Author Archives: Eli Smukler

UCLA senior safety Tony Dye returns to Overtime with Daily Bruin Sports to discuss spring practice, the new Bruin defensive line, and newcomers to the team. [8:53]

On today’s show, Sports Editor Sam Strong and Eli Smukler fill you in with all the recent UCLA sports updates. The guys also go into depth about spring football practice and what the future holds for the UCLA football team. This week senior safety Tony Dye joins the show to chat football with the guys.

The Daily Bruin Sports Show airs Mondays at 6:30 p.m. on UCLAradio.com.

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It’s a new quarter, and the sports guys are back in business. On today’s show, Sports editor Sam Strong and Eli Smukler get you up-to-date with today’s breaking news. Sophomore forward Tyler Honeycutt declared for the NBA draft, and Tar Heel point guard Larry Drew announced he will transfer to UCLA. They also review the final performances of the men’s and women’s basketball teams in the NCAA Tournament. Jeff Eisenberg of Yahoo! Sports returns as this week’s guest.

Overtime with Daily Bruin Sports Show airs Mondays at 6:30 p.m. on UCLAradio.com.

Visit our broadcast archive or subscribe to our podcast.

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Yahoo! Sports writer Jeff Eisenberg runs the college basketball blog, The Dagger. Eisenberg discusses the NCAA tournament, Tyler Honeycutt’s departure from UCLA, and more. [11:19]

Hear sophomore forward Tyler Honeycutt announce his departure from UCLA, and thoughts from Ben Howland on college athletes’ decisions in entering the NBA draft. [7:44]

TAMPA, Fla. “”mdash; UCLA starters Joshua Smith, Lazeric Jones and Malcolm Lee speak to reporters in the locker room of St. Pete Times Forum after the No. 7-seeded Bruins’ 73-65 loss to No. 2-seed Florida in the third round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament.

Smith had one of the finest games of his career with 16 points on seven-of-11 shooting, but it came in UCLA’s final game of the year, a fact that couldn’t prevent the freshman center – who Florida coach Billy Donovan called a “freight train” – from letting his eyes get red afterward.

Jones struggled with foul trouble throughout the game before fouling out with less than a minute to play. The junior guard finished with four points and five assists in 17 minutes on the floor, but committed a costly turnover with 3:07 to play and the Bruins down four points.

Lee had 14 points and six rebounds and once again led the way defensively by keeping Florida guards Kenny Boynton and Erving Walker in check early. But even the UCLA junior guard couldn’t stop Walker from going on a late barrage – the 5-foot-8-inch Walker scored 10 out of the Gators’ last 12 points to close out the game, including a deep 3-pointer he scored immediately after fighting for an airborne loose ball with Lee.