W. Basketball: Quirky plays give UCLA edge over Washington

All that was missing were the elephants and the funny red noses because what started out as a seesaw battle nearly erupted into a circus. In one of the more memorable and bizarre games of recent memory, the UCLA women’s basketball team battled in a frenzied Bank of America Arena in Seattle to defeat conference […]

W.basketball: Team desperate to regain consistency

The time for watching scoreboards and standings is long gone. Instead, with a 10-10 record, the UCLA women’s basketball team has had to reassess its goals and its strategy entering the final seven conference games of its season. “I don’t think we’re in a position to watch the scoreboard right now,” head coach Kathy Olivier […]

Team loses bubbly high as season goes flat in New York

NEW YORK “”mdash; Send back the champagne. Make the bed. Call the airline. The honeymoon is over. Men’s basketball coach Ben Howland made a substantial first impression in Westwood when he took UCLA off to a fast start, but the grace period has now expired. Three weeks ago, the 9-3 Bruin team that looked NCAA […]

W. basketball: Women’s team vies for tourney spot

Feelings of frustration and uncertainty hang over the UCLA women’s basketball team as it enters the most critical stretch of its season. With a record of 9-9 (4-5 Pac-10), the Bruins are in grave danger of failing to qualify for the NCAA tournament for the fourth straight year. One of the glaring deficiencies holding this […]

Cal women’s basketball player dies Monday at age 20

There are certain incidents that place life, much less sports, into proper perspective. Such an incident rocked the collegiate sporting community Monday morning. Alisa Marie Lewis, a 5-foot-11 junior reserve on California’s women’s basketball team, died Monday from what doctors believe to be bacterial meningitis. She was taken to the hospital early in the morning complaining […]