This weekend the Bruins were in Eugene, Ore. competing in the NCAA Preliminary Round. For some record-holding UCLA athletes, this competition was the last time they would proudly don their wearied sneakers as Bruins, while for others it was but a launchpad to the NCAA Championships and with it, UCLA history. Read more...

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Senior sprinter Ashlea McLaughlin punched her ticket to the NCAA Championships for the first time in her career as an individual competitor, placing ninth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 53.43 seconds.

Any good writer will tell you to avoid cliches. They make writing sound trite and unoriginal. Sometimes, however, people get a reminder that cliches were at one point meaningful. Read more...

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Brian Law and the Bruins are in Oregon for the NCAA Preliminary Round.