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Bruins beat Trojans, 6-3, for their fourth straight NCAA crown. They also become the third UCLA team to win four titles in a row.
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UCLA BASKETBALL
The 6-foot-11 J'Mison Morgan, who is said to have asked out of his letter of intent at Louisiana State, could bolster Bruins' frontcourt. >>
NCAA TRACK AND FIELD
Trojans score an 86-77 victory at Drake Stadium. The Bruins win the men's meet, 89-74. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL
Freshman from Fairfax hasn't announced where he'll go next. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Redshirt junior swingman doesn't plan to hire an agent, leaving open the possibility of returning to the Bruins next season. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Point guard will play his senior year, and he hopes his decision might influence Mbah a Moute, Shipp and Aboya. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
He will undergo surgery to repair his anterior crucial ligament in his left knee and will be unable to play in the 2008 season >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
The offensive lineman passes on the NFL draft as he sets his sights on a scholarship to Oxford. The rigors of the process are daunting to geography major with 3.95 grade-point average. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL
Neuheisel says he's confident Patrick Cowan and Ben Olson can heal and be ready for August training camp. But if Cowan requires surgery, he'll be out for the season. >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Two quarterbacks are hurt, the rest of the team is depleted, the schedule is rough - and new Bruins Coach Neuheisel is smiling. He must have a plan. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL REPORT
Cowan aggravates an injury to his left knee and Olson hurts his left foot. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL REPORT
Neuheisel downplays the quarterback's injury. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Rule that keeps high school stars from going directly to the NBA isn't working out well for the NCAA schools. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Junior forward will not hire an agent so that he can remain eligible to play his senior season if he is not evaluated as a potential first-round draft pick. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL REPORT
Neuheisel and Chow each express concern about unit's struggles. >>
BASKETBALL
They both leave the door open for returning to school, but Love says, 'I'm in the right spot to take my game to the next level.' >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
With Love and Westbrook leaving early, and possibly two others, Howland will have to rebuild on the fly. But that's just the way it is. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL REPORT
They practice for the first time since their controversial one-day sabbatical, and the head coach makes them climb the wall this time to leave practice. >>
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Nikki Caldwell helped Lady Vols win their second straight national championship and will replace Kathy Olivier, who led the Bruins for 15 seasons. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL
Former Bruins coach Donahue is among those who criticize the stunt. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL
Then the longtime coach tried to talk his Bruins out of it, including a quarterback by the name of Neuheisel. >>
NEWSWIRE
Early projections have UCLA's leading scorer and rebounder from last season being chosen between No. 5 and No. 12 on June 26. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL REPORT
They take the traditional 'over the wall' day despite coach's request that they don't this spring. Neuheisel was going to check with the NCAA whether he could get the day back. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL REPORT
Junior tackle's departure exacerbates an already worrisome situation with Bruins' inexperienced offensive line. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL REPORT
Neuheisel and Chow haven't announced a decision on quarterback, but Cowan takes most of the first-team reps in scrimmage. >>
UCLA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Caldwell, who already has the seal of approval from Tennessee's Summitt and Parker, discusses UCLA women's basketball head coaching job. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL
Bruins football coach says he has no intention of instituting a 'rebuilding' plan that overlooks the seniors. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL REPORT
Quarterback race looks familiar, but depleted offensive line might be a trouble spot. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL
Bruins Coach Howland says Love and Collison haven't yet decided whether to jump to the NBA. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Freshman center expected to make himself available for NBA draft. Collison says he has not made a decision. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL REPORT
Neuheisel and Chow will have to make some decisions soon. Craft appears smoothest at a rough practice. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Kevin Love and Darren Collison are seen as probable losses to NBA after team's third straight loss in Final Four. Prospects for Josh Shipp, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute and others are weighed. >>
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Brooks does yeoman work on the mound as Bruins, a disappointing 14-12 after being ranked No. 1 in preseason, salvage finale of three-game series with Trojans, 4-2. >>
