W. VOLLEYBALL Thursday, 7 p.m. v. Cal Pauley Pavilion Everything about the way the UCLA women’s volleyball team has started off the 2006 season indicates that the Bruins have turned the corner to becoming a truly elite team. Read more...

Lorenzo Mata’s early return from an injury at the end of last season seemed almost miraculous, as he was not expected to return to the floor until this season. Read more...

Note from The Sports Desk: With UCLA closing in on its 100th NCAA title, the sports section is pulling articles from the Daily Bruin archives that document past Bruin NCAA titles. Read more...

The UCLA women’s soccer team (11-2, 2-0 Pac-10) has been dealing with adversity all season due to injuries and one of the toughest nonconference schedules in the country. Read more...

It can be understood if the UCLA men’s water polo team isn’t, as a whole, in a very good mood this week. Coming off last Friday’s road loss to UC San Diego, a game which hosted the largest crowd ever at UCSD’s new Canyonview West Pool, resulting in the first Bruin loss in the 44-game history of the rivalry, and faced with one of the toughest draws ever handed out at this upcoming weekend’s SoCal Tournament, it wouldn’t be surprising if the Bruins were feeling a little down. Read more...

During fall camp, the consensus around the football team was that the result of the quarterback battle between Patrick Cowan and Ben Olson was a foregone conclusion. Read more...

Though I have seen my fair share of eating contests at UCLA, everything from milk pounding to watermelon cramming, this was one event I wish I could have experienced. Read more...