1. Oregon (16-2, 5-0 Pac-12, Last week: No. 1) (No. 16) The Ducks left Westwood as the prohibitive favorite to win the conference. They are the only Pac-12 team still undefeated in conference play, and since they avoid Arizona and UCLA for the rest of the season, it’s fair to wonder if Oregon could run the table for the rest of Pac-12 play, a feat no Pac-10 team ever accomplished in the conference’s short history. Read more...
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January 23, 12:01 am
Power rankings: Jan 23
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January 22, 1:40 am
Lakers forward Metta World Peace awarded by UCLA Medical Center
The repetitive sound of a camera’s shutter was a constant reminder of Metta World Peace’s celebrity status as he visited a group of adult patients in The Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Read more...
Photo: Lakers’ forward Metta World Peace and Larry King speak at an event at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Friday, where World Peace received the CICARE award. It was the first time the award was given to someone who is not a UCLA Health System employee.
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January 22, 1:29 am
Court Visions: ‘Honeymoon’ period is coming to a close
If the country had inaugurated a new president this weekend, a “honeymoon” period would have started – the window of opportunity where the commander-in-chief can ride the coattails of victory to enact his or her rule and demonstrate to the country what the future holds. Read more...
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January 19, 5:40 pm
No. 21 Oregon sinks No. 24 UCLA’s 10-game win streak
Pauley Pavilion was practically shaking as the UCLA men’s basketball team scored to go up by six points, as time ran down in the first half against Oregon. Read more...
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January 19, 2:21 pm
UCLA men’s basketball leads Oregon 40-37 in busy first half
UCLA and Oregon have been busy, but Pauley Pavilion’s scoreboard operators have been even busier. The Bruins went into halftime up 40-37 on the Ducks in a showdown between two teams still undefeated in conference play. Read more...
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January 18, 1:40 am
Muhammad leads way in UCLA’s win over Oregon State
UCLA fans braced themselves for deja vu. Against both Utah and Colorado, UCLA built up seemingly insurmountable leads in the second half after sluggish starts to the game. Read more...
Photo: After struggling from the field in UCLA’s two road games against Utah and Colorado, freshman forward Shabazz Muhammad rebounded in a big way Thursday night with a game-high 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting.
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January 18, 1:36 am
UCLA basketball legend Bill Walton opens up on pain, perseverance
Seconds were ticking away behind Bill Walton in the Pauley Pavilion Club, and the UCLA great spoke to his audience with a fervor suggesting a running game clock. Read more...
Photo: On Thursday, UCLA basketball legend Bill Walton spoke to students in the Pauley Pavilion Club during the UCLA stop of his Pac-12 campus speaking tour. The Hall of Famer recounted his chronic struggles with injury and the surgery that saved his life.