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NBADraft.net | Stock Watch: Final Four (296 clicks)
Rising: Russell Westbrook
Falling: Darren Collison
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UCLA and NBA (331 clicks)
I talked a few scouts and college coaches at the Final Four since UCLA's loss, and about the Bruins' personnel and how they fit into the NBA. Here's a few things I heard:
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The Love Question (204 clicks)
Everybody's been ooh-ing and aah-ing over Kevin Love's half-court and full-court shots in this video taken at practice just before UCLA ran into the Memphis massacre. Are they his last as a Bruin? In today's projections from NBADraft.net, Love could go to Philadelphia as the 17th pick. He has until April 27 to declare that's he's going pro, but could change his mind again up until June 16 (provided he doesn't hire an agent).
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The Transition (181 clicks)
As posted last night, Rich Perelman is stepping away from What's Bruin. He's done a great job and we wish him best of success on his other projects. If he has time, we'll try to drag him back for a few guest appearances! I'm excited to announce that our blog coverage of USC and UCLA will merge -- and simultaneously expand. [From BobTheBruin: BOOOOOOOOO! Do they really think we want a combined blog. Bad LA Times! Bad Bad Bad!]
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The Darkhorse (167 clicks)
Junior college transfer Kevin Craft has been impressive in the first three days of spring practice, but is still probably something of a darkhorse in the competition to be UCLA's starting quarterback this fall. I had a chance to talk with him about his approach to the situation the other day and he had a very thoughtful answer.
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UCLA and King (219 clicks)
UCLA has contacted Mater Dei High basketball coach Gary McKnight about Taylor King, the wing who is transferring from Duke. King committed to UCLA as an eighth-grader, but pulled back his commitment and wound up at Duke.
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APRIL CHOW-ERS (163 clicks)
Several Bruins may flower after being nourished by a steady Reign of Chow Philosophy
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2009 Recruiting (Part 1) (182 clicks)
Last year at this time, the Bruins had seven verbal commits. Not just scrubs either, those commitments came from some dynamic prep players like Rahim Moore, EJ Woods, Damien Holmes and Anthony Dye. This year? Just three. Across town, USC has already snagged ten commits in the 2009 class and that includes one of the best players in the country in quarterback Matt Barkley. So what's the hold-up in Westwood? Well there are a number of reasons.
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Intensity (122 clicks)
Intensity was the word used to describe the first full day of pads on Saturday. I try not to put too much weight into these types of "bigger, stronger, faster" reports because they come in every season from us fans. But if the beat writers see a dramatic change in pace then I'll put a little more stock into it.
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Aboya's future (187 clicks)
I talked to a source last night who thought it was a better than 50-50 chance reserve big man Alfred Aboya would not be at UCLA next season because he wants to pursue a Master's degree after graduating from UCLA in June.[end of text]
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Nice Bruins no match for Memphis (267 clicks)
Doyle makes some interesting points here that dovetail with what some have been saying about the Bruins roster.
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On Collison's foul (186 clicks)
It seemed like a silly foul to commit when UCLA point guard Darren Collison reached in and fouled Derrick Rose in the backcourt with 2:53 to play with Memphis up 63-52. But I was sitting directly across from the UCLA bench in the first row, and coach Ben Howland was yelling for the Bruins to foul Rose.
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Don't sing Howland's dirge, everything's all good in Westwood (314 clicks)
UCLA is going to be fine. Honest to God, I still believe that -- just like I believe the earth is round and the grass is green and that Madonna will never stop selling albums and being relevant regardless of her age. UCLA is going to be fine, no question. And it's not going to take what Ben Howland said it might take when he was asked what it will take for the Bruins to win their next national title.
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Ben Ball News & Notes (162 clicks)
AA2 sounds like a very smart man. My hunch is after its all said and done AA2 will be back. IIRC he is projected to finish his political science courses by this June. Since he wants to be "the President" of Cameroon someday, it makes a lot of sense for him to stick around for one more year, and do graduate studies next year at UCLA. IIRC that's the course Donnie Edwards (the great Bruin LB from early 90s) did in his fourth year, and it worked out well for him.
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As Collison Goes, So Goes UCLA (186 clicks)
6. Memphis gave me flashbacks of Florida. Tall, athletic and fast. I think Howland won’t have a problem with this type of team with his incoming recruiting class. I can’t wait for the athletic and tall Jrue Holiday to wear blue and gold!
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Sunday Night Open Thread In Howlandwood (143 clicks)
Well Coach Howland and his warriors (except for LRMAM who is staying in San Antonio an extra evening to spend time with the rents) are heading home tonight. Here is a request to all of our students on campus and alums around LA who may run into our coaches and our boys" tell them on behalf of us how proud we all are of our basketball program, and how grateful we are for another wonderful season.
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Bruin Recruiting: Prep News Roundup (4/7) (147 clicks)
Up until Jrue Holiday's arrival at Campbell Hall, the private North Hollywood school had the reputation of a one-room schoolhouse -- an ideal setting for an intimate education, but hardly the place to develop an elite boys' basketball player, much less an entire team. Nearly four years later, Holiday has made a name for himself among the best players in the nation and, in turn, helped the Vikings become one of the Southland's most successful basketball programs.
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SI Vault - John Wooden Get's 10th National Championship (211 clicks)
WHAT A WIZ OF A WIN IT WAS
Led by Richard Washington's 28 points, UCLA defeated Kentucky 92-85 to give John Wooden a wonderful retirement gift—his 10th NCAA title
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Brooks leads Bruins past Trojans (127 clicks)
Gavin Brooks gave up just two runs on four hits in 8 1/3 nnings Sunday as the No. 23-ranked UCLA baseball team defeated USC, 4-2, at Jackie Robinson Stadium to salvage the last game of the three-game series.
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UCLA gets one against USC (191 clicks)
Brooks does yeoman work on the mound as Bruins, a disappointing 14-12 after being ranked No. 1 in preseason, salvage finale of three-game series with Trojans, 4-2.
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Bruins left to ponder a hazy future (176 clicks)
With fluidity and athleticism, Memphis' Chris Douglas-Roberts and Derrick Rose easily could jump through the same window Florida's Al Horford, Corey Brewer and Joakim Noah did.
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UCLA's basketball team defends its style (183 clicks)
The sting from UCLA's latest Final Four flameout was no more than a few minutes old when people started poking holes in Coach Ben Howland's defensive-oriented master plan.
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UCLA basketball waits to see who will exit (260 clicks)
Kevin Love and Darren Collison are seen as probable losses to NBA after team's third straight loss in Final Four. Prospects for Josh Shipp, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute and others are weighed.
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Mata-Real's dream doesn't come true with UCLA (232 clicks)
Center got to three Final Fours but lack of a title leaves him in tears.
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Scouting UCLA (228 clicks)
UCLA point guard Darren Collison said one of the reasons the offense had so much trouble was Memphis' decision to leave the Bruins' power forward unguarded for 12- to 16-foot shots. It allowed the Tigers to double team center Kevin Love, and also impacted Collison's play.
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The Rare Sunday (151 clicks)
I will admit it. I am still having a hard getting over last night's game. Just when I think I have gotten over it visions of LRMAM's ill advised jumpers, AA2's mid range shot, JK's dropped defensive rebound, RW's careless turnovers and inability to finish (despite his great night), KL getting thumped on the floor (as Dorsey walked away taunting), and DC getting torched all night long every which way one can imagine, keep flashing in front of my eyes. Right when I think - ok I am moving on now - I start thinking about KL's welled up eyes looking up at the roof of the Alama Dome thinking no one is going to catch him losing his composure.
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Luc stays (164 clicks)
I was told Luc Richard Mbah a Moute was allowed to stay in San Antonio and be with his parents while UCLA flew back to Los Angeles today. Mbah a Moute's parents flew in from Cameroon and saw him play in person for the first time. I talked to him after the loss and while he was bummed about that, he was genuinely excited about being able to play in front of them.
