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...

On paper, it looks simple. UCLA (46-7) has the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, is the No. 1 team in the nation, and has won 10 NCAA Championships. Read more...

NEW YORK “”mdash; Maybe it’s the Scarlet Course’s recently renovated greens, which are hard as rocks and as undulating as a turtle’s shell. Maybe it’s the course’s first cut of rough, as unforgiving as the Bruins have played in all season and, at least from their perspective, infringing on more and more of the tight fairways. Read more...

COLUMBUS, Ohio “”mdash; With thunderstorms still hundreds of miles to the west, the trees as still as the ponds they towered over and the temperature still tolerable, the Scarlet Golf Course on the Ohio State University campus was ripe for the taking Wednesday morning. Read more...

It could happen this weekend. On Wednesday, the UCLA rowing team made the trip to West Windsor, N.J., with the intent to make good on its at-large berth in the NCAA Championships. Read more...

UCLA baseball coach John Savage and Ryan Babineau stand next to each other at every conference on the mound. When the starting pitcher is struggling Savage trots to the mound to pick apart the hitters’ scouting report and to give his hurler a chance to slow down the pace. Read more...

She can’t lower her expectations, especially not after last season’s run in the NCAA Individual Tournament. And Riza Zalameda of the UCLA women’s tennis team certainly got off to a good start this year, defeating Carol Salge of Clemson on Wednesday. Read more...