Strikes one and two were breaking balls Roman Martin just looked at.
But the final strike was a ground ball the junior third baseman hit softly to the right side.

This post was updated April 23 at 12:24 a.m.
We won’t fully appreciate UCLA women’s basketball’s national title for a while.
Yes, even with the watch parties, post-championship celebrations and homecoming mob, we haven’t given this team and program the admiration it deserves – and may not for some time.

The popcorn machine at Jackie Robinson Stadium gets going well before the first pitch.
The cracks, bursts and snaps are a product of the kernels getting hot at different times and popping at different temperatures.

No. 1 UCLA baseball (35-3, 20-0 Big Ten) opened the program’s Jackie Robinson Week on Tuesday. The Bruins debuted their jerseys inspired by the MLB trailblazer.

This post was updated April 16 at 4:40 p.m.
Jackie Robinson famously lettered in four sports at UCLA, and he may have been best at football.

Nico Iamaleava may be coming off the most turbulent year of his football career.
After exiting the College Football Playoff with a first-round loss, the redshirt sophomore quarterback began spring 2025 in hot water.

Bruin Day was not the Bruins’ day.
Injuries forced coach Billy Martin to deviate from his typical lineup – putting healthy players with limited experience on the court while veterans could not do much more than watch.

Spring football is a lot like the grocery store.
It is coaches, players, fans and media all counting their eggs before Easter – and chickens before they hatch.

Jackie Robinson Stadium had ears ringing like it was the inside of the Victory Bell on Friday evening.
But as sophomore right-hander Easton Hawk secured No.

John Savage was in his contract year a season ago, and it seemed like there was a real possibility that UCLA would not bring him back.