Thursday, May 7

Stanford conquers UCLA with free kick, reputation

On the day the Angels went to the World Series, the No. 12 UCLA women’s soccer team couldn’t get over an early swing and miss. Senior defender Tracey Winzen fanned on a bounding Stanford pass and was forced to bring down a striker less than five minutes into the game. Read more...


Squad sinks Lions after loss to Waves

Heartbreak then redemption. That seems to be the theme for this year’s UCLA men’s water polo team. Mirroring the pattern started with a double-overtime loss to USC, followed by a determined first-place finish in the NorCal tournament the following weekend, No. Read more...




Feet first

UCLA kicker Chris Griffith has quite a selective memory. The fifth-year senior chooses to remember the misses, never the makes. He remembers, of course, the potential game-winning 50-yard field goal attempt last year against Oregon that fell short and wide right. Read more...



Sports Briefs

Lavin optimistic at press conference UCLA head coach Steve Lavin held his first press conference of the season Thursday, where he addressed a potpourri of issues regarding his team, himself and the Pac-10. Read more...