Sunday, August 16

In the news:


NCAAs a great feat for baseball

This might come to be remembered as a seminal moment in the reconstruction of the UCLA baseball program. In only coach John Savage’s second year, the Bruins have made the NCAA Regionals, a feat accomplished just 12 times in UCLA history, on the heels of a 15-41 record in 2005. Read more...


Kohlloeffel captures title

The UCLA men’s tennis team may not have won a repeat national title, but Benjamin Kohlloeffel made sure the program didn’t come home empty-handed. Kohlloeffel became the first Bruin in 31 years to win an NCAA singles title on Monday, defeating Virginia’s Somdev Devvarman 6-1, 6-4 in the NCAA final on Memorial Day. Read more...



Bruin to face two-time national champ

The road only becomes rougher from here for Riza Zalameda. Although she has already had to come out on top in two three-set matches during this year’s NCAA Championships for women’s tennis, the sophomore faces perhaps her toughest challenge in the upcoming Round of 16. Read more...


Women hope to hurdle competition

For months, the Bruins really did not have much to worry about. A bad race here or there didn’t mean too much; there would always be more meets to work on bringing a time down or improving on a mark. Read more...


Duke’s show of support is noble

It’s good to see athletes stand for something. In today’s world of political correctness, you’ll rarely see athletes at any level comment on anything controversial. This weekend, the Duke women’s lacrosse team plans to wear sweatbands with the word “Innocent” written on them, as was reported by the Herald-Sun of Durham, N.C. Read more...