When the UCLA women’s tennis team’s No. 1 singles player, Daniela Bercek, succumbed to a shoulder injury Thursday, she took UCLA’s tournament hopes with her. The third-ranked Bruins fell victim to unseeded Miami in the first round of the ITA National Women’s Team Indoor Championships, ending their run at the title a lot sooner than they had previously anticipated. Read more...

PULLMAN, Wash. “”mdash; Punished down low on the defensive end for the greater part of the game by Washington State big man Jeff Varem, UCLA’s Dijon Thompson decided to fight back on the offensive end. Read more...

PULLMAN, Wash.-“”mdash;Had UCLA’s Jordan Farmar done what he intended as the final seconds of regulation ticked off the clock Thursday night, senior Dijon Thompson would never have had the chance to bury the game-tying shot. Read more...

Though the season is still young, the UCLA softball team will receive its first gut check this weekend. The No. 2 Bruins will get their first big test facing No. Read more...

UCLA had just won its third game in a row to stay undefeated early in the season. Softball coach Sue Enquist had just won her 800th game. Read more...

The UCLA gymnastics team finishes every home meet on the floor exercise. Though they’d like to save their best for last, their last has been subpar this season. Read more...

There’s something wrong with our cynical world when the Daily Bruin’s Thursday sports columnist guy walks through campus in near anonymity. No shout-outs, no raising-the-roof, not even a “Westside.” I have my picture in the paper on a weekly basis. Read more...