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Submit A Story  News For Wednesday, July 23, 2008     Sport   Link   Source   Poster   Discuss  Basketball Pauley Pavilion: An arena made in Hollywood (23 clicks) Tucked between Lot 6 and Drake Stadium, just a stone's throw from the Bruin Bear, sits the greatest venue in all of sports: Pauley Pavilion. hiltigger 0 replies Football Ranking the Pac-10 defensive ends (12 clicks) There's a lot more depth in the Pac-10 at defensive end than at tackle, which makes sense in a pass-centric conference. hiltigger 0 replies Football Prince of a guy (10 clicks) One of the more impressive freshman during the summer passing drills has been quarterback Kevin Prince, a Crespi High of Encino product. hiltigger 0 replies Football Looking ahead (2 clicks) Joining UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel at Pacific-10 football media day Thursday will be fifth-year senior defensive end Brigham Harwell. hiltigger 0 replies Football On Lockett (3 clicks) Although UCLA strong safety Bret Lockett is suspended for the season opener against Tennessee, he is not sitting by idly and waiting for practice to begin Aug. 5. hiltigger 0 replies Football Five burning questions… No. 2: new coaches (9 clicks) The strength of this team just might be on the sideline wearing headsets rather than pads. Head coach Rick Neuheisel, offensive coordinator Norm Chow and defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker represent the team’s only true star power, the holy trinity Bruins backers are counting on. hiltigger 0 replies Football For ticket sales, UCLA isn’t in the same race as USC (12 clicks) Here’s a sobering glimpse of the just how wide the popularity gap is between USC and UCLA football. hiltigger 0 replies Baseball UCLA's John Savage Discusses 2008 Season, Program's Future (5 clicks) Bruins' head coach looks forward to the 2009 campaign hiltigger 0 replies Football UCLA/NASCAR Special Football Ticket Offer For Opener (1 clicks) Tennessee Football and Race on Labor Day Weekend hiltigger 0 replies Basketball More Thoughts On Media Landscape/Narrative In Los Angeles Re. UCLA Athletics (40 clicks) Achilles gave us a lot to think about in his post on blogs and traditional media coverage of UCLA. I agree with many of his points concerning how the newspapers in Southern California still hasn't figured what to do with blogs. hiltigger 0 replies Football Roundup From BN Walk: News & Notes (29 clicks) We will start our walk with some bad news from the football front. As uclafan11 already noted Christian Ramirez has been declared ineligible for the entire 2008 season. hiltigger 0 replies Football Uni Watch on Coach Sanders' Cleverness (31 clicks) Two interesting tidbits from Jim Parker, beginning with a UCLA tale: "In the mid- to late 1950s, UCLA's legendary head football coach Henry 'Red' Sanders would purchase the team's home powder blue jerseys in a lighter shade of blue each successive season, until they were almost as pale as the visiting teams white jerseys (although the jerseys were still blue enough for players and fans to tell the two teams apart). hiltigger 0 replies Basketball Will Jordan Farmar save the world? (23 clicks) Even though he has always played in Los Angeles, Jordan Farmar seems to be constantly moving. hiltigger 0 replies Football UCLA tailback Ramirez ineligible, out for 2008 season (19 clicks) UCLA junior tailback Christian Ramirez, who was to contend for carries in an inexperienced backfield, is academically ineligible and will miss the 2008 season. hiltigger 0 replies Football Ramirez, Lockett release (14 clicks) UCLA announced that tailback Christian Ramirez is academically ineligible for the season also announced what was reported by the Daily News last week, that strong safety Bret Lockett is suspended for season opener against Tennessee because of a violation of the team's academic rules. hiltigger 0 replies Football Ramirez ineligible (8 clicks) UCLA tailback Christian Ramirez has been ruled academically ineligible for the upcoming season. He is expected to use the year to red-shirt, and will have two years of eligibility