Standing on the 17th hole of her quarterfinal match of the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship Friday afternoon, UCLA sophomore women’s golfer Amie Cochran found herself one hole away from advancing to the semifinals. Read more...

The U.S. softball team, led by four UCLA alumnae, has advanced to the championship game of the World Cup of Softball against Japan. Team USA won three of its four games in round-robin play at the first-ever World Cup of Softball this week, held in Oklahoma City. Read more...

In a meet designed for Olympic-caliber swimmers to tune-up for international competitions and a chance to race against top-notch competition, it comes as no surprise that many members of UCLA’s women’s swimming team were present. Read more...

Incoming UCLA men’s basketball freshman Alfred Aboya underwent a successful arthroscopic procedure on his right knee last Monday. The hour-long surgery, performed by Bruin team physician Gerald Finerman, removed loose bodies from Aboya’s right knee and repaired a torn meniscus. Read more...

The pool of last year’s NCAA championship teams met with Dubya on the South Lawn on Pennsylvania Avenue on Tuesday. To anyone who tuned in to watch video clips of the rendezvous, it became quite clear that the collegiate players and coaches were equally excited and proud to be shaking hands with the most powerful man in the world. Read more...

UCLA’s three national championship teams from last year entered Washington anxious, not knowing what to expect. They left with a sense of gratification and memories to last a lifetime. Read more...

The Olympic hopes of many athletes in this country were dashed this week when the International Olympic Committee voted not to keep softball and baseball as a part of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Read more...