Here are how the UCLA Bruins in the National Football League performed on Halloween weekend.
     Maurice Jones-Drew rushed for 135 yards on 27 attempts and Marcedes Lewis scored on touchdown receptions of 42 and nine yards in Jacksonville's 35-17 win at Dallas.
     Linebacker Brandon Chillar made two tackles, including a nine-yard sack, in Green Bay's 9-0 win over the New York Jets.
     Cornerback Alterraun Verner made four tackles and defensive end Dave Ball added one in Tennessee's 33-25 loss at San Diego.
     Punter Chris Kluwe averaged 47.3 yards on four kicks with three inside the 20-yard line and just one returned for four yards.
     Both safety Chris Horton and tight end Logan Paulsen played in the Washington Redskins' loss at Detroit but did not have stats.
     Linebacker Bruce Davis played in Oakland's victory over Seattle but did not have stats.
     Safety Matt Ware played in Phoenix's three-point loss to Tampa Bay but did not have stats.
     Safety Jarrad Page and wide receiver Matt Slater were not active for the New England Patriots' contest versus Minnesota.
     Defensive tackle Brian Price was inactive for Tampa Bay's win over Arizona.
     Defensive tackle Kenyon Coleman (Cleveland), running back Kahlil Bell (Chicago) and linebacker/special teams performer Brendon Ayanbadejo (Baltimore) had byes this weekend.

The UCLA men's and women's golf teams are both ranked among the Top 5 in the latest polls.

The Bruin women are ranked No. 4 on the Golf World/NGCA coaches' poll. To view the entire poll, click here. UCLA won the Landfall Tradition Tournament on Sunday.

The UCLA men are ranked fifth on the Golf World/Nike Golf coaches' poll. To view that poll, click here. The Bruins placed second at the U.S. Collegiate Championships earlier this week.

One of the segments on the latest edition of the Rick Neuheisel UCLA Football Weekly on Prime Ticket was a great piece on the athletic department's Academic & Student Services area. The piece highlights the various programs available to student-athletes at UCLA, including counseling, tutoring and mentoring.

To watch the segment, click here.

Several Bruin alums made their 2010-11 NBA season debuts on Wednesday night. Overall, their are 14 Bruins on NBA rosters, nine of whom played for head coach Ben Howland.

Listed below are the Bruins who scored at least 10 points, plus other key stats.

Arron Afflalo scored 22 points (eight of 11 from the floor, including three of five from three-point range) in Denver's 110-88 win over Utah. Darren Collison had 14 points and seven assists in Indiana's two-point loss to San Antonio. Jordan Farmar had 10 points and four assists in New Jersey's 101-98 win over Detroit. Ryan Hollins had 10 points and four boards in Cleveland's victory over Boston. Kevin Love had 11 points and 10 rebounds in Minnesota's one-point loss to Sacramento. Russell Westbrook had 28 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in Oklahoma City's 11-point win over Chicago.

For a list of all 14 Bruins in the NBA, as well as links to their NBA.com pages, click here..

UCLA alum Alterraun Verner has pushed himself into the NFL Rookie of the Year race with his opportune and outstanding play.

As was the case during his four-year career at UCLA, the cornerback always seems to be around the football. After making interceptions in back-to-back games (Dallas and Jacksonville), last weekend he recovered a key fumble in the Titans' win over Philadelphia.

To read the story from The Tennessean about that play, click here.

Three members of the UCLA football team have been selected to the Phil Steele Mid-Season All-America team.

Junior outside linebacker Akeem Ayers and junior free safety Rahim Moore have been named to the first unit while long snapper Christian Yount has been selected to the second team.

UCLA is one of just seven schools to have two or more members of the first team. The other schools include Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Wisconsin.

Nine Bruins were named to Steele's All-Pac-10 teams, which were announced yesterday.

NEWPORT BEACH, Ca. - UCLA junior linebacker Akeem Ayers has bee named to the list of  23 quarter-finalists for the annual Lott IMPACT Trophy, the Pacific Club IMPACT* Foundation has announced today.

Named after Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott, the Lott is awarded to college football's Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year.  Now in its seventh year, the Lott is the first - and only -- college football award to equally recognize athletic performance and the personal character attributes of the player.

