After the rout, UCLA let it all come out. Curse words flew from the mouth of muttering cornerback Ricky Manning Jr. as he watched a Gatorade-drenched Pete Carroll lead a Rose Bowl victory parade on the shoulders of his USC players. Read more...

The Bruins were in the midst of getting back the momentum. Freshman quarterback Drew Olson had just driven the UCLA offense 89 yards to pull within 21-7 of the USC Trojans, and the Bruin defense came up with a big stop to force a punt. Read more...

It wasn’t all too long ago when Mike Seidman actually hated UCLA. No, it wasn’t that the Bruin tight end was upset about not getting enough balls thrown his way. Read more...

Calling the No. 5 UCLA men’s water polo team’s match against No. 3 USC at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center Saturday morning a must-win game would be an exaggeration, but calling it meaningless would also be inaccurate. Read more...

You can forget about it. UCLA head coach Bob Toledo understandably isn’t going to talk about last year’s game against USC. “It’s over,” he said of the ignominious 27-0 loss. Read more...

Los Angeles will be watching. It has been a while since the UCLA-USC rivalry game has meant anything much more than city bragging rights. But then again, it’s been a while since the Trojans have had the opportunity to win four straight games against the Bruins. Read more...

As the sun set beneath the lush foothills of the Pacific Northwest, 13-year-old Troy Polamalu jogged alone on the practice field at Winston Middle School in Tenmile, Ore., clutching a worn-out football in his hands. Read more...