Around this time last year, I was finishing up my last year of undergraduate studies, overwhelmed with the opportunities presented to me through the transfer portal.

Gerrit Cole, Rob Rasmussen, Trevor Bauer, Adam Plutko, Cody Poteet, James Kaprielian.
Coach John Savage’s three College World Series teams were anchored by future MLB pitchers.

Defending MPSF champions No. 1 seed UCLA women’s water polo (18-4, 5-1 MPSF) will return to Spieker Aquatics Center for the final time this season to defend its MPSF title.

This post was updated April 24 at 10:49 p.m.
Nico Iamaleava had his worst performance on the biggest stage last season.
In his first College Football Playoff appearance, Iamaleava completed just 14-of-31 passes for 104 yards, costing his team a trip to the Rose Bowl as eventual national champion Ohio State trampled Iamaleava and Tennessee 42-17.

There is no sugarcoating it – the Bruins didn’t win the national title.
A shaky beam rotation – UCLA’s worst since March 2 – nearly guaranteed Oklahoma’s victory and its third national championship in four years.

Katelyn Rosen watched from the sidelines for seven weeks before the postseason.
Fresh off a stellar all-around freshman season, Rosen struggled with confidence and a “sophomore slump” that held back the former three-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week.

This post was updated April 8 8:43 p.m.
Cori Close’s leaders rose from the press conference podium after taking the toughest loss of their careers. And then the coach turned her head with one thing to say.