The road only becomes rougher from here for Riza Zalameda. Although she has already had to come out on top in two three-set matches during this year’s NCAA Championships for women’s tennis, the sophomore faces perhaps her toughest challenge in the upcoming Round of 16. Read more...

For months, the Bruins really did not have much to worry about. A bad race here or there didn’t mean too much; there would always be more meets to work on bringing a time down or improving on a mark. Read more...

It’s good to see athletes stand for something. In today’s world of political correctness, you’ll rarely see athletes at any level comment on anything controversial. This weekend, the Duke women’s lacrosse team plans to wear sweatbands with the word “Innocent” written on them, as was reported by the Herald-Sun of Durham, N.C. Read more...

On paper, it looks simple. UCLA (46-7) has the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, is the No. 1 team in the nation, and has won 10 NCAA Championships. Read more...

NEW YORK “”mdash; Maybe it’s the Scarlet Course’s recently renovated greens, which are hard as rocks and as undulating as a turtle’s shell. Maybe it’s the course’s first cut of rough, as unforgiving as the Bruins have played in all season and, at least from their perspective, infringing on more and more of the tight fairways. Read more...

UCLA baseball coach John Savage and Ryan Babineau stand next to each other at every conference on the mound. When the starting pitcher is struggling Savage trots to the mound to pick apart the hitters’ scouting report and to give his hurler a chance to slow down the pace. Read more...

She can’t lower her expectations, especially not after last season’s run in the NCAA Individual Tournament. And Riza Zalameda of the UCLA women’s tennis team certainly got off to a good start this year, defeating Carol Salge of Clemson on Wednesday. Read more...