I picked up the San Francisco Chronicle on the first day of the Olympic trials, eager to see whether my local paper included any tidbits about the UCLA athletes I’d been covering for the past seven months. Read more...

By Winston Chua Daily Bruin Contributor The Janet Evans Invitational which ran from July 13-16 brought some of the best athletes in the world to USC’s McDonald Swim Stadium to compete in one of the last competitions of the season. Read more...

By Christina Teller Daily Bruin Senior Staff With the first step completed on her first throw, Seilala Sua is that much closer to getting a spot on the U.S. Read more...

By Christina Teller Daily Bruin Senior Staff In front of a sold-out crowd in Hornet Stadium, the 2000 Olympic U.S. track and field trials began. Under the Sacramento sun, records were challenged and hype was backed up with performance. Read more...

By Pauline Vu Daily Bruin Senior Staff Before she headed out to swim the 50-meter freestyle race at this weekend’s Janet Evans Invitational at USC, Beth Goodwin told UCLA assistant coach Brad Burnham, “I’ll be back in 26.78 seconds.” That time was not only a full second under her personal record, it was also one-hundredth of a second faster than the Olympic trials qualifying time of 26.79. Read more...

By Chris Umpierre Daily Bruin Staff Welcome home, now go guard Lisa Leslie. That was Minnesota Lynx head coach Brian Agler’s message to former Bruin Maylana Martin before his team’s game against the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday. Read more...

By Greg Lewis Daily Bruin Senior Staff “Dr. Dot” is not just a nickname. For Dot Richardson, playing second base on the U.S. National Softball team entails a lot of responsibilities: keeping track of runners, positioning yourself just right, knowing when to cover the base, where to throw the ball, and performing CPR. Read more...