Friday, April 24

W. track: Bruin’s new approach falls short

Chelsea Johnson experimented with a nine-stride approach to pole vaulting Saturday. And, in the UCLA sophomore’s own words, “It was a miserable failure.” Johnson, the NCAA record-holder in the pole vault, never cleared the bar once against USC, failing on all three attempts at her opening height of 12 feet, 10 inches. Read more...




Football: Scrimmage sets QB as team leader

With the completion of Saturday’s scrimmage, quarterback Drew Olson left with the reassuring knowledge that he was the Bruins’ leader. Finally, this was his team. “I feel better, I think I’m playing better, and I feel in command,” Olson said. Read more...




W. water polo: Loss ends Bruins’ quest for NCAA bid

LOS ALAMITOS “”mdash; There wasn’t one dry face after the game. Mixed with sweat, water and tears, the UCLA women’s water polo team found itself deadlocked at two apiece against archrival Stanford heading into the final period of the women’s water polo MPSF Tournament semifinal game. Read more...