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MEN'S GOLF: Anteaters Tim Cha and John Chin Qualify for U.S. Amateur Championship.

OLYMPICS: As fierce competition approaches, all eyes turn to China on the big issues.

Water Polo: Four former Anteaters make the Olympic squad and look for Gold begining August 10.

THE ORACLE: Complaining that the Anteaters do not have a legitimate star athlete in the professional ranks? Your complaints may be availed come next major league baseball season.

THE HYPOTHESIS: One of the best movie lines ever is by Doug E. Doug, who played Sanka Coffie in the 1993 sports film classic "Cool Runnings." I know it's a movie about the Winter Olympics, but stay with me. Sanka, the comic relief on the Jamaican bob-sled team, walks through the snow and into a circle of athletes looking miserable from the cold and with a huge grin says the line, "I am feeling very Olympic today."

WATER POLO: U.S. Men's water polo team hosts a fundraising exhbition game and gives back to the crowd.

Anteater alums playing minor-league baseball.

THE ORACLE: Although both teams were obliterated in their final games, the fact that each had unexpectedly successful seasons cannot go unnoticed.

BASEBALL: UCI finishes 42-18 and made its second consecutive trip the NCAA Super Regionals.

THE HYPOTHESIS: When being asked the question "Where are your cleats at?" in Italian, it sounds like this: "Dove la sua scarpini?" What? Now imagine that being yelled at you by a boisterous, middle-aged Roman soccer coach who never fully explained if he had a real job, only mentioning that he had "meetings" to attend.

The Anteaters finished with a 42-18 overall record after finishing their season in a super regional against LSU.

Sports editors offer tribute to UCI's top athletes.