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Any UCLA assistants to follow? (81 clicks)
New Mexico State football coach DeWayne Walker said the Aggies will run the same defensive system he did at UCLA. Therefore, it would not be surprising if Walker tried to lure a defensive assistant or two with him to Las Cruces.

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Walker thanks Dorrell (89 clicks)
DeWayne Walker just finished his news conference in New Mexico State and named several coaches for helping him along the way, like Joe Gibbs, Steve Mariucci and Pete Carroll. He gave the most thanks to former UCLA coach Karl Dorrell.

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Walker's news conference (64 clicks)
DeWayne Walker's news conference at New Mexico State will be streamed live here on the New Mexico State Web site. That's the site NMSU listed on its Web site if you want to listen in on it. Scheduled to start at 9 a.m. PST.

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Head Football Coach Rick Neuheisel Comments On The Hiring of DeWayne Walker By New Mexico State (73 clicks)
"I am thrilled for DeWayne and his family. It's an exciting time for New Mexico State and an exciting time for UCLA, because one of our coaches has earned the opportunity to be a head coach. I have no doubt he will enjoy success at New Mexico State."

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10.0 Spotlight - Vanessa Zamarripa (78 clicks)
Freshman Vanessa Zamarripa is the featured gymnast in 10.0 Spotlight, which will profile a member of the UCLA Gymnastics squad throughout the season. Zamarripa, who hails from O'Fallon, IL, is one of the most accomplished gymnasts in JO history, capturing nine Level 10 individual national titles from 2003-07.

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Pac-10 football teams win out of conference, finally (57 clicks)
It took until bowl season, but the Pac-10 is doing well in their out of conference football games. The league is 3-0, with Oregon State and USC still to play.

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KENNY’S DREAMING, STANLEY’S STEAMING (91 clicks)
Ken Norton jr. makes unfounded accusations about UCLA lying to recruits, and then vows to stay at usc, where Fullback Stanley Havili is flattened upon being ruled academically ineligible for the Rose Bowl What — Was “Ballroom Dancing 101? all filled up?

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Start of Pac-10 play generates a buzz (122 clicks)
Forward James Keefe calls it 'an exciting time.' Bruins open at Oregon State on Friday. With the start of conference play only days away, there was a palpable difference as UCLA players gathered at Pauley Pavilion for practice Tuesday afternoon.

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Carroll on Walker's new gig (105 clicks)
``I'm thrilled for DeWayne,'' Pete Carroll said. ``He's a great guy. I hope we showed over the years how much respect we had for him when he was (at UCLA).'' [end of text]

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Where is Walker? (83 clicks)
He's at the New Mexico State Aggies' basketball game against New Mexico in Las Cruces. He'll be introduced to fans as their new football coach at halftime. [end of text]

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Statement from Neuheisel on Walker departure (103 clicks)
Rick Neuheisel is vacationing with his family in Sun Valley, Idaho and is unavailable for comment. However, UCLA released this statement from Neuheisel:

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Here's the Walker release from NMSU (83 clicks)
Here's the press release New Mexico State just issued moments ago concerning the hiring of UCLA defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker as its football coach. For Immediate Release December 30, 2008 Walker To Be Introduced As New Aggie Head Football Coach On Wednesday Las Cruces, N.M.

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Lee out (102 clicks)
Malcolm Lee is likely out for both Pac-10 games this weekend, Ben Howland said at today's press conference. Lee is going through rehab for a bruised bone, which was revealed in the MRI and is believed to be the source of his pain.

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No. 9/12 UCLA Opens Pac-10 Play and 2009 at Oregon State (95 clicks)
No. 9/12 UCLA (10-2, 0-0) opens its defense of three-straight Pac-10 titles at Oregon State (5-5, 0-0) on Friday, Jan. 2, 2009 in Corvallis, Ore. The game is slated for a 7:33 p.m. tip-off in Gill Coliseum and will be televised live on FSN and FSN Prime Ticket.

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Bruin Women Begin Pac-10 Basketball Play Friday (57 clicks)
UCLA (9-2) will open up Pac-10 Conference play with a Friday night date against Oregon State (9-1) in Pauley Pavilion at 7 p.m. UCLA will host Oregon (3-7) on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m.

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Malcolm Lee not expected to play when UCLA goes to Oregon (74 clicks)
Freshman guard Malcolm Lee has started rehab for injuries to his left knee that include a bone bruise. Lee will travel with the team to Oregon this week but is not expected to play.

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Bruins in the NFL: Week 17 (65 clicks)
The regular season is over, but I'll keep up the NFL updates through the playoffs (and then start some long awaited weekly NBA updates). Also look for a regular season NFL recap for all the USC alumni sometime this week...

