UCLA Bruins News

News For Thursday, February 14, 2008

Bruin Baseball Season Preview Part 2: Pitching (50 clicks)
While the Bruins are ranked #1 by Baseball America and have one of the nation's best teams, they are not perfect. While they will enter the season with one of the nation's best offenses, if not the best, they have a lot of question marks on the mound. The question marks are not talent related as the Bruins have quality arms up and down the rotation and bullpen. However, the pitchers the Bruins are expected to lean on haven't had to carry a team before and are unproven in the roles they will fill this season. Considering coach Savage is regarded as one of the nation's best pitching coaches there is no reason to believe the young and talented Bruin pitchers won't become talented and productive pitchers in 2008.

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Luc update (76 clicks)
Here is an update from UCLA: Mbah a Moute has yet to be cleared for a full practice. He participated in shooting drills on Wednesday and Thursday. He is slated to be involved in some full contact drills during Friday's practice, but not the entire time. His ankle is improving every day.

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Defense? Defense? (63 clicks)
UCLA coach Ben Howland and several players are lamenting how the Bruins need to play better defense, and with good reason. Pac-10 opponents are shooting 45.1 percent against UCLA from the field, which would be the worst mark for the Bruins' defense since Ben Howland became coach.

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Recruiting battles (113 clicks)
USC has a commitment for the 2009 class from Cathedral of Los Angeles receiver Randall Carroll, but I'm hearing UCLA is going to make a huge push for him.

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Weekend warm-up: Last chance to make a run for the Gauntlet (102 clicks)
UCLA has gotten off to its usual miserable start in even-numbered years in the Lexus Gauntlet challenge against USC. Winners in each of the odd-numbered years, UCLA currently trails, 40-12 1/2, in the 2007-08 competition, with 57 1/2 points needed to win. The Bruins could mount a challenge, however, with a three-sport sweep in men's and women's basketball and women's swimming. Otherwise, forget it.

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On the QB situation (104 clicks)
From what I am hearing from people who have seen newly signed QB Kevin Craft play and watched plenty of film on him, he could give seniors Ben Olson and Patrick Cowan a challenge for the starting spot if either one gets off to a slow start in spring practice. [end post]

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Howland on Love (63 clicks)
I asked UCLA coach Ben Howland if Kevin Love was open and teammates didn't see him during last week's trip to the Washington schools. "We'd like to get him more touches,'' Howland said. "Not just for him to shoot. A lot of times, just for him (to get the ball) because he's such a good passer. It would be nice, but I'm equally concerned about him continuing to improve as a defensive player. It's not just about offense. What we really hang our hat on here is trying to be a better defensive team.''

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Craft's work habits (63 clicks)
Here is the football notebook that was in today's paper. In addition, I was impressed by what JUCO transfer QB Kevin Craft did in the fall so he could achieve his associate's degree and enroll at a four-year school and take part in spring practice. "It was 18 (units) of academic classes, and they also count football as classes,'' Craft said. "They count football as classes, so it is one unit for lifting, one unit for practice, one unit for meetings. I was pretty focused. If I wasn't on campus at school, I would be with my dad watching film or at practice. If I wasn't there, I would be at home because it was so late.''

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More Love (73 clicks)
Bruins center Kevin Love was asked if teams have UCLA better scouted now that it is the second time through the Pac-10. "I think so, and I think Washington State really scouted it out,'' Love said. "On our pick-and-pop play, they were over there as quick as they could..."

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Love in the middle (52 clicks)
Kevin Love's desire to get more touches on offense has been a theme lately, and here's something else he said about it. "I've got to keep seeking the ball out. I've got to keep running plays, and that's really all,'' Love said. "They did have a guy behind me. (Washington) did have some double and triple teams, but other than that like felt I could have popped out, gotten on the wing a little more, seal my defender.'' Love said the desire to get the ball has nothing to do with shooting.

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50 Percent of John David Booty Tazed and arrested for Drunk Driving (108 clicks)
Now, first of all I want to make this very clear. I think it is absolutely and totally irresponsible to associate any student-athlete with the shortcomings of his family members. Each student-athlete has reached that the level on their own hardwork, talent, and other merits and to associate drunkenness, legal troubles, or any other shame-inducing events in even the SLIGHTEST way really demeans us as fans. That being said, Look at what happened to John David Bootyâ€™s Brother! AHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHA

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The other Hauck (84 clicks)
Montana secondary coach Tim Hauck, the younger brother of Grizzlies head coach Bobby, is close to being named UCLA's new secondary coach, according to sources. Tim Hauck spent the last four seasons coaching in the secondary at Montana, and like most of UCLA's staff under coach Rick Neuheisel, has extensive NFL ties. He played for six teams during a 13-year NFL career.

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UCLA Radio Interview with Alterraun Verner (86 clicks)
This is an interview UCLA Sports Radio did with UCLA cornerback Alterraun Verner. Check it out.

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Bruin NFL Draft Preview: Bruce Davis (132 clicks)
An absolute orgy of information on Bruce Davis and his NFL Draft prospects, including projections of where he might end up. Data from a variety of sources including ESPN Mel Kiper Jr., NFL Draft Watch, NFL Draft Dogs, FFtools.com, AOL Fanhouse, and more.

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Ben Ball News & Notes (106 clicks)
I have followed Keefe's career closely enough to remain convinced after all is said and done he is going to leave Westwood as a solid player.

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News & Notes From The Passion Bucket (155 clicks)
Let's start with a little potpourri of football notes this am. As bhbruin already diaried looks like we are going to see ketchup and mustard on December 6th:

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After two years, she's leading the goal (87 clicks)
Following star Emily Feher's example, water polo goalie Brittany Fullen plays a team-oriented leader

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Swim, dive teams look forward to finally taking on 'SC (69 clicks)
As soon as their post-meet pep talk ended, the focus of the UCLA women's swim team changed.

