This one stings a lot less. The UCLA baseball team’s 11-8 loss to UC Santa Barbara (17-20, 3-6 Big West) on Tuesday comes after a strong spring that has put the Bruin program on the map. Read more...

With 18 rounds of golf that would make Tiger Woods proud, the women’s golf team stormed into first place in the Pac-10 Tournament and slammed the door behind them. Read more...

Midway through its quest for a first USTA Team Tennis National Campus Championship, the UCLA club tennis team stumbled across a pesky little roadblock — the rulebook. Read more...

Why They’ll Win: Hands down, the Bruins are playing their best volleyball at the most important time of the year. UCLA has won 10 straight matches, and it’s hard to count coach Al Scates out when he has 18 national titles. Read more...

Why They’ll Win: Look at two Saturdays ago. That’s an indication of why the Bruins have a chance to repeat as champions. In a must-win situation against Stanford, UCLA held on for a one-goal overtime victory. Read more...

Why they’ll win: Experience. Talent. Coaching. Desire. This team has all of those special traits that championship teams possess. The Bruins came within six outs of a national title last year in what was a rocky, up-and-down season. Read more...

The UCLA men’s soccer team added depth to its roster last week, signing goalkeeper Brian Perk and forward Anthony Beltran to national letters of intent. “We are very excited to add two more quality players to an already terrific recruiting class,†UCLA coach Jorge Salcedo said. Read more...