Five years without a national championship. Read more...

Photo: After going five years without an NCAA Championship, the UCLA softball team will look to go all the way this year when it starts regional play Friday.

Approaching the last few games of the season, the sense of urgency for the UCLA baseball team is at its peak. Read more...

Photo: Senior catcher Gino Aielli went 3-for-3 with three runs in the Bruins’ win.

It was the California Interscholastic Federation championship game, and senior shortstop Monica Harrison was forced to languish on the bench. Read more...

Photo: Freshman outfielder, left, Andrea Harrison and her sister, sophomore infielder Monica Harrison, are two major reasons why the Bruins enter the NCAA Tournament Friday as the No. 2 overall seed. The two have different personalities and playing styles, but together they create a dynamic defensive duo for UCLA.

Sometimes a step backward will lead to two steps forward. Read more...

Photo: Senior golfer Erik Flores had to retool his swing after his freshman year and is now leading UCLA into its NCAA regional competition Thursday in Kentucky.

To a casual observer, watching a Brazilian jiu-jitsu match might just look like two people wrestling on the floor. But to the experienced eye, the two fighters are working to submit each other using various tactics honed through many hours of training. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumnus Tim Peterson, head instructor at West Los Angeles’ Robot Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu Academy, teaches during an open mat session. While a student at UCLA, Peterson was the coach of the school’s Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu team. The academy is staffed entirely by UCLA students and alumni.