It was a routine team stretch. The UCLA gymnasts were in their circle, preparing to do what they do best. They were one day away from their biggest meet of the season, the NCAA South Central Regionals. Read more...

Something needed to be done. The UCLA women’s tennis team had been losing scholarship athletes to other schools, and its lineup was becoming somewhat depleted. Coach Stella Sampras Webster and assistant coach Rance Brown found themselves in a predicament. Read more...

Major League Baseball is a circus. Any value of the old “American pastime” has been lost. Fans value the skyrocketing grand slam over the pitching duel and watch reality shows like ESPN’s “Bonds on Bonds.” The fact is that the game has turned into just that: a reality show, an overly dramatized version of reality in which fantastic things that never seem to happen in real life occur all the time. Read more...

UCLA had tourney run worth of envy Thank you for your excellent article (“Loss still revives basketball fever at Pauley,” April 4) that caught the spirit of what’s going on on campus these days, due largely to this year’s basketball team’s success. Read more...

UCLA’s baseball record stands at 18-14. In light of last year’s 15-41 record, it’s a fairly impressive feat. In light of the spate of injuries they’ve sustained, it becomes even more impressive. Read more...

Overshadowed at UCLA against the backdrop of national championship teams, there lies a relatively unknown triathlon team. Unlike many of the other collegiate sports, the triathlon does not yet have a deep history. Read more...

The spring intramural sports season will kick off next week and on the schedule will be two new sports. For the first time, the UCLA Recreation Department will be offering that classic college pastime ““ Ultimate Frisbee. Read more...