Monday, June 15

White could be problem for Bruins

SACRAMENTO ““ Watching the tape of Indiana today, there was one player from the Hoosiers who stood out in the Bruins’ minds. D.J. White. The 6-foot-9, 240-pound junior forward with a 7-foot-3-inch wingspan was nothing like the Bruins had ever seen before. Read more...


Bruins gather momentum with round-one win

SACRAMENTO “”mdash; When things go wrong, play to your strengths. That was UCLA’s motto on Thursday. In a game where the Bruins resembled the Final Four team of last season and even the team from earlier this season, No. Read more...



Illness doesn’t stop Mata on Thursday

SACRAMENTO ““ It got to a point where Lorenzo Mata just couldn’t take it anymore. When the junior center was pulled from the game early in the first half, he sat down on the bench and just started yakking. Read more...


Recruit class full of new talent

In the couple of weeks before signing day, Crenshaw High School defensive tackle Brian Price had his mind set. He had verbally committed to UCLA 11 months prior, and the prized recruit was not going to waver now ““ even with USC coaches Pete Carroll and Ken Norton Jr. Read more...


Collison injury not serious

SACRAMENTO “”mdash; UCLA got quite a scare when Darren Collison went down in practice on Tuesday with a sprained ankle. Fortunately for the Bruins, the injury doesn’t appear to be too serious. Read more...


Adieu, UCLA, my one and only

After adding Arron Afflalo to my interests on Facebook, it hit me. Not the obvious fact that I have a schoolgirl crush on him (though that may be true), but that I love UCLA, and specifically what basketball does for this school. Read more...