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Coach Ben Howland is giving Bruins' senior swingman the assignment of guarding the opponent's top offensive threat, at least for now. The last few seasons, UCLA assigned the likes of Russell Westbrook , Arron Afflalo and Cedric Bozeman to guard the other team's top scorer.

By Nestor The ongoing transition and rebuilding of UCLA football program is evident in the game notes posted on the official site. Saturday’s game will mark the last time 20 Bruin seniors will take the field: The game on Saturday will mark the final home game for 20 Bruin seniors (16 active) --- RB Kah...

By Seitz(noreply@blogger.com) Me neither. Another bout of laziness. Anyway, I got a not from one of my most loyal readers, Anonymous, about the upcoming slaughter at the Rose Bowl. Specifically, he asks about this item about Pete Carroll deciding to go with U$C's red jerseys this weekend, an NCAA no-no. I doubt I have to expl...

By Nestor The NCAA today altered its rule regarding visiting teams not wearing white jerseys. Now, USC will be penalized just one timeout on Saturday, at the start of the game, as opposed to the previous rule of one timeout per half. UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel has agreed to burn one of his timeouts at the...

By Rick Kimbrel Four-star quarterback Richard Brehaut (6-2, 208, 4.8) from Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.) Los Osos did something last in the quarterfinal game against Chino Hills, Calif., that all UCLA fans hope he does for the Bruins one day as the future Bruin quarterback was sensational leading his team to...

By BoiFromTroy The Trojans would lose one timeout in each half unless the NCAA agrees to change the rule by Saturday.  Fat chance.  I think a better case could be made that, regrettably, the Rose Bowl has become a home stadium for the Men of Troy since 2005.

One of the great traditions in college football is about to be restored this weekend - the cardinal of USC versus the the blue of UCLA. In other words, for honoring the tradition of USC-UCLA, the Trojans will have only two timeouts per half.

TEMPE, Ariz. Arizona State scored a school-record four defensive touchdowns in a 34-9 victory over UCLA on Friday night, keeping alive the Sun Devils' bowl hopes while eliminating the Bruins from postseason contention.

By ryebreadraz USC will wear red against the Bruins on Saturday despite the fact that it is a road game, reviving a tradition of both UCLA and USC wearing home colors regardless of who is the home team. Doing so will violate NCAA rules and the Trojans will be charged with a timeout each half, but it's good to se...

By noreply@blogger.com (Casey S) It’s a flashback to the days when USC and UCLA shared the Coliseum as their home field and both donned home jerseys for the annual rivalry matchup. The tradition stopped in 1982 but will resume Saturday when the Trojans emerge from the Rose Bowl locker room in cardinal instead of white.

By Dave(noreply@blogger.com) Washington State visits Hawaii on Saturday to end the season, one week after beating Washington in the annual Apple Cup. USC finishes the season with Notre Dame and UCLA, but there have been years in which the Trojans have ended the year against the Fighting Irish.  "As the season goes for us...

By ryebreadraz This sets up quite the week for Bruin athletics. On Thursday the men's basketball team travels to Texas. On Friday the women's soccer team will play their national semifinal and on Saturday the Trojans visit the Rose Bowl. Throw in the first and second rounds of the NCAA women's volleyball to...

For two weeks, UCLA players have enjoyed the lingering contentment that resonates from a victory. Now they are shooting for something even rarer -- winning consecutive games for the first time this fall. Times staff writer David Wharton looks at some of the key issues and matchups as the Br...

 CA - “Given that my initial introduction to UCLA was a sense of being a bit lonely ... where I could identify one or two (other Chicano students) as I walked ...

 CA - While Cal Poly SLO fell to Pepperdine 79-72 two weeks ago in its season opener, UCLA defeated Pepperdine 66-55 last week. In the school’s history, ... Water polo must be in tournament top two to advance to NCAAs The UCLA Daily Bruin all 2 news articles

By Nestor lt;blockquote> <p>Howland, meanwhile, knows this isn’t nearly the same kind of team that he had last year, and to be honest, it probably won’t be by the time the calendar turns March, either.</p> <p>After all, you don’t just replace two NBA lottery picks and a seco...

By ryebreadraz lt;p><strong>Women's Soccer</strong></p> <p>UCLA advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament with <a href="http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/stats/2008-2009/uscucla2.html">a win over USC </a>on Saturday ni...

