The odds are certainly stacked against the women’s track and field team. Though the sixth-ranked Bruins boast a strong pedigree and a star-studded roster, the absence of several key figures has left the squad with diminished expectations as it prepares for this weekend’s NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. Read more...

UCLA guard Brian Morrison ended his injury-plagued junior season not with a pop but with a bang. He scored 23 points in the Bruins’ season-ending 91-83 loss to Washington on Thursday in the first round of the Pac-10 tournament. Read more...

Once in a blue moon there comes a time when a team participating in a national championship isn’t concerned with bringing home a team title. For the men’s track and field team, this is one of those times. Read more...

There will be no Lavin-esque magic for UCLA in Ben Howland’s first year at the helm. With the season on the line Thursday night, the Bruins’ composure vanished. Read more...

This is where it pays off. For months now, coach Kathy Olivier has harped on the importance of playing a tough schedule. And after facing the likes of Texas, Purdue, Michigan State and Ohio State, Olivier can only hope the NCAA committee will look favorably upon the Bruins come Selection Sunday, despite being denied last season with one more win than this year’s total. Read more...

For the most part, tennis players don’t like to designate matches as “must win.” But that’s exactly what senior Tobias Clemens has gone and done. And probably with good reason, because the No. Read more...

The UCLA baseball team travels this weekend to play in the most significant college baseball tournament of the year. The tournament’s significance isn’t derived from who wins or loses. Read more...