Swimmers out of water A two-week break allowed the development of an even more rigorous training schedule for the Bruin swimmers. Along with gradually extended meter lengths, known as increasing “yardage,” the team has also been running on the track, lifting weights, and practicing yoga on Fridays. Read more...

As the Pac-10 season winds to a close, the UCLA women’s volleyball team finds itself right back where it started. The final two conference opponents are the very same teams the Bruins (15-12, 8-8 Pac-10) faced to start the season. Read more...

Sophomore safety Matt Ware is a good student. He loves tests. “It is going to be so much fun to play against this offense because it is a challenge. Read more...

Skill is what makes a soccer player good, but in Division I, it’s not enough to make a player stand out. When that skill combines with passion for the game, then a player becomes great. Read more...

Precautionary x-rays performed yesterday afternoon on the right thumb of forward Jason Kapono revealed a sprained tendon. The injury, feared to be a hairline fracture, kept Kapono out of Tuesday’s exhibition loss to EA Sports. Read more...

All right boys and girls, it’s time to play an old-fashioned game of “Jeff’s Crackpot Way for the Bruins to Get to the Rose Bowl Says.” Same deal as “Simon Says,” just with a laboriously drawn-out, stupider name. Read more...

As expected, UCLA has received National Letters of Intent from high school athletes this week, following the beginning of the fall signing period last Wednesday. Gymnastics Three gymnasts have signed with UCLA. Read more...