Sunday, August 23

In the news:

Pro-caliber talent worth the trade-off

We're all scared of the professional scouts in the college ranks these days. Read more...

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Sophomore Tyler Honeycutt (pictured) is projected by many to be a first-round pick in this year’s NBA Draft. Junior guard Malcolm Lee is projected to go somewhere in the second round. Neither player has commented on what their decisions will be.



The Bruin road show

It doesn't have three rings, or lions or tigers. No Barnum, no Bailey, no unicycle riders. No acrobats, no trapeze acts, nothing on fire. But it's hitting the road in 2012 and the situation looks dire. Read more...


UCLA baseball puts Pepperdine Waves in their place, 9-0

After two shutouts and no earned runs allowed in the UCLA baseball team's opening weekend sweep of San Francisco, it was clear that pitching wasn't going to be an issue for this season's Bruins. It was the other side of the plate that had UCLA fans worried. Read more...

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Freshman shortstop Pat Valaika went 2-for-3 with three RBIs in UCLA’s 9-0 win against Pepperdine Tuesday at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Valaika and fellow freshman Kevin Williams both had their first career hits.



Men’s basketball misses out on the magic against Cal

BERKELEY "”mdash; Great teams have magic. Or magic gets placed on them. Don't ask me. I'm not really sure how it works. On Sunday night, it almost looked like the UCLA men's basketball team was getting a little of the coveted fairy dust. When junior guard Malcolm Lee's deep fade away 3 bounced off the front of the rim, the regulation horn sounded, then the ball fell back through the net, I thought that was the sign. Read more...

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Tyler Honeycutt takes a 3-point shot in Sunday’s contest against Cal. Honeycutt scored 14 points in the Bruins’ 76-72 loss.