Going into the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday against top-ranked Stanford with the score tied, senior third baseman Preston Griffin was looking for a first-pitch fastball from Cardinal reliever Jeff Stimpson. Read more...

It’s in the hole. Oh wait, no it’s not. Under the tutelage of coach O.D. Vincent, the No. 4 UCLA men’s golf team has developed the mentality of a closer in baseball, traditionally sealing the deal when entering the final round of a tournament with the lead. Read more...

Coming into the spring season, many people believed UCLA had a dominant golf team that had a legitimate shot at claiming the national championship. But few thought it would be the women’s squad stealing the show. Read more...

Winning has always been a tradition for UCLA water polo. For coach Adam Krikorian, those high standards have never wavered. However, coming into this season, Krikorian had an uncertain outlook on how the reigning 2003 NCAA champion women’s water polo team would fare. Read more...

MALIBU “”mdash; It had been a house of horrors for the UCLA men’s volleyball team. The lights and speakers in Pepperdine’s Firestone Fieldhouse that dangled over the Bruins made it deafeningly clear that the Bruins had not won a single game there since 2001, when coach Al Scates won his 1,000th career match. Read more...

The decision to travel halfway across the country to compete in the Texas Relays this past weekend had little to do with the meet’s prestige, according to UCLA women’s track coach Jeanette Bolden. Read more...

The United States Olympic Softball Team’s exhibition against No. 2 UCLA on Sunday started like a typical, elite-level game. The Bruins’ Keira Goerl and Team USA’s Lisa Fernandez ““ who is a former Bruin ““ were taking turns shutting down the opposing hitters, waiting for the other team to make a mistake. Read more...