By Dylan Hernandez Daily Bruin Senior Staff PITTSBURGH – Finally, some progress. OK, so the UCLA men’s basketball team didn’t suddenly go from being an unranked team to a Final Four contender after beating Ole Miss 80-58 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Mellon Arena in front of 17,015 Friday night. Read more...

By Greg Schain Daily Bruin Reporter UCLA was ranked No. 3 in the preseason and had high expectations on them from Day 1. With four returning starters, all upperclassmen, the Bruins seemed to have more than enough experience to win the Pac-10. Read more...

By Hannah Gordon Daily Bruin Reporter Jeff Grau did not have to bench press. His snail-pace 40 times of 4.98 and 5.10 were just fine by him. Read more...

MAIYA HOLIDAY Eli Karon experiences the ice-cold excitement of sliding down the hills by Janss steps on an ice block ““ needless to say, this looks like fun. Read more...

By Colin Yuhl Daily Bruin Contributor If anyone saw the relaxed atmosphere of the women’s water polo practices, they might think that the team wasn’t taking this weekend’s opposition seriously. Read more...

BRIDGET O’BRIEN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Playing time is at a premium as freshmen (from left) Ryan Walcott, Dijon Thompson and Andre Patterson pay their dues on the bench. Read more...

By Michael Sneag Daily Bruin Contributor Amid swirling winds and dust devils that made Easton Stadium look more like Candlestick Park, the No. 1 Bruins (29-3) used a combination of timely hitting and the usual stellar pitching to beat the Gauchos of UC Santa Barbara (10-21). Read more...