There’s plenty of blame to go around for last night’s deflating 80-75 loss to USC. First and foremost has to be Steve Lavin, whose game plan and substitutions flat-out failed against a Trojan team that was ready for anything. Read more...

After 40 years as the UCLA men’s volleyball coach, Al Scates has garnered an all-time NCAA single-sport record 1,044 career victories as well as the moniker, “The Second Wizard of Westwood.” So Scates, the lord of 18 NCAA championship rings, will often reaffirm his living-legend status by reaching into the bottom of his big bag of players and magically striking gold. Read more...

Welcome back … The first weekend of the Pac-10 season is over, and UCLA stands unbeaten at 2-0, with victories over Washington and Washington State. True, it doesn’t exactly make you stand up and scream “Yahtzee!” but after home losses to San Diego and Northern Arizona, the Bruins will take any win they can find. Read more...

Gone are Matt Barnes, Dan Gadzuric and Billy Knight. Sam Clancy, Brandon Granville and David Bluthenthal are off to different pastures. The names that have defined the UCLA-USC rivalry over the past three years have given way to new ones ““ like Bozeman, Thompson, Patterson, Craven and, well, Craven. Read more...

Honors for Kapono Jason Kapono’s 44-point outburst against Washington State earned him Pac-10 Player of the Week honors. UCLA head coach Steve Lavin thinks his new Ryan Walcott-Cedric Bozeman starting backcourt will continue to benefit Kapono. Read more...

Randy Taylor, UCLA’s celebrated director of football operations, has resigned. Taylor was vital to the team’s recruiting efforts and coordinated year-round official and unofficial visits for prospective players. Read more...

Pittsburgh Steelers QB At UCLA: Was the Bruins’ starting quarterback from 1990-91, throwing for 33 touchdowns and 5,363 yards over the two seasons. Taken in the first round (25th overall) by the Denver Broncos in the 1992 NFL draft. Read more...