DANIEL WONG/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Junior linebacker Mike Saffer credits his experience of growing up in a close-knit extended family for teaching him how to lead the offensive line. Read more...

  CHRIS BACKLEY/Daily Bruin Shawn Nakamura, the field hockey coach, teaches the team essential points in the sport. By Michael Sneag Daily Bruin Contributor Gaining attention and notoriety can be a hard thing to do for a club team at UCLA. Read more...

Down they go Nine Bruins spent the week recovering from injuries in hopes of playing against Washington State in Pullman. Safety Jason Stephens is out with turf toe while tight end Blane Kezirian and wideout Cody Joyce are sidelined with concussions. Read more...

Shift in power Having lost four starters apiece from their 2000-01 rosters, both Stanford, the 2001 Pac-10 champions and second-place Arizona find themselves in the unfamiliar territory of being the underdogs. Read more...

ED RHEE Senior midfielder Brandon Kay drives the ball through the field during Friday’s game at the Pacific Soccer Classic. More than O-Kay Brandon Kay isn’t exactly sure why he received the 1997 California Interscholastic Federation Division I Defensive Player of the Year award. Read more...

By Adam Titcher Daily Bruin Contributor In the middle of a water polo meet against USC, UCLA junior two-meter defenseman Matt Flesher had his eye poked and nose smashed by a Trojan. Read more...

  EDWARD LIN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Senior strong safety Jason Stephens celebrates after a defensive stop in a victory over Washington earlier this season. By Scott Bair Daily Bruin Reporter Soldier down. Read more...