Daily Bruin File Photo Senior tailback DeShaun Foster sprints past his Alabama opponents in a game last season. By Joshua Mason Daily Bruin Staff The UCLA football team’s season opener at Alabama will be a challenge in more ways than one. Read more...

By Jeff Agase Daily Bruin Reporter The NCAA announced Thursday that it is placing the University of Southern California athletic department on probation for two years because of three separate incidents of academic fraud, false and misleading information and a lack of institutional monitoring. Read more...

By Andrew Borders Daily Bruin Reporter One year ago, the now-No. 7 UCLA women’s volleyball team participated in the Hawaiian Airlines Classic at the University of Hawai’i and cruised all the way to the final match against the host Wahine, only to be swept by a team that would reach the NCAA Final Four. Read more...

John Mitchell, the defensive line coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers. By Hannah Gordon Daily Bruin Reporter Bear Bryant politely excused himself. USC’s head coach had just mentioned he was recruiting an African-American player from Mobile, Ala. Read more...

Daily Bruin File Photo Junior Onnie Willis holds a pose on the balance beam in a meet in February. She earned Scholastic All-America honors last season. Read more...

  Jeff Agase Agase has seen the last two years of UCLA football and fears the worst this Saturday. Feel free to participate in some premature commiseration at [email protected]. Read more...

By Adam Karon Daily Bruin Staff Practice lasts just a little bit longer for the UCLA football team this year. At the end of each practice, including grueling two-a-days under the harsh Southern California sun, the entire team gathers around strength and conditioning coach Mike Linn to stretch. Read more...