M. hoops faces baptism by fire Final Four play begins with tough Princeton game By Melissa Anderson Daily Bruin Senior Staff INDIANAPOLIS – Nobody said it would be easy, but when the UCLA men’s basketball team was shipped to the Southeast Region and paired with Princeton in the first round of the NCAA tournament, the road back to the Final Four got even tougher. Read more...

W. hoops players receive honors Season ends as Gomez and Hilbert win Pac-10 honors By Emmanuelle Ejercito Daily Bruin Staff Before the story of the UCLA women’s basketball team’s 1995-96 season ends, a few footnotes need to be made. Read more...

Rain break nurses baseball back to health Bruins to face USC, Arizona at height of Six-Pac season battle By Brian Purcell Daily Bruin Contributor The rain that descended on Southern California this week has made the UCLA baseball team’s break longer than expected, giving them a two-week lull and providing needed rest for an ailing lineup. Read more...

Kris Johnson rebounds from back injury UCLA guard works way to mountaintop despite setbacks By Scott Yamaguchi Daily Bruin Staff INDIANAPOLIS — There lay Kris Johnson, sprawled on the Pauley Pavilion floor with a strained back, having been injured in a scramble for a loose ball just five minutes into the first half of the regular season finale. Read more...

W. hoops ends season early in Washington By Emmanuelle Ejercito Daily Bruin Staff If one good thing can be said about not playing in the postseason, it would be this – no more road games. Read more...

Walk-on vaults to front By Esther Hui Daily Bruin Staff UCLA gymnast Karin Silvestri thought the Arizona State meet on Friday night would be just another exhibition performance for her, but when an injured Amy Smith pulled out of vaulting, Silvestri filled the hole in the lineup. Read more...

Down but not out, m.hoops secures victory Despite side-lined players, UCLA overcomes Cougars By Scott Yamaguchi and Ross Bersot Daily Bruin Senior Staff With J.R. Henderson side-lined due to strep throat for the second consecutive game, the loss of Kris Johnson to an injury with 14:52 to play in the first half of Saturday’s final regular-season contest against Washington State could have proved disastrous for the UCLA men’s basketball team. Read more...