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Rick Neuheisel congratulates DeWayne Walker on going from UCLA to New Mexico State (73 clicks)
After it was announced that UCLA defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker will be taking the head coaching job at New Mexico State, Bruin head coach Rick Neuheisel released the following statement:

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UCLA's DeWayne Walker lands head coaching job at New Mexico State (73 clicks)
If coaching jobs are like players, Rick Neuheisel's first big recruit was DeWayne Walker. Today, the talented five-star moved onto the next level. Walker will be the head coach next season for New Mexico State.

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John Wooden's advice for young Joe Paterno (110 clicks)
Penn State's Joe Paterno is the oldest coach in college football, so it's difficult for him to turn to his elders for advice. But the 82 year old kid is in Los Angeles for the Rose Bowl Game

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[UPDATED] Congrats To Dewayne Walker ... (68 clicks)
... if the following report from New Mexico State's rival.com site is true: CI.com has learned that NMSU's A.D. McKinley Boston and coach Walker signed a contract at 4:30pm today making Walker NMSU's next head coach of Aggie football.

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ML Out For 2 Games With Bone Bruise (90 clicks)
ML Out For 2 Games With Bone Bruise Jill Painter reports that ML is out for first two games but will be traveling with the team to Oregon.

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Oh Oh, Cracks In Another Trojan Committment? (125 clicks)
No wonder Kenny and Petey are sounding sooooooo desperate. Check out this comment from DeVon Flournoy, a Southern Cal commit who will take his official recruiting trip to UCLA on Jan. 9 (emphasis added throughout):

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UCLA's DeWayne Walker hired to coach New Mexico State (101 clicks)
Defensive coordinator will become the seventh African American head coach in major college football DeWayne Walker will be introduced as New Mexico State's football coach today, ending three seasons as UCLA's defensive coordinator.

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Walker leaves UCLA for New Mexico State (151 clicks)
Bruins coach Neuheisel begins search for a new defensive coordinator, a search that will not include USC assistant Norton.

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Walker to NMSU (111 clicks)
I'm hearing DeWayne Walker has been offered and has accepted the head coaching position at New Mexico State. An official announcement is expected soon.

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Random Thoughts on the TBS Story (97 clicks)
(TBS = The Boxer's Son) Nestor and I have agreed, for a while that our athletic department has been hampered by a less than stellar PR department. CRN is doing a great job of carrying his relentlessly positive approach to all things UCLA to the world. I hope his example rubs off on our PR department and they magnify his efforts.

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UCLA's Win Streak Halted At Texas Tech, 72-62 (68 clicks)
UCLA's seven-game winning streak came to an end in front of 10,137 fans at Texas Tech's United Spirit Arena, as the Bruins lost on Monday evening for the first time since Nov. 23, 72-62, to the Lady Raiders. Junior guard Erica Tukiainen scored a career-high tying 16 points to lead UCLA, which drops to 9-2 on the year.

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MRI results for UCLA's Malcolm Lee still inconclusive (87 clicks)
Update: there is no update. UCLA released the following about their injured freshman guard: "Malcolm Lee had another reading done today on his MRI that came back the same as the first one, inconclusive.

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Lee's status uncertain for Bruins (84 clicks)
UCLA's basketball team still is unsure of the extent of the injury to Malcolm Lee's left knee, making his status for Friday's Pac-10 Conference opener at Oregon State uncertain.

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Simers Calls Out Kenny/Petey For "Wimping Out" (100 clicks)
Even T.J. Simers of all people who hasn’t missed an opportunity all season to attack CRN any chance he got, is not buying the unsubstantiated allegations coming out of Kenny: I read The Times' story about Norton's charges further, waiting for Norton to say it was Neuheisel who was telling the recruits he was going to be leaving USC, or maybe name the assistant coaches working for Neuheisel who were spreading the misinformation.

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[UPDATED] Coach Neuheisel Schools Kenny (Turns Him Into Petey's Poodle) (111 clicks)
The picture is starting to become a little clear now. I was wondering what was going on watching our last football game against Petey and his Trojans. You guys remember the whining coming from Petey, his coaches and his primadonna quarterback every time he was getting lit up by our defense?

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TMZ.com Video: "USC Football Catches Academic Ass Whooping" (118 clicks)
TMZ.com Video: "USC Football Catches Academic Ass Whooping" "If you want to get into prestigious school of Southern California, you're going to have to compete for admission spots with some of the brightest people in the country ..." - TMZ.com It would be great if TMZ considers putting this up on Youtube as well. We don't need to add anything to their bylines and title.

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Trojans are stirring up some trouble (96 clicks)
Norton's comments about Neuheisel allude to the UCLA coach's past, but who exactly is telling recruits that Norton is leaving for UCLA? Picked up the Monday newspaper to see Preacher Rick coming off once again as Slick Rick . That sure didn't take long.

