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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.

The #2 ranked UCLA women's soccer team faces #1 ranked Virginia in a College Cup semifinal match today.

Recapping the emotional roller-coaster that was the NCAA women's soccer semi-final match between UCLA and Virginia, with the Lady Bruins coming from behind to force the game to OT in the dying minutes of the match, and winning it in the always-stressful penalty kick shootout to advance to the NCAA final against Florida State on Sunday.

In looking over UCLA's schedule there were not many true trap games around to isolate, assuming a "trap game" is defined as the scheduling of a weaker opponent, either preceding, succeeding, or sandwiched between games against teams that are either your equals, superiors or a definite rival.

UCLA Bruins vs. Missouri Tigers Saturday, 12/7/13, 12:30 PM EST Opening Point Spread: Missouri -1 Current Betting Line: Missouri -1.5 Opening Total: N/A Current Total: N/A Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker UCLA has opened the season 8-0 for the first time since 2006-07, as it averages a Pac-12 Conference-leading 90.6 points per game, including 98.8 points ... (more)

It only took four weeks to go from 351 undefeated college basketball teams to these final 17 survivors, and it's time to figure out which one will last the longest.

USA TODAY Sports college basketball writers Nicole Auerbach, Eric Prisbell and Scott Gleeson rank the country's top 10 players.

Before the season began, many people believed that this race was going to be won by Kansas' Andrew Wiggins.

Here is the only objective measure of success which counts for Doughnut's incentive compensation.

1 overall pick in May's draft . While the Texans were losing to the Jaguars, their fans could have watched the franchise's future on another channel.

It's Thursday morning and with football on hiatus until we discover which third-or-fourth tier bowl game we will land in following Jim Mora's second season in Westwood, the rest of UCLA's squads have been busy, with the #1-ranked women's soccer team advancing to the NCAA tourney semi-final tomorrow.

Amid the hullabaloo of the week -- Sarkisian! Mora? Chris Petersen!? -- the news that probably will have the biggest impact in 2014 in the Pac-12 and nationally was Marcus Mariota 's announcement that he will again be Oregon's quarterback next fall and not enter the NFL draft.

With the Pac-12 Championship Game being held this weekend, along with those for a slew of other conferences, it is time to seriously take a look at the bowl options facing UCLA and the other bowl-eligible teams in the Pac-12.

School: University of Arizona When you started with Bonneville Phoenix: Fall 2008, right before Cardinals Super Bowl run Favorite sports memory: Being at Game 7 of the 2001 World Series with my dad Favorite all-time athlete: Larry Centers Favorite sports movies: The Sandlot, Rookie of the Year, Jerry Maguire Most crushing sports moment: Kurt Warner ... (more)

Just 24 hours after firing running backs coach Steve Broussard, Coach Jim Mora just sent shockwaves around West Coast recruiting trail by making a blockbuster move - bringing on Kennedy Polamalu - ace Trojan assistant/recruiter - as Bruins' new running backs coach.