Thursday, July 2

Mazzone family signals blood is thicker than football, switches from Arizona State to UCLA

In offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone's spread offense, the quarterback will often throw short passes to playmakers capable of gaining extra yards in the open field. Read more...

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Offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone gets to work with both of his sons, Gray and Taylor Mazzone, at UCLA this season. Gray, a junior reciever, transferred to UCLA this season, and Taylor is a special teams graduate assistant.





Howland and men's basketball team embark on weeklong China trip

Ben Howland won't be pointing any fingers "“ at least for the time being. The UCLA men's basketball coach and his team are traveling to China for the coming week, where the Bruins will play three exhibition games, travel the country and make guest appearances. In China, using the index finger to point is considered offensive, and for Howland, who constantly directs traffic from the sidelines using his pointer finger, this will be one of many adjustments he'll have to make for the coming week. Read more...

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Rising redshirt junior forward David Wear jumps through Arizona guard Brendon Lavender (left).