Author Archives: Andrew Howard

EUGENE, Ore. “”mdash; Darren Collison knew it would come. It was just a matter of when.

EUGENE, Ore. “”mdash; This is was the type of shooting performance UCLA coach Ben Howland thought he would get out of forwards Josh Shipp and Nikola Dragovic.

The No. 16 Bruins (6-2) defeated the Blue Demons (4-4) 72-54 in front of 14,163 at the John R. Wooden Classic at the Honda Center.

Defensive tackle Brigham Harwell knew that if the UCLA football team was to have any chance to beat No. 5 USC on Saturday, the Bruins would need to play a perfect game.

At his weekly press conference on Tuesday, UCLA men’s basketball coach Ben Howland wanted to talk about defense.
Namely, the defense of No. 8 Texas (5-1) and the immense challenge it could present to No. 12 UCLA (4-1) as they face the Longhorns today in the Pac-10/Big 12 Hardwood Series.

On Saturday, when the Bruins take the field against their crosstown rival No. 5 USC, it will be the end of a long and bumpy ride for senior running back Kahlil Bell.

This season, Kevin Craft has been knocked down.
He has been knocked down by opposing players time and time again.
He has been knocked down by the media due to his season-long habit of committing untimely and costly turnovers.
He has been knocked down by a season which has been one of the most trying of any in recent memory for the Bruins, and will end without a bowl game for the first time since 2001.