M. basketball: Wildcats’ speed trips up Bruin team

TUCSON, Ariz. “”mdash; Only after the game was the pressure finally taken off UCLA. But by then, the Bruins were so dazed they couldn’t quite comprehend what had just transpired. They actually spoke of playing hard, of playing well, even after a 24-point loss to rival Arizona. And the Bruins did ““ when they got […]

M.volleyball: LBSU sweeps men’s volleyball

Getting swept was only somewhat of a significant event for the UCLA men’s volleyball team. Sure there was some head-shaking and squeezing of the volleyball. But the top-ranked Bruins, at least for now, still maintain their supreme confidence following Wednesday night’s 30-19, 30-28, 30-25 loss to No. 5 Long Beach State at Pauley Pavilion. “(Long […]

M. volleyball: UCLA gears up for Long Beach St.

No longer can the brashness of the UCLA men’s volleyball team be considered bravado. Not when the top-ranked Bruins have won their last six matches, losing only two games in that span. Never mind that No. 5 Long Beach State, the team’s opponent tonight at Pauley Pavilion, won both meetings between the schools last season, […]

M. basketball: Little-utilized players win confidence

UCLA’s Jon Crispin has maintained his ability to clap and smile this season, but still, sitting on the bench for the little-used shooting guard has been a huge pain in the butt. “It’s been tough,” Crispin said Tuesday. “You want to play, and (the players on the court) weren’t doing the simple things any of […]