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Another DB Commits (112 clicks)
The Bruins, and coach Walker, got their 3rd commit of the season late Friday, in Mission Viejo defensive back, Alex Mascarenas. The 5' 10" 175lb junior has been a stand out player since his sophomore season. He has offers from both Arizona schools, Utah, and Colorado.
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Memphis-UCLA: postgame final (147 clicks)
UCLA's 78-63 loss to a Memphis team that was clearly superior today ended a remarkable season that held great promise and delivered on most of the possibilities: >> With a team that returned four starters from a Final Four team and added Kevin Love, UCLA finished 35-4 and won the most games in the school's history, winning the Pac-10 Conference regular season and Pac-10 Conference Tournament.
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FRIED (BY) CALIPARI (166 clicks)
Bruins are just appetizers for Hungry Tigers, whose tentacle-armed Guards make UCLA's ink-redible season squid to a halt, 78-63
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UCLA's plans (160 clicks)
The Bruins remained in San Antonio tonight and will fly home Sunday. UCLA coach Ben Howland said there will be a team meeting Monday. Meanwhile, Bruins power forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute said he would spend the evening with his parents, who made the trip from Cameroon to see him play in person for the first time. Mbah a Moute told me after the game he wanted to remain in San Antonio for an extra day or two so he could spend time with them, but was uncertain whether he would be allowed to do so.
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Mata-Real's farewell (189 clicks)
UCLA reserve center Lorenzo Mata-Real did not score and had two rebounds in seven minutes of his final game. Afterward, he was asked his feelings.
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Learning curve (170 clicks)
It's taking a little while for the offense to come around, which is to be expected considering UCLA is installing its fourth offense in as many years. The good news is, the veteran offensive players have been through this before and know how to maintain their patience with the situation. ``It seems like every year we get a new OC and we have to learn a new offense,'' wide receiver Marcus Everett said. ``It's the same schemes and everything, just new terminology. As soon as we get the terminology down and start speaking the same language, we'll be OK.
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Love's emotions (163 clicks)
Not sure if the television cameras caught it, but with about one minute to play in the game, UCLA center Kevin Love had to compose himself on the court. He looked like he was about to cry, and I asked him about that afterward. "It was tough,'' Love said. "I had to keep my emotions in check because we had such a special year.
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Love on Memphis (141 clicks)
UCLA center Kevin Love said Memphis was the most physical team the Bruins played this season, but that is not all. "I feel they're the most athletic team in the country, and the most athletic team we faced,'' Love said.
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Tarzan (159 clicks)
Every time I ask tight end Logan Paulsen about his hair the story gets better and better. First, he said that he hasn't cut his hair since freshman year, save for the occasional trim to clean things up. Then today, he said that at some point, he's going to cut his hair and donate it to charity.
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Post Game interviews (154 clicks)
Unfortunate end to a great season. Ran into a great Memphis team that was running on all cylinders. Here are post-game thoughts from Coach Howland and the players.
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Mismatches Doom Bruins in Final Four Loss (129 clicks)
For the third consecutive year UCLA ran into a team better in the Final Four. Memphis's Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 28 points and Derrick Rose added 25 to end the Bruin's season with a 78-63 win. The Tigers advance to the championship game against Kansas on Monday.
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If this is goodbye, it's a tough ending for UCLA's Love, Collison (221 clicks)
Kevin Love's Final Four wasn't played to a Beach Boys soundtrack. It was Rolling Stones all the way. It was "Satisfaction." As in, I can't get no.
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Howland shouldn't be fall guy for UCLA's loss (271 clicks)
I hate missing layups, and this one, by Page 2 ripping standards, would be a real gimme
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UCLA suffering from the Memphis blues (209 clicks)
Memphis had quicker hands and quicker feet than UCLA. Memphis jumped higher and shot with more confidence. Memphis was unfazed by the large stage of the NCAA Final Four and when this national semifinal game between the Tigers and Bruins was over, UCLA seemed diminished.
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UCLA's Love hungry for more (190 clicks)
The Bruins' freshman center says he wants to weigh the pros and cons before making his NBA decision.
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Bruins show some fight (196 clicks)
As soon as UCLA's football team put on the pads Saturday for the first time, the calm and serenity of the spring practice period left Spaudling Field.
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Miller column from Memphis-UCLA (212 clicks)
They looked a lot of things at the end. Beaten. Bummed. And worst of all, resigned.
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Bruins' defense ahead of offense (170 clicks)
On the first day, defensive tackle Brigham Harwell won. The second day was much of the same.
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UCLA Football Notebook: Receiver Everett muscles up (190 clicks)
All last season, while his teammates were out at practice and hitting one another, Marcus Everett took his frustrations out on a pile of weights in the UCLA weight room.
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'Stupid' Play Collison's Last at UCLA? (197 clicks)
If this were Darren Collison's final game in a UCLA uniform, he certainly would have preferred a better outcome.
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Westbrook a bright spot for Bruins (149 clicks)
BRUINS: He scores 22 points but his teammates struggle offensively and defensively.
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Gregg Patton: UCLA freshman Kevin Love talks about returning, but the money may sway him to the NBA (247 clicks)
It was a quick ride, the Kevin Love Era at UCLA. Not that it's over until the fat check arrives. And after concluding his freshman year with another one of the Bruins' familiar, close-but-no-title finishes Saturday, Love didn't seem quite ready to bolt to the NBA.
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This Four feels final for Bruins, 78-63 losers to Memphis (168 clicks)
In the corner of a solemn, tear-stained locker room, Darren Collison folded his hands behind his head, surveyed the wreckage of UCLA's once-promising season and searched for an explanation for a third consecutive Final Four loss.
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Mbah a Moute's family shows support (173 clicks)
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute scored UCLA's first points on a layup, and although he couldn't see it, his mom and aunt jumped to their feet, screamed and raised their arms.
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It's a cold ending for Collison (165 clicks)
Darren Collison sat on UCLA's bench with a towel over his face, barely able to watch the final three minutes of the NCAA Tournament national semifinal game against Memphis.
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Love, Collison mum on draft decision (175 clicks)
With a minute remaining in Saturday's game, freshman center Kevin Love's eyes began to water, so he looked up into the reaches of the Alamodome to compose himself.
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UCLA again left empty-handed (191 clicks)
Not good enough. Unfair? Absolutely. Completely accurate? Without question. Every coach, player and fan repeats the mantra: At UCLA it's about championships.
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Howland takes UCLA so near, but only so far (218 clicks)
Coach's defense-first philosophy has pushed Bruins to three straight Final Fours, only to come up short against more athletic opponents. It may be time for a new approach.
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UCLA falls for third straight time in Final Four (153 clicks)
It was UCLA coach Ben Howland's best-built team, with an All-American inside, a deadly 3-point shooter outside, and veterans filled with Final Four experience.
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Memphis defeats UCLA in the Final Four (226 clicks)
The Tigers, led by Derrick Rose and Chris Douglas-Roberts, pull away in the second half for a 78-63 victory over the Bruins.
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Love and Collison (193 clicks)
Predictably, UCLA center Kevin Love and point guard Darren Collison said they would wait to make a decision on their futures. Sources continue to tell me UCLA expects both to declare for the NBA draft.[end of text]
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Memphis-UCLA: Post-Game III (137 clicks)
Comments from Kevin Love and Russell Westbrook in the post-game interview session after the Bruins' 78-63 loss to Memphis today: >> Westbrook looked like someone at a funeral on the podium, but was asked about Memphis' outstanding guards, Chris Douglas-Roberts and Derrick Rose:
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Memphis-UCLA: Post-Game II (123 clicks)
UCLA coach Ben Howland at the opening of the post-game news conference after the Bruins lost, 78-63 to Memphis in the national semfinals in San Antonio: "Obviously, we're very disappointed to get all the way here and lose, but you have to give credit to Memphis State, they are a very, very good basketball team, obviously, 38-1. They played very, very good basketball today.