Sponsored by The Pacific Club IMPACT* Foundation in Newport Beach, the award is given to the player who exhibits the same characteristics Lott embodied during his distinguished career: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity.

The quarter-finalists (alphabetically):

Sam Acho, DL, Texas, 6-3, 260, Dallas
Named to American Football Coaches Assn. Good Works Team and Semi-finalist for Campbell Trophy (scholastic achievement)...Has 7 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and fumble recovery this season...Takes medical mission trips to Nigeria

Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska, 6-1, 205, Phoenix, Az.
Considered one of top two cornerbacks in the country Director's Honor Roll at Nebraska...Will graduate in December...Has 20 tackles and leads team with 7 pass breakups.

Akeem Ayers, LB, UCLA, 6-4, 252, Los Angeles
Lott IMPACT Player of the Week Sept. 25 for performance against Texas with interception, fumble recovery, two tackles for loss...Has two interceptions this season, two forced fumbles...Director's Honor Roll

Allen Bailey, DE, Miami, 6-4, 285, Georgia
Has 17 tackles, 3 for losses and one sack.

Mark Barron, S, Alabama, 6-2, 215, Mobile, Ala.
Lott IMPACT Player of the Week vs. Florida when he led team with 11 tackles.  Leads Tide with 47 tackles. Has 2 interceptions, 2 sacks, 6 passes defended and a forced fumble.

Jeremy Beal, DE, Oklahoma, 6-3, 261, Carrollton, Tx
8.5 tackles for losses, leads team with 6 sacks...3 forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.

Quinton Carter, DB, Oklahoma, 6-1, 200, Las Vegas
Named to American Football Coaches Assn. Good Works team...Has 30 tackles and two interceptions this season.

Jared Crick, DL, Nebraska, 6-6, 285, Cozad, Ne.
Has 27 tackles, 5 for losses this season...2.5 sacks, 5 quarterback hurries

Lawrence Guy, DT, Arizona State, 6-5, 300, Las Vegas
Has 18 tackles, two for losses and one sack...Has overcome learning disabilities to become an honor student and a popular spokesman at local schools.

Mark Herzlich, LB, Boston College, 6-4, 238, Wayne, Pa.
Has two interceptions and 14 tackles after returning to the field this year...Missed  '09 season while recovering from cancer...Awarded honorary Lott Trophy last year.

Cameron Heyward, DT, Ohio State, 6-6, 287, Suwanee, Ga.
Has 20 tackles, one interception for an 80-yard return

Ross Homan, LB, Ohio State, 6-0, 229, Coldwater, Oh
Lott IMPACT Player of the Week Sept. 18...Leads team in tackles with 41, has an interception, a sack and a fumble recovery

Jeron Johnson, S, Boise State, 5-11, 194, Compton, Ca.
Leads Broncos for third straight season with 33, one interception.

Greg Jones, LB, Michigan State, 6-1, 228, Cincinnati
Has 60 tackles on the season, among the leaders in the country...3 forced fumbles...

Michigan State 7-0 first time in 44 years. 
Ryan Kerrigan, DL, Purdue, 6-4, 263, Muncie, Ind.
Second in the country with 14 tackles for losses, 5.5 sacks...2nd in nation among linemen with 41 tackles, which leads team...Academic All-American

Casey Matthews, LB, Oregon, 6-2, 235, Agoura Hills, Ca.
Three interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries both tied for best in the nation.

Josh McNary, DE, Army, 6-1, 225, Houston
12 tackles for losses this year, Top 10 in the nation...9.5 sacks, 2nd in nation.  Holds West Point records for career sacks and tackles for losses.

Dontay Moch, DE, Nevada, 6-1, 245, Chandler, Az.
Tied for 2nd in the country with 14 tackles for losses with 5 sacks

Mike Mohamed, LB, Cal, 6-3, 237, Brawley, Ca.
Semi-finalist for Campbell Trophy for scholastic excellence...Lott IMPACT Player of the Week Sept. 11...Wuerffel Trophy nominee for combining exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement...38 tackles on season, one interception.

Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU, 6-1, 211, Pompano Beach, Fl.
Lott IMPACT Player of the Week, Sept. 4...Has returned two punt returns for touchdowns and one interception for TD...Averages 21 yards per punt return, 4th in the nation.