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Tennis gains solid win over LMU (71 clicks)
Despite injuries, women achieve victory of 7-0, prepare for match against Fresno State

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Bruins in the NBA Report (244 clicks)
With the NBA taking an all-star break in the season, it gives us a chance to check on the ten Bruin alumni currently playing in the league.

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Bruins trying to free up Love (117 clicks)
Nearly two months passed since UCLA freshman center and leading scorer Kevin Love took less shots in back-to-back games than the 16 he attempted last weekend at Washington State and Washington.

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Junior college transfer Craft adds to Bruins' QB competition (123 clicks)
UCLA added to its quarterback competition Wednesday after the school learned junior college transfer Kevin Craft will take part in spring practice.

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UCLA gets Craft early (133 clicks)
The JC transfer quarterback receives clearance from the NCAA to enroll and participate in spring practices.

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Stanford surprising contender (128 clicks)
UCLA: The Bruins' early win over the Cardinal could prove a key to the Pacific-10 race.

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UCLA preps for USC (120 clicks)
Ben Howland arrived first, as calm in his blue UCLA sweats as he is intense in a suit and tie on the sideline. Russell Westbrook and Josh Shipp laughed and bantered with the assembled press corps, Westbrook about his brown Chuck Taylors (which matched his T-shirt), Shipp about his Valentine's Day Valentine (his mom, of course). Kevin Love spoke in a measured, almost scripted, tone, prepared as always.

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Keefe becomes the off-and-on Bruin (105 clicks)
Sidelined by a shoulder injury and headed for a redshirt season, the sophomore forward responds after being pressed into action by another UCLA injury.

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News For Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Gansz named as special teams coach (104 clicks)
Gansz, 45, is known as a special teams expert and was the special teams coordinator for the Ravens in 2006 and 2007, coaching on the same staff as Neuheisel. He spent the previous five seasons (2001-05) as special teams coordinator with the Kansas City Chiefs and also coached in Oakland as well as on the collegiate level at Houston, Army, Pittsburgh and Kansas. He was a four-year defensive back at The Citadel, graduating with a B.A. in history in 1985.

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Craft and Chow (76 clicks)
QB Kevin Craft, who played at Mt. SAC last season and signed with UCLA last week, said he was on campus today to drop off paperwork so he can enroll in April and participate in spring practice. He also had a chance to meet with offensive coordinator Norm Chow.

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Low numbers (69 clicks)
USC already wracked up nine commitments for its 2009 class, which is five more than the Bruins have offered. According to my sources, UCLA has offered only four players, and much of the reason is because coach Rick Neuheisel and defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker put so much energy into keeping the 2008 class together.

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Bill Walton Takes Shaq to Task (167 clicks)
Larry Brown defends Bill Walton's criticism of Shaq's shenanigans.

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The Epitome of Blue & Gold: Maurice Jones-Drew (111 clicks)
Believe it or not, I can actually get tired of talking about UCLA football, UCLA basketball, and UCLA recruiting. Yeah, it's usually exciting, but when you don't have some really tasty news over a span of a couple months, trust me, it can get a little monotonous. Something I won't ever get tired of talking about are the student-athletes that represent this university with pride, with class, and with dignity. I want to thank lvucla of the BRO boards for graciously allowing me to repost this story about his son and Maurce Jones-Drew:

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Special Teams Coach Hired and Kevin Craft looks good for Spring Practice (96 clicks)
A look at what Kevin Craft's participation in spring practice means for the competition at the quarterback position. Also there's some analysis on what factors would influence which quarterback would ultimately win the job.

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TE coach situation (79 clicks)
With the hiring of Frank Gansz Jr. as UCLA's special teams coach, it leaves the Bruins in need of one most full-time assistant, which will be a secondary coach. From what I'm hearing, a graduate assistant is likely to team with an existing coach to work with the tight ends.

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Football Kaleidoscope: Bruin Pro Day on March 13 (121 clicks)
Four Bruin seniors received invitations to the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, scheduled for Feb. 20-26, including receiver Brandon Breazell, defensive end Bruce Davis and safeties Dennis Keyes and Chris Horton.

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Connelly hired at UTEP (103 clicks)
Bob Connelly was named UTEP's associate head coach/co-offensive coordinator on Feb. 13, 2008. Connelly joins the Miners after spending the 2007 season as offensive line coach at UCLA.

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Ganz Jr. joins staff (66 clicks)
Frank Gansz Jr. was hired as UCLA's special teams coach today.

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Craft in the spring (65 clicks)
Sources are telling me that Kevin Craft, the JUCO quarterback who signed with UCLA last week, will be in school for the spring quarter, which means he will be able to take part in spring practice and compete for the starting job.

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Feeling fatigued (80 clicks)
UCLA may have chartered from Pullman to Seattle and had an extra day to prepare since the game against Washington was Sunday, but it didn't keep the Bruins from being tired. Bruins point guard Darren Collison said he didn't feel like himself heading into his three-point, eight-turnover performance at Washington.

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Love: "We gave up too many layups" (127 clicks)
UCLA's star freshman center, Kevin Love, knows things have to be different this week against USC in order for the Bruins to get a win. "We gave up too many layups," he said of the 72-63 loss at Pauley Pavilion last month in a session with reporters on campus yesterday. "We just really let down on defense. I think that's the worst defensive game we played collectively, so that's something we're just really going to have to emphasize and really work towards this whole week.

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Modest changes in football rules proposed (96 clicks)
The NCAA Football Rules Committee announced a modest set of proposed rules changes today with the most noticeable modification Ã¢â‚¬â€œ for the third straight year Ã¢â‚¬â€œ in timing. "The rules committee passed a 40/25 second play-clock system in an effort to standardize the pace of play," the NCAA said in a statement today. "Unless the game is stopped for administrative reasons (e.g., change of possession, injury, etc.), the offensive team will have 40 seconds to snap the ball after it is declared dead.