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Memphis-UCLA: Post-Game I (169 clicks)
No joy in Westwood as the Bruins fall to Memphis, 78-63 in the national semifinals today in San Antonio. It's the third straight Final Four for the Bruins and the second straight loss in the national semis. In retrospect:
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We Will Be Back (132 clicks)
First of all congratulations to the Memphis Tigers. They were clearly the better team tonight. As for us, let me reiterate what we all collectively stated leading up to today: no matter what transpired in San Antonio, this season has been an incredible success and nothing will diminish it.
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Final Four Post Game Press Conference: Coach Howland, Love, and Westbrook (132 clicks)
Post Game Press Conference transcript.
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"They'll be back." And thoughts on Kevin Love's Final Game (203 clicks)
Love took some steps away from the center of the court and began to walk toward the edges...he put his hands at his side and looked at the crowd, rotating his head from one side of the Alamodome to the other.
He was, as he would himself say, "soaking it all in."
That's the last time we're going to see Kevin Love in a bruin uniform.
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UCLA vs. Memphis - Preview - April 05, 2008 (240 clicks)
Memphis hopes to make its point - or maybe 100 - against UCLA
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Rose vs. Collison matchup may determine outcome (209 clicks)
Which team has the edge when Memphis faces UCLA on Saturday? Here's a closer look at the matchups. [ESPN Insider only]
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One-and-done frosh more 'athlete' than 'student' (311 clicks)
Kevin Love, what's your favorite current class at UCLA?
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UCLA taking Memphis seriously (232 clicks)
After a loose workout, Love says Bruins aren't underestimating Tigers in national semifinal.
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UCLA-Memphis is a coaching mismatch (221 clicks)
Howland's attention to detail will prevail over Calipari's cheerleading approach.
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UCLA's Collison has had enough of 'One Shining Moment' (182 clicks)
The song with CBS' coverage is getting old for the guard, who asks for 'A little Jay Z.'
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UCLA-Memphis matchups (221 clicks)
A look at Saturday's first Final Four game:
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Memphis' Calipari: It's not 'us against the world' (226 clicks)
The coach says he's not telling his team that they're the underdog in the tournament.
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UCLA's Harwell excited about new opportunity (234 clicks)
After getting a fifth year of eligibility, he has a different position -- nose tackle.
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Draped Clocks & Double Socks (121 clicks)
I imagine all of us at this point just want to get this night over with and get to game day. All of us are dizzy with anticipation. I bet I am not the only one with who has that weird pre game feeling in my stomach which is a concoction of anxiety and sheer excitement.
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Ucla vs. Memphis and North Carolina vs. Kansas Point Spread Update (169 clicks)
The early betting line on the UCLA vs. Memphis was 1.5 in favor of Memphis. That has widened from 1.5 to 2, then from 2 to 2.5.
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UCLA's greatest NCAA Tournament moments (142 clicks)
Kevin Love has learned enough about UCLA's history in chats with John Wooden to know that if this year's Bruins (33-3) are to be remembered, they had to get to the Final Four in San Antonio and probably must win the NCAA Tournament.
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Tar Heels' Hansbrough a `Psycho' star (129 clicks)
Tyler Hansbrough probably will never be accused of being the coolest guy in the room, yet he has the coolest nickname.
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Kansas' Stewart breaks kneecap on practice dunk (173 clicks)
Kansas guard Rodrick Stewart, who transferred from USC, finally made the Final Four. But he won't be able to play in it.
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Offensive line a concern for Bruins (159 clicks)
The pace was quicker, players ran from drill to drill. Day 2 of Rick Neuheisel's first spring football camp as UCLA's head coach was decidedly more intense than Day 1.
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Mbah a Moute, family will remember Alamo (166 clicks)
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute got on UCLA's charter Wednesday and headed to his third straight Final Four believing the wait would be much longer before his parents saw him play in person. Surprise, surprise.
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UCLA hopes third time a charm (133 clicks)
There was the joyous, unexpected journey to the Final Four in Indianapolis two years ago, and although UCLA fell one victory short of winning a national title, the belief that the once-proud program was on its way back to greatness was reborn.
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Full pads tommorrow (148 clicks)
UCLA will practice in full pads tommorrow for the first time this spring. Start time has been moved from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. because of some of the recruiting stuff going on.
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Day 2: A Different Tone (155 clicks)
Rick Neuheisel wasn't kidding when he said the tempo would be a lot faster today than it was on Day 1 of spring practice. There was an immediate quickening of the pace today.
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FB commit (142 clicks)
Mission Viejo cornerback Alex Mascarenas, a 5-foot-11, 180-pounder, gave a non-binding oral commitment to UCLA today.
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Love earns player of year award (121 clicks)
Kevin Love was named collegeinsider.com's player of the year.
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Luc's parents coming (141 clicks)
UCLA junior power forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute's parents will see him play in person for the first time.
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Shipp's shooting (134 clicks)
As you may expect, Josh Shipp faced a bunch of questions about his shooting slump. He is averaging 6.3 points per game in the NCAAs, shooting 29.6 percent from the field, including 14.3 percent (2 for 14) from 3-point range.
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Memphis' big Tiger growing up (124 clicks)
It was just the sort of question that used to get Joey Dorsey into trouble.
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Reaching Final Four brings validation to coaches (118 clicks)
You might call the Final Four the Mecca of college basketball coaching, but that would be selling it short.
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Is the third year the charm? (119 clicks)
UCLA is in its third straight Final Four, but the Bruins won't be completely satisfied with anything less than a national championship
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Howland's demands and attention to detail have made UCLA elite again (133 clicks)
A few minutes before Ben Howland was to meet with reporters in the lobby of UCLA's hotel during a midseason road trip, frantic, last-second preparations were being made for his arrival.
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For the Bruins, third time better be a charm (141 clicks)
If UCLA doesn't win the title in its third consecutive Final Four, it could be a long time before the next best opportunity arrives.
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UCLA prepared for a pressure-packed Final Four (141 clicks)
Freshman Kevin Love says the heat is on the Bruins to win a championship.
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Kevin Love nails more amazing shots from Full Court (181 clicks)
A super special thanks to Tracy Pierson of bruinreportonline.com who allowed me to post this video on youtube from the pre-UCLA/Memphis shootaround
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Final Four Press Conference: Coach Howland, Love, and Collison (133 clicks)
Transcript with Darren Collison, Ben Howland, and Kevin Love
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The Gauntlet is in play! (170 clicks)
n the dead of winter, UCLA trailed USC in the Lexus Gauntlet standings by a score of 50 to 12 1/2, with 57 1/2 points needed to win. USC has won the Gauntlet in each of the even-numbered years (2002-04-06) in which it has been awarded and the Bruins have won in all odd-numbered years (2003-05-07), and it looked like that would continue. But like Lazarus, the Bruins have risen. Going into this weekend's crucial baseball series with USC, UCLA has closed the gap. It is now 45 points to 32 1/2, which requires some explanation.
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Mission Viejo High safety commits to UCLA (138 clicks)
The Times' UCLA beat writer, Chris Foster, reports that Mission Viejo High safety Alex Mascarenas today made a verbal commitment to UCLA. The 5-11 1/2, 170-pound junior had scholarship offers from Arizona, Colorado and Utah, according to Scout.com. Foster also can play cornerback, and was the only sophomore on the 2006 All-CIF Pac-5 team.
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Stewart update (153 clicks)
Kansas' Roderick Stewart has a broken knee cap and will have surgery when the team returns to Lawrence after the Final Four.
