Kinks are worked out during the regular season. A team reaches its peak come postseason time ““ that’s just how it is. But the UCLA gymnastics team doesn’t seem to realize that’s how it goes. Read more...

Dijon Thompson will make himself eligible for the 2004 NBA Draft, but the junior swingman expects to be back in a UCLA uniform next year. Thompson, the Bruins’ leading scorer this past season, will not hire an agent, leaving open the option to return to school. Read more...

On the same day UCLA football coach Karl Dorrell said strong safety Jarrad Page would be concentrating on football, Page injured himself playing baseball. Page, starting in center field, dove for a ball in the sixth inning of UCLA’s 3-2 win at Pepperdine on Tuesday, but crashed head-first into the left-center field chain-link fence. Read more...

UCLA freshman Renee Williams sustained a knee injury warming up for the long jump at the Texas Relays on Saturday, and her status will be evaluated by doctors later this week. Read more...

UCLA will showcase its new and hopefully improved team when it begins its spring practice schedule today. The spring session will provide the Bruins with an opportunity to revitalize an offense that was among the worst in the nation this past season, and begin the talent evaluation process for the upcoming season. Read more...

Don’t you wish that time wasn’t so linear? That once in a while it did a loop back to the glory days? While the rest of campus was partying in Rosarito, Europe or other places decidedly un-Fremont, my spring break was spent lounging around the house and old Bay Area haunts. Read more...

It’s a brand new quarter, but the No. 9 UCLA women’s tennis team isn’t necessarily looking for a fresh start. Before their shutout loss to top-ranked Stanford last Saturday, the Bruins had won six matches in a row, including their 4-3 win over No. Read more...