the tale of the frog prince has there been a more stunning reversal of fortune than that of the UCLA women’s basketball team. Thanks to a stingy defense that has not allowed opponents to generate any rhythm offensively, the Bruins (9-4, 4-0 Pac-10) have been able to vanquish the memory of a pair of frustrating 20-loss seasons. Read more...