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Something for the Recruitnkiks (139 clicks)
This is such an informative post about UCLA recruiting, both statistical and otherwise, that if you follow the subject in any capacity whatsoever, this should make you cry.

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Kevin O'Neill proving he's 'no Lute Olson' ... and that's OK (174 clicks)
As the Arizona basketball team lumbered off the team bus and into the Galen Center for a Thursday night game against USC in late January, a throng of USC students hurled insults at the Wildcats from above.

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Who are the Bill and Hillary, K-Fed and Brit couples of college hoops? (207 clicks)
Welcome to the special Valentine's edition of The Minutes, where all you need is (Kevin) Love.

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Change of pace (42 clicks)
A primer to UCLA's men's basketball game at USC on Sunday at 7 p.m. is the women's teams will play at 2 p.m. in Westwood. During halftime UCLA will honor the 1978 AIAW National Championship women's basketball team.

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Lawyer: Man showed gun at Bush deposition (159 clicks)
Bodyguard for former Heisman winner's attorney exposed pistol at hearing...

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Tim Morris: I Meant to Throw the Basketball in Aboyaâ€™s Face (155 clicks)
Umâ€¦donâ€™t listen to any of that crap Tim Morris or Lorenzo Romar are pushing. I think the statements that were in the Seattle Times today speak for themselves. Found this piece via Dohn and some of it was really troubling. Again, its the Seattle perspective on the whole Morris/Aboya deal. Is it me, or is there some inconsistency between these two quotes:

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WTF? (87 clicks)
Are you kidding? How can we take time off when the Reggie Bush Machine is threatening witnesses at gunpoint??

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Love offers lessons to learn from loss (128 clicks)
Mbah a Moute back to light practice; Howland won't file complaint on Morris-Aboya incident

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Teams vying for top seeds (88 clicks)
With the NFL season officially over and the NBA entering mile 14 of its seasonal marathon, it's time for bracketologists, chest-painted students and the mania of college basketball to take center stage. For the next four weeks, teams will battle for an invitation to America's most beautiful dance: the NCAA Tournament.

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No. 8 women's tennis returns home (75 clicks)
Bruins' injuries and first loss of year are not shaking their hopes for a successful season

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Football spring scrimmage location to change (128 clicks)
Women's golf in second in Palos Verdes; baseball returns to renovated Jackie Robinson Stadium

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Ben Ball News & Notes: Getting It Together (72 clicks)
Now let's pivot back to our basketball team. While there are thousands of Bruin fans who are disgusted with what happened during the closing mins against the Huskies, our team is quietly working on getting it together.

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Love looks for more looks and ways to improve (112 clicks)
He backs off a little on his contention he didn't get enough shots in Sunday's loss, conceding he doesn't know for sure he was open. Collison stresses the importance of working as a team.

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Howland Wants Defense To Improve, Updates on Injuries (85 clicks)
At his weekly press conference on Tuesday, UCLA Coach Ben Howland said the Bruin's defense needed to improve from where it is presently. Although the team is allowing just 64.0 points a contest in Pac-10 play, opponents are shooting over 45% against them.

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"UW coach Romar surprised by attention given Morris' play" (86 clicks)
Bumped. Also UCngLA has compiled a list of all the email addresses you may want to send a message to re this incident.

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Neuheisel is the new salesman in Westwood (152 clicks)
He's selling it, by God. And he won't give up. Because, really, if Rick Neuheisel gives in here, where else does he walk away?

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Bruins' anger still apparent after loss (153 clicks)
Darren Collison brought fewer smiles and less chuckles than usual to UCLA's weekly press conference, and his reason was simple.

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Romar defends Tim Morris from media's "trashing" (187 clicks)
As he often does when he has free time in the afternoon, Washington guard Tim Morris watched the ESPN's Pardon The Interruption Monday.

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Spring practice sked (83 clicks)
UCLA released its spring practice football schedule today.

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Bruins look for ways to give Love a chance (113 clicks)
With UCLA's Kevin Love growing increasingly frustrated at not getting the ball enough as a result of constant double teams, his teammates have vowed to do a better job knocking down open shots to make opposing coaches pay.

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Pitiless Pac-10 devours its own (112 clicks)
No conference has really challenged the Pac-10's position as the nation's No. 1 college basketball league this season. Even ESPN's Dick Vitale, longtime Atlantic Coast Conference honk, said so last weekend.

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UCLA hopes to bounce back against USC (90 clicks)
Collison vows to rebound from poor game.

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News For Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Howland: "Weâ€™re not getting enough stops" (104 clicks)
Bruin coach Ben Howland was absolutely clear about what his UCLA men's basketball team has to do to avoid more games like Sunday's 71-61 loss at Washington: "We're not getting enough stops," he told his weekly news conference audience of reporters in the Press Room of the Morgan Center on campus today.

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"UW coach Romar surprised by attention given Morris' play" (84 clicks)
Everybody should see this picture; as mbx's frame-by-frame analysis clearly shows, Romar is either a moral chasm and/or legally retarded:

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Howland on Roll (56 clicks)
UCLA wing Michael Roll, who has been out with a foot injury for six weeks, told me Sunday he didn't think he would return this season. When I asked about red-shirting, he said to ask coach Ben Howland. So Tuesday, Howland was asked about whether Roll would return this season. "I don't know,'' Howland said.

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UCLA-ND series (43 clicks)
I wrote a few weeks ago UCLA and Notre Dame were close to agreeing on a two-year deal for basketball, and all that is needed now is the signed contracts, which should come shortly.

