Major League Baseball is a circus. Any value of the old “American pastime” has been lost. Fans value the skyrocketing grand slam over the pitching duel and watch reality shows like ESPN’s “Bonds on Bonds.” The fact is that the game has turned into just that: a reality show, an overly dramatized version of reality in which fantastic things that never seem to happen in real life occur all the time. Read more...

The spring intramural sports season will kick off next week and on the schedule will be two new sports. For the first time, the UCLA Recreation Department will be offering that classic college pastime ““ Ultimate Frisbee. Read more...

If there’s no one to cheer after a touchdown is scored, did anyone really score a touchdown? That is a question that only Oregon State University’s athletic department will be able to answer when the Beavers open up the football season next August. Read more...

Surrounded by pine trees and nestled in the upper regions of the UCLA campus, the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center pool has housed some of the most heralded water polo players, swimmers and divers ever to grace the campus. Read more...

UCLA football kicker Justin Medlock has been reinstated into the program, coach Karl Dorrell announced Monday, after being sentenced to three years’ probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge. Read more...

UCLA had tourney run worth of envy Thank you for your excellent article (“Loss still revives basketball fever at Pauley,” April 4) that caught the spirit of what’s going on on campus these days, due largely to this year’s basketball team’s success. Read more...

UCLA’s baseball record stands at 18-14. In light of last year’s 15-41 record, it’s a fairly impressive feat. In light of the spate of injuries they’ve sustained, it becomes even more impressive. Read more...