The waiting game lasted all of 24 hours.  After junior UCLA gymnast Kate Richardson failed to secure herself an outright spot on this summer’s Canadian Olympic squad at the Olympic Team Trials held at Seneca College in Toronto this past weekend, Gymnastics Canada announced late Sunday night that Richardson was selected as the fifth member of the Canadian Olympic Team. Read more...

One by one, many of 85 girls shot their hands up in the air, hoping UCLA women’s basketball coach Kathy Olivier would call on them. As each one listened to the advice given by the women’s basketball players and coaching staff, it was apparent she wanted to come away with something positive from the annual summer UCLA girls’ basketball camp. Read more...

John Savage’s first order of business as the new UCLA baseball coach was to hire an assistant coach. He chose his assistant at UC Irvine for the last three years, Pat Shine. Read more...

Just over a year ago, UCLA tight end Keith Carter suffered a horrific motorcycle accident which forced him to sit out the entire 2003 season with a dislocated and fractured right hip. Read more...

The calendar reads July. No problem. The NBA Finals concluded three weeks ago. So what. As the NBA’s big names continue to trade jerseys and zip codes, many former Bruins are part of a lesser known group of players who are using the dog days of summer to prove their worth to anyone willing to watch. Read more...

This is the opportunity for which they swim. Eight Bruin women will be competing at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials in Long Beach from July 7-14 for the opportunity to represent the United States in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Read more...

Maybe John Savage was a good hire. The former UC Irvine coach certainly was the obvious choice. But in selecting Savage to resurrect UCLA’s beleaguered baseball program, Dan Guerrero seems to have snubbed perhaps the most accomplished candidate for the position. Read more...