Thursday, May 7


Football: New football coaches weather transition

Following last season’s offensive debacle, when UCLA ranked among the nation’s worst schools in total offense, coach Karl Dorrell cleaned house. During what turned out to be a busy off-season, Dorrell hired offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Tom Cable, quarterbacks coach Jim Svoboda, wide receivers coach Dino Babers and former wide receivers coach Jon Embree will now coach the tight ends. Read more...



Track: Meet set to revive fan base

Nothing aggravates UCLA distance coach Eric Peterson more than seeing cavernous Drake Stadium littered with empty seats. “It’s a frustrating feeling,” he admits. So Peterson, the meet director for this weekend’s second annual Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational, has taken it upon himself to help revitalize interest in Southern California track and field. Read more...




W. water polo: UCLA glides to ninth-straight win

Extending its season-best winning streak to nine games, the UCLA women’s water polo team cruised past host UC Irvine 9-5 Thursday afternoon. But coach Adam Krikorian was disappointed his team lacked the fire that it had exhibited earlier in the season. Read more...