L.A. Times - UCLA Bruins

UCLA vs. USC: Let's call it a bowl game!

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The local teams won't make it to the Rose Bowl or the BCS title game, so here's to Saturday's game when mediocre USC takes on middling UCLA.

The local teams won't make it to the Rose Bowl or the BCS title game, so here's to Saturday's game when mediocre USC takes on middling UCLA.

Bruins' 2006 upset of Trojans provides inspiration for seniors

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

UCLA hasn't beaten USC since that 13-9 win over a No. 2-ranked Trojans team, and running back Chane Moline says, 'I'd like to even things out.'

UCLA hasn't beaten USC since that 13-9 win over a No. 2-ranked Trojans team, and running back Chane Moline says, 'I'd like to even things out.'

Bruins take (baby) steps forward in 71-52 win over Pepperdine

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

A week after shocking loss to Cal State Fullerton in season opener, UCLA gets its second straight win and exhibits at least a few signs of progress.

Leading by only five points midway through the second half, the Bruins go on a 16-4 run for a 71-52 victory.

Conflicting reports offered in assault case involving UCLA's Nikola Dragovic

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The basketball player pushed a man into a glass display case in a tussle at a concert, prosecutors say. The player's lawyer says the alleged victim was the aggressor and threatened that he had a knife

While forward Nikola Dragovic remained suspended from the UCLA basketball team Monday night, sitting on the bench in street clothes, prosecutors and his attorney offered conflicting accounts of his arrest on suspicion of assault.

Presenting L.A.'s NFL team

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:50:00 -0800

There are 53 players from USC and UCLA (38 Trojans, 15 Bruins) on NFL rosters. NFL reporter Sam Farmer selects the best at each position and comes up with a pretty solid pro lineup.

Offense

Bruins' 29-10 victory had Trojans eating words, and crow

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Inspired by USC quarterback Tim Green's prediction that the Trojans would administer a 'whipping,' UCLA dominated by forcing five turnovers, including three interceptions of Green passes.

UCLA 29, USC 10

For USC and UCLA, anything goes, in any sport

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The intracity rivalry isn't confined to football and basketball. Whenever and wherever Trojans and Bruins get together, whether on the track, in the pool or across a volleyball net, sparks are sure to

His teammates tried their best to explain, but Warren Edmonson did not quite understand.

Decking the Hall with Bruins and Trojans

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

A rundown of the 37 players from UCLA and USC who have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Thirty-seven players from UCLA and USC have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, enough for the Bruins and Trojans to warrant their own wing. Twenty-eight hail from USC, nine from UCLA. Here's an alphabetical list of the players, with selected key performances from the crosstown rivalry game:

UCLA's bowl position would improve with win over USC

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Bruins would have a chance to play in the Poinsettia Bowl if either the Trojans or Arizona lose the final two games. A bid for an at-large game could be hard to get.

UCLA has one opportunity for a bowl game affiliated with the Pacific 10 Conference.

Dragovic's status remains unclear

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

His suspension is day to day after his arrest on suspicion of felony assault, and Coach Ben Howland says more information is coming to the appropriate people at the university.

Nikola Dragovic could be on the UCLA bench tonight, but he won't be in uniform.