Just how insane does it get inside of Oregon’s McArthur Court, aka The Pit, aka the house of horrors for visiting teams? Two years ago in a game against Top-10 Arizona, officials told head coach Ernie Kent that he needed to quiet the crowd while Arizona shot free throws or else face a technical foul. Read more...

UCLA basketball fans need to refamiliarize themselves with the name Walton. Thirty years ago Bill, the dad, helped make the Bruins one of the greatest basketball dynasties ever. Read more...

Only Miss Cleo, fully armed with tarot cards and a gigantic bottle of rum could have predicted last year’s Pac-10 season. UCLA was picked to finish first, and ended up sixth, its worst conference finish ever. Read more...

UCLA finally decided to press the issue. That is, they finally decided to use the much talked about but little used full court press defense in their 81-58 win over Long Beach State. Read more...

The Washington Huskies are used to being mocked. Throughout the past 15 seasons, the team has been incessantly bad, finishing in the bottom half of the conference in 13 of those seasons and only making the NCAA tournament twice. Read more...

It still isn’t quite a return to normalcy, but for this beleaguered Bruin bunch, it’s a start. “We’re all smiling again,” sophomore Ryan Walcott said after UCLA (1-2) disposed of Long Beach State 81-58 before 6,358 people at Pauley Pavilion Sunday to grab its first victory in a season feared to be headed southward fast. Read more...

Jon Crispin was sitting on the bench during a home game last year, sporting a suit and tie while watching his new team play without him. Read more...