By ryebreadraz The UCLA women's soccer team saw their season come to a bitter end last season when they lost to USC in the College Cup. Despite having dominated the Trojans for years, USC broke through when it mattered en route to the national championship. This season the top seeded Bruins went undefeated...

By Nestor lt;p>After watching some non Bruin football games, wanted to share with you all some random college football thoughts/observations on this Sunday. I usually don&rsquo;t get to do that because during most of the season I try to keep all my focus on all matters related to UCLA footb...

Alfred Aboya scored 22 points and Darren Collison had 17, helping the fourth-ranked Bruins rebound from a disheartening loss to beat Southern Illinois 77-60 on Friday night in the consolation game of the 2K Sports Classic.

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 CA - While the undefeated UCLA women’s soccer team (20-0-2) enjoyed home-field advantage in Westwood during its first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, ...

By Nestor And speaking of career-ending, it is over for Ben Olson: After transferring from BYU to UCLA for the 2005 season, Olson missed games because of a broken thumb, a concussion, a couple of knee injuries and the foot, which he broke twice. He has not played this season. GO BRUINS.

INSIDE SLANT UCLA still has hopes of a big finish and a bowl game, but, at least for a while, the coaches will be focusing on recruiting. Coach Rick Neuheisel is putting together his first full recruiting class -- and this area is supposed to be his strength as he sometimes flies by helicopter...

By Nestor The first will be largely for out-of-state recruits to visit the weekend of Dec. 6, when UCLA hosts USC at the Rose Bowl. And UCLA has always attracted kids that can see the future, see opportunity and value and all that is Westwood and all that stuff." GO BRUINS.

By ryebreadraz The Bruins are likely to only host one NCAA tournament match so hopefully we can make it count. That's to both the team and fans as Bruins throughout Southern California should make their way out to Drake Stadium for Fridays 7 pm PST kickoff. Tickets are $9 for adults and $7 for children/stude...

By Nestor We will have more on other Michigan players later this week. But one immediate question Coach Howland will have to answer is who will be guarding Harris. Given Howland’s comments in the Daily Bruin, it seems like JH might get a shot: GO BRUINS.

By ryebreadraz Free Throw Shooting- After a miserable 19-30 effort from the line on Monday, the Bruins looked far better at the line tonight as they went 11-14. This team doesn't have a big presence down low so the majority of the free throws will come from the guards. If that's going to happen, the Bruins hav...

By Dave(noreply@blogger.com) Bear-Bruin ties: Players with past ties could end up colliding Saturday, if UCLA running back Khalil Bell breaks into the secondary or Bruins receiver Antwon Moutra lines up wide left.  Bell, a 6-foot, 219-pounder from Marin Catholic High in Kentfield, played annually against Cal safe...

By Achilles Why do Cal fans hate UCLA so much? Even more than that, I always felt their was a kinship between UCLA and Cal -- a kinship that ran a little deeper than the fact that they are both part of the same University of California. So, why do Cal fans hate UCLA so much?

By Nestor Well the players talked up the usual expectations (which Pucin (already in mid season hack form) printing expectation as "prediction") for this season. But once again Coach Howland walked everyone back and reminded the challenges facing this year’s Bruin basketball squad: GO BRUINS.

By Achilles My feeling is that this week's game against Stanford is a "must win" for the Bruins. 1 - Stanford does not have "better athletes" than UCLA does. UCLA isn't there yet. UCLA is far from ready to relish the road. In my opinion, Stanford-at-home is the most winnable game left on the schedule.

By ryebreadraz Friday, October 10 Men's Soccer at Cal, 4:00 pm- Berkeley, CA Women's Volleyball vs. Washington, 7:00 pm- Pauley Pavilion Saturday, October 11 Women's Volleyball vs. Washington St., 7:00 pm- Pauley Pavilion Sunday, October 12 Men's Soccer at Stanford, 2:30 pm- Palo Alto, CA

By Michael Using standard CCD photo camera light sensors, without utilizing any lens optics, scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles are able to distinguish between normal and infected cells in blood samples. The technique, developed, and now improved, by Dr.Aydogan Ozcan and co...

