[Rivalry Preview]: Rivalry not worth splitting Hairs

When UCLA emerges from the tunnel before 90,000-plus fans this Saturday at the Coliseum, the Bruins expect Trojan fans to hurl everything from colorful insults to large, oblong-shaped objects. And among USC’s favorite targets will be Drew Olson, Maurice Drew, Marcedes Lewis, and … J.J. Hair? “They know who I am,” Hair said. The Bruin […]

[Online Exclusive]: UCLA tops Drexel in final seconds, 57-56

NEW YORK “”mdash; After UCLA’s Jordan Farmar made a free throw with 0.8 seconds left to give his team a one-point lead, he struck a pose for the cameras, holding only one finger high in the air. Airballing the previous free throw was a first for Farmar. So was the manner in which the Bruins […]

[Online Exclusive]: Farmar pumps up play in second half

NEW YORK “”mdash; After being called for a blocking foul right before halftime, UCLA’s Jordan Farmar remained motionless on the court for several seconds, looking up at something in Madison Square Garden’s decorative ceiling. It was a strange place to find exactly what he was missing in the first half ““ his offense. By the […]

Bruins get set for first true test

NEW YORK ­””mdash; When Memphis coach John Calipari took the microphone in his NIT Season Tip-Off press conference, he rattled off a list of reasons to suggest his team wasn’t yet worthy of its No. 11 ranking. He specifically mentioned his team’s inexperience playing together, that eight of the Tigers’ main nine players are underclassmen, […]