With workmanlike efficiency, the UCLA women’s volleyball team methodically went about its business in dismantling its first two foes in the NCAA tournament. The Bruins swept San Diego 3-0 (30-20, 30-17, 30-24) on Friday in Pauley Pavilion, and kept up the pace in sweeping UC Irvine (30-24, 30-28, 30-22) Saturday. With the two victories, the team will travel to Lincoln, Neb. Read more...

ANAHEIM “”mdash; The assumption that UCLA could parlay its height advantage into a victory over Kentucky proved to be just another tall tale. An undersized Wildcat frontline boasting no starter taller than 6-foot-8 bested 7-footers Ryan Hollins and Michael Fey, who were shackled with foul trouble the entire game. Read more...

Matt Ware has been a UCLA sports fan all his life. As a 6-year-old on a field trip to the UCLA campus with his father, Ware declared that he wanted to play for a Bruin sports team. Read more...

Former Olympian and two-time U.S. all-around champion Tasha Schwikert is on her way to Westwood. Schwikert, one of the nation’s preeminent gymnasts signed a letter of intent on Nov. Read more...

A CT scan and X-rays on freshman forward Trevor Ariza produced normal results, aside from his condition of spontaneous pneumothorax. Ariza, who experienced pain during practice last week, was diagnosed with the condition last Friday. Read more...

Michael Fey was becoming the forgotten man. After having a career night in UCLA’s season-opening win, Fey, a sophomore center, took just one shot in the first half against UC Riverside on Wednesday, and it came with a little over two minutes remaining. Read more...

Since the beginning of the season, the women’s soccer team has been using Lance Armstrong as a model for success, integrating the record-breaking cyclist and his Tour de France success into practice plans and season goals. Read more...