By ryebreadraz Friday, September 26 Women's Volleyball at USC, 7 pm- Galen Center Saturday, September 27 Women's Tennis, ITA All-American Championships, All Day- Malibu, CA Sunday, September 28 Women's Tennis, ITA All-American Championships, All Day- Malibu, CA

By Nestor In case of UCLA, I think it is pretty clear that the officials at Morgan Center are paying close attention what we – UCLA alums, students, fans - are discussing here on BN and other online communities listed on our blogroll. I am sure we can come up with numerous examples on how we had built our c...

By Daynuh33 And in her first two seasons at UCLA, that was enough. Selden went 29-14 with a 1.10 ERA and 485 strikeouts as a freshman and 35-7 with a 1.06 ERA and 408 strikeouts as a sophomore. But teams seemed to figure her out after scouting her thoroughly, and Selden went 17-11 with a 2.82 ERA and 213 strikeou...

By Nestor The UCLA coaching staff pursued Morgan aggressively through back channels once it became clear that he might be available because the Bruins needed a big man to help offset the near-certain loss of freshman Kevin Love. The coaching staff also got a big assist from incoming recruit Malcol...

By Telemachus 2007 - #3 UCLA Returns to Final Four (March 24): The UCLA men's basketball team swept through the West Regional, defeating No. 1 seed Kansas to reach its second straight Final Four. 1997 - #10 UCLA football team wins nine straight games to finish with its highest national ranking (No. 5) at the...

By Nestor It's an unbelievable academic school," Craft said of UCLA. "And the coaching staff is real attractive. They are real close to home. There are a lot of attractive points to their program."The good news around Craft’s commitment was dimmed a little bit (hey I am always bummed to see a good kid lea...

By Guest Blogger It has been said countless times of course; but it still must be repeated:  Karl Dorrell was completely unqualified to have been hired as UCLA football coach; and once hired, has achieved nothing which should warrant him still being around.  We all know that he wouldn't be around were this...

By Rob 8. Navy '04: The lone contender from freshman year and the only reason I went was because I was home for fall break at the time.  Not too many good stories from this one, except that Giants Stadium is a terrible place to play college football.  Oh, wait, they sell beer?  Scratch that last stateme...

By Laron Cue I had a chance to catch the UCLA Jazz Reggae Festival, on Sunday May 27, 2007. The festival was a perfect start to a season filled with music, ushering in the Memorial Day Weekend, and the beginning of summer. The two day event is a regular function in Los Angeles, and this year’s line up was as sp...

But on Saturday, the No. 11 UCLA men's basketball team (11-2, 1-1 Pac-10) had little trouble pinpointing exactly what the problem was in a 68-61 loss to Cal (8-3, 2-0) at Pauley Pavilion that snapped the Bruins' eight-game winning streak.

“That was a great victory for our team,” coach Ben Howland said. Howland singled out the defensive intensity of Afflalo and Farmar, who collectively shut down star Stanford guards Chris Hernandez and Matt Grunfeld to key UCLA’s early run.

UCLA (20-10) followed up a first round win over Kansas (15-15) on Friday with a 3-0 sweep of San Diego (23-6) in the second round on Saturday in Pauley Pavilion. UCLA beat San Diego Barba hit a season-high .688 with 11 kills and no errors in her last game at Pauley Pavilion.

After reaching the College Cup for the third consecutive year, the third time was supposed to be the charm for UCLA’s two decorated seniors, captain and defender Jill Oakes and forward Iris Mora, to finally win that elusive first title.

“It hurts like hell,” added sophomore running back Chris Markey. The 21,000 UCLA fans began emptying out as quickly as USC’s lead grew. By the fourth quarter the Trojans’ lead ballooned to 46. After UCLA’s touchdown, USC fans stood up and gave the Bruins a standing ovation.

“We only had one point guard tonight, so it put a lot of pressure on Darren.” Bozeman said. “I told him, ‘Hey, don’t feel bad: Jordan Farmar had nine turnovers in one game last year.’” Howland said. “It’s a lesson learned for a freshman point guard, and it’s tough.”

Farmar, who sprained his right ankle Thursday and sat out Saturday’s game, is expected to start for the Bruins this Wednesday, according to UCLA coach Ben Howland. Howland was less confident on the availability of senior center Michael Fey, who sprained his left shoulder in UCLA’s game a...

Some encouraging news from the hoops team practice.  Ced is now practicing without a brace:Cedric Bozeman shed his knee brace at the request of Ben Howland and learned something critical: he could play worry-free basketball again.