Sunday, June 14


No. 1 seed Tommy Haas eliminates Marat Safin in LA Tennis Open quarterfinals

Physics and Astronomy Machine Shop resides in heart of Humanities

It’s hidden, it’s old and if you’re looking for the Physics and Astronomy Machine Shop, you won’t find it on a map. The basement of the Humanities Building is home to many classrooms and a lecture hall. It also houses a 35-year-old machine shop that mainly services UCLA’s physical sciences, and allows graduate students and post-doctoral researchers to undergo training in building experimental projects.

"Physics and Astronomy Machine Shop resides in heart of Humanities"

It was the seesaw ride that would not stop. Read more...

Photo: In his seventh appearance at the LA Tennis Open, Tommy Haas of Germany rallied with Marat Safin during the quarterfinal match on Friday.



Neuheisel confident about football’s progress for Pac-10 season

LAX "“ UCLA football coach Rick Neuheisel sounded optimistic about the upcoming season when he spoke to reporters at the Pac-10 Football Media Day on Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Football coach Rick Neuheisel spoke at the 2009 Pac-10 Football Media Day press conference Thursday morning at the Sheraton Gateway. Neuheisel looks


FC Barcelona practice report

In its first practice at UCLA in preparation for its match at the end of the week, FC Barcelona spent approximately 35 minutes at North Athletic Field on Wednesday, in what team representative Chemi Terés said was a "very light practice" to help with "muscle recovery." Read more...



Isner beats the sportsmanlike Baghdatis in a tiebreak

In a crowd-pleasing show of sportsmanship, Marcos Baghdatis leaped over the net to help opponent John Isner after he fell and clutched his left leg late in the second set tiebreak today at Straus Stadium during the second round of the LA Tennis Open. Read more...

Photo: Marcos Baghdatis (right) was one of the first to attend to his opponent, John Isner (left), after Isner twisted his left ankle. Isner continued the match to defeat Baghdatis 6-3, 7-6 (11) and advance to the quarterfinals at the LA Tennis Open.