They began the season winless and searching for an identity. They ended it by winning six of their last seven tournaments, including the Pac-10 Championships, the NCAA West Regionals and the NCAA Championships. Read more...

Inside of the track that earned the fans’ adoration, Dan Ames unassumingly played in the field with his three favorite toys. When he heaved them into the air as though he never wanted to see them again, the relatively few onlookers never accused him of temper tantrums. Read more...

For many players in the NBA, the end of the season means a six-month layoff until the opening of training camps in September. For players like Earl Watson, longer days and shorter nights mean more time to practice. Read more...

In addition to the eye-opening six juniors taken in Major League Baseball’s first-year player draft, next year’s UCLA baseball team may have to deal with the departure of a few of its incoming prospects. Read more...

In 2000, the UCLA baseball team had twelve players selected in the Major League Baseball draft, setting a collegiate record. This year, it nearly duplicated that record, with nine players picked in the MLB draft that ended on Wednesday. Read more...

When the Daily Bruin sent me out to Oklahoma City to cover the Women’s College World Series two weeks ago, there was one major problem. Calgary was hosting the Stanley Cup Finals, not the rodeo, so I couldn’t get the game on TV. Read more...

UCLA is not going to win an NCAA championship this weekend ““ they won’t even come close ““ and they know that. But still, the Bruins are striving to accomplish a feat that hasn’t been done in the past six years ““ finish in the top five. Read more...