One of these years, UCLA will enjoy a blissful off-season. Some January, the Bruins won’t have to answer questions about embarrassing bowl losses, drunk-driving allegations, or their star running back’s decision to leave school a year early just to become a likely third-round draft pick. Read more...

UCLA junior running back Maurice Drew announced Saturday that he will be entering his name in this year’s NFL Draft. Drew, who will forgo his senior season, made the decision in large part because his grandfather Maurice Jones wanted Drew to turn pro if given the opportunity. Read more...

TEMPE, Ariz. “”mdash; Seeing Jordan Farmar slumped in a folding chair deep in the bowels of the Wells Fargo Arena, his right foot submerged in a bucket of ice and a look of exhaustion on his face, you wouldn’t have believed what had just taken place. Read more...

In the first weekend of regular season play, the UCLA men’s volleyball team seemed to lack the energy needed a day after sweeping their first two matches. Read more...

Coach Ben Howland is always right. Just ask Lorenzo Mata. Following UCLA’s impressive 85-79 victory over Arizona on Thursday, Howland said that Mata’s game was the best he’s played in his Bruin career. Read more...

TUCSON, Ariz. ““ A year ago, UCLA’s Arron Afflalo stood at the center of the McKale Center at a loss for words, silently stewing that Arizona’s Salim Stoudamire, his defensive assignment, had just buried a game-winner over the sophomore to defeat the Bruins. Read more...

In sports, losses are sometimes difficult to explain. 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. Read more...