In case anyone wasn’t watching, that lovely three-day weekend was a great showcase of UCLA’s finest. For one, Matt Barnes played his first NBA game Monday after receiving a 10-day contract from the injury-plagued Clippers. Read more...

Last season, a roster boasting seven freshmen created a sense of promise, albeit uncertainty, for the UCLA women’s tennis team. One year later, both potential and uncertainty may be even greater. Read more...

PALO ALTO “”mdash; UCLA basketball fans know Stanford coach Mike Montgomery as the guy who takes subtle shots at Steve Lavin. What many of them don’t know is that Montgomery, who will lead his No. Read more...

Ben Howland’s affinity for physically imposing post players thrust sophomore Michael Fey into the starting lineup two months ago. An unproductive start to conference play, however, has relegated the 7-foot center right back to the bench. Read more...

WOMEN’S TENNIS: UCLA women’s tennis season opener against UNLV this Friday has been postponed. UNLV coach Kevin Cory contacted Bruin coach Stella Sampras Webster Tuesday, telling her the Running Rebels would only have four available players for Friday’s match. Read more...

The year was 2001, and they were freshmen ““ but the hair was 1970s disco. Go back two years in Pacific 10 Conference basketball history and there they were: Josh Childress at Stanford; Cedric Bozeman at UCLA; Jamal Sampson at California. Read more...

There are certain incidents that place life, much less sports, into proper perspective. Such an incident rocked the collegiate sporting community Monday morning. Alisa Marie Lewis, a 5-foot-11 junior reserve on California’s women’s basketball team, died Monday from what doctors believe to be bacterial meningitis. She was taken to the hospital early in the morning complaining of a massive headache, rash, and flu-like symptoms.  Lewis was 20 years old. Read more...