To be recruited as one of the top young amateurs in your sport
by any school is a privilege. Athletes put forth a tremendous
amount of effort in order to be considered among the top players in
their sports.

When the UCLA men’s golf team finished fourth at the
Pac-10 Championships two weeks ago, the Bruins actually did
accomplish something.
They did something that UCLA fans relish, something that would
boost our student body’s morale regarding athletics if done
every year.

Four years and three days ago, I witnessed the greatest live
sports moment in my 19 years.
With the Los Angeles Kings down 3-0 with six minutes remaining,
and down 2-1 overall to the Detroit Red Wings in the opening round
of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, I had given up all hope.

Growing up in Los Angeles, I was surrounded by a laid-back,
easygoing culture. Going to Dodger games all my life, fans would
lounge about in their seats, sitting passively on their hands in
75-degree weather as Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully would
quasi-creepily obsess over all the little children in the
crowd.

A new academic year at UCLA inevitably means thousands of new
Bruin fans. It also means there will be new faces to carry on some
of the traditions that have become ingrained in the Bruin faithful
over the years.

Having played teams that were basically strangers to them during
regional play, the UCLA softball team has now traveled halfway
across the country to see a host of schools they are all too
familiar with.

The big question for the UCLA softball team during regional play
apparently wasn’t whether it would make a clean sweep.
Rather, uncertainty seemed to center upon who would be the one to
come through for the Bruins each day.

It’s time for the UCLA softball team to prove the
tribulations it’s gone through this season will have a
positive payoff.
After some tough losses in the Pac-10 schedule, including their
0-4 start, the Bruins (39-9, 12-8 Pac-10) now find themselves as
the No.

There was hardly much concern or suspense over the national
seeding UCLA would receive.
After the national seedings and the regional brackets were
announced Sunday evening, the UCLA softball team received the No.

It’s better to be the team that’s above all others.
To be the team that everyone else is trying to shoot down.
When UCLA heads into the final weekend of the regular season at
Easton Stadium against No.