Smith, Hughes ready to battle down in the paint Starring centers spotlighted as Bruins face UW By Hye Kwon As the UCLA women’s basketball team enters the second half of the Pacific-10 conference play, one of the things that the Bruins will be taking with them is frustration. Read more...

M. hoops enters Pacific-10 stretch Bruins open second half of conference play with game at Washington By Scott Yamaguchi Daily Bruin Senior Staff The sixth-ranked UCLA men’s basketball team will kick off the second half of the Pacific-10 Conference season tonight with a 7 p.m. Read more...

Players of little hops take heart: Dunkball! Lurking well below the height of a regulation basketball hoop is the pinnacle of the average man’s jump. No, it’s not a white man, it’s not a black man. Read more...

Softball storms past Aztecs in season opener Bruins get 6-0 win over SDSU despite two-hour rain delay By Rick Pal The road to Oklahoma, the site of this year’s College World Series, began Wednesday afternoon for the UCLA softball team. Read more...

Spikers nearly embarrassed by UCSB Bruins pull out 3-1 win over Gauchos despite hitting .266 By Lawrence Ma Daily Bruin Senior Staff SANTA BARBARA-With a vicarious 2-1 lead in the enemy’s gym, the UCLA men’s volleyball team found itself down, 3-1, in the fourth game against UC Santa Barbara. Read more...

Volleyball takes aim at Gauchos No. 1 Bruins head north for MPSF match against No. 5 UC Santa Barbara By Eric Branch Daily Bruin Senior Staff Al Scates will get plenty of opportunities this season to do his best Lou Holtz impression. Read more...

Women’s gymnastics: It’s no monkey business Spectators often overlook the dangers faced by gymnasts on vault and bars By Esther Hui Daily Bruin Senior Staff In team sports you have game strategy. Read more...