FINAL FOUR / MEMPHIS 78, UCLA 63
Bruins can't handle the Tigers and come up empty for the third year in a row. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Coach's defense-first philosophy has pushed Bruins to three straight Final Fours, only to come up short against more athletic opponents. It may be time for a new approach. >>
T.J. SIMERS
I hate missing layups, and this one, by Page 2 ripping standards, would be a real gimme. >>
ROBYN NORWOOD / ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Two Bruins stars struggle against Memphis and now might leave for pros. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
The Tigers exuded confidence as they dismantled UCLA and advanced to the national championship game. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL REPORT
Center got to three Final Fours but lack of a title leaves him in tears. >>
NCAA TOURNAMENT
His parents and an aunt come from Cameroon to see him play in person for the first time. >>
FINAL FOUR NOTES
The guard says he expected the Tigers to reach the title game. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL REPORT
The trio get all the first-team work on the first day in full pads at spring practice, but Neuheisel says not to read too much into it. >>
FINAL FOUR
After a loose workout, Love says Bruins aren't underestimating Tigers in national semifinal. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Howland's attention to detail will prevail over Calipari's cheerleading approach. >>
FINAL FOUR NOTES
The song with CBS' coverage is getting old for the guard, who asks for 'A little Jay Z.' >>
NCAA FINAL FOUR
A look at Saturday's first Final Four game: >>
UCLA FOOTBALL REPORT
After getting a fifth year of eligibility, he has a different position -- nose tackle. >>
NCAA FINAL FOUR
The coach says he's not telling his team that they're the underdog in the tournament. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
There's already quite a legend surrounding the Bruins' freshman center, but most of it is, well, exaggerated. >>
KURT STREETER
Stan Love puts it in perspective as son Kevin prepares for NCAA Final Four. >>
JERRY CROWE
Text messages from press row ... >>
UCLA FOOTBALL Q&A
Readers ask about the situations at quarterback, running back and the offensive line, and our man on the beat gives the answers. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL REPORT
The new coach has his work cut out with a new offense, crowded quarterback competition and an inexperienced line perhaps the main reasons. >>
SOUND AND VISION / CHRISTINE DANIELS
He gives cryptic response as to whether this will be his last Final Four after 34 years. Analyst then talks of Bruins' strengths and says Josh Shipp is key. >>
ROBYN NORWOOD / ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Before he made a name for himself at Pittsburgh and UCLA, Southern California schools missed out on a chance to hire a fiery young assistant. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
The two freshmen stepped into established lineups and made their teams better. >>
JERRY CROWE
Text messages from press row . . . >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
UCLA begins spring practice today, the first of 15 workouts that will conclude April 26 with the annual spring scrimmage at the Rose Bowl. The Bruins return five starters on offense and five on defense. Times staff writer Chris Foster takes a look at five questions facing the Bruins. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
John Calipari's Tigers have given the city something to rally around by making their first Final Four since 1985. They play UCLA on Saturday. >>
UCLA REPORT
Howland says that the Tigers' play will make watching game films entertaining for the Bruins. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTES
This is the first in an occasional series of short reports examining some of college football's spring story lines. Today, USC vs. UCLA: >>
UCLA FOOTBALL
In a schedule change, Bruins will start the season against the Volunteers on Monday, Sept. 1, to accommodate ESPN. The Fresno State game, which had been the opener, is moved to Sept. 27. >>
UCLA REPORT
The Bruins Darren Collison is on the third team. North Carolina's Hansbrough and Kansas State's Beasley are unanimous selections. >>
UCLA FOOTBALL
Spring practice is full of opportunities on a Bruins team that finished 6-7 in 2007 and lost 23 seniors and the new coach is determined to exploit that fact. >>
NCAA TOURNAMENT
Bruins' goal Saturday, as in 2006, is to slow Memphis' high-speed offense. But the Tigers, with super-freshman Rose, are a different team now. >>
SOUTH REGIONAL FINAL
The 37-1 Tigers roar into the Final Four with a dominating 85-67 victory over Texas. >>
UCLA 76, XAVIER 57
They pull away in the second half and hope to complete unfinished business in San Antonio. >>
ROBYN NORWOOD ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Junior forward, apparently recovered from ankle injury, looks like his old self with 13 points and 13 rebounds in Bruins' easy win over Xavier in West Regional final. >>
T.J. SIMERS
Now, if he could only help out with the Dodgers and Lakers. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL REPORT
Freshman center has been stellar for the Bruins and his mom and dad couldn't be more proud. >>
NCAA WEST REGIONAL
There's more relief than joy despite victory over Western Kentucky. Xavier is waiting. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
That probably won't be enough today for the Bruins, who need to show something to themselves and fans >>
BILL DWYRE
Stella Sampras can get her 200th victory as UCLA coach today, but she probably doesn't even realize it. >>
UCLA REPORT
It was a memorable night for Bruins' reserve, particularly after the victory over Western Kentucky. >>
