Thursday, August 20

In the news:


Tackling a marathon cause

Pain and suffering. It’s on his mind every waking moment of the day. But it’s not his own pain and suffering that UCLA football player Danny Nelson finds himself constantly reflecting upon. Read more...



W. track: Bruin faces hurdles of many sorts

The way UCLA’s MacKenzie Hill sees it, qualifying for the NCAA Championships this past weekend in Oregon was only the beginning. Now that the sophomore hurdler has earned a trip to Sacramento next week, she is determined to prove that she belongs there. Read more...


NCAA system unfair to athletes

A regular season should matter. But it doesn’t in college track and field. Because of the changes the NCAA made to its Regional system this year, pretty much nothing accomplished in the regular season means anything in the sport. Read more...



Bruin digest

In its first couple of races at the NCAA Championships, the UCLA women’s rowing team learned how far it was from the nation’s most elite programs. Read more...