remaining. I should have more later tonight. [end text] hiltigger 0 replies Football Freshmen numbers (22 clicks) Some people love this stuff, and others don't care. But here are the uniforms numbers of the incoming football freshmen hiltigger 0 replies Football UCLA's Lockett out for opener... (6 clicks) UCLA safety Bret Lockett will miss the Sept. 1 opener with Tennessee because he violated a team policy concerning academics. Lockett, who can practice with the team, is a senior who is the projected starter at strong safety. hiltigger 0 replies Football UCLA's Christian Ramirez ruled ineligible... (6 clicks) UCLA tailback Christian Ramirez, who was expected to compete for playing time in a deep UCLA backfield, was ruled ineligble because he did not meet NCAA eligibility requirements and will be forced to sit out the 2008 season. hiltigger 0 replies Football UCLA: DeWayne Walker radio interview... (43 clicks) UCLA defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker was on 570 AM on Monday, and talked about a variety of topics including the rumors he will be gone after this season, the incoming freshman class and working with Rick Neuheisel. hiltigger 0 replies Football UCLA's O-Line experience (28 clicks) In going over the depth chart today, I put together this info to illustrate just how little experience the UCLA offensive line has entering the season. hiltigger 0 replies Football Lug nuts and pigskin (15 clicks) Perhaps the slow crawl along the jammed streets near the Rose Bowl will be a little easier if fans can summon the image of Sterling Marlin (below right) whipping around the track in a car splattered in corporate logos? hiltigger 0 replies Football Breaking football news: academic casualties (25 clicks) The UCLA football team, which faces uphill odds after losing 12 offensive and defensive starters, isn't getting any help in the classroom. hiltigger 0 replies  News For Tuesday, July 22, 2008     Sport   Link   Source   Poster   Discuss  Other Going Meta: Blogs And Traditional Media's Coverage of UCLA (19 clicks) This started out as a response in a fan post, but I wanted to build on that discussion with a front page blog post. There are some good comments there as well, so if you're interested in this topic, you might want to check that thread out, too. hiltigger 0 replies Football Ranking the Pac-10 defensive tackles (74 clicks) Moving on to defense, this is a strange one. hiltigger 0 replies Football Ekbatani at RT (26 clicks) UCLA offensive lineman Nick Ekbatani, who spent his first two years in the program as a guard, is playing right tackle during summer passing drills as the Bruins look to replace injured starter Sean Sheller. [end text] hiltigger 0 replies Football UCLA-NASCAR ticket offer.... (22 clicks) This is a press release that UCLA just sent out. Seems like a pretty good package deal. hiltigger 0 replies Basketball UCLA's Westbrook at the ESPYs (109 clicks) Former UCLA guard Russell Westbrook may have grown up in suburban Los Angeles, but he's apparently still perfecting his "Hollywood chic" look. hiltigger 0 replies Football Five burning questions… No. 3: the defense (43 clicks) As frustrating as 2007 was for many Bruins fans, imagine how bad things would have been without a defense that routinely frustrated opponents. Last year, UCLA ranked 29th nationally in total defense (343.2 yard per game) and 14th in rushing defense (109.2). That was last year. hiltigger 0 replies Football Five burning questions… No. 4: the schedule (23 clicks) With only 10 offensive and defensive starters returning, the Bruins could have used an easier landing. Instead, they have the more-challenging of the two possible Pac-10 schedules _ with Cal, Oregon, Arizona State and Washington on the road _ and early meetings with a couple of non-conference opponents (Tennessee and BYU) that figure to be ranked. hiltigger 0 replies Football Roundup From BN Walk: Football News & Notes (48 clicks) You can just feel the football camp being around the corner. We have an exclusively football focused BN walk lined up for today. Let's start our walk with Norm Chow. hiltigger 0 replies Basketball