Kelvin Sheppard, LB, LSU, 6-3, 239, Stone Mountain, Ga.
Leads LSU with 66 tackles...Lott IMPACT Player of the Week Oct. 9

JJ Watt, DE, Wisconsin, 6-6, 287, Pewaukee, Wi
30 tackles this season with 10.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 6 pass breakups, 4 quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and a blocked kick...Academic All-Big Ten

Alex Wujciak, LB, Maryland, 6-3, 225, West Caldwell, NJ
11th in the country with 66 tackles, has 2.5 tackles for losses.

There are 10 defensive linemen on the quarter-finalist list; eight linebackers and five defensive backs.  The Big 12 and the Big Ten have five players on the list, the Pac-10 four, the SEC and ACC three each, the WAC two and one independent, Army.      
The semi-finalists will be announced Nov. 3 and the four finalists Nov. 24.  Those four finalists will be flown to Newport Beach, Ca. for the annual black-tie banquet that will be televised by FOX.

 Past winners of The Lott Trophy:
 2004 - David Pollack, Georgia
 2005 - DeMeco Ryans, Alabama
 2006 - Dante Hughes, California
 2007 - Glenn Dorsey, LSU
 2008 - James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
 2009 - Jerry Hughes, TCU
 In six years, the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation has donated more than $750,000 to various charities, including $25,000 to each of the winners' universities.
 Voters for the award include selected members of the national media, previous finalists, the Board of Directors of the IMPACT Foundation, the IMPACT Foundation Board of Advisors,  retired NFL players and the Legends Coaches, a distinguished group of former college head coaches.

Nine members of the UCLA football team have been selected to the Phil Steele Mid-Season All-Pac-10 team.

Junior linebacker Akeem Ayers and junior free safety Rahim Moore, both pre-season All-America selections, were named to the publication's first team.

Senior place kicker Kai Forbath, sophomore punter Jeff Locke and sophomore running back Johnathan Franklin were selected to the second unit.

Senior center Ryan Taylor, senior defensive tackle David Carter, sophomore linebacker Patrick Larimore and junior strong safety Tony Dye were selected to the All-Pac-10 third team.

ESPN 3D makes its first trip to the west coast when it televises UCLA at No. 1 Oregon on Oct. 21.  Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. ET.  This will also mark the first Thursday night college football telecast for the new network.    
 
ESPN 3D  will feature approximately 13 college football games this year, including the 2011 BCS National Championship game on Jan. 10. in Glendale, Ariz.   Additional dates will be announced as the season progresses; schedule subject to change.  Sony is the official sponsor of college football on ESPN 3D, and college football games televised on ESPN 3D will utilize Sony professional cameras.
 

About ESPN 3D
ESPN was the first to announce in the United States an exclusive 3D network in January 2010 which was the culmination of more than three years of testing 3D television.  ESPN has produced several 3D domestic telecasts, including the State Farm Home Run Derby in July 2010, the Masters in April 2010, a Harlem Globetrotters game in February 2010 and in 2009 the USC vs. Ohio State college football game. ESPN has developed best practices for utilizing the technology in live game applications which have provided the ability to streamline workflow operations, adjust 3D camera positioning, perform transmission tests and gauge fan reaction to a 3D telecast versus a traditional telecast.  In addition, ESPN utilizes cutting-edge technology located at the ESPN Innovation Lab in Orlando at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex at Walt Disney World to continue to develop innovative production enhancements.  ESPN 3D is available in the United States to approximately 45 million households and has carriage agreements with AT&T U-Verse, Comcast and DIRECTV.  It will launch soon on Time Warner Cable. Sony was named the first official sponsor of the network in January 2010.

Today is John Wooden's 100th birthday. Unfortunately for those of us at UCLA and Bruins everywhere, Coach passed away just over four months ago, on the evening of June 4.

Today at 5 pm, the UCLA students will celebrate Coach's birthday in the building named in his honor - the John Wooden Center. There will a video shown, the same video that was played at the end of the John Wooden Memorial Service on June 26 in Pauley Pavilion. There will be some speakers and members of Coach's family will be in attendance.

Coach's passing is still felt by people all around the city, the country and the world.

