UCLA softball swings into new season Defending champs heavily favored to beat Lions Saturday By Brent Boyd Nearly eight months after capturing its fifth national championship in the past eight seasons, the UCLA softball team will begin defense of its title Saturday against Loyola Marymount in a doubleheader at Easton Field. Read more...

Nation’s top teams swim into town Bruins pumped for competition with USC, Stanford, Cal By Kumar S. Raja Today the UCLA swim team will play host to one of the biggest meets of the year, as four of the nation’s top 25 teams are in Westwood to compete. Read more...

W. hoops looking to avenge losses to USC Bruins face difficult task of deterring strong Trojan offense By Emmanuelle Ejercito Daily Bruin Staff The UCLA women’s basketball team journeys into the Lyon Center Saturday afternoon looking to avenge two close losses to the University of Southern California last season. Read more...

Bruins run over Trojans in 99-72 win M. hoops stifles ‘SC with school record field goal percentage By Melissa Anderson Daily Bruin Senior Staff The USC men’s basketball team gave No. Read more...

Battered UCLA spikers to face Penn State Both teams sustain losses of key players upon entering Outrigger Invitational By Ruben Gutierrez Daily Bruin Staff The UCLA men’s volleyball team will engage Penn State tonight at the Outrigger Hotels Invitational in Hawaii, in a rematch of last year’s NCAA finals. Read more...

O’Bannon latest in line of Bruin heroes By Scott Yamaguchi Daily Bruin Staff In what has become a positive trend through the first half of its 1996 schedule, the UCLA men’s basketball team relied on yet another player to elevate the team to victory. Read more...

W. tennis ready for first dual match UCLA team plays Lions of Loyola Marymount today By Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff With great expectations, the UCLA women’s tennis team embarks on a quest to capture the elusive NCAA championship this afternoon by facing Loyola Marymount in the season’s first dual match. Read more...