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Wazzu's Thompson out for Saturday's game against UCLA

Tuesday night’s loss in Seattle eliminated UCLA’s chances at an outright Pac-10 title, but the Bruins’ chances of finishing the season on a high note seemingly got a little better with some news out of Washington today.

Washington State junior guard Klay Thompson has been suspended for Saturday’s game against UCLA after he was cited by police Thursday night in Pullman, Wash. Thompson was charged with marijuana posession hours after leading the Cougars to a 85-77 win over USC.

For UCLA, it means coach Ben Howland won’t have to account for the conference’s leading scorer in the Bruins’ and Cougars’ regular-season finale. Thompson, who averages 21.1 points per game, dropped 26 points in the UCLA’s 80-71 home win in December, and had just led Washington State to its biggest win of the year, a 80-69 win over rival Washington in Seattle.

“Obviously he’s a great player,” Howland said. “I know him, he’s a great kid. We wish him nothing but the best. He has a wonderful family, he’s a good kid. I’m dissappointed for him and his family that he won’t be able to play tomorrow.”

Step inside Greek life with these films, TV shows

“Brotherhood” is a film that chronicles a fraternity during a pledging ritual that turned into a terrible mistake.

Men's Basketball: Final Pac-10 Possibilities

Just one day of games remain in the Pac-10’s regular season, but there is still left to decide before the final standings ““ and the subsequent conference tournament seeding ““ are set on Saturday night.

UCLA holds one-point halftime lead over Washington

It was sloppy and choppy, but given its recent history in Seattle, UCLA probably won’t be too disappointed with its 25-24 halftime lead over Washington.

Scoop Dreams: Pac-10 Power Rankings (Mar. 1)

Scoop Dreams columnist Eli Smukler checks in with this week’s Pac-10 men’s basketball Power Rankings (you can find last week’s rankings here):

1. UCLA (21-8, 12-4 Pac-10)

UCLA logo UCLA had its two most complete games of the season, an 18-point win over ASU and then the masterpiece that was Ol’ Pauley’s swan song, a 71-49 walloping of then-No. 10 Arizona. Given the losses by other teams atop these rankings, it was nearly a perfect week for the Bruins’ standing. Now, the ability to clinch at least a share of the Pac-10 title is in UCLA’s hands this week in Washington.

2. No. 18 Arizona (23-6, 12-4)

Arizona logo Talk about a bad trip. Arizona was riding high on an eight-game win streak until it arrived in Los Angeles. The top two frontcourts in the conference, USC and UCLA, hit the Wildcats hard underneath the basket though, and both scored the upset. Arizona is still the favorite for the Pac-10 Tournament’s No. 1 seed and is still undefeated at home, where it will host the Oregon schools this week.

Protesters in Bruin Plaza voice discontent over UC employment system

Advocating cuts to the University of California administrative ranks, student group UCLA Fights Back mobilized local students, workers and unions as part of a national day of action defending public education.

Bus Stops: The competition between Sprinkles or Crumbs as the 'better' bakery

This week I visited Sprinkles and Crumbs for my column and tried to decide which was “better.” It was very much like trying to decide whether I prefer cookies or brownies ““ they’re similar, but they have very different approaches to how they serve your sweet tooth. To help make the decision a little easier, I came up with a list of similarities and differences to help me tell them apart.

Variety

As far as flavors go, both places are equally matched. Who’s to say Sprinkle’s Chai Latte (spiced chai tea cake with chai-vanilla frosting, served on Friday only) is more or less original than Crumb’s Half Baked (a marble cake covered in two types of frosting and pieces of brownie and cookie).

Where Crumbs pulls ahead is in its sizes and the rest of its offerings. Sprinkles has cupcakes, the end. Crumbs sells cookies, muffins, pastries and whoopie pies.

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