No. 18 Bruins aim to avoid the “˜Pittsnogling’ trend

At first glance, most college basketball teams would want to join a list that includes Wake Forest, Texas Tech, Pitt, Oklahoma, George Washington, Georgetown, Boston College and N.C. State. There is, however, one dubious distinction all those teams share. During the last two years, they’ve all been “Pittsnogled,” the affectionate term applied to opponents that […]

[Online Exclusive]: Mata out for 8 weeks with fractured leg

Sophomore center Lorenzo Mata suffered a fractured right tibia Thursday night in a collision with teammate Jordan Farmar late in the second half of UCLA’s victory over Washington State. An MRI taken late Thursday night following the game confirmed the latest bad news to stike an injury-decimated Bruin team, who at this rate might be […]

Mata’s knee the latest in string of UCLA injuries

UCLA was 3 minutes, 5 seconds away on Thursday from not having to answer any injury-related questions for the first time in a long time. Instead, the Bruins are now faced with several more hours of medical tests and uncertainty. Late in UCLA’s 63-61 victory over Washington State, Bruin center Lorenzo Mata injured his right […]

Bruins set for battle with methodical, toothy Cougars

Most people dread going to the dentist. But at his Tuesday press conference, UCLA coach Ben Howland acknowledged that there’s something out there that might have him preferring the sound of a drill and the annual reminder to floss. That something is playing Washington State, who the Bruins face tonight at Pauley Pavilion. “It’s a […]

Football’s Medlock pleads not guilty to two felony charges

UCLA football kicker Justin Medlock, suspended indefinitely by coach Karl Dorrell on Dec. 11, pleaded not guilty to two alcohol-related felony charges at Inglewood Superior Court on Jan. 3. On Dec. 10, 2005, Medlock, 22, was the driver in a one-car accident that injured passenger Hannah Jun, who is on the UCLA’s women’s golf team. […]

Injuries mount as quickly as wins

TEMPE, Ariz. “”mdash; Above the red doors and yellow walls inside Arizona State’s home arena hangs a sign that says “Welcome To Wells Fargo Arena.” During the Bruins’ short visit to Tempe, however, it may as well have read “UCLA Medical Center Entrance.” A 10-minute sequence following the Bruins’ 61-60 clipping of Arizona State on […]