Author Archives: David Regan

Tuesday, following practice, the UCLA men’s basketball team is going to board a bus. The bus will get on the 405 freeway, heading south, just as it has done for all Bruin road games this season. But this time it will pass every single exit for LAX and continue driving, and everyone on the bus […]

One team came in playing its best basketball of the season. The other hobbled in, already overmatched and now without its two best players. When you add it all up, there was really only one way this game could have gone ““ and lo and behold, it went exactly that way. No. 13 UCLA (25-6, […]

The Bruins’ 2005 postseason didn’t go quite as they had envisioned it. A loss to Oregon State in the first round of the Pac-10 Tournament, a loss to Texas Tech in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, and that was that. Thanks for playing; come back next year. “It was a hurtful experience for […]

If the saying about every cloud having a silver lining is true, maybe UCLA’s injuries weren’t such a bad thing. With every injury came chances; with chances came confidence; and with confidence came a team that is arguably one of the deepest in the country. The college basketball postseason for the No. 13 Bruins (24-6, […]

It may not have been the prettiest match, but it was a win. And when you’re playing USC, that’s what seems to matter most. Tuesday, the No. 8 UCLA men’s tennis team proved that it can ““ and will ““ grind out victories, and the Bruins (10-3) were rewarded for their efforts with an emotional […]

The UCLA men’s tennis team won the national championship last season. So now, as national champions, they can expect more and more fans to come out and watch them compete, right? “No, not necessarily,” coach Billy Martin said. “I think I’m pretty realistic with that.” It’s a sentiment echoed over and over again, always with […]

Some might attribute it to a lack of focus. Others will say that the intensity simply isn’t there. But whatever the reason, it’s a habit that could be considered somewhat distressing. For the second straight game, No. 19 UCLA (22-6, 12-4 Pac-10) needed a monster second half to defeat an inferior opponent. The Bruins outscored […]