Coach says football team ready to play UCLA head coach Bob Toledo was optimistic about the Bruins’ chances this season at a press conference on Friday. Read more...

The Fantasy League Guru Due to unforeseen circumstances, the last Fantasy League Guru was forced to resign. Schain was the only writer whose head fit the Guru hat, so the job was his by default. Read more...

EDWARD LIN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Jaclyn Feuerschwenger from New Jersey won the women’s competition in the sumo tournament held at the John Wooden Center. By Scott Schultz Daily Bruin Senior staff Some of the competitors in the USA Sumo Open were larger than Bob Toledo’s offensive linemen. Read more...

New college rankings for the 2001 football season. ESPN/USA TODAY TOP 25 SOURCE: ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll Original graphic by SEAN WATERS/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Web adaptation by MIKE OUYANG/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Bruins ranked No. Read more...

Rules to change for women’s volleyball The National Association for Girls and Women in Sports has adopted several major rule changes in hopes of speeding up volleyball games. Read more...

  Sea World Former UCLA gymnast Lena Degteva is the newest addition to the "World Rhythms on Ice" show at Sea World. By Scott Bair Daily Bruin Reporter SAN DIEGO ““ In almost every American classroom, students receive the exact same assignment on the first day of school: an essay titled, “What I did during summer vacation.” Teachers normally sift through essay after essay describing boring family vacations. Read more...

Warnings of overexposure to heat. SOURCE: Evi Desser, Nurse Practitioner Original graphic by SEAN WATERS/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Web adaptation by MIKE OUYANG/Daily Bruin Senior Staff By Joshua Mason Daily Bruin Staff A recent wave of football-related deaths has taken place on preseason practice fields within the last two weeks, and the cause of three of those occurrences has been attributed to heat-related illnesses. Read more...