University of California NCAA News

It's Tuesday morning and it's a slow day around the wider Bruin Nation, with our football team on hiatus until the Sun Bowl on New Year's Eve and the Hoosier Loser's basketball team not back in action until Saturday against Prairie View A&M.

It's not that we didn't see them coming - it's how fast they got here that's been so impressive.

Mora's extremely young team managed to go 9-3, culminating in a blowout 35-14 victory over crosstown foe Southern Cal in the Coliseum.

He has impressed in two seasons as UCLA's starting quarterback, and there's much more for redshirt sophomore Brett Hundley to accomplish before making the leap to the National Football League.

Alabama senior linebacker C.J. Mosley is the recipient of the 2013 Butkus Award, presented annually to the nation's top collegiate linebacker.

It's Monday morning and Westwood is waking up to the fact that UCLA is now the proud owner of 110 NCAA national championship trophies after the never-say-die UCLA women's soccer program won the program's first national title in dramatic fashion on a neatly-tucked away goal in overtime.

Aug 29, 2013; Columbia, SC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Bryn Renner scrambles as he is pursued by South Carolina Gamecocks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney in the second quarter at Williams-Brice Stadium.

There is a playoff race going on in the NFL , but perhaps more interesting is the week-to-week jockeying for draft position to land a prized prospect.

Never saw this on their website before, but I found it somewhat interesting considering the bowl selections today.

UCLA linebacker Anthony Barr is projected to be a first-round NFL draft pick in 2014.

And the good news keeps rolling in for UCLA football. Coach Jim Mora's program just picked up a huge commitment from the recruiting trail: Taua is the top rated defensive tackle in the state and took his official visit to UCLA this past weekend Taua's scout.com profile page not surprisingly is an impressive one as the 4 star DT racked up offers ... (more)

The Lott IMPACT Trophy, awarded to college football's defensive IMPACT player of the year, will be presented tonight in Newport Beach with UCLA linebacker Anthony Barr and USC outside linebacker Devon Kennard among the four finalists.

Getting ready for today's college football bowl selections by taking a final look at which games UCLA and other Pac-12 teams could be chosen for.

I really don't want to spend time thinking about TARA and his basketball program today.

After yesterday's heart-stopping come-from-behind win in penalty kicks against #1-overall seed Virginia, the #2-ranked, yet #2-seeded UCLA Bruins women's soccer team is just one win away from bringing the 110th NCAA national championship home to Westwood.

A bunch of conference titles, bowl game berths , and a couple BCS Championship Game bids are up for grabs today.

Missouri's Jordan Clarkson, left, shoots as he drives past UCLA's Travis Wear, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, in Columbia, Mo.

The New York Jets have dropped their third straight game after losing to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, as their playoff hopes are quickly diminishing.

A physician credited as the father of osteopathic medicine and a noted science fiction writer have won induction into the state Capitol's Hall of Famous Missourians.

A pair of undefeated teams get together on Saturday afternoon, as the 18th-ranked UCLA Bruins pay a visit to the Missouri Tigers.