Tuesday, August 18

In the news:

Rivalry will still turn up the heat

The UCLA and USC men's basketball teams are so different from what they were a year ago that fans walking into Pauley Pavilion on Saturday afternoon might do a double-take. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA center Alfred Aboya and former USC forward Taj Gibson vie for a rebound during last year’s Pac-10 Championship. This year’s rivalry game lacks the talent on both teams of the past years’ matchups. Coach Ben Howland is expecting USC’s “best game of the year Saturday.”


Pac-10 suffers due to mass exodus of talent to NBA

Just two years ago, the Pac-10 Conference was seemingly at the top of the college basketball world. Read more...

Photo: Freshman forward Tyler Honeycutt said not every team can expect to be on top every year, but he expects the Bruins to finish this season strong and have a successful 2010-2011 season. The Bruins are not the only team having an off year, with the rest of the Pac-10 struggling this season.




UCLA-USC rivalry game could be the turning point for the Bruins

Coach Ben Howland made a good point at his Tuesday press conference "“ right now it's just as hard to predict which basketball team will finish last in the Pac-10 as it is to predict which one will finish first. Read more...

Photo: UCLA coach Ben Howland looks on in the Bruins’ loss to Portland in the 76 Classic tournament in Anaheim on Nov. 26, 2009. The Bruins are 7-9 overall and 2-2 in conference play.