Thursday, April 30

W. track: Heptathlete hopeful for spot in NCAAs

One of the lowest points of Nastassja Hall’s collegiate career was the UCLA women’s track and field program’s greatest triumph. Because she didn’t qualify for the NCAA Championships last June, Hall, a heptathlete, had to sit alone in Westwood while her teammates were in Texas winning the program’s first national title in more than two decades. Read more...


UCLA falls to Pepperdine in championship

Coming into Saturday’s NCAA Championship, the top-seeded Pepperdine men’s volleyball team hadn’t dropped a fifth game all-season long. The Waves still haven’t. Pepperdine defeated third-seeded UCLA 3-2 (30-23, 23-30, 24-30, 30-25, 15-10) in a thrilling championship final before 6,853 at Pauley Pavilion Saturday to claim its fifth national title in school history, and first since 1992. Read more...