ROBYN NORWOOD ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Musketeers, who earlier this season shut down Michael Beasley, have plenty of big bodies and a team-defense concept to combat Bruins' freshman star. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
A look at UCLA's West Regional final game vs. Xavier: >>
NCAA: UCLA 88, WESTERN KENTUCKY 78
UCLA loses most of a big lead in the second half, but Love and Keefe help them advance. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Sophomore has the Bruin faithful calling his name, as he finds an apt time to produce a career game. >>
T.J. SIMERS
UCLA has benefited from a bracket that was a gift from the NCAA. >>
WEST REGIONAL NOTES
PHOENIX -- Usually a career high of 29 points and a game-high 14 rebounds earns a player a spot on the postgame podium to face the media, but Kevin Love was a no-show Thursday after UCLA's 88-78 victory over Western Kentucky. >>
CHRISTINE DANIELS / SOUND AND VISION
As the Bruins advance after a couple of anxiety-filled victories, the chances for more drama makes fans happy to tune in, and CBS happy for that. >>
WEST REGIONAL FINAL: FIRST LOOK
Musketeers ace Burrell may be put in charge of covering Collison >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Musketeers blow an early 18-point lead but beat West Virginia in overtime, 79-75, in game of wild momentum changes. They'll face UCLA in the West Regional final. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Mata-Real's success story is one is an emotional one at the high school, where the UCLA center is a role model for his humility and work ethic. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
The sophomore guard is L.A.'s own. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Point guard Brazelton, one of three senior starters for underdog Hilltoppers, watched tapes of Collison last summer. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
A look at UCLA's Sweet 16 game vs. Western Kentucky: >>
WEST REGIONAL NOTES
PHOENIX -- You know you've hit the big time when you have to ask your parents' permission to go over the 1,500 text messages your calling plan allows . . . just so you can respond to well-wishers. >>
UCLA REPORT
After going scoreless against Texas A & M to continue slump, junior forward says he hasn't lost confidence. >>
ROBYN NORWOOD / ON COLLEGE BASKET BALL
These four teams earned their top seedings, but no one is unbeaten, so they must have weaknesses to exploit. >>
JERRY CROWE
Text messages from press row . . . >>
UCLA BASKETBALL REPORT
Coach Ben Howland spends 75 minutes at practice supervising the junior forward, who went scoreless Saturday. Howland says they expect a quick pace from Western Kentucky. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Freshmen such as Beasley, Gordon, USC's Mayo and UCLA's Love got lots of hype this season, but veteran players and teams are having their way in the postseason. >>
ROBYN NORWOOD / ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Whistles might help UCLA, but there are other reasons it will be tough to get all four No. 1 teams to the Final Four. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Bruins' freshman center is a master of the outlet pass, much like Wes Unseld and Bill Walton. >>
UCLA 53, TEXAS A&M 49
Love, Collison lead comeback from a 10-point deficit in the second half as UCLA reaches the Sweet 16. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Sprinting from the smoldering wreckage, racing to the sunny regionals, Russell Westbrook soared through the Anaheim night and slammed down the punctuation dunk and finished with the perfect description. >>
HELENE ELLIOTT
Although the Bruins have shown a flair for the dramatic the last few seasons, this was almost a debacle. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL REPORT
He struggles offensively but in the end makes the key block to ice the game for the Bruins. >>
NCAA TOURNAMENT: ON THE SCENE
After leaving the arena between games to grab a bite to eat, they are stunned when told they can't come back in. >>
NCAA TOURNAMENT / ANAHEIM NOTES
He is ejected after leaving the coach's box and getting two technicals. He is the first coach in five years to be kicked out on an NCAA tournament game. >>
JERRY CROWE
UCLA's Darren Collison, often overlooked in the shadow of Kevin Love, shows his value once again. >>
ROBYN NORWOOD / ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Western Kentucky or San Diego will be playing UCLA in the Sweet 16. >>
NCAA TOURNAMENT
Aggies like to use their muscle and the Bruins remember last season's game at the Wooden Classic. More of the same is anticipated for Saturday's second-round NCAA tournament game. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
The laid-back senior has misplaced his jump shot of late; if he doesn't find it, the Bruins may not be able to beat Texas A & M. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
The legendary Bruins coach is back at home for the first time since suffering a broken wrist and collarbone. >>
UCLA 70, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 29
Bruins hold Mississippi Valley State to 19.7% shooting and Mbah a Moute gets to rest in the tournament opener. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
As one Southland freshman ended his final fade, the other one began his final bloom. >>
HELENE ELLIOTT
Opening the NCAA tournament by playing Mississippi Valley State was exactly what UCLA needed Thursday. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL REPORT
The forward, who sprained his ankle last week, doesn't play in easy first-round win, but is expected to start on Saturday. >>
