The saying is certainly cliché, but it’s also true: It’s harder to stay on top than to get there. The second-ranked UCLA men’s soccer squad will be faced with that challenge this fall as they find themselves hunted not only by the Pac-10, but also the rest of the NCAA as the defending national champions. Read more...

Coming into the school year, four UCLA teams will be asked the same question: Can they repeat? UCLA’s men’s soccer, women’s gymnastics, water polo and softball teams all won their respective NCAA Championships last year, and all of them think they can do it again. Read more...

The naysayers are already coming out of the woodwork. Mere hours after the WUSA announced it was closing up shop this past Monday, commentators and columnists had already started pecking at the league’s remains like verbal vultures in an effort to prove that women’s professional sports cannot survive in this country. Read more...

Dust off the old playbooks, because 7-on-7 flag football is returning to UCLA intramural sports this fall. Back by popular demand, this season should see a major boost in competition and participation. Read more...

Question: If a tree falls in the forest and nobody hears it, did it really make a sound? Another question: If the Detroit Shock wins the WNBA championship and nobody knows it, did it really happen? Read more...

Just put the ball in UCLA junior driver Brett Ormsby’s hand, and good things happen for the Bruins. Wet or dry, he’ll sling a shot past any goalie’s head. Read more...

A clean bill of health hasn’t done much to quell Jill Oakes’ nerves as she prepares to return to the soccer field for the first time in 10 months. Read more...