Saturday, June 27

Neuheisel confident about football’s progress for Pac-10 season

LAX "“ UCLA football coach Rick Neuheisel sounded optimistic about the upcoming season when he spoke to reporters at the Pac-10 Football Media Day on Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Football coach Rick Neuheisel spoke at the 2009 Pac-10 Football Media Day press conference Thursday morning at the Sheraton Gateway. Neuheisel looks


FC Barcelona practice report

In its first practice at UCLA in preparation for its match at the end of the week, FC Barcelona spent approximately 35 minutes at North Athletic Field on Wednesday, in what team representative Chemi Terés said was a "very light practice" to help with "muscle recovery." Read more...



Isner beats the sportsmanlike Baghdatis in a tiebreak

In a crowd-pleasing show of sportsmanship, Marcos Baghdatis leaped over the net to help opponent John Isner after he fell and clutched his left leg late in the second set tiebreak today at Straus Stadium during the second round of the LA Tennis Open. Read more...

Photo: Marcos Baghdatis (right) was one of the first to attend to his opponent, John Isner (left), after Isner twisted his left ankle. Isner continued the match to defeat Baghdatis 6-3, 7-6 (11) and advance to the quarterfinals at the LA Tennis Open.



Marat Safin turns match around in second set for a third LA Tennis Open win

After playing two matches the night prior, No. 8 seed Marat Safin needed a come-from-behind effort to get past US Open Series points leader Robby Ginepri in the first round of the Los Angeles Tennis Open. Read more...

Photo: Marat Safin, of Russia, defeated Robby Ginepri, of the United States, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 during the first round of the Los Angeles Tennis Open on Tuesday evening. This year will be Safin’s last tennis open in Los Angeles because he will be retiring.