Wednesday, June 24


This rivalry burns with a friendly fire

Saturday at the Rose Bowl, UCLA and USC will write the 78th chapter in their football rivalry. The winner will claim the traditional Victory Bell, taken from a Southern Pacific railroad and stolen from UCLA by USC students in 1941, before it was deemed the prize for the game’s winner. Read more...


Although major underdogs, Bruins still hopeful

It will not matter that UCLA will be huge underdogs on Saturday. It will not matter that nobody expects them to defeat a No. 5-ranked Trojan squad. It will not matter that most people see UCLA as USC's stepping stone to yet another Rose Bowl appearance. In the back of the Bruins' minds, they all know one thing. Read more...


Bruins prep for ‘SC while finals loom

Junior cornerback Alterraun Verner has got math on his mind. And it's got nothing to do with down and distance. For possibly the first time ever, the Bruins' showdown with USC will fall directly before final exams begin "“ something Verner, a math major, is not ecstatic about. Read more...



Faced with many challenges, Craft continues to lead team

This season, Kevin Craft has been knocked down. He has been knocked down by opposing players time and time again. He has been knocked down by the media due to his season-long habit of committing untimely and costly turnovers. He has been knocked down by a season which has been one of the most trying of any in recent memory for the Bruins, and will end without a bowl game for the first time since 2001. Read more...


UCLA falls to Sun Devils, 34-9

TEMPE, Ariz. "”mdash; After weeks of speculation, all discussion regarding UCLA's bowl contention was put to rest "“ and decisively at that. What was until the fourth quarter an arguably competitive game turned into a disheartening loss for the visiting Bruins and a definitive end to all hope of a postseason. Read more...