Monday, June 15

Point guard’s effort falls short

ATLANTA “”mdash; All season long, Darren Collison awed fans with his speed and skill on the basketball court. The sophomore point guard proved to be a more-than-adequate replacement for former UCLA point guard Jordan Farmar. Read more...


No poetic words ““ just the sad truth

ATLANTA “”mdash; I swore I was going to really think about this column. After that game, I said that I was going to think long and hard; I was going to pour my heart into it and write something poignant that would resonate with all UCLA fans. Read more...



The best time for southern comfort

Fifteen minutes before tip-off and something doesn’t feel right. I left my lucky UCLA wristband at the hotel. I had on a clean Den shirt, my 1995 Final Four hat and my khaki cargo shorts that should have been upgraded years ago. Read more...


Letter to the Sports Desk

Cougars appreciate Bruins’ support On behalf of Washington State University, the Cougar basketball team and our fans, I want to thank the UCLA Bruin Marching Band and the Bruin fans for cheering on the Cougars in our NCAA Tournament game against Vanderbilt at Arco Arena. Read more...


Gators dominate Bruins once again

ATLANTA, Ga. “”mdash; They promised this time it would be different. They promised that they would compete for the entire 40 minutes. Well, the Bruins held their side of the bargain for the first 14 minutes. Read more...


Bruins to get second chance against Gators

ATLANTA, Ga. ““ It’s one year later, but Darren Collison remembers like it was yesterday. All of the success, all of the glory that UCLA experienced on its way to the national title game was viciously hurled right back in its face. Read more...