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Texas-sized humidity (132 clicks)
ames Keefe on what he's learned about San Antonio. ``Beside the humidity? You look out of your hotel room, and it looks like it's 40 outside, but it's really about 60 or 70 degrees,'' he said.[end of text]
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Kansas' Rodrick Stewart injured (138 clicks)
Kansas practice ended early when former USC player Roderick Stewart, now a senior at Kansas, went up for a crowd-pleasing dunk, only to injure his right knee. Stewart came down awkwardly and was wheeled off on a golf cart. He hadn't played much - if at all - over the last six games. Stewart is averaging 2.9 points in 11 minutes.
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Love shot (150 clicks)
Kevin Love is currently wooing the crowd during the shootaround. He made another of those full-court shots. The whole crowd is standing, oohing and aahing at every shot.[end of text]
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"I'll know it when I see it'' (166 clicks)
Five quarterbacks took snaps for UCLA on the first day of spring practice, and for the first few practices at least, all five are in the running to be the starter. Most likely though, the race will come down to Ben Olson, Patrick Cowan and JuCo transfer Kevin Craft.
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Spring Practice Begins (107 clicks)
Yesterday was the start of spring practice. It always takes a few days to work out the kinks and with an entirely new offensive staff, it will likely take a bit longer this time around. Still, the promise of a simplified offense and a focus on fundamental football, should pay some dividends over the next few weeks.
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Purdy: Montgomery will make Cal a winner (185 clicks)
Looks like Cal is serious about basketball. Mike Montgomery was the first person contacted to replace,Lavin, if my memory serves me right.
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Proof God is a Bruin: Another Awesome Picture of Matt Leinart (231 clicks)
That made my week.
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Brian Dohn Picks UCLA to Win it All (226 clicks)
Well, that’s a relief. We all know who to blame if we lose now.
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Who has the Final Four edge? (250 clicks)
The four No. 1 seeds will provide non-stop excitement in the Final Four. It will be interesting to see which players will step up under the spotlight. [ESPN Insider only]
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Tigers can win slowdown games, too (237 clicks)
Memphis is one of the two most balanced teams in this Final Four (along with Kansas), finishing in the nation's top five in adjusted offensive and defensive efficiency. Much has been made of the Tigers' dribble-drive motion offense and how explosive they can be on that end of the floor, but they also can defend as ferociously as any team in the land.
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UCLA vs. Memphis - Tourney Game Preview (172 clicks)
UCLA faces off against Memphis in a Final Four semifinal contest in San Antonio's Alamodome on Saturday afternoon.
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Ben Ball News & Notes (129 clicks)
Let's get back to the Memphis Tigers. Just one more day to go till we finally get on with this game.
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Spring Football News & Notes (158 clicks)
Our team is playing in the Final-4 tomorrow but I still cannot get enough of the spring practice reports. Thanks so much to matsumoto720 and Steven for sharing their impressions on the first day of CRN era at Spalding Field.
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Like never before (151 clicks)
The 2008 NCAA Tournament enters its final weekend with four No. 1 seeds, which is good for record books but spells a much tougher final stretch to a Bruin title
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Ker savors four years (153 clicks)
Men's volleyball to highlight record-setting career of team's lone senior at last regular-season home match
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Rivalry to be settled on mound (132 clicks)
As the Bruins face crosstown foes, coaches look to explore depth of bullpens, test budding pitchers
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Football practice kicks off under new coach (163 clicks)
Neuheisel's attitude and the on-field atmosphere are positive as spring ball cues 'feel-me' season
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Men's track warming up for nationals with Texas meet (141 clicks)
While most of the nation turns its attention to basketball in San Antonio this weekend, a squad from the men's track and field team will focus on the big event occurring 80 miles south.
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Softball streaks into second week of conference season (147 clicks)
The No. 1 UCLA softball team heads into its second weekend of Pac-10 play with a comfortable assurance about how its season has unfolded. The Bruins are 32-3 overall and remain undefeated in Pac-10 play with four wins after sweeping the Oregon schools and defeating Washington on Wednesday.
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Another defensive clash with Tigers? (156 clicks)
Elite Eight '06 rematch Saturday could be 'ugly,' but both teams have changed a great deal
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This Final Four offers plenty of excitement (131 clicks)
Get over the fact that the No. 1s made it and you'll find the makings of a classic final weekend for 2008
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Memphis definitely not an underdog (167 clicks)
They may or may not get recognition, but Tigers are very good, so Bruins should adapt accordingly
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First Day Grade: B-minus (156 clicks)
OK, it's only the first day. And there was a lot of new things to learn, but as far as atmosphere and intensity, Rick Neuheisel gave the Bruins first day of spring football about a B-minus.
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On the sidelines (174 clicks)
UCLA has invited hundreds of juniors to practice on Saturday, but one coveted prospect made the trip out to California a little early.
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Kevin Love: Fact & fiction (257 clicks)
There's already quite a legend surrounding the UCLA freshman center, but most of it is, well, exaggerated.
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From Beach Boys fame to UCLA success, Love family has been on L.A. stage (202 clicks)
Stan Love puts it in perspective as son Kevin prepares for NCAA Final Four.
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Bruins fortunate to have Love in their lives (214 clicks)
Give David Stern an assist if UCLA win its 12th national title.
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Spring practice brings plenty of questions for Bruins (221 clicks)
Readers ask about the situations at quarterback, running back and the offensive line, and our man on the beat gives the answers.
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Neuheisel excited but realistic as UCLA begins spring practice (179 clicks)
The new coach has his work cut out with a new offense, crowded quarterback competition and an inexperienced line perhaps the main reasons.
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CBS' Billy Packer talks a lot about UCLA, little about himself (251 clicks)
He gives cryptic response as to whether this will be his last Final Four after 34 years. Analyst then talks of Bruins' strengths and says Josh Shipp is key.
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Bruins still looking for that one shining betting moment (196 clicks)
A negative about the NCAA men's college basketball tournament is that only one team will win its final game of the season and go home happy.
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On The Road To Bruin Glory: Parties Around The Nation (131 clicks)
If we could all be so lucky as our Trombonedude27. Good luck to Trombonedude27 and all other thousands of Bruins who are going to representing the Nation in the Lone Star state in our road to the Final-4
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Neuheisel happy to get started (153 clicks)
The rain held off long enough to get a full day of practice in. The clouds stayed away until the very end, and so Rick Neuheisel, dressed in a thin baby blue UCLA jacket and shorts, was treated to a glorious spring day as he took his first official steps as UCLA's new football coach Thursday afternoon.
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Title may play into Love's decision to stay or go (196 clicks)
It's easy for Kevin Love to imagine UCLA winning the NCAA Tournament, since he's surrounded by 11 championship banners every time he plays or practices in Pauley Pavilion.
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CBS doesn't see UCLA as the main attraction (203 clicks)
If UCLA's NCAA semifinal lunch date with Memphis on Saturday afternoon allows you to still enjoy an evening of family activity, thank CBS.
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Memphis has what it takes to beat UCLA (227 clicks)
Let's understand something right off: I am not a negative guy, not a UCLA hater, have no burning secret desire to watch failure.
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For UCLA, experience counts in Final Four (178 clicks)
Alfred Aboya saw it during the pregame preparations when he watched Xavier warm up. The Musketeers were overflowing, and overburdened, with energy during last weekend's West Regional final.
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Spring Practice tidbits (144 clicks)
The first day of spring practice just finished up and Rick Neuheisel said he was pleased with the energy the team showed on the first day, even though things were a little rough around the edges offensively, while the team learns yet another offensive scheme.
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Neuheisel Era Gets Under Way (142 clicks)
At 3:55 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, a new era of UCLA football officially kicked off underneath a picturesque sky.
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Familiar dilemma for the Bruins (165 clicks)
UCLA could experience some of the same matchup problems against Memphis that it had against Florida in the last two Final Fours.
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Neuheisel's first day of UCLA spring practice is style over substance (191 clicks)
UCLA football coach Rick Neuheisel saw "eight million thousand mistakes" during the Bruins' first spring practice Thursday, but he said that did not matter.
