Gilbert Quinonez [email protected] Click Here for more articles by Gilbert Quinonez Before last November, the word “contraction” was only used when referring to women in labor. However, Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig shocked the sports world by announcing that the owners had agreed to contract at least two teams before the start of the next season. Read more...

  JONATHAN YOUNG/Daily Bruin Water polo sisters Amber (left) and Ashley Stachowski goof off in the pool after practice. By Susana Zialcita Daily Bruin Contributor [email protected] While most athletes are working to make a name for themselves, Ashley and Amber Stachowski are busy sharing one. Read more...

  NICOLE MILLER/Daily Bruin Staff Right-handed freshman Kyle Wilson hurls a ball against Washington State last weekend. By Scott Bair Daily Bruin Staff [email protected] UCLA has reached a fork in the road of its long baseball season. Read more...

  MICHAEL TOBEY/Daily Bruin Senior Crissy Buck lays down a bunt in the UCLA’s last matchup against Oregon. The Bruins face the Ducks again today in Eugene. Read more...

  MICHAEL MANTEL/Daily Bruin Students kick, jab and punch their way through Cardio Combat, offered three times a week at the Wooden Center. By Katie Younglove Daily Bruin Contributor [email protected] Before many students are even awake, members of the Cardio Combat & Yoga class are hopping back and forth, striking an imaginary perpetrator to the beat of Britney Spears. Read more...

Baseball @ Washington Friday 6:30 p.m. Softball @ Oregon Friday 2 p.m. Track vs. USC Saturday all day Baseball @ Washington Saturday 1 p.m. Softball @ Oregon St. Read more...

  COURTNEY STEWART/Daily Bruin Staff Joe Snee, freshman pole vaulter, launches himself over the bar in a match at Drake Stadium earlier this season. The Bruins will compete against rival USC this weekend. Read more...