Rarely is there a dull moment on draft day, and the first twist of Thursday’s first round came early when the Miami Dolphins made a trade with the Oakland Raiders to move up from the No. 12 pick to the No.…
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Cal fell to the Syracuse Orange, 66-60, in the third round of the NCAA tournament, missing out on becoming the third team to advance to the Sweet 16 on Saturday as Arizona and Oregon moved on.
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The matchup featured two of the most successful active coaches in college basketball in Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim and Cal’s Mike Montgomery.…
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Oregon’s season hit a roadblock when freshman point guard Dominic Artis injured his foot in late January.
With him, the Ducks started the season 17-2. Without him, they were 3-3.
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It may have taken a few games – long enough for Artis to return in a limited capacity to provide depth – for junior guard Johnathan Loyd to rise to the occasion but he is doing it at exactly the right time.…
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Harvard provided the 2013 NCAA tournament with its first shocking upset when the 14th-seeded Crimson toppled the No. 3 seed New Mexico Lobos in Salt Lake City on Thursday.
From the outset of Saturday’s third-round game against Arizona, it was clear Harvard didn’t have enough magic left in the tank to make it to the Sweet 16 as Arizona rolled to a 74-51 win at Energy Solutions Arena.…
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AUSTIN, Texas — As soon as the NCAA tournament bracket was released this past Sunday, several national media members leached on to No. 11 seed Minnesota as a favorite to upset No. 6 seed UCLA.
Minnesota’s imposing front line combined with the Bruins missing second leading scorer Jordan Adams because of an injury gave the Golden Gophers and edge despite their seed in the eyes of some.…
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LOS ANGELES – ESPN’s College GameDay has not made a stop at UCLA since 2008.
Westwood was ready for its return as hundreds of UCLA students began camping out for Saturday morning’s 5 a.m. taping at noon on Friday. Several students took advantage of Los Angeles’ 80-degree heat by soaking in a children’s pool all while holding their place in line.…
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LOS ANGELES — Bob Cantu – the longest tenured assistant coach in the Pac-12 – has seen four coaches come and go from USC since he arrived in 2002.
He’s hoping his name doesn’t get added to the list.
After former coach Kevin O’Neill was fired on Jan.…
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LOS ANGELES – Reggie Miller’s No. 31 became the ninth jersey to be raised into Pauley Pavilion’s rafters during halftime of Wednesday’s crosstown rivalry game between UCLA and USC.
“Let’s bring back those short shorts,” Miller joked after a highlight video of his UCLA career was shown to the crowd.…
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LOS ANGELES — Bill Walton arrived at the fourth stop on his Pac-12 campus tour a little early on Thursday.
He chatted with the newly erected statue of John Wooden outside of Pauley Pavilion on UCLA’s campus to continue a few 40-year-old arguments.…
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After two close calls last week, Arizona was finally dealt its first loss of the season, a 70-66 loss to Oregon at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene. The Ducks had four players score in double figures and join Washington, UCLA and Arizona State as the only teams without a conference loss.
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