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Huskies | Pac-10 gives UW's Tim Morris a pass (169 clicks)
Washington senior guard Tim Morris earned himself a little airtime on ESPN and the enmity of some UCLA fans when he threw the ball off the face of Bruins forward Alfred Aboya in the final minutes of Washington's 71-61 win Sunday. But in the eyes of the Pac-10, Morris also did nothing wrong.

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News Roundup + Bringing back a Cool Tradition (99 clicks)
Looks like UCLA and USC are bringing back an old tradition: Both teams are going to wear their home jerseys when they play each other! That plus a bunch of news that you probably already read if you keep your eye on Bruinville.com

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La Bruin Lista 2/12/2007 (93 clicks)
Ah. I love lists. This week: Final recruiting rankings for scout.com and rivals.com; Rivals.com power rankings for Ben Howland, Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook, Darren Collison, Josh Shipp; Rivals.com and ESPN NCAA tournament bracket projections; and DeWayne Walker shows up in some national and pac-10 top recruiter lists.

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Bruin Baseball Season Preview Part 1 (60 clicks)
As I began writing this season's Bruin baseball preview, I found myself more excited than I've been since I began following Bruin baseball in 1999. This led me to writing a far longer than expected preview that I'm going to split into 5 parts and post over the next two weeks leading to the season opener on Friday the 22nd. Part 1 is a look back at last season and a peak into this season. Part 2 will look into the pitchers. Part 3 will feature the Bruins' position players and Part 4 will be a look at the Pac 10. Part 5 will complete the preview as we take a look around the nation and where the Bruins stand in the national sense.

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Spring Practice Dates (98 clicks)
UCLA will open its 2008 football Spring Practice on Thursday afternoon, April 3. All practice sessions are open to the public and will be held at Spaulding Field, with the exception of the Spring Scrimmage. Times will be announced at a later date but weekday practices will be in the afternoon. The annual Spring Scrimmage will be held on Saturday, April 26 at the Rose Bowl. A time has not yet been set.

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Hackett might miss rest of season (92 clicks)
Stress fracture will keep the key guard out of Sunday's game against UCLA and possibly all others. Freshman Angelo Johnson will likely be his replacement.

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Bruin SportsWire: new Bruin batting star (108 clicks)
Thereâ€™s a lot going on in Bruinland these days, with the spring sports picking up steam.

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Aboyaâ€™s face not hurt in vain (177 clicks)
Reader G.W. has been a soccer official for more than 33 years, working more than 100 matches a year. After Sundayâ€™s UCLA-Washington match in Seattle, he felt compelled to write to Bill McCabe, the Pac-10 Conference supervisor of basketball officials, with a copy to Brad Jackson, the chair of the NCAA Menâ€™s Basketball Rules Committee.

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Morgan remains committed (103 clicks)
I spoke with Dallas South Oak Cliff High boy's basketball coach James Mays today about senior center J'mison Morgan, who signed with LSU in November.

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Pollard to Cajon (71 clicks)
UCLA commit Marlon Pollard, who starred at Valencia High last season, transferred to Cajon High of San Bernardino, where he will spend his senior season. The cornerback is the lone commit for UCLA's 2009 staff. [end text]

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Hackett out (69 clicks)
UCLA catches a break because USC will be without starting guard Daniel Hackett when the teams meet Sunday at the Galen Center.

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Businessman ready to testify in Bush case (123 clicks)
Lloyd Lake, the San Diego businessman and former sports marketing agent who says he gave former Southern California running back Reggie Bush and his family improper payments and gifts while he was attending USC, finally will tell his story, under oath, in a deposition scheduled to begin Tuesday in San Diego.

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Bill Walton v. Shaq (124 clicks)
Walton says that "Shaq's arrogance is an insult to people who think." The idea is that Shaq was injured a lot in Miami and all of a sudden he appears healthy and is talking championships in Phoenixâ€¦good point, Billâ€¦whats up with that? Well, Shaq fought back. He had some of his own stern retorts, saying Bill Walton violated the Big Man ordinance 225â€¦it's complicatedâ€¦just watch the video.

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Mbah A Moute "probable" (98 clicks)
UCLA junior forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, who is no longer wearing a boot, but is wearing an air cast on his left ankle, is probable for Sunday's game at USC (Feb. 17).

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A Few Lingering Thoughts on the State of the Basketball Team... (96 clicks)
"I don't like being tied with Stanford. That's like having the hottest chick in the school being torn between the dorky looking geek from the math club and the jock-who-is-actually-kinda-smart-too-but-not-as-smart-as-the-dork-but-obviously-way-better-looking-and-coordinated. It just doesn't make senseâ€¦This year it just doesn't seem that there is that one player that we can point to at the end of a game, knowing that they are gonna save the rest of the team's sorry ass. The last two years it was Farmar or Afflalo that would not only step their own games up, but also step up the game of the rest of the team. I think this video exemplifies what kind of leader Jordan Farmar is..."

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Tim Morris is Still a Jackass (149 clicks)
So the L.A. Times, Coach John Wooden, and Bill McCabe (the coordinator of men's basketball officials in the Pac-10) had a few things to say about the now infamous basketball-to-the-face incident. I even include an exclusive angle of Tim Morris' face when he threw the basketball. The photo clearly shows evil intention...:P

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Coach Wooden Calls Out Lorenzo Romar (142 clicks)
We are not ready to let this Tim Morris/Romar issue slide. As many expected the incompetent Pac-10 officials, notorious for being profiles in courage, are letting Morris and the Huskies slide.

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Lollygagging w/ Pauley (Restoration) (74 clicks)
I wanted to started the day with a note on Pauley renovation.

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USC's Hackett diagnosed with stress fracture in lower back (183 clicks)
The status of USC point guard Daniel Hackett for crucial upcoming games against No. 6 UCLA and Oregon, let alone the rest of the season, is in doubt.

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Bruins' opponent took 'in your face' too literally (128 clicks)
Pac-10 says Washington player's act of hitting Aboya in face with basketball was not a punishable offense. Wooden and others disagree.

