DAILY BRUIN TOP 25 COLLEG A ranking by the DB staff of the elite college football teams in the nation SOURCE: Daily Bruin Staff Original graphic by JARRET QUON/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Web adaptation by MIKE OUYANG/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Read more...

  EDWARD LIN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Sinjin Smith leaves it all on the beach in his final pro tournament at Manhattan Beach on Saturday. By Scott Schultz Daily Bruin Senior Staff Sinjin Smith, the captain of the first undefeated UCLA volleyball team in 1979 and beach volleyball’s first international superstar, officially retired from the sport Saturday after being eliminated from the Manhattan Beach Open. Read more...

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

  Daily Bruin File Photo Stephanie Rigamat eyes the ball as she looks to strike it in the third round of the NCAA tournament last year. Read more...

SEVEN DISPUTED NAMES There are only seven remaining division one teams who continue using team names based on American Indian imagery.     Original graphic by VICTOR CHEN/Daily Bruin Web adaptation by MIKE OUYANG/Daily Bruin Senior Staff By Jeff Agase Daily Bruin Reporter The NCAA announced on July 30 that its Minority Opportunity and Interests Committee placed the issue of American Indian mascots, nicknames and imagery at the top of its agenda. Read more...

  Mike Maloney Maloney, the Daily Bruin’s newest sports columnist, is persistent to a fault. E-mail him at [email protected]. Let’s face it, last season was exhausting. Read more...

  Daily Bruin File Photo Bill Walton slam dunks against UNLV during his freshman year in 1972. By Jackie Abellada Daily Bruin Contributor He looks like a typical announcer with a clean-cut look, donning what appears to be a custom-made tailored suit. Read more...