School hasn’t even started, but it’s already time for a report card. That’s because the UCLA football team has been in session for over a month now, and as students return to Westwood, it only makes sense to assess the Bruins’ progress to date. Read more...

Last year the UCLA women’s soccer team was so thin at goalkeeper that coach Jill Ellis nearly had to put ads in the Daily Bruin to find a backup goalkeeper before she finally settled on softball catcher Emily Zaplatosch to give her team some added depth. Read more...

How about we talk a little bit about expectations? Now seems like an incredibly appropriate time, with the beginning of school and all. As you get set to embark upon yet another glorious chapter in your illustrious UCLA career, consider the things you expect to accomplish, and the things you expect to be accomplished around you. Read more...

SEATTLE, Wash – Almost every time he had the ball, it seemed possible for tailback Maurice Drew to end up in the end zone. There he went; once, twice and five touch downs later, Drew had scored 30 points for the Bruins and left all in attendance at Husky Stadium with the feeling they had witnessed something truly special. Read more...

SEATTLE, Wash. “”mdash; Ten penalties, six touchdowns, two turnovers, a missed extra point, and a fake punt. A 24-20 score. And that was just the first quarter. Read more...

There are some teams that just have another team’s number. Think of the Lakers beating the Kings or the Yankees over the Red Sox. For UCLA, it would seem that its whipping boy is Washington, who the Bruins face on Saturday in their Pac-10 opener. Read more...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. “”mdash; UCLA’s defense was not good on Saturday, but it was good enough. The Bruin defense forced enough turnovers, made enough big plays, and played with enough passion to transform itself in one week from the goat into a unit partly responsible for the team’s 35-17 victory over Illinois. Read more...