Prep phenom Malik Hairston eliminated four schools ““ including UCLA ““ from his list Tuesday night but preserved the mystery of where he will attend college for at least one more day. Read more...

It’s a scary thing being an American these days. People hate Americans for reasons out of Americans’ personal control. They resent the toes this country has stepped on and its rise to prosperity. Read more...

If Tuesday’s game becomes a microcosm of the UCLA baseball team’s season, it’ll be pleased with the ending. After a sluggish offensive start, the Bruins piled on seven runs in their final three innings en route to an 8-2 win over Cal State Fullerton. Read more...

The final chapter of Lena Nilsson’s storybook UCLA career won’t have a happy ending. Lingering pain from a stress fracture in her right foot will keep middle distance runner Nilsson from competing at the Pac-10 Championships this weekend, meaning that the three-time NCAA champion’s collegiate career is finished. Read more...

Correcting new requirements In his column “NCAA reforms can’t be expected to succeed” (May 4), Bruce Tran made a lot of good points, but I do have trouble sitting still for this one. Read more...

They’ve waited. And waited. And waited. And now they have one more week left to wait. The players on the fourth-seeded UCLA men’s tennis team haven’t played in a dual match since an April 17 victory over California, and now they’re starting to get a little bit antsy. Read more...

I guarantee victory. It’s not that hard for me to do with the likes of Oral Roberts coming to town ““ the men’s tennis team, not the dental company. Read more...