This post was updated Feb. 24 at 10:09 p.m.
About 700 to 1,000 people attempt to climb Mount Everest every year.
At 29,032 feet, every step leaves less room for error.

All eyes were on Cassius Chinlund as he sat on the bench of court six.
The redshirt freshman’s leg got massaged as the match came down to a deciding third set between Chinlund and Niels Hoffmann.

This post was updated Feb. 22 at 9:17 p.m.
Noise.
Nonstop noise.
26-25.
Senior middle blocker Cameron Thorne and sophomore outside hitter Sean Kelly rose to the net for a set-point block against opposite hitter Wojciech Gajek to take the third.

This post was updated Feb. 18 at 10:32 p.m.
One season in, and Coach Jenny Johnson Jordan’s crew has already become a piece of MPSF history.

Early struggles once put UCLA’s season in doubt.
After opening the 2024-25 campaign with a 2-6 record, coach Billy Martin’s squad appeared far from tournament contention.

No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball (8-0, 2-0 MPSF) will face No. 2 Long Beach State (8-0) in front of a sold-out crowd at Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California.

Maggie Li’s story did not begin at UCLA – and it did not begin with volleyball either.
In fact, the junior outside hitter competed in swimming and even considered pursuing a future in tennis.

This post was updated Jan. 21 at 10:25 p.m.
Pressure does not wait for the postseason.
It’s measured in points.
And pressure is built into the Bruin standard.

This post was updated Dec. 4 at 3:51 p.m.
No. 8 seed UCLA women’s volleyball (18-12, 12-8 Big Ten) returns to the NCAA tournament to face Georgia Tech (16-13, 11-9 ACC) on Thursday after a three-year drought.

This post was updated Dec. 3 at 10:32 p.m.
My favorite sports team was ranked at the bottom of the table not long ago.
FC Barcelona transformed from a club that dominated European soccer to a fractured program struggling in its own league just four years ago.