Author Archives: David Woods

With a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament all but sewn up, UCLA added another line to its resume with a 57-54 victory over USC in the second round of the Pac-10 Tournament on Friday.

In one week’s time, UCLA will likely enter the NCAA Tournament as either a No. 1 or No. 2 seed, with expectations of a third consecutive Final Four weighing heavily on the Bruins’ backs.

Kevin Love and Lorenzo Mata-Real met for a chest bump at center court after UCLA’s dramatic 81-80 victory over Cal at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday. They were excited about the victory, to be sure, but perhaps there was something more to it.

The anatomy of a free throw is fairly simple. A player steps to the line, calmly takes two or three dribbles, lines up his elbow, and shoots the ball. Sometimes it goes in, sometimes it goes out.

Russell Westbrook has had all the qualities of a human highlight reel this season.

Former UCLA coach John Wooden was hospitalized on Friday following a fall in his condo Thursday night that left him with a broken collarbone and a hairline fracture on his wrist.

Josh Shipp keeps saying that he’s got to keep shooting.