There have been many tributes to Coach today. Here are links to a few:

ESPN:

ESPN's William Nack:

All-Access Sports Network:

SI.com:

<a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/video?vid=28bed93b-c777-41ad-a3f5-0c330064350f" target="_new" title="">Soccer Talk Live: Kenny Arena</a>

Two track and field/cross country alums, Drew and Kyle Shackleton, recently competed at the USATF National Marathon Championships in Twin Cities, Minnesota. Drew finished fifth in the marathon with a time of 2:16.31, while his brother Kyle was 22nd in a time of 2:22.

Cornerback Alterraun Verner had eight tackles (plus one on special teams) and an interception return (12 yards) to the one-yard line that set up a Tennessee touchdown to give Tennesse a 27-20 lead in the Titans' 34-27 win at Dallas. Defensive end Dave Ball had three tackles and tipped the pass that Verner intercepted in that win.

Marcedes Lewis had touchdown receptions of one and 27 yards among his four catches for 54 yards in Jacksonville's 36-26 win at Buffalo. Running back Maurice Jones-Drew rushed for 84 yards on 19 carries and made two receptions in the victory.

Linebacker Spencer Havner had five tackles in Detroit's 44-6 win over St. Louis.

In Cleveland's loss to Atlanta, defensive tackle Kenyon Coleman made four tackles, recovered one fumble and had one quarterback hurry.

Defensive tackle Brian Price had a quarterback hurry in Tampa Bay's win at Cincinnati.

In Oakland's win over San Diego, linebacker Bruce Davis played but did not make a tackle. He signed with the Raiders on Tuesday.

In Washington's win over Green Bay, Redskin safety Chris Horton played but did not make a tackle.

In Denver's loss to Baltimore, receiver Matt Willis played but did not make a reception.

Safety Matt Ware (Arizona), tight end Logan Paulsen (Washington), linebacker Brandon Chillar (Green Bay) and running back Kahlil Bell (Chicago) were not active today.

Minnesota (punter Chris Kluwe) plays on Monday night.

New England (safety Jarrad Page and receiver/kick returner Matthew Slater) has a bye this weekend.

At midnight on September 30, Dish Network stopped carrying FOX's 19 regional sports networks, including FOX Sports West and PRIME TICKET, because they could not reach an agreement with Fox to carry the networks.
 
As a result, UCLA fans with Dish Network will need to seek alternatives in order to watch Saturday's nationally televised football game vs. Cal on FSN.

FOX Sports West and PRIME TICKET are offered by a number of other local distributors in our area. To get more information, please call FOX Sports West/PRIME TICKET at 213-743-7800.

The men's cross country team moved from 30th to 26th in the latest U.S. Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) poll that was released on Tuesday. The Bruins moved up four spots after finishing ahead of No. 5 Alabama, No. 14 Villanova, No. 18 Arizona State and No. 27 Butler at the Notre Dame Invitational this past Saturday (Oct. 1). The men also moved up from fifth to fourth in the West Region rankings.

The women went from 12th to eighth in the region after a strong performance at Notre Dame as well in which they finished ahead of No. 24 Iowa and No. 30 Notre Dame. 

UCLA Head Men's Basketball Coach Ben Howland is hosting the UCLA Basketball Coaching Clinic in legendary Pauley Pavilion and in the Hall of Fame Press Room in the J.D. Morgan Center on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. The clinic is open to basketball coaches at all levels (high school, junior college, etc.).

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. in the J.D. Morgan Center. The clinic will include lunch and will culminate at the end of UCLA's team practice.

Fees are $50.00 per coach or $180.00 per staff (up to 4 people). In order to receive the staff discount, a check must be received prior to Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010 made payable to UC Regents.

For more information, you can write to UCLA Sports Camps, P.O. Box 24044, Los Angeles, CA 90025. Or you can call 310-206-3550 or email at camps@athletics.ucla.edu.

To view the flyer for the clinic and for the on-line registration form in PDF format, click here.

To register on-line, click here.

J.J. Stokes, one of the greatest receivers in UCLA history, was at the Rose Bowl this past Saturday afternoon. He served as Honorary Captain and also worked on the Bruin Live pre- and post-game shows for Prime Ticket.

In addition, he also spent a few minutes with BruinTV's Ralph Irvin and spoke about his days in the Rose Bowl, including the games against USC (three touchdowns) as a sophomore and Washington (four touchdowns) as a junior.

To watch the video, click here.