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Bruins Drop To No.6 In Latest Polls (83 clicks)
After a split in the state of Washington, voters in both the Coaches and AP polls agreed UCLA should be ranked No.6 this week.

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Charting the Pac-10 (121 clicks)
A look at the conference race with one month to go

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Collison falls flat in defeat (63 clicks)
UCLA point guard Darren Collison said a more aggressive approach was the reason for his outburst, 18 points all in the second half in Thursday's impressive win at Washington State.

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Hard practice, time off pays for women's golf (87 clicks)
No. 1-ranked Bruins prove their worth at Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge

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Questionable pass part of Huskies' physical play (98 clicks)
Morris apologizes for throwing ball off Aboya's face, Brockman out-rebounds Love

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'Think Pink' jerseys up for bid (104 clicks)
Custom-made uniforms placed in online auction with proceeds benefitting breast cancer awareness

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Pac-10 on Aboya (75 clicks)
Bil McCabe, the coordinator of men's basketball officials for the Pacific-10, viewed the film of Washington's Tim Morris trying to in-bounds the ball Sunday and throwing the ball off the face of UCLA's Alfred Aboya to avoid a five-second violation in the final minute.

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Never know (88 clicks)
UCLA coach Ben Howland is fond of never treating every opponent -- be it UC-San Bernardino or Stanford -- the same, and he said the Bruins' loss to Washington showed why.

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Some quotes (76 clicks)
Here are the reactions from Washington about Sunday's win

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News For Monday, February 11, 2008

Lawyer: Reggie Bush deposition scheduled for Feb. 25 (137 clicks)
New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush is scheduled to give a deposition on Feb. 25 in connection with the lawsuit filed against him by Lloyd Lake, Lake's attorney said.

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Today's notes (117 clicks)
Trying to inbounds the ball while standing in front of UCLA's bench with 46.6 seconds remaining, Washington's Tim Morris was running out of time. So he wound up, jumped and threw the ball off the defender, hoping to get it carom out-of-bounds. It worked, but only after smashing into the nose of UCLA's Alfred Aboya. While several of UCLA's players said it was part of the physical aspect of the game, UCLA coach Ben Howland took a step further after the fifth-ranked Bruins' 71-61 loss at Washington.

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UCLA updates (67 clicks)
UCLA junior forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute had his boot removed and is walking around in an air cast. UCLA is listing him as probable for Sunday's game at USC. Also, power forward Alfred Aboya is fine. He does not have a broken nose.

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Collison on Tech. (67 clicks)
UCLA PG Darren Collison said he received the technical foul early in the second half at Washington because he didn't like the way his teammate, Josh Shipp, was being grabbed and pushed by Washington's Venoy Overton. "I thought he did a cheap shot on Josh, and I was sticking up for my teammate,'' Collison said. "It was probably a little bit unnecessary. I didn't think I should get a technical foul, but the ref, he gave me a technical foul, and it wasn't a big deal.''

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Roster/Recruiting Analysis: Defense (160 clicks)
It's a couple of days after Signing Day, and not too early to start working out how the newbies project into UCLA's plans for the 2008 season and beyond, and what will be UCLA's recruiting needs in the next few years. Here's the rundown on the defense.

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Shipp's scoring drought (64 clicks)
UCLA wing Josh Shipp scored a team-high 19 points, but only two of them came after his basket with 12:48 remaining pulled the Bruins within 45-42 in Sunday's loss at Washington. He missed several open shots after that, but said he wasn't feeling pressure to try and score despite the offensive struggles of Kevin Love and Darren Collison.

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The Aboya play (126 clicks)
I spoke to to Bill McCabe, the Pac-10's coordinator of men's basketball officiating, about the play involving Washington's Tim Morris throwing the in-bounds pass off the face of UCLA's Alfred Aboya.

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Draft Rater: Beasley has most pro potential among collegians (207 clicks)
Let's face it, the NBA is a busy place in February. But before we get too consumed by trades and All-Star weekend and playoff races and what not, let's take a step back and have another look at the draft. (Kevin Love at #3) [requires subscription to ESPN Insider]

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Bruins fall in polls . . . a little (121 clicks)
With the Bruins and Cardinal tied for first place in the Pac-10, the remaining schedule is worth a look

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SEC-leading Vols ascend to fourth in coaches' poll (97 clicks)
Losses last week by four of the top 10 teams in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll were of significant benefit to Tennessee and Stanford, two movers in the Top 25 who landed at Nos. 4 and 7, respectively, in the rankings released Monday.

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Thinking Pink (51 clicks)
The UCLA women's basketball team defeated Washington Sunday, 75-68. In the victory at Pauley Pavilion, the Bruins wore special, pink-trimmed, Adidas uniforms, in support of "Think Pink", a breast-cancer awareness program. According to Monday's Daily Bruin, the game and the uniforms held a special meaning for the team and sophomore center Moniquee Alexander, (pictured above in a Daily Bruin photo taken by Kimberly Lajcik.)

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Tim Morris is a classless jackass (166 clicks)
You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube videoHere is the video of Tim Morris pegging Alfred Aboya as hard as he can in the face with the basketball. No excuses dude, the guy just had a fracture in the orbital bone of his face...and even if he didn't...have some freakin' decency. Tim Morris is gonna get his own chant next time he is in Pauley.

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Bruin Recruiting: Prep News Roundup (2/11) (135 clicks)
Updates on UCLA men's basketball recruits.

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UCLA, USC women get their weekend sweep (67 clicks)
The UCLA women's basketball team built a 22-point first-half lead and held on down the stretch to defeat Washington, 75-68, in a Pacific 10 Conference game Sunday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion.

