DAILY BRUIN TOP 25 COLLEG A ranking by the DB staff of the elite college football teams in the nation SOURCE: Daily Bruin Staff Original graphic by JARRET QUON/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Web adaptation by MIKE OUYANG/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Read more...

  EDWARD LIN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Sinjin Smith leaves it all on the beach in his final pro tournament at Manhattan Beach on Saturday. By Scott Schultz Daily Bruin Senior Staff Sinjin Smith, the captain of the first undefeated UCLA volleyball team in 1979 and beach volleyball’s first international superstar, officially retired from the sport Saturday after being eliminated from the Manhattan Beach Open. Read more...

  Daily Bruin File Photo Sophomore midfielder Adolfo Gregorio forces his way past a Washington defender last year. By Vytas Mazeika Daily Bruin Senior Staff Born in Virginia, raised in Maryland, sophomore defender and 2001 Hermann Trophy candidate Alex Yi is ready to unleash UCLA’s new offensive-minded defensive scheme at the Virginia Soccer Classic in Charlottesville, Va. Read more...

  BRIDGET O’BRIEN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Senior defender Bethany Bogart prepares for a pass during Friday’s exhibition game. By Jeff Agase Daily Bruin Reporter Less than a year ago, Stephanie Rigamat’s goal in the 77th minute of a 1-0 semifinal win over Portland vaulted the UCLA women’s soccer team into the national title game for the first time. Read more...

  Daily Bruin File Photo Senior tailback DeShaun Foster sprints past his Alabama opponents in a game last season. By Joshua Mason Daily Bruin Staff The UCLA football team’s season opener at Alabama will be a challenge in more ways than one. Read more...

By Jeff Agase Daily Bruin Reporter The NCAA announced Thursday that it is placing the University of Southern California athletic department on probation for two years because of three separate incidents of academic fraud, false and misleading information and a lack of institutional monitoring. Read more...

By Andrew Borders Daily Bruin Reporter One year ago, the now-No. 7 UCLA women’s volleyball team participated in the Hawaiian Airlines Classic at the University of Hawai’i and cruised all the way to the final match against the host Wahine, only to be swept by a team that would reach the NCAA Final Four. Read more...