TUCSON, Ariz. “”mdash; The rivers of sweat had not yet dried on Jordan Farmar’s forehead Thursday night, yet the UCLA guard had already begun to look ahead. Leaning against a wall in the Bruin locker room, a few minutes after UCLA’s 78-66 loss to Texas Tech in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at […]
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[Online] M. basketball: Bruins fall to Texas Tech in first round, 78-66
TUCSON, Ariz. — The rivers of sweat had not yet dried on Jordan Farmar’s forehead Thursday night, yet the UCLA guard had already begun to look ahead. Leaning against a wall in the Bruin locker room, a few minutes after UCLA’s 78-66 loss to Texas Tech in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at […]
[NCAA insert] Howland two-step
Ask UCLA coach Ben Howland what he and John Wooden were discussing during an impromptu get-together at a Bruin gymnastics meet earlier this month, and the answer may surprise you. It wasn’t basketball. “All we talked about was gymnastics,” Howland said. For almost an hour, the architect of UCLA’s storied basketball legacy and the coach […]
W. track: National title eludes UCLA hurdler
One week before leaving for the NCAA Indoor Championships, UCLA’s Dawn Harper pledged to come home with a national title. Though she eclipsed her lifetime-best time in the finals of 60-meter hurdles, the junior could not deliver on that promise. Harper, fourth in this event last March, improved on that finish but fell short of […]
Bruins in after close call
Restless, anxious, but cautiously optimistic, UCLA sat down to watch the announcement of the NCAA Tournament bracket, confident it would receive an invitation for the first time in three years. And the Bruins got one ““ along with a clear message from the NCAA selection committee that their position may not have been as secure […]
M. hoops: Bruins offer promises, not excuses for play
Unable to account for UCLA’s listless first-half defensive effort against Oregon State Thursday afternoon, freshman Arron Afflalo instead offered a promise. “I can guarantee I will put forth more effort if we make the NCAA Tournament, and I can guarantee this team will as well,” he said. “We’ve got to learn from this. If we […]
A new Dawn rising
Outside the gates of Mike A. Myers Stadium last June, sheltered from the rowdy hometown Texas crowd, UCLA’s Dawn Harper stood with her parents, head down, teary-eyed, her mind a raging storm of doubt. Only minutes before, on perhaps the fastest track in America, Harper squandered her best chance yet to win a national title. […]