There are different levels of losing in every competition. There are squeakers and heartbreakers (where the winners just barely eke out a victory, while the losers are obviously forlorn), beatings (one team soundly takes care of the other), stompings (when the victor rubs it in a little bit), and finally spankings. Read more...

Season kicks off in Washington The UCLA track and field team kicked off the 2003 indoor season last weekend at the Husky Invitational at Dempsey Indoor Track Stadium at the University of Washington. Read more...

Losing never felt so good. While walking away 0-2 from the weekend’s meets against Stanford and Cal, UCLA left with 22 season- or lifetime-best achievements, as well as with hopes higher than before. Read more...

Despite winning the Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament last weekend, the No. 1 UCLA softball team is looking to smooth out some rough patches today against the UC Riverside Highlanders. Read more...

Having experienced a frustrating weekend against BYU in Utah, the UCLA men’s volleyball team returns with an even higher resolve. Tonight, it will battle Cal State Northridge ““ this time refusing to fall short of its expectations. Read more...

Letdowns have been known to follow emotional wins in the world of sports. Following an emphatic 6-1 win over USC last Friday, the No. 1 UCLA men’s tennis team (4-0, 1-0 Pac-10) will look to avoid a letdown today when it faces the University of San Diego Toreros at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Read more...

Two of UCLA’s vaunted freshman class received unfavorable, and remarkably similar, introductions to college ball. Freshmen pitchers Hector Ambriz and Garett White both gave up home runs on their very first pitches in the Bruins’ 8-3 loss to UC Riverside, a team that is only playing its third season of collegiate baseball. Read more...