The Associated Press England midfielder David Beckham has spent the last few weeks recovering from a broken foot and may struggle this year. By Dylan Hernandez Daily Bruin Senior Staff [email protected] The games will be played long before most of us wake up to brush our teeth and comb our hair. Read more...

The Associated Press United States soccer goalkeeper Brad Friedel is one of five Bruins to make the national team roster. By Vytas Mazeika Daily Bruin Senior Staff [email protected] Jorge Salcedo, a UCLA men’s soccer assistant coach and former player in the early 1990s, flies out today to watch his fourth World Cup. Read more...

By Rachel Makabi DAILY BRUIN SENIOR STAFF [email protected] Active students are usually at the forefront of major issues, not the center. But a few hundred students rallying against the Associated Students of UCLA for more than a month on behalf of non-student workers’ right to unionize find themselves in the middle of a heated debate between the association and the union representing the workers. Read more...

UCLA alum volleyball player Karch Kiraly will co-host the AVP Hour, a weekly radio show on professional beach volleyball, with former teammate Sinjin Smith. By Daniel Miller DAILY BRUIN CONTRIBUTOR [email protected] Former UCLA men’s volleyball players dominate the beach tour in the Association of Volleyball Professionals, with six Bruins in the all-time top-10 list for victories. Read more...

Mayar Zokaei [email protected] It’s time for a history lesson. This much you may know: The year was 1947, and the Brooklyn Dodgers’ Jackie Robinson was on his way to becoming a pioneer, the first black player in the major leagues. Read more...

By J.P. Hoornstra Daily Bruin Senior Staff [email protected] What was supposed to be a week of individual opportunities, personal fulfillment, and maybe even a few small upsets along the way has yet to materialize after Day 1 at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships for the UCLA men. Read more...

By Jeff Eisenberg DAILY BRUIN CONTRIBUTOR [email protected] Less than two weeks after a disappointing third-place finish at the Pac-10 Championships, UCLA pole vaulter Tracy O’Hara rebounded with style. Read more...