Friday, April 24


M. basketball: Growing PAINS

As he spent his summers playing night and day on the courts in his hometown of Chino Hills, UCLA freshman Jeron Smith always felt he could be a Division I college basketball player. Read more...


Baseball: Wildcats gnaw through team’s content

UCLA was feeling pretty good about itself last Sunday after its dramatic ninth-inning comeback against USC. Maybe too good, in fact. Since that victory, the Bruins have lost four of their last five, including a pair of hideous non-conference losses against Arizona this weekend in which UCLA surrendered 31 runs. Read more...




M. track: Ducks soar over Bruins at Pac-10s

UCLA’s quest to capture the Pac-10 men’s track and field championship for the first time in seven years will have to be a come-from-behind effort. The Bruins will start the individual portion of the conference meet 23 points behind the Oregon Ducks, who captured four of the top five spots in the decathlon competition at the Pac-10 Multi-Event Championships this weekend in Arizona. Read more...


W. golf: Something left to prove

Pressure? What pressure? Freshman Hannah Jun of the second-ranked UCLA women’s golf team certainly hasn’t felt any while competing in her first collegiate postseason. In fact, she has thrived in the spotlight, playing her best golf of the season at the most important time. Read more...