With Love feeling better, it won't be a longshot if top-seeded Bruins get past the Delta Devils in opener >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Even the opposition can't blame UCLA for not being familiar with Mississippi Valley State >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL / FIRST PERSON
Abdul-Jabbar led UCLA to three straight national titles and in the process made the NCAA tournament a prime time special. >>
NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
A look at UCLA's first-round tournament game against Mississippi Valley State: >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Since the NCAA men's tournament expanded to 64 teams, a No. 1-seeded team has never lost to a No. 16 team, and UCLA's Howland has no desire to end that streak. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
A 16th-seeded team has never defeated a top-seeded team in the NCAA tournament. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL REPORT
Howland says the freshman center is in 'good spirits' and that the junior forward had to take a school exam. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL REPORT
Bruins coach says that experience makes this team better than the Bruins of the last two seasons. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
UCLA goes for a third consecutive trip to the Final Four -- and its first championship -- under Howland, and in today's climate, that's about as close to a dynasty as you can get. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
NCAA tournament road is a carpet for one and gravel for the other. A straight and heavenly path for one. A potholed hell for the other. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA PREVIEW
First up for top-seeded UCLA is Mississippi Valley State, but a matchup with Duke would be a glamour game. >>
UCLA-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE FIRST LOOK
* How they advanced: UCLA (31-3, 16-2) won the Pacific 10 Conference regular-season title, finishing three games ahead of second-place Stanford, and the league tournament title by beating California, 88-66, in the quarterfinals, USC, 57-54, in the semifinals, and Stanford, 67-64, in the championship game. UCLA carries a 10-game winning streak into the tournament. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Mississippi Valley State coach gets high marks from USC's Tim Floyd. >>
NO. 3 UCLA 67, NO. 11 STANFORD 64
With Love slowed by back pain, point guard carries Bruins to victory in Pac-10 tournament final, a win that almost certainly guarantees a No. 1 NCAA seeding. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
At the end of another breathtaking afternoon for one of this town's most breathless leaders, Ben Howland just couldn't stop coaching. >>
PAC-10 TOURNAMENT
Bruins, who lose Mbah a Moute to a sprained ankle, use a big run early in the second half to take control and then hold on to beat Trojans to reach conference final. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
For everyone else in the Staples Center, it was 6:43 p.m. >>
PAC-10 TOURNAMENT
O.J. Mayo is used as decoy. >>
PAC-10 TOURNAMENT
The Cardinal advances to play UCLA in title game. >>
PACIFIC 10 CONFERENCE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Benched by foul trouble in the first half, Love's three-point shooting sparks the Bruins. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
The Trojans and Bruins are getting favorable whistles these days and it could carry over into more success in the NCAA tournament. >>
PAC-10 TOURNAMENT NOTES
Bruins and Trojans had to play during the day Thursday, but it does give them a full day's rest heading into their semifinal game Friday. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
With scouts from about a dozen NFL teams clocking him, Breazell covers 40 yards in 4.38 seconds, far more impressive than his 4.47-second performance at the combine. >>
ERIC SONDHEIMER / ON HIGH SCHOOLS
The guard hopes to lead Campbell Hall to its third state championship in four years. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Mbah a Moute has his health back, making the Bruins that much tougher as the postseason begins. >>
HELENE ELLIOTT
Several comebacks have shown the Bruins they overcome formidable situations. They also know being in that situation in this weekend's Pac-10, or worse, the NCAA tournament, tempts fate too much. >>
She had just finished her 15th season with the Bruins, ending on a losing note in the Pac-10 tournament semifinal. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL REPORT
Players insist they're taking this weekend seriously, pointing to last year's upset loss to California and their subsequent No. 2 seeding instead of a top seeding as motivation. >>
BILL DWYRE
The Bruins were herky-jerky when smooth and silky was expected and needed, but they somehow rose from the dead against Stanford. >>
HELENE ELLIOTT
Ability to get the ball to Love in the post is key to UCLA success. >>
BILL DWYRE
Legendary UCLA coach was on the floor for as long as seven hours after fall, although there was no dereliction of duty by involved. >>
HELENE ELLIOTT
Mervyl Melendez, the baseball coach at Bethune-Cookman University, respects his school's distinguished tradition within the ranks of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. >>
Most agree that the campus sports arena needs upgrading, but the extent of the project and its cost are contentious issues. >>
Kurt Streeter
Be it the Bruins or the Lakers, no major city can match what we have. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Both began the season as among the top pro prospects but have since been overshadowed by other freshmen and even teammates. They could benefit from more time with their coaches. >>
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