First times are often learning experiences. For Jordan Farmar, there was a lot to digest in Thursday’s loss to Texas Tech. Beaten on the defensive end by the Red Raiders’ precision motion offense, the freshman point guard looked to redeem himself on the offensive end in his first NCAA Tournament game. He may have tried […]
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[Online] M. basketball: Farmar, team stay on the defensive
First times are often learning experiences. For Jordan Farmar, there was a lot to digest in Thursday’s loss to Texas Tech. Beaten on the defensive end by the Red Raiders’ precision motion offense, the freshman point guard looked to redeem himself on the offensive end in his first NCAA Tournament game. He may have tried […]
Cheering ’til he’s blue in the hair
Just after the Bruin shuffle is played at every home game, UCLA’s most recognizable fan appears on the Jumbotron, dancing to the accompanying hamster jingle that is still blasting through the loudspeakers. Yet Mark Kowal doesn’t need this kind of gimmick to gain attention. Clad in a blue wig and hoisting a pair of blue […]
[NCAA insert] First round “˜just another game’
Hounded by questions of how they would handle the awe and hype of Thursday’s first-round NCAA Tournament game against Texas Tech, Jordan Farmar and Arron Afflalo repeated the same mantra they’ve recited every week for the past month. It’s just another game. Outside of Dijon Thompson, the tournament has been a foreign concept to the […]
W. tennis: Women’s tennis fooled by Trojans
Coach Stella Sampras Webster acknowledged that Wednesday’s match was different than the others for her women’s tennis team. Nevertheless, the result had to seem quite familiar to the Bruin coach. UCLA’s 4-3 loss at USC marked the team’s sixth consecutive regular season setback to its crosstown rival and its third straight loss to a top-15 […]
3-on-3 tourney gives students a chance to shine
As the basketball teams get set to head out to the Pac-10 Tournament tomorrow, there’s a growing perception that Washington State is the team to beat. And that’s without first-team all-conference player Thomas Kelati. After all, having captured the title the past few years, the Cougars seem to feel right at home at the Staples […]
M. basketball: Shipp stays out of practice but still expected to start
Coming off perhaps his best effort of the season against Oregon on Saturday, freshman Josh Shipp will return to the role of spectator at practice this week. Hampered by an injured ankle for the past couple of weeks, Shipp will not participate in full contact practices leading into the Pac-10 Tournament but is expected to […]