There were some within softball circles who doubted whether UCLA could contend for its third consecutive national title after the Bruins lost their first four Pac-10 games and showed no signs of breaking out of a season-long offensive slump. Read more...

Last year, the stage was set. The UCLA women’s golf team, coming off its best season in the program’s history, hosted the Pac-10 Championships, and boasted the best player, the best freshman and the best coach in the conference. Read more...

Facing arch rival Stanford on the road in what may have been his team’s last formidable test before the postseason, UCLA women’s water polo coach Adam Krikorian knew Friday night’s game would be hotly contested. Read more...

Katherine Mertz, an assistant coach at UCLA for the past five seasons, was named UNLV women’s soccer coach on Friday. Mertz, whose primary responsibility had been coaching the Bruin goalkeepers, helped guide UCLA to three berths in the College Cup, including an appearance in the NCAA title game this past December. Read more...

After weeks of wandering the desert of a 19-game losing streak, the UCLA baseball team snapped the drought with a 9-8 victory over UC Santa Barbara on Saturday night. Read more...

UCLA men’s tennis coach Billy Martin is hesitant to call it revenge, and perhaps he’s right. Maybe payback is a better term. Whatever Martin or his team may call it, the No. Read more...

This column is about why my roommate Billy is a huge nerd. Yet, I’m beginning to wonder whether in the future he may be one of sports’ great superstars. Read more...