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Bruins suffer unexpected defeat (96 clicks)
Washington's physical interior play, rebounding prowess puts the hurt on heavily favored UCLA

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Men's volleyball gets back on its feet (96 clicks)
The Bruins are back on track.

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Women's team gets pretty in pink in win over Huskies (93 clicks)
Pink on the outside, a heart-felt message on the inside.

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Team's showing strangely mediocre (89 clicks)
This one just wasn't fun to watch.

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Bruins unable to stop Huskies' reserves (76 clicks)
Guard Justin Dentmon's layup with 2:17 remaining brought Washington's lead up to nine, as big as it had been all game, and helped keep UCLA at bay.

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Collison struggles in Washington game (84 clicks)
Darren Collison's day went from bad to worse.

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Softball wins 4 of 5 in weekend tournament (78 clicks)
On Sunday morning, the UCLA softball team was looking to keep its winning momentum and finish the Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament undefeated with a win in the last game against No. 5 Oklahoma.

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Women's water polo outlasts USC to take Stanford Invitational championship (93 clicks)
It was a familiar scene Sunday evening in Palo Alto as the final match of the 2008 Stanford Invitational ended. Once again, the Bruins would be leaving as the undefeated champions.

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Gymnastics team hits season highs at Chicago meet (92 clicks)
Even with a flawless record, the UCLA gymnastics team knew its potential was much higher than it had shown this year.

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Not How We Play Ben Ball (57 clicks)
The day after we lost our first game against Texas Dan Guerrero fired Karl Dorrell. The day after we lost our second game against the Gap Closers CRN hired Norm Chow. I don't think we are getting any such life lines.

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UCLA at UW - no video for this game (55 clicks)
Pretty depressed and bummed out after watching the game. I don't think it would be appropriate to post "highlights" about a game we'd rather forget about.

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Dirty Huskies (87 clicks)
Tim Morris and Husky team-mates are some of the most dirtiest players in college basketball.

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UCLA stumbles at Washington (93 clicks)
Long before UCLA's junior leader, point guard Darren Collison, was given a technical foul early in the second half, the Bruins looked out of sorts.

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Upset Bruins fit to be tied after 71-61 loss at Washington (90 clicks)
Humbled by a lifeless loss to a team whose postseason hopes appeared dead just hours earlier, Darren Collison stood outside UCLA's locker room searching for an explanation.

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Ferocious Huskies almost take Aboya's face off (156 clicks)
There were many examples of Washington's superior energy level during Sunday's game, but Kevin Love said one play typified the desperate, win-at-all-costs mentality of the Huskies.

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Huskies' shot drops Bruins, 71-61 (109 clicks)
Needing to inbound the ball in front of the UCLA bench with time running short, Washington guard Tim Morris fired the ball at the face of Alfred Aboya.

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News For Sunday, February 10, 2008

UCLA-Washington: Post Game (156 clicks)
A 71-61 loss to Washington in Seattle dropped UCLA into a first-place tie with Stanford at 9-2 in the Pac-10. There were plenty of lowlights: >> Darren Collison played his worst game of the season, shooting 1 for 8 for three points. He had eight turnovers.

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Bruins snooze, and lose (86 clicks)
Lacking intensity, they fail to match Huskies' energy and exuberance in upset loss to Pac-10's ninth-place team.

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FLOYD'S NOT MELLOW, MAYO'S NOT 'MELO (53 clicks)
TIMMY GETS TOSSED, AND O.J. GETS LOST: Ejected Coach/Joker and Dejected Roach-Smoker are humiliated in 74-50 laugher, especially by a blown Mayo lay-up that was a selfish attempt to get on Sportscenter

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Special visitor (69 clicks)
Seattle Sonics rookie Kevin Durant visited UCLA's locker room after the game. Durant knows UCLA freshman Kevin Love from the AAU circuit

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Post-game quickies (70 clicks)
UCLA players said Washington played harder and were better prepared than the Bruins, who were 1 of 16 from 3-point range. Kevin Love talked about not getting the ball inside enough, even though he believed he was open at times. Darren Collison said he played "horrible" after scoring a season-low three points and committing eight turnovers.

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Recruitng rhetoric (82 clicks)
UCLA assistant coaches Donny Daniels and Scott Garson used the extra day between games to recruit. The pair were spotted at the Franklin vs. Garfield game Friday night checking out a pair of underclassmen.

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Husky apathy (41 clicks)
Hed Ed is usually one of the most raucous buildings in the Pa-10, but as tip-off approaches, the building is only three-quarters filled.

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MId-term tests (48 clicks)
Several players spent their Friday in Seattle taking taking med-term

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No boat rocking (40 clicks)
This isn't the same Washington program UCLA is used to seeing lately, and the Huskies' struggles are even ongoing at home. Yet, when UCLA coach Ben Howland was asked about Washington, he played up how good he expects the Huskies to play.

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Bruins Get Outworked In Seattle (71 clicks)
The Huskies didn't care whether they were riding a four game losing streak into Sunday afternoon's contest with the Bruins, nor did they take notice of UCLA's five game winning streak and No.4/5 ranking. All the Huskies knew was they were at home and it was time to take the Bruins down again.

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Dirty Huskies (62 clicks)
I will have lot more on the game tomorrow am. Yes, I am upset as anyone about this afternoon's terrible loss. Yes, the effort and hustle we showed in this afternoon's game was disgraceful. But that doesn't warrant some of the reaction I am seeing here tonight, showing a total lack of perspective given what our program has done under CBH last five seasons.

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5 More Thoughts on the Huskies (57 clicks)
4. Someone needs to kick Tim Morrisâ€™ ass for bouncing the ball of Aboyaâ€™s face. Next time that happens, Alfred might straight up eat him alive. I will definitely throw something at Morris the next time he is in Pauley.

