Monday, June 29



UCLA men’s basketball keeps Oregon State stifled in 69-61 victory

Two days before Valentine’s Day, UCLA made sure that Oregon State felt plenty of rejection. The Bruins blocked 16 shots in their 69-61 victory over the Beavers Saturday, their fifth win in a row and ninth in their last 10 games. Sophomore Tyler Honeycutt alone swatted eight shots, the highest number in the Pac-10 this season by a single player. “That’s a lot of blocks,” coach Ben Howland said. Read more...

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Freshman center Joshua Smith gets fouled and makes the dunk during the first half of play. Smith converted the 3-point play and was 7-8 from the foul line for the night.