For the past eight years, I have worked in big newsrooms like the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times, and have learned a thing or two about office politics. But the worst, most politically fraught period of my life remains the three months I campaigned to be editor of the Daily Bruin. And […]
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_A man’s life surpasses childhood dreams_
Wow,” stammered the child, as he peered up through his thick tortoise-shell glasses.
Malcolm Lee will hire an agent and enter the NBA draft, ending his UCLA career after three seasons
Malcolm Lee has withdrawn from UCLA and will hire an agent as he prepares to enter the NBA draft, coach Ben Howland announced Tuesday.
Men's basketball predicts promising year
TAMPA, Fla. “”mdash; Tyler Honeycutt thinks UCLA will be a top-five team next year.
Malcolm Lee loves the team’s potential.
And when coach Ben Howland was asked about next year’s prospects, he took a sip of his water before answering with a smirk.
“I think we could be pretty good,” he said.
UCLA falls to Florida 73-65 in third round of NCAA Tournament despite putting in one of the year's strongest efforts
TAMPA, Fla. “”mdash; Sitting in his cramped locker, reporters long having left him alone, a sulking Malcolm Lee took his frustration out on his sock.
UCLA falls to Florida 73-65, season ends
TAMPA, Fla. “”mdash; In one of the most evenly matched games in the NCAA Tournament, No. 7-seed UCLA fell to No. 2-seed Florida, 73-65, ending the Bruins season after one of their best-played games of the year.
Until the last minutes, no team led by more than six, but the Bruins couldn’t close the gap and trailed for the majority of the game.
Four Bruins scored in double digits but it wasn’t enough to upset the Gators, who seemed to have answer every UCLA run with a 3-pointer.
Florida’s Erving Walker led the Gators with 21 points and combined with Kenny Boynton to hit critical free throws down the stretch.
The Gators had four players with four fouls by the time the buzzer sounded, but none fouled out.
UCLA down two at the half
TAMPA, Fla. ““- The Bruins had two chances to go into the locker room with a tie or the lead, but instead enter halftime trailing Florida, 35-33.
The Bruins pulled down two offensive rebounds, and freshman center Anthony Stover missed three free throws to end the half, prompting sophomore guard Tyler Honeycutt to practice his shooting motion as he walked off the court.
Nonetheless, UCLA enjoyed a four-point lead midway through the second half before Florida’s sharp outside shooting put the Gators ahead.
In this see-saw third-round game, no team has lead by more than four and the lead has changed eight times.
Both teams have a balanced box score, but perhaps the biggest story line is unfolding in the paint.