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UCLA Back in it with Elite Center Jâ€™Mison Morgan? (123 clicks)
Wait, you're thinking, I thought J'Mison Morgan, the #6th ranked center in the country, already committed and signed with LSU? Well, he did. But this is Division-I hoops recruiting...and its not always that easy...

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UCLA v. Washington Highlights Part 2 (77 clicks)
Part 2 of the UCLA v. Washington highlights.

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UCLA v. Washington highlights Part 1 (78 clicks)
Here is part 1, if you can stomach it.

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5 thoughts on the Washington Huskies (108 clicks)
5 thoughts on the Washington Huskies. One of them includes a picture of Coach Neuheisel that might just make you throw up in your mouth a little...

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UCLA vs. Washington - Game Preview (128 clicks)
UCLA takes its five game winning streak into Seattle to face the Washington Huskies in a Sunday afternoon affair at Bank of America Arena.

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UCLA today (99 clicks)
at Washington, 1:30 p.m., FSN Prime Ticket

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Saturday Night Ben Ball (68 clicks)
So no game today. But since we are in the state of Washington, thought it'd be appropriate to post these highlights involving our game against another Washington school just two years ago.

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Notes On The Reeling (But Dangerous) Dawgs (66 clicks)
Bruins have the day off today. They are getting ready to take on a Washington Husky squad, which is going through its toughest season since Lorenzo Romar taking over that program in Seattle.

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Huskies down at home (91 clicks)
Traditionally, Washington's Hec Ed Pavilion is one of the more treacherous stops in the Pacific-10 Conference. The student section is loud, fans are close to the court, and the Huskies' once-frenetic style fed off that.

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Bruins eye coveted prep center (224 clicks)
LSU's decision to cut ties with longtime coach John Brady on Friday could give UCLA the opportunity to pry one of the nation's most coveted high school centers away from the Tigers.

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Hauck and UCLA (122 clicks)
One thing sources have told me during the last few weeks is that Montana coach Bobby Hauck and Bruins coach Rick Neuheisel spoke several times about Hauck possibly joining UCLA's staff.

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Saving scholarships (110 clicks)
UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel said it was more important to save scholarships that just give them to guys to fill a recruiting class.

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More Keefe? (68 clicks)
Since coming out of his red-shirt at the start of Pac-10 play, Bruins sophomore James Keefe is averaging 10.5 minutes per game.

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Different U-dub (60 clicks)
UCLA beat Washington 69-55 when the teams met at Pauley Pavilion on Jan. 10.

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Shipp's defense (64 clicks)
UCLA wing Josh Shipp scored six points in the win at Washington State, going 3 for 8 from the field. But UCLA coach Ben Howland was praising Shipp's defensive effort.

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Turning point (64 clicks)
I wrote a story in today's paper about UCLA playing so well after the loss to USC last month, and what changed for the Bruins.

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U.C.L.A.â€™s Love Draws on the Style of Unseld and Walton (131 clicks)
UCLA's Kevin Love is no ordinary freshman.

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News For Saturday, February 09, 2008

*Audio* UCLA Radio Interview with Brandon Huffman (119 clicks)
Kyle Hyman over at UCLA Sports Radio recently did an interview with Brandon Huffman, Scout.comâ€™s west coast recruiting analyst. Really awesome and informative stuff about the recruiting class:

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THE PRINCESS PRIDE (113 clicks)
TRUE LOVE: No need to Have Fun Storming the Castle, as it would be INCONCEIVABLE for us to say anything to this pictorial request other than "As... You...W-i-i-i-i-sshh!!"

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UCLA's Westbrook develops into one of college basketball's budding stars (209 clicks)
Three months into a season that has exceeded all but the most idealistic expectations, UCLA's Russell Westbrook can't help but chuckle as he traces the path of his sudden rise.

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Bruins answer a wake-up call (108 clicks)
Sure, UCLA's basketball team ticked off nine straight wins before USC visited Pauley Pavilion, and certainly, the Bruins were playing well before the Trojans stopped by.

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Veterans are key to road streak (122 clicks)
Howland glad to have the experience of Shipp, Collison, Mata-Real and Aboya.

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Building Up Sweet Memories (76 clicks)
I will never get tired of sounding like a broken record when it comes to talking about how we need to take it one game at a time. After last night's huge win the focus should completely be on Washington.

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A real apology (98 clicks)
Indiana freshman Eric Gordon was the target of obscene chants and curses by the fans at Illinois during Thursday's game. It didn't take long for Illinois athletic director Ron Guenther and coach Bruce Weber to issue an apology.

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Luc update (85 clicks)
UCLA coach Ben Howland said starting power forward Luc Richrd Mbah a Moute (sprained ankle) was getting ready to take off his walking but was not yet jumping, nor doing defensive slides, nor shooting.

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Answers, Part XI (75 clicks)
Thanks for all the questions, or for all the interest. Here are the last few answers to this week's questions

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Answers, Part X (95 clicks)
Here is the tenth segment. There will be one more after this

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Answers, Part IX (86 clicks)
Here is the ninth set

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Answers, Part VIII (76 clicks)
There will be 11 sets of answers today. Here is the eighth set

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Answers, Part VII (65 clicks)
Here is the seventh set

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Answers, Part VI (84 clicks)
Sorry for the delay with this set of answers. Travel is brutal in Washington this weekend and I just arrived in Seattle from Pullman. Here is the sixth set

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Answers, Part V (75 clicks)
Here is he fifth set

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Answers, Part IV (68 clicks)
Here is the fourth installment

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Answers, Part III (100 clicks)
This is the third set

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Answers, Part II (86 clicks)
Here is the second set

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Answers, Part I (101 clicks)
I'm not sure how many sets of answers there will be today, but I'm thinking there will be nine or 10. Here is the first set

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What about the class of 2009? (197 clicks)
The ink is barely dry on the letters of intent signed by the Bruin class of 2008 on Wednesday, but the class of 2009 is already on the minds of coaches.