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Now Presenting the 2008 Final Four Coaches...as South Park Characters (217 clicks)
So I had me a little fun with one of those South Park character generators. Aren't they adorable? And don't mind Coach Calipari there on the left. He didn't get his respect today.
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Cheerleader of the Week - Brianna from UCLA (392 clicks)
Need another reason to root for UCLA? Meet Brianna, a sophomore and proud member of the Bruins cheer squad.
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TEX MESSAGE (170 clicks)
With Final Four on TAP, CLICKING Bruins get spurred on to San Antonio by spirited campus Send-Off
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Kidd Love (136 clicks)
UCLA coach Ben Howland had high praise for Memphis freshman point guard Derrick Rose. "He reminds me honestly of Jason Kidd,'' Howland said. "He has a Jason Kidd-type body. He's 6-3, just so strong and physical. He overpowers you. I watched him get a rebound (Sunday). He grabbed a two handed rebound way above the rim early in that game and started the fast break. He defends like Kidd, and he's a much better shooter at the same stage.
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Clock magic (144 clicks)
UCLA point guard Darren Collison has become a master at making big shots, especially 3-pointers, with the shot clock winding down. Bruins coach Ben Howland was asked about it. "First of all, he's used to it,'' Howland said. "He's done it a lot over the past couple of years. Darren is very, very bright. He's got a good feel for the end of possessions and making plays for himself and for others. I thought one of the big plays against Xavier was made by Kevin (Love), where we were up 12 and he got an offensive rebound on a missed foul shot that we took and kicked it back out to Darren who then knocked down a long 3 to make it to 15.
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Harwell ready (151 clicks)
I ran into (literally, because I turned a corner and he was there) UCLA defensive tackle Brigham Harwell on campus the other day, and he said his knee felt great and was excited for spring practice.
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Pictures from the Final Four Sendoff! (215 clicks)
Bumped. Awesome pictures, Danny. 6 more pictures after the jump. Click on the thumbnails to get the full picture in all its glory
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For Hansbrough, Love it's all about now (234 clicks)
Listening to people criticize Tyler Hansbrough and Kevin Love because they won't be as good in the NBA as they are in the NCAA strikes me the same as listening to criticism of Marvin Gaye because he couldn't rap.
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Memphis Players Have Long, Complicated Explanation Of How They Are This Year's 'Rumpelstiltzkin' (275 clicks)
Although no Cinderella teams made it to this year's Final Four, the Memphis Tigers held an extended press conference Wednesday to explain to the press and public that they are in fact the "Rumpelstiltzkin" of this year's NCAA basketball tournament.
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This day in Bruin history (April 3) ... (140 clicks)
Today is April 3, 2008. It is a great day in Bruin history. Five years ago today, UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero introduced Ben Howland, head basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh as the new head coach of the UCLA Bruins.
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Hoops heaven (236 clicks)
Tournament, historic Final Four, anything but blah
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College hoops' best on display in San Antonio (154 clicks)
There was no spontaneous, joyous display as Tyler Hansbrough dribbled away the final 6 seconds that separated North Carolina from still another Final Four.
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No rebuilding (176 clicks)
UCLA football coach Rick Neuheisel refuses to say the program is in a rebuilding mode. "I think there's enough juice for us to be competitive,'' he said. "We've got to win close games, which is why I felt it was important to take advantage of Frank Ganz being available.
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No parental influence (163 clicks)
UCLA power forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute was hoping his parents would travel from Cameroon to see him play in the Final Four, but he received word they will not make it.
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Memphis suspends reserve guard Allen (125 clicks)
Memphis Coach John Calipari has suspended reserve guard Andre Allen for violating team rules and he will not play in the Final Four this weekend. No other details were provided, but the 5-foot-10 senior had been averaging 14 minutes per game off the bench, scoring 3.4 points a game and 2.1 assists a game.
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Collison: "It’s not about the Final Four, it’s the final one" (172 clicks)
Before the Bruins took off for San Antonio on Wednesday afternoon, reporters had had an opportunity to speak with most of the players Tuesday. Darren Collison cited the benefits of going to a third straight Final Four:
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Basketball kaleidoscope: Alamodome is all sold out (150 clicks)
UCLA has sold out its allotment of tickets to the NCAA Final Four in San Antonio, with most of the seats in the upper level. Pricing for most seats was either $220 (lower level) or $170 for upper-level seats, although there are Final Four tickets in the higher rows of the upper level with a face value of $140. The price includes the Saturday doubleheader and the Monday championship game.
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Football beginning major spring transition (229 clicks)
As they shuffle through the locker room after their first spring practice under coach Rick Neuheisel today at Spaulding Field, the UCLA football players will see a board they have never seen before.
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Maybe optimism is no longer unfounded (203 clicks)
For five years, I've been overly optimistic about UCLA football.
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Men's volleyball snags MPSF playoff berth (163 clicks)
Wednesday's win over Gauchos secures spot, but Bruins need to win out to host quarterfinal
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Close game threatens Bruins' winning streak (152 clicks)
It certainly wasn't a typical day at the park for the Bruin softball team Wednesday.
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Memphis point guard Andre Allen suspended (178 clicks)
The University of Memphis basketball team suspended one of its reserve point guards Wednesday evening, just days before its Final Four matchup against UCLA in San Antonio.
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Ben Ball News & Notes (128 clicks)
Let's get right back to March Madness. KS Wong over at Bruin Basketball Report has a great post up on whether Saturday's matchup against the Tigers will turn into a 2006 defensive redux.
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A Different Spring (135 clicks)
No the title of this post is not about Florida's absence in San Antonio.
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Tyler Hansbrough's career after basketball (Part II) (117 clicks)
After winning the Oscar, Hansbrough decided to try something else.
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Memphis' Allen suspended (129 clicks)
Memphis reserve guard Andre Allen was suspended for the Final Four for a violation of team rules. He averaged 3.3 points and 14.1 minutes per game.
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The big one that got away (253 clicks)
Before Ben Howland made a name for himself and Pittsburgh and UCLA, local schools missed out on a chance to hire a fiery young assistant.
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Freshman stars fit right in (184 clicks)
Memphis' Rose and UCLA's Love stepped into established lineups and made their teams better.
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UCLA's Mbah a Moute will join select company (264 clicks)
When Luc Richard Mbah a Moute lines up Saturday against Memphis, the junior forward from Cameroon will join an exclusive club of UCLA players.
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UCLA spring football practice primer (231 clicks)
UCLA begins spring practice today, the first of 15 workouts that will conclude April 26 with the annual spring scrimmage at the Rose Bowl. The Bruins return five starters on offense and five on defense. Times staff writer Chris Foster takes a look at five questions facing the Bruins.
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Bruins and Tigers, a 2006 Defensive Redux? (134 clicks)
This Saturday UCLA plays Memphis for the first time since the West Regional Final in 2006 when the Bruins smothered the Tigers for a 50-45 win at the Oakland Coliseum to earn its first Final Four appearance since 1995.
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Howland And His Warriors Are Off To The Final-4 (124 clicks)
Thank you so much to everyone who were kind of to share their pictures from today's sendoff at the Bruin Walk between the Wooden Center and JD Morgan Center.
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Easy does it for Bruins in Chow's offense (170 clicks)
If UCLA's offense from the past few years morphed into animation, at some point after the football was snapped ... KA-BLOOM!!!
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Wooden still an inspiration (164 clicks)
When Tom Coughlin heard John Wooden was hospitalized recently, he called UCLA to see if he could schedule a chat with him.
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For Mbah a Moute, there's no place like home (194 clicks)
The June flight from Los Angeles to New York was bad enough, having legs of a 6-foot-8 body crammed into a seat, but Luc Richard Mbah a Moute's personal mini-Amazing Race had just started.
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Bartow doesn't bleed Bruins blue (159 clicks)
When it comes to college basketball, Gene Bartow has a strong allegiance to four schools: the East Tennessee State program his son coaches, the Alabama-Birmingham program he built from scratch, the Memphis program he led to the national title game.