UCLA tries its luck in Vegas (146 clicks) Today marks the start of the second July evaluation period for men's basketball, which means coaches from UCLA and every other major division I program will descend upon Las Vegas. hiltigger 0 replies Football Five burning questions... No. 5: backfield (67 clicks) We'll begin the countdown to fall camp by delving into the five key questions facing the Bruins in what could be a challenging first season for Coach Rick Neuheisel. hiltigger 0 replies Other Bruin Olympians (7 clicks) We here on the UCLA blog vow not to ignore the non-revenue sports. Every four years, the non-revenue sports all get together and throw a big party in a fancy international venue and call it the Olympics. hiltigger 0 replies Football August football (48 clicks) The football team begins gearing up for that Sept. 1 opener vs. Tennessee. Practice starts Aug. 5 on campus. Coach Rick Neuheisel has decided to make the practices open to the public. hiltigger 0 replies Other Hello Bruin Nation (31 clicks) How many people get to move their office between two of college sports' most intense rivals? Why would anyone want to? hiltigger 0 replies Football What Have We Become? (32 clicks) Puffdaddy came across an article from a Montgomery, Alabama newspaper. The article laments Auburn's schedule, taking them to task for playing Furman. "There are 50 different teams around the country whose name on the schedule would have garnered just as much respect as West Virginia's. And against more than half of them, AU would have walked in as the favorite. In some cases, it would've been a big favorite," Josh Moon wrote. hiltigger 0 replies Football FSN's New College Football Programming (38 clicks) College football fans will have a "bigger, live, and on-site" show to look forward to this season on Fox Sports Prime Ticket. hiltigger 0 replies Football Ranking the Pac-10 punters (54 clicks) Punters are perennially underrated. hiltigger 0 replies Football Kahlil's health (28 clicks) UCLA running back Kahlil Bell continues to look great in 7-on-7 drills and will be ready for training camp. He is showing great acceleration catching the ball and moving laterally. The only inkling he is coming off reconstructive knee surgery is the brace he is wearing during the drills. hiltigger 0 replies Football Ertz update (20 clicks) One thing I keep hearing from my sources is tight end Zach Ertz, a Stanford commit from Monte Vista High of Danville, is high on UCLA and not to be surprised if he flips. However, I'm also told Cal is also a possible destination for him. [end text] hiltigger 0 replies Football Opponent watch (19 clicks) Pacific-10 media day is Thursday, and I'll have news from there. In the meantime, UCLA's second opponent is picked to win its conference. hiltigger 0 replies Football UCLA Media Guide... (34 clicks) I picked up a copy of the new UCLA media guide today and the two players on the cover are tight end Logan Paulsen and defensive tackle Brigham Harwell. There is also a group huddle shot from the spring game, a slice featuring the Rose Bowl and a slice featuring fans. hiltigger 0 replies Football UCLA's Bell ready to go... (30 clicks) I saw UCLA running back Kahlil Bell today and he said that he is more than ready for training camp to start and that his surgically repaired right knee (ACL) is as strong as ever. hiltigger 0 replies Football Some thoughts from UCLA's Norm Chow... (91 clicks) I spoke to Norm Chow for a few minutes today about a variety of topics, including the offensive line, the quarterbacks and the tailbacks. Here are a couple tid-bits from that conversation. hiltigger 0 replies Basketball UCLA pushing hard for Snaer (176 clicks) If UCLA fails to land Moreno Valley Rancho Verde wing Michael Snaer, it certainly won't be a result of lack of effort. hiltigger 0 replies  News For Monday, July 21, 2008     Sport   Link   Source   Poster   Discuss  Basketball U-18 team lacks emotion in gold-medal game (72 clicks) Davidson's Bob McKillop got a snapshot of Argentina's recent domination of global basketball when the U.S. men's Under 18 national team suffered a 77-64 loss in the