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News For Friday, February 08, 2008

The Rick Neuheisel Drinking Game (116 clicks)
If you go looking around on the internet, you will find the strangest things.

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AUA: Player Specific Highlight Videos vs. Wazzu (112 clicks)
Here are the separte highlight videos of Josh Shipp, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Love, and Darren Collison from the Wazzu games. Special thanks to the Vidman13

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ESPN.com's Power 16: Memphis stays on top (272 clicks)
Duke's impressive win at North Carolina on Wednesday night wasn't good enough to unseat undefeated Memphis in the top spot.

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Sluggish start, solid finish for Collison in No. 5 UCLA's win (178 clicks)
With Washington State double-teaming Kevin Love, Darren Collison came through big for UCLA.

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A fresh start for a veteran Bruin (179 clicks)
Back in early December, after Karl Dorrell was fired as UCLA's head football coach, speculation was running rampant as to who his successor would be. Weeks went by as Athletic Director Dan Guerrero took his time, conducting a careful and extensive search. By Dec. 29, however, he and Chancellor Gene Block had made up their minds.

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D.C. FAB (87 clicks)
Hard-Driving Darren Collison and the Bruins get Hacked but Fare well, Running over the Cougars 67-59, and will Taxi into Seattle alone in First Place, with the Meter running but with Stanford in Hot Pursuit

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Digging Deep & Getting It Done (73 clicks)
So our Ben Ball warriors start their grueling road trip in the Evergreen state with yet another one of their hallmark, gutsy performances. Last night's win was made even more special by the fact that our team could have easily hit a rough spot without having Luc - the glue of our defense - available for the entire road trip.

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UCLA @ WSU Video Package (80 clicks)
First off, Coach Howland's post-game interview:

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Clutch free throws save close game (111 clicks)
Collison helps Bruins avoid rehashing of previous scare with Cougars by sealing win late in Pullman

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Hoping to rekindle on-court fire (75 clicks)
After a disappointing home performance against USC on Wednesday night, the Bruins (8-4, 5-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) look to get back on track against Pepperdine on Saturday in Pauley Pavilion.

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Hurdler dismissed from track team (94 clicks)
The UCLA men's track and field team became a little smaller on Monday when it was announced that sophomore hurdler Darius Reed had been dismissed from UCLA for academic reasons.

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Bruins to sport pink for breast cancer research (82 clicks)
The Blue and Gold will be thinking pink this weekend at Pauley Pavilion.

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Young players bring a positive season outlook (79 clicks)
Today the UCLA softball team will open its 2008 season at the Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament at Easton Stadium.

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Bruins find Love in nick of time to beat Cougars (116 clicks)
During a 28-minute stretch, beginning just after Kevin Love made his third shot in less than two minutes early in the first half, he became a non-factor in UCLA's offense.

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Bruins complete sweep of Cougars (109 clicks)
Collison scores all of his 18 points in the second half as UCLA improves to 21-2 with victory at Pullman.

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Running straight from Texas to Westwood (138 clicks)
With a lot of guidance from his adopted family, Aundre Dean found the right path and the right sport.

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Collison Leads Bruins To Victory Over Cougars (96 clicks)
Darren Collison scored all 18 of his points in the second half to lead No.4/5 UCLA to a 67-59 win over No.17 Washington State in a top 25 Pac-10 match-up.

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Ben Ball Warriors GET IT DONE Again (55 clicks)
Let's see here. Our Ben Ball warriors get on the road to play in couple of grueling games in which they are expected play desperate teams ready to give their best shots against the four letters o their uniforms.

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The Big Red (60 clicks)
In few hours Kevin Love and his fellow Ben Ball warriors will be taking on a desperate and dangerous WSU Cougars that will lay everything on the line.

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AUA: UCLA vs. Washington State Video Highlights Part 4 (53 clicks)
UCLA vs. Washington State Video Highlights Part 4

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AUA: UCLA vs. Washington State Video Highlights Part 3 (57 clicks)
UCLA vs. Washington State Video Highlights Part 3

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AUA: UCLA vs. Washington State Video Highlights Part 2 (79 clicks)
UCLA vs. Washington State Video Highlights Part 2

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Tidbits (64 clicks)
UCLA has won 15 straight games on the road against Washington State.

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Luc at home (61 clicks)
It was already known forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute would not play tonight or Sunday at Washington, but he is not even on the trip.

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Pauley architect (79 clicks)
UCLA hired NBBJ as the architect to design plans for the renovation of Pauley Pavilion.

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Under the weather (66 clicks)
Keeping with the weather theme, UCLA PG Darren Collison is suffering from flu-like symptoms.

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Second time no charm (71 clicks)
UCLA went 8-1 during the first half of the Pac-10 season, with the lone loss being at home to USC.

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Booster meeting (86 clicks)
After Rick Neuheisel addressed the media about his first class as UCLA's coach, he took some time out to meet with some of the school's boosters to pump the recruiting class.

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Recruiting not done? (89 clicks)
UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel said he didn't anticipate any more signings for the 2008 class, but the push remains on for Mater Dei High of Santa Ana receiver Robbie Boyer, whom the coaching staff would like to bring to UCLA as a walk-on.

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Time for rest (95 clicks)
I asked UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel about his stress level in the days leading up to signing day, particularly as it related to running back Milton Knox and his decision to go to UCLA or Notre Dame.

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Bruins make it two-team Pac-10 race with 67-59 win at Washington State (108 clicks)
Darren Collison has endured so many injuries this season that he wasn't about to let a common cold be his undoing.

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New architect for Pauley selected (74 clicks)
In its latest baby-step toward the renovation of its planned Pauley Pavilion, UCLA has hired the architectural firm NBBJ from a group of 10 candidates to prepare pre-schematic designs for the building.

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