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UCLA set to begin spring practices (146 clicks)
UCLA opens spring football practice today, the first under new coach Rick Neuheisel, a former Bruins quarterback.
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Memphis gained from a loss (168 clicks)
The Tigers, who face UCLA Saturday in the Final Four, renewed their focus after a loss to Tennessee.
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Neuheisel wants a competitive spring (166 clicks)
The UCLA football coach says daily competition for positions will bring 'leaders to the fore.'
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More Notes re. Strategery v. Memphis (159 clicks)
Let's continue to look into matchup issues against Memphis Tiger. Andy Glockner from the WWL attempted to find "UCLA's hidden truth" and discovered that we have the "worst offense of Final Four teams." How bad is our offense? We are only ranked seventh in the nation measured by kenpom.com. Glockner sounds dismissive of our offense comparing it to other three teams, which finished in the top-4. Well not sure what exactly is Glockner's standard of excellence. But over here no one is going apologize for sending a team that has the combination featuring the second best defensive unit in the country (best among the Final-4 teams) and a top-10 offense, after going through a true round robin schedule of one of the best conferences in the country.
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Howland And His Warriors Are Off To The Final-4 (160 clicks)
Thank you so much to everyone who were kind of to share their pictures from today's sendoff at the Bruin Walk between the Wooden Center and JD Morgan Center. Coach Howland and his warriors are off to San Antonio: Thanks also to others who emailed us pictures from this. Here is a short youtube video of the send off(HT to Jose). No sound but still pretty cool.
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Harrick hasn't turned his back on UCLA (217 clicks)
John R. Wooden, of course, won 10 titles for the Bruins; Jim Harrick won the other one.
"I still wear my ring, and I still go to the games," said Harrick, who won the national championship in 1995 and was last seen coaching the Developmental League's Bakersfield Jam until January, when he resigned to spend more time with his wife and nine grandchildren. "I'm very connected to the program; I think Kevin Love should be the No. 1 pick of the draft."
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Joe Lunardi Loves UCLA (but commits mortal sin) (254 clicks)
Did I just totally rip on the one guy who actually picked UCLA? God, what an @$$hole.
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Final Four Team Preview: UCLA - ESPN Video (208 clicks)
Lunardi Loves UCLA.
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Culture change (145 clicks)
Memphis coach John Calipari talked about the difference he saw in UCLA when the Tigers beat the Bruins early in the 2005-06 season, and when UCLA won in the 2006 regional final, and the difference Kevin Love brings to the team. "There was a cultural change, a basic change in the mentality of the team, which means they bought in,'' Calipari said. "Now, the thing that they've been missing is the Bill Walton, the center, Kareem (Abdul-Jabbar), and they've got one now – Kevin Love.
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Chow story (172 clicks)
For those that wondered, a story on how Norm Chow will influence UCLA's offense will run in Thursday's paper as a precursor to spring practice. Everyone I talked to about Chow and his influence used some form of the word "simplistic" in describing his style. By the way, when I talked to Chow, I asked him if he ever thought he would be UCLA's offensive coordinator.
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Parade and UCLA (159 clicks)
UCLA basketball signee Jrue Holiday of Campbell Hall of Studio City was named to the Parade All-America first team. Bruins signee Malcolm Lee, a guard from North High in Riverside, was named to the fourth team.
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Readying for FB (147 clicks)
I was on campus yesterday and happened to catch some of UCLA's offseason conditioning workout, and I was impressed by the tempo and energy of it. The approach, at least on this day, was one of quickness and hustle, with coaches imploring players to "sprint" from drill to drill. One player I can't wait to see is red-shirt freshman safety Glenn Love.
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Ben Ball News & Notes: Building Our Memphis Files (124 clicks)
Let's start our humpday Ben Ball roundup by adding to our Memphis files. LAT sent Robyn Norwood out to Memphis who provided the following report on the 'new kings of Memphis':
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Tyler Hansbrough's career after basketball (Part I) (141 clicks)
We all know Tyler Hansbrough is a great basketball player. But few have considered his considerable talents in other areas -- like ACTING. Here's a sneak peek into his future AFTER basketball. Enjoy!
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Collison turns UCLA games into own track meet (250 clicks)
His parents were track stars. But Darren Collison had other plans, and his mom is loving every minute of UCLA's run.
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Bruins have the worst offense of Final Four teams (217 clicks)
By slight statistical margins, UCLA has the best defense and the worst offense of the teams in San Antonio. The Bruins finished second in the nation in adjusted defensive efficiency (Kansas and Memphis also were in the top five) and seventh on offense (the other three Final Four teams finished in the top four).
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Ranking the Final Four teams (296 clicks)
Now that March Madness finally has yielded a Fab Four, we're obliged to mull the subsequent and compelling collisions.
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The Four Tops (214 clicks)
A quartet of powerhouse teams, each with a uniquely skilled star, is set for a showdown in San Antonio in the strongest Final Four ever
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Scouts' Takes (253 clicks)
SI asked assistant coaches who had prepared a game plan against one of this year's Final Four teams to share their insights and observations about its offense and defense. They were all guaranteed anonymity in exchange for their candor.
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Curry, Love among Wooden finalists (134 clicks)
D.J. Augustin of Texas, Michael Beasley of Kansas State, Stephen Curry of Davidson, Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina and UCLA's Kevin Love are finalists for the John R. Wooden Award, given to college basketball's top player.
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Five things we learned (231 clicks)
Five things we learned while wondering if David Padgett would ever start challenging Tyler Hansbrough on a jump shot.
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UCLA scouting report (216 clicks)
You can't beat the Bruins' experience -- three straight trips to the Final Four -- but it's fair to doubt them after they were dominated the past two years by taller, tougher Florida teams. Memphis, the Bruins' opponent Saturday, is a lot Florida: The tall, athletic Tigers come at you in waves.
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Memphis scouting report (188 clicks)
The Tigers raised their defensive intensity to another level in a pair of impressive victories in the South Region in Houston. Their guards used their length to disrupt passing lanes and alter shots, and they took advantage of turnovers to start quickly against both Michigan State and Texas. They're playing smart with the basketball -- only seven turnovers against Texas -- and making intelligent passes. This team is playing with the utmost confidence, and that's showing on court. Memphis did not show any weaknesses this past weekend.
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Kansas scouting report (132 clicks)
Kansas is the only team that didn't storm into San Antonio. The pressure that built upon the Jayhawks to reach coach Bill Self's first Final Four -- and, of course, their own -- along with another excellent Davidson performance made their regional final surprisingly slow-paced and painfully close.
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North Carolina scouting report (118 clicks)
By holding off Louisville's second-half surge in East Region final, the Tar Heels avoided a second consecutive collapse on the brink of the Final Four. North Carolina has won 15 consecutive games, but the run would've ended in Charlotte if not for Tyler Hansbrough's heroics.
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Injuries allow UCLA's other talent to emerge (170 clicks)
Ben Howland's worst fears came true before UCLA played its first game this season. Only 10 scholarship players were available and the coach was worried about injuries depleting his lineup.
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Vegas oddsmakers pick Tar Heels to win it all (156 clicks)
Oddsmakers expect close games, but think North Carolina will beat Kansas and go on to win the first NCAA tournament with all four No. 1 seeds in the Final Four.
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Tips for attending the Final Four (174 clicks)
The Final Four is a sight to behold, a must-do on any sports fan's list, but there are some things you might not have thought about. But we have. And we're going to share five things every fan should know about the Final Four before signing up for this one-of-a-kind college hoops pilgrimage.
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Calipari on UCLA, Final Four (166 clicks)
Memphis Head Coach John Calipari took questions in a teleconference Monday, talking about his team and their run to the Final Four, but he also spoke at length about facing UCLA Saturday in the national semi-final, and about UCLA's freshman All-American Kevin Love.
