Saturday, April 25

Squad strives to three-peat, carry NCAA national honors

By Adam Titcher Daily Bruin Contributor When the UCLA men’s water polo team took third place in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament, the truth about the at-large bid for the NCAA tournament was kept from a third of the players by UCLA head coach Adam Krikorian. Read more...


Porter’s return boosts Bruins’ team strength

By Andrew Borders Daily Bruin Reporter Thank you, Kristee Porter. The No. 14 UCLA women’s volleyball team received the eighth seed overall and the second seed in its quarter of the bracket for the 2001 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship. Read more...


Determined UCLA set to continue winning streak

  ANGIE LEVINE Junior guard Natalie Nakase dribbles the ball around an Ohio State defender, Saturday. By Adam Titcher Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA women’s basketball team sought and received vengeance against Ohio State for a 22 point loss handed to them by the Buckeyes last year. Read more...


Football Notebook

  DANIEL WONG/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Senior linebacker Robert Thomas chases a tackle against Cal earlier this season. Thomas tackles two awards UCLA middle linebacker Robert Thomas earned his first two awards of the season when he was named both a first team All-American and the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year in the last week. Read more...


Men’s Basketball Notebook

Can’t miss In an 89-77 victory over defenseless South Carolina in the third-place game of the Maui Invitational last Wednesday, the UCLA basketball team shot 72.9 percent from the field (no, this isn’t a misprint), partly because it shot well and partly because the Gamecocks were too lazy to contest its shots. Read more...



Porter now eligible, can compete immediately

  MIKE CHIEN Senior Kristee Porter spikes the ball against Stanford earlier this season. By Diamond Leung Daily Bruin Senior Staff UCLA women’s volleyball player Kristee Porter had her eligibility restored last Wednesday by the NCAA Student-Athlete Reinstatement Staff following a month-long investigation into her “extra benefits” violation. Read more...