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More on the Norton-Neuheisel saga (84 clicks)
Here's the story I wrote for today's paper in which Rick Neuheisel denied he was using Ken Norton's name as a possible defensive coordinator to try to sway recruits if DeWayne Walker leaves. Norton talks more about the situation as USC prepares to play in the Rose Bowl.

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Cracks in Flournoy commitment? (100 clicks)
For you late-nighters, here's more from receiver DeVon Flournoy, a USC commit who will take his official recruiting trip to UCLA on Jan. 9. There have been rumors that Flournoy has been wavering on his commitment to USC, although he said it's still solid.

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UCLA's Rick Neuheisel denies recruiting allegations made by USC's Ken Norton (123 clicks)
The Bruins' coach says neither he nor any member of his staff told recruits that Norton, the Trojans' linebackers coach, would be UCLA's defensive coordinator if DeWayne Walker leaves.

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STAR SHIPP FINDS HIS WAY BACK (82 clicks)
No, not Jefferson, but Josh, whose Grace(ful), Slick Bruins have Built This City, and whose return from injury built this 78-55 victory over Weezy-anna Tech into a “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now†moment You can’t have a hot Roll with every supper.

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Coach Neuheisel's Response: Strongly Denies Ken Norton's Misinformation Campaign (101 clicks)
I have been out and about. So haven't been paying attention to all the recruiting shenangians on the football front. And it looks like Ken Norton Jr. might have been up to some shenanigans.

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Soaking In A Perfect Homecoming (70 clicks)
Let me start my Monday here on BN sharing with you all the highlight of my Southern California vacation so far. As I mentioned yesterday Mrs. N and I were able to make it to Pauley Pavillion yesterday and meet up with some good friends and also be able to witness this

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Josh Shipp Named UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week (97 clicks)
Senior guard/forward Josh Shipp (Los Angeles/Fairfax HS) of the UCLA men's basketball team was selected as the UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week for Dec. 22-28.

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Statement By Head Football Coach Rick Neuheisel (78 clicks)
"In response to comments made by USC assistant football coach Ken Norton, let me say that I have an outstanding defensive coordinator in DeWayne Walker. He has done a great job for us and I hope he stays at UCLA for many years. However, if he has the opportunity to become a head coach, I know he would do a fine job and I would support him in any way possible.

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UCLA's Rick Neuheisel responds to USC's Ken Norton (81 clicks)
USC linebacker coach Ken Norton lashed out at UCLA in today's paper, saying the Bruins are using his his name to lure recruits to Westwood. Bruin head coach Rick Neuheisel issued the following statement

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Ben Howland talks about UCLA's best player -- Darren Collison (107 clicks)
The best player on UCLA's basketball is Darren Collison, and Ben Howland makes no bones about it. Collison leads the Bruins with 14.3 points, 5.3 assists, and 29.3 minutes per game.

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Ben Howland looks at Pac-10 play for UCLA (97 clicks)
Bruin head coach Ben Howland discussing the start of Pac-10 play, the biggest challenge, and the biggest assets he has

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UCLA handles Louisiana Tech, looks ahead to Pac-10 (75 clicks)
UCLA had no trouble burying their final pre-conference opponent, defeating up Louisiana Tech 78-55 on Sunday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion. If anybody can find them on YouTube, there were some serious aerial acrobatics.

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Walker and Rosenbach a package deal? (81 clicks)
The Las Cruces Sun-News is reporting that former Washington State quarterback Timm Rosenbach is in town with Walker for interviews today. New Mexico State is reportedly speaking to Walker and Rosenbach together and is looking to pair the offensive-minded Rosenbach with Walker. [end text]

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Lee update (87 clicks)
UCLA still is unsure of the extent of the injury to Malcolm Lee's left knee. Lee injured the knee in Friday's practice, when his knee locked up on him. He had an MRI on Saturday, which was inconclusive.

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Walker update (51 clicks)
DeWayne Walker is indeed on campus at New Mexico State today for a tour and meetings with administrators, according to sources. [end text]

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Neuheisel denies Norton's claims (72 clicks)
Rick Neuheisel issued a statement today in response to a story in the L.A. Times. In the story, USC assistant coach Ken Norton alleged that UCLA is telling recruits that it will hire Norton if DeWayne Walker leaves. Here's the statement from Neuheisel

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Double double (71 clicks)
Jrue Holiday recorded the first double double of his career with 12 points and 10 rebounds last night. Ben Howland said before the season that he would count on Holiday to rebound the ball, and the freshman hasn't disappointed.

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My Hoops poll (93 clicks)
Here is my men's basketball poll for this week

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