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[Recruit] Holiday stood above (201 clicks)
Point guard helped Campbell Hall win three state championships, including one last season.
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Love a finalist for Wooden Award (158 clicks)
The UCLA center is among five contenders, including two freshmen, for recognition as college basketball's top player.
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Howland: "It’s a unique way they play" (163 clicks)
Asked at his weekly news conference about Memphis' often poor foul shooting, UCLA head basketball Coach Ben Howland said: "They were 30 for 36 in their last game. Sometimes when you're winning by 20 and 30 points, your focus, you know, 84-51, 85-62, I'm just looking at some of their scores here, there's some annihilation going on, 88-66 . . . actually, I'm looking at the wrong deal, I'm looking at us; where are their scores?"
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Party Planner: Bruins in the Final Four (159 clicks)
Friday in San Antonio: CBS Early Show The CBS Early Show is asking alumni and fans of UCLA who are in San Antonio to be at the HoopCity site next to the Alamodome between 6-8 a.m. Friday for five live shots and informal fence-line interviews with the weather anchor (normally Dave Price). All four schools have been asked to participate, so here's your chance to show support for the Bruins and maybe get on CBS.
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A Nation Addicted To Love (137 clicks)
Well it looks like we are not the only one who can get enough of KL. Yahoo Sports joins our KLove fest by calling out ... LeBron James. Meanwhile KL is once again on the front page (regional cover) of SI.com (Hansborough is the other coverboy):
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Rick's debut now v. Tenn. on ESPN prime time (115 clicks)
Neu's debut will be nationally televised, on primetime, on a Monday night? Think the Rose Bowl is going to be rockin'? I know our minds are elsewhere right now, but I think this is a huge development, will give the program great exposure, and is reflection of how CRN already has our program back into the national spotlight.
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Team Send Off, Wednesday, April 2nd. (108 clicks)
Men's Basketball Final Four Send-Off Wednesday, April 2, 3pm UCLA students, faculty & staff are invited to attend a send-off of the Men's Basketball team on Wednesday, April 2nd, beginning at 3pm! Fans are asked to line up on either side of Bruin Walk between the Wooden Center and JD Morgan Center as the team leaves campus for San Antonio in a quest to capture UCLA's 12th National Championship!
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Memphis Notes: First Look (124 clicks)
Now that we have set our markers on expectations heading into this weekend let's start compiling files on our next opponent. Once again we don't think it is prudent to theorize on what we need to do hang banner number 12. That would be precisely the wrong thing to do. Instead everyone should get in the mindset of who we are playing, giving them their due respect, and discuss what our guys need to do get themselves prepared and ready for the next game. Because I always think it's not good karma to look past an opponent thinking about banners, instead of taking it game by game.
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Howland Marvels At Love's Development This Season (101 clicks)
With Kevin Love piling up postseason honors on his resume, most notably his recent AP First-Team All-American selection, UCLA Coach Ben Howland took time to reflect on his good fortune of having Love in Westwood this season. As one of the highest profile prep stars to join the Bruins in decades, Love has had to deal with lofty expectations.
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The new kings of Memphis (190 clicks)
John Calipari's Tigers have given the city something to rally around by making their first Final Four since 1985. They play UCLA on Saturday.
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Memphis' season film is a real thriller (188 clicks)
Howland says that the Tigers' play will make watching game films entertaining for the Bruins.
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Bruins taking aim at Trojans (215 clicks)
The next few years should be, if nothing else, entertaining as next-in-UCLA-line Rick Neuheisel takes out his slingshot and aims for the downtown Pete Carroll Building.
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Tennessee-UCLA football game moved to Labor Day (179 clicks)
In a schedule change, Bruins will start the season against the Volunteers on Monday, Sept. 1, to accommodate ESPN. The Fresno State game, which had been the opener, is moved to Sept. 27.
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Been there, done that (169 clicks)
Experience. That word just keeps coming up when discussing UCLA in the Final Four.
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Driveway dreams a reality for Curry (159 clicks)
Remember when you were younger and had driveway dreams of hitting the winning shot as time expired? The clock winding down, the crowd rising in anticipation, the broadcaster's voice echoing in your head: "3, 2, 1 ..."
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Bruins shut down Aztecs at home (132 clicks)
In first game of a long home stand, No. 23 UCLA manages to hold back San Diego State
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Pac-10 schools ranked at the top (159 clicks)
Talented conference teams keep No. 1 UCLA focused on maintaining consistent, winning play
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A well-executed game plan to bring success (154 clicks)
It's simple and straightforward, but not so easy to execute.
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Team Send Off, Wednesday, April 2nd. (99 clicks)
Bumped. If you live or work any where around Westwood/West LA, try to make this. And if you are taking pictures please share with rest of us Bruins in exile.
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Memphis Notes: First Look (115 clicks)
Now that we have set our markers on expectations heading into this weekend let's start compiling files on our next opponent.
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UCLA will try to tame Tigers' unorthodox offense (157 clicks)
The scouting report on Memphis will be broken down the same way as for any other opponent. There will be a section on the Tigers' transition offense, their halfcourt offense and some defensive sets. Then, the fun begins.
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Love a finalist for Wooden award (140 clicks)
Freshman center Kevin Love is one of five finalists for one of the most regarded individual awards in college basketball, and one that has extra meaningful for a UCLA player.
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UCLA football to open on Labor Day (136 clicks)
Rick Neuheisel's debut as UCLA's head coach will come two days later than originally scheduled, but in front of a national cable audience.
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Memphis is as athletic as.... (152 clicks)
Since Memphis is known for its athleticism, I asked Ben Howland who the next most athletic team is that he's seen over the years. His picks were Kansas (last year) and the UNLV Running Rebels in the 1990s.
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Final Four send off (146 clicks)
UCLA is hosting a Final Four send off Wednesday.
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Love's best (135 clicks)
Kevin Love played all 20 minutes in the second half of the game against Western Kentucky. He said he's prepared to play 40 against Memphis if that's what UCLA needs.
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The lob dunk (141 clicks)
Memphis has a plethora of highlight-reel lob dunks, and the Bruins hope those aren't happening to them.
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Scouting Memphis (139 clicks)
Ben Howland won't show his team the entire film of Memphis' loss to Tennessee or the near-loss to USC.
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Love on school (152 clicks)
Monday was the first day of school for UCLA's new trimester.
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UCLA-BYU football info (173 clicks)
The UCLA football game at BYU on Sept. 13 will kick off at 1:30 pm MT and will be televised by VERSUS. [end text]
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Beach Boy will rock San Antonio (137 clicks)
Mike Love - Kevin Love's uncle - will be at the Final Four in San Antonio, but he had to tweak his schedule a bit.
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Hoops update (159 clicks)
UCLA held its weekly media gathering today, and there really wasn't much new (or news) coming out of it, other than coach Ben Howland saying reserve big man Alfred Aboya had a "knot" in his back after putting together furniture from IKEA for three hours.
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Love, Rose look to join select company in NCAA tournament (142 clicks)
O. J. Mayo -- once the country's most sought-after high school player who chose to play his college basketball at historically mediocre USC -- liked to say that winning an NCAA championship was a reachable goal.
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Aboya injured putting furniture together (162 clicks)
Here's one complication UCLA coach Ben Howland wasn't expecting as he prepares for Saturday's Final Four clash with Memphis: A key player wrenching his back putting together furniture.
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Bruins to open football season against Tennessee (159 clicks)
The UCLA football program has announced a schedule change for the 2008 season, giving the Bruins one of their biggest opening games in recent years.
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UCLA setting up a road block (144 clicks)
NCAA Tournament: The Bruins forwards and center will look for the blocked shots to help off-dribble penetration from Memphis' athletic guards.
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These Tigers are 'dogs? (128 clicks)
Nobody believed in Memphis this season, even as the team was voted near the top of every poll and was favored game after game and – as projected by seeding – advanced to the Final Four. Nobody? Yeah, right.
