By Dylan Hernandez Daily Bruin Senior Staff After years of being kicked around by the rest of the Pac-10, the UCLA men’s cross country team will return to the conference championships this weekend seeking to restore respectability. Read more...

  NICOLE MILLER/Daily Bruin Senior Gina Donnelly runs for the Bruins at a meet at Cal State Fullerton. The team will compete at the Pac-10 Championships on Saturday in Washington, and is hoping to win one of the four NCAA finals berths from the Western Region. Read more...

  UCLA SPORTS INFO Senior Beth Goodwin and the rest of the UCLA women’s swimming team will compete in a dual meet against UCSB tomorrow. By Amanda Fletcher and Pauline Vu Daily Bruin Senior Staff The women’s swim team kicks off the 1999-2000 season this Friday with a dual meet against UC Santa Barbara at the Men’s Gym pool. Read more...

  Daily Bruin File Photo Sophomore outside hitter Cameron Mount goes for the kill in a men’s volleyball game last season. By Pauline Vu Daily Bruin Senior Staff They have just one day left of preseason competition, so expect the play to be fierce. Read more...

Ouch! There are enough Bruin injuries to keep Cedars-Sinai busy for the rest of the year. Ken Kocher, Sean Phillips, Asi Faoa and Kenyon Coleman, all defensive players, will not play this weekend against Arizona State. Read more...

Hockey team off to 3-0 start There is nothing like a couple of wins to get a team started off on the right foot. That is exactly what the UCLA ice hockey team got with 6-3 and 3-2 wins over Oregon this weekend at Healthsouth Training Center. Read more...

  DANIEL WONG Linebacker Robert Thomas is a semi-finalist for the Butkus award, which is given to the top collegiate linebacker in the nation. Thomas aspires to be one of the greatest linebackers in UCLA history. Read more...