Thursday, April 16, 1998 Teams threaten to transform Pauley into battleground for NCAA crown STORY: UCLA prepared to engage in combat with squads like BYU, Georgia, this weekend By Traci Mack Daily Bruin Senior Staff Tumbling, leaping and vaulting their way towards campus this weekend are twelve of America’s top collegiate gymnastic squads, and the air of competition couldn’t be heavier. Read more...

Wednesday, April 15, 1998 UCLA warms up for NCAA-host role Staff, help make final touches prior to championships By Steve Kim Daily Bruin Staff So much to do, so much to do … As gymnasts are fine tuning for the NCAA Championships, the year’s most prestigious collegiate event, an army of UCLA athletics department staff have been cranking in high gear behind the scenes to plan the championship meet. Read more...

Wednesday, April 15, 1998 Connect Four Four women’s water polo players hail from Maryland By Steve Kim Daily Bruin Staff A common phrase heard around the women’s water polo practice pool: "It must be an Annapolis thing." Whenever someone from Annapolis, Md–and there are quite a few of them–makes a dorky mistake or does something clumsy, she knows the light hearted ridicule that’ll follow. Read more...

Wednesday, April 15, 1998 Bruins slide from great to poor, losing badly to San Diego State RECAP: UCLA hits, pitching no match for Aztecs’ efficiency By Kristina Wilcox Daily Bruin Staff The UCLA baseball team that took the field on Tuesday was quite different from the one that backed up Tony Righetti’s stellar outing on Monday night. Read more...

Wednesday, April 15, 1998 Baseball Notes Atkins breaks hitting record Garrett Atkins dropped into the record books in UCLA’s 15-7 win over Six-Pac foe Arizona on Friday night. Read more...

Wednesday, April 15, 1998 Look in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s … Ronaldo? COLUMN: America’s golf star doesn’t shine like Brazil’s soccer phenomBy Rob Kariakin Well, the Masters came, the Masters went, and some dumpy-looking guy walked away with a less-than-stylish green sportcoat. Read more...

Wednesday, April 15, 1998 Basketball Briefs Baron Davis has surgery On Tuesday, UCLA freshman point guard Baron Davis underwent successful surgery on his left knee. Davis tore his left anterior cruciate ligament during the first half of UCLA’s win over Michigan in the NCAA tournament. Read more...