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Who says white men can't jump? (287 clicks)
Just last week I watched a pair of journalists dismiss the pro potential of both Tyler Hansbrough and Kevin Love for no other reason than their skin color.
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King no Duke (217 clicks)
Remember Mater Dei High of Santa Ana wing Taylor King, who committed to UCLA coach Ben Howland before he played a high school game? Well, he wound up at Duke, but that isn't lasting. King is transferring from Duke. I'm sure UCLA will come up in the conversation, but I don't see it being a fit, unless something changed dramatically.
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Talk is cheap? Memphis' Calipari will convince you otherwise (244 clicks)
It was just a book. Nothing more. But it explains everything you need to know about John Calipari, everything you need to understand how he made himself what he is today. The book was sitting there on his desk, surrounded by notes and memorabilia and various other things. It looked new when I first saw it, which was about a year ago. And I've always thought the title of the book was perfect, the exact title you'd expect to find on Calipari's desk. The title?
Words That Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear
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Bruins to face Tennessee on September 1 (160 clicks)
The UCLA Bruins will open the Rick Neuheisel Era on Labor Day evening against Tennessee. The Monday, Sept. 1 game at the Rose Bowl will be televised nationally by ESPN and will kick off at 5:00 pm PDT. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday, September 6.
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Calipari: "They're a little bit like a cat with nine lives" (205 clicks)
Memphis Coach John Calipari expects a very difficult game with UCLA this Saturday.
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UCLA-UT sked change (163 clicks)
UCLA and Tennessee changed their football schedules and will meet Labor Day, Sept. 1 at the Rose Bowl, at 5 p.m.
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Enough already? (174 clicks)
Is anyone else out there tired of listening to Memphis coach John Calipari whine about the lack of respect his team is getting? It seems every time he speaks publicly -- conference call, radio interview or television interview -- he is bemoaning the lack of respect his team is getting.
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Love a Wooden Award finalist (132 clicks)
Kevin Love, Texas' D.J. Augustin, Kansas State's Michael Beasley, Davidson's Stephen Curry and UNC's Tyler Hansbrough are the five finalists for the John R. Wooden Award, given to college basketball's top player.
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JILT BY ASSOCIATION: AP SAYS O.J. DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT (155 clicks)
The Associated Press shows Mayo no Love, slicing O.J. from their All-American 3rd Team in favor of Darren Collison, and makes Kevin Love part of an Associated Precedent: The 1st-ever Seniorless 1st Team.
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Monday Night Football! (115 clicks)
It looks like the Tennessee game might be played on Monday Night football. There is talk that the game is being moved up a week from Sept 6th to the prior Monday on Sept 1st (which is labor day). Since the current schedule has Fresno State on August 30th, that game is also likely to move to another slot. The bulldogs have been looking to change that game time anyways, so a Sept 20th bye-week could be a candidate.
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he Calipari Collection: Five Pictures of John Calipari Looking Like a Jackass (249 clicks)
Now, I’m a homer, but I’m not one of those homers. I do not instinctively despise any college hoops coach whose name does not rhyme with “Jen Mowland.†I dig Roy Williams. I love Rick Pitino. I acknowledge Tony Bennett is a really good looking guy. That being said, I was never a fan of John Calipari. Why? Cuz he talks a lot of s*** and he doesn’t back it up. DUH.
So here are five pictures of John Calipari looking like a douche. Why? Because I’m an unapologetic jackass, myself.
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The best rise to the top in loaded Final Four (224 clicks)
When I played in the Final Four in 1986, one national semifinal featured two pretty accomplished teams, Duke and Kansas. [ESPN Insider only]
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Complete list: Who's in, who's out of 2008 draft? (299 clicks)
College players are beginning to declare their intentions for the NBA draft. For the most part, information received this time of year is fairly unreliable.
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Rejecting The Obnoxious "All Or Nothing" Narrative (125 clicks)
I wanted to build on Class of 66's masterful post on reasonable expectations since we can expect a lot of this "all or nothing" narrative in the coming days from many outlets in the MSM (which may influence certain segments in the fanbase)
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Ben Ball News & Notes (144 clicks)
Let's start once again with the big news from yesterday. For the second consecutive year Coach Howland's program has a first team AP All American
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Howland sees a kid a lot like Kidd (165 clicks)
UCLA Coach Ben Howland said Monday that Memphis freshman Derrick Rose reminds him of former California standout and perennial NBA All-Star Jason Kidd.
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Love Named AP 1st Team All-American, Collison 3rd Team (130 clicks)
UCLA's Kevin Love has been selected a first-team All-American by the Associated Press while Darren Collison was a third-team selection.
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Wooden To Watch Final Four From Home (104 clicks)
John Wooden will watch UCLA's Final Four run from the comfort of his armchair, and the 97-year-old coaching great believes this is the Bruins' year to win a record 12th national championship.
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Wins revive season hopes (133 clicks)
Baseball team wins two of three against Arizona, hopes to right itself after 5-8 skid
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NBA age limit unfair to freshmen (191 clicks)
We will all surely remember this year's tournament for Stephen Curry's brilliance and the dominance of the No. 1 seeds, which have all advanced to the Final Four.
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Kevin Love named first-team All-American (146 clicks)
UCLA's freshman center honored along with Beasley and Hansbrough
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Gymnastics fails to capture Pac-10 title (153 clicks)
Going into the final rotation of the Pac-10 Championships for gymnastics last weekend, the UCLA gymnastics team knew the Pac-10 title was within reach.
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UCLA's Love nabs All-America honor (152 clicks)
The hype was off the charts. Magazine covers, daily interviews and nary a step taken on campus without someone wishing well.
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Neuheisel anxious about UCLA's young, inexperienced offensive line (159 clicks)
Seven of UCLA's top 10 offensive linemen have very little or no experience, which is why first-year coach Rick Neuheisel said there is "concern" heading into Thursday's first spring practice.
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Collison sees Gators in these Tigers (205 clicks)
UCLA point guard Darren Collison watched Memphis sporadically this season, and in mentioning the Tigers' high level of athleticism, he compared them to a team UCLA knows well.
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Coach Wooden Feelin' It (152 clicks)
Now, normally when I visit the WWL website, I do it so that I can check up on scores and of course, read the ridiculous opinions that so many of the "experts" spew out. It's entertaining!
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Reasonable Expectations: A Simple Touchstone (132 clicks)
From the Man Who Knows Best -- John Wooden.
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Xavier's Miller: "The thing that amazes me is they don't foul." (133 clicks)
Here are some great and very telling Ben Ball insights and analysis courtesy of Xavier head coach Sean Miller and L.A. Times' Rich Perelman. BTW, is it fair to say at this point in the season that Perelman 'gets' it? I wonder.
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Nelson took game to greater heights (213 clicks)
[UCLA commit] Reeves Nelson shouldered much expectation as he entered his junior season.
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UCLA has used defense to beat Memphis before (178 clicks)
To find the blueprint for suppressing Memphis' quick-strike transition offense, UCLA needs only to hearken back to the first time its defensive brilliance captured the nation's attention.
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Neuheisel tells players to compete or sit (199 clicks)
On a wall inside the UCLA locker room, first-year football coach Rick Neuheisel has posted a large board that will keep track of what side of the ball is determined the winner on a daily basis, as well as how many consecutive days that group has done so.
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Shipp changing directions for Final Four (200 clicks)
The results were different. In UCLA's victory over Western Kentucky in the Sweet 16, Josh Shipp hit 5 of 9 shots including 2 of 3 at the 3-point line and scored 14 points. In the Bruins' victory over Xavier in the Elite Eight, the junior forward hit 1 of 7 shots, missed on all four of his 3-point attempts and scored five points.
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Bruins begin prep for Rose-tinged Tigers (175 clicks)
UCLA knows Final Four foe Memphis is a different team from the one it beat in the tournament two years ago -- primarily because of star freshman point guard Derrick Rose.
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