When the NCAA announced the 64-team field that will compete for the softball national title on Sunday, UCLA learned it had received the seventh seed. While such a seeding would have been disappointing news to the Bruins the last two years, both of which culminated in UCLA winning the NCAA Championship, it was welcomed with open arms on Sunday. Read more...

While the Bruins were on their home courts over the weekend, their minds were already on Georgia. The tenth-seeded UCLA women’s tennis team cruised through the first two rounds of the NCAA Regionals, effortlessly blanking Illinois State on Friday 4-0 before defeating Pac-10 counterpart Washington by the same score on Saturday. Read more...

To win its first Pac-10 title in seven years last May, the UCLA men’s track and field team had to be close to perfect. The Bruins needed to be close to perfect again to defend that title on Sunday at Drake Stadium, but the they couldn’t quite recapture the magic. Read more...

Nobody has beaten USC’s Virginia Powell in the short hurdles this season, but UCLA’s Dawn Harper came awfully close on Sunday afternoon. Harper, an All-American last season, stuck with Powell from when she left starting blocks until she crossed the finish line, taking second place in a personal-best 12.91 seconds. Read more...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. “”mdash; The NCAA’s decision to switch from a four-team championship tournament to eight teams was met with mixed reviews. In the eyes of Leslie Whittemore, chairwoman of the NCAA committee, the change has been successful. Read more...

If he were on any other campus, there would be a parade thrown in his honor. A statue would be built praising him. A building or complex would certainly be named for him. Read more...