gold-medal game to the host nation Friday night in Formosa, Argentina. [ESPN Insider only] hiltigger 0 replies Football Ranking the Pac-10 kickers... (61 clicks) Kickers? The Pac-10's got kickers, even with the departure of 2006 Groza Award winner Alexis Serna of Oregon State. hiltigger 0 replies Football Ranking the Pac 10 by Position (Offense) (45 clicks) Ranking the Pac Ten, or any conference by position in the pre-season is one of those less than meaningful pursuits that most of the media goes through as we approach the college football season. Bleacher Report hiltigger 0 replies Football Recruiting areas (51 clicks) UCLA's football media guide is out and I always find it interesting to check the assigned recruiting areas for the coaching staff. hiltigger 0 replies Football Week that was (28 clicks) Here is the new feature reviewing the most pressing things that took place last week hiltigger 0 replies Basketball Bob McKillop on UCLA's Malcolm Lee (179 clicks) Davidson coach Bob McKillop spoke with ESPN's Andy Katz about each of the five college-bound prospects on the U.S. U-18 team that lost to Argentina in the gold-medal game on Friday. hiltigger 0 replies Other UCLA to Have Large Presence at 2008 Olympic Games (15 clicks) Bruins to send a total of 36 athletes and coaches to Beijing hiltigger 0 replies Basketball Jordan Farmar to Visit Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA (15 clicks) The UCLA alum and current Los Angeles Laker will also host a reunion luncheon at UCLA. hiltigger 0 replies W. Soccer Cheney Named to 18-Player Olympic Team (4 clicks) Former alternate to make trip to Beijing following injury to Abby Wambach. hiltigger 0 replies Basketball Robin Lopez And Kevin Love Added To USA Basketball Select Team (70 clicks) Robin Lopez (Phoenix Suns) and Kevin Love (Minnesota Timberwolves), two top 15 draft choices in the 2008 NBA Draft who have made strong impressions in the 2008 NBA Summer League, will join the original 10 NBA players named to the 2008 USA Basketball Select Team to complete the 12-member roster, USA Basketball announced today. USA Basketball hiltigger 0 replies Other Roundup From BN Walk: News & Notes (21 clicks) Thanks again for all the feedback to my notes on depth chart. Please keep them coming. I will get back the defensive side of the ball in a few days (if not sooner). Let's start this Monday by catching up with a little news and notes around the Bruin Nation. hiltigger 0 replies Basketball Bruin Recruiting: Prep News Roundup (7/21) (123 clicks) Updates on UCLA men's basketball recruits. hiltigger 0 replies Football POD casting (22 clicks) Here is an item from an ESPN blog about UCLA's new training methods. Take from it what you want, but nearly every time a new coach comes aboard, it is met with great enthusiasm. hiltigger 0 replies Football Harwell ready (42 clicks) I spoke to UCLA defensive tackle Brigham Harwell last week for a few minutes before one of the workout sessions, and he is in incredible physical shape. hiltigger 0 replies Football Noticing change (55 clicks) In talking to a bunch of UCLA's football players the last few weeks, one thing they each continue to talk about is how much more structured things are offensively with Norm Chow in charge. hiltigger 0 replies Basketball UCLA's Lee, U.S. settle for silver (53 clicks) UCLA freshman-to-be Malcolm Lee scored 13 points, but the U.S. fell to Argentina, 77-64, Friday night in the championship game of the FIBA U-18 Americas Championship. hiltigger 0 replies M. Soccer Goalie nurtures dreams in the net (6 clicks) Working his way up the roster and back from injury, Brian Perk finally feels like 'the guy' hiltigger 0 replies W. Water Polo Development of Spieker Aquatic Center under way (13 clicks) New recreational facilities are in the early stages of construction at Sunset Canyon hiltigger 0 replies Other Rivals can find common ground (13 clicks) Orientation staffers from UCLA and USC bonded over a friendly game of softball hiltigger 0 replies Next 3 Days or on your mobile phone at wap.bruinville.com Powered by phpBB © 2001-2004 phpBB Group Designed for Trushkin.net | Themes Database.