Month: April 2010
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GLEAMING THE CUBAN
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Face-plant by dirty-Slater Kidd lets #7 Spurs skate into 2nd Round, while Cuban’s #2 Mavericks see their season grind to a halt Once again, Jason Kidd is fleeing the scene of an accident. Last time, he (allegedly) ran away on foot after he crashed his Toyota (Hey! Maybe it was…
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A POUND OF THUNDER
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Sometimes you’re the boot, sometimes you’re the butterfly: Westbrook gets stepped on by Kobe, as the prehistoric Lakers go back in time and ‘bury OKC 111-87, to alter the future and give fans a Ray of hope Is this the NBA, or is it Science-Fiction? Is Home Court Advantage really…
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3 10’S TO YUMMY
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Train Kept a’ Rollin’: The Pistol may still be in trainwreck-stage, but nothing can derail the locomotive that is the UCLA Spirit Squad, even when they’re taken down to 1, 2, 3 All Aboard! Even though only 3 Cheerleaders moseyed on over to the Scrimmage, they all looked so darn-spankin’ good that it…
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PISTOL-WHIPPED INTO A FRENZY
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Pistol at Dusk: UCLA’s “Pistol” isn’t a lethal weapon yet, and their Saturday Night Special scrimmage shows that the new Offense is not on target to shoot something other than blanks; However, the Defense proves that THEY still have stopping power Kevin Prince is going to have to break some tackles this…
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PRICE GOETH BEFORE THE FALLEN
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Bri Goes Before Them All: UCLA’s Brian Price gets drafted before anyone from usc, and is going down to Florida to be a Buc for lotsa bucks, while Bruin Gymnastics refuses to go down in Florida, to Florida et al., buckling down to buck the trend and win UCLA’s 105th National…
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“THROW THE ‘BROOK AT ‘EM!”
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Festival of ‘Brook’s: Lakers’ development is arrested, as Westbrook loosens collar, Durant handcuffs Kobe, and OKC refuses to drop charges “Westbrook is a STUD!” “A Star is Born!” Those were just two of the accolades being heaped on former UCLA star Russell Westbrook last night, after he and fellow Thunder…
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DURANT’S GLANCE FAILS TO ENHANCE HIS CHANCE TO ADVANCE
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Fans watch in trance, as L.A. grants Kevin Durant’s good look for a game-winning shot (and celebratory dance), then see it glance off the rim, which plants OKC in an 0-2 stance Kobe Bryant used to miss clutch shots too. When Kobe first came up, he was obviously going to…
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THE (DROP-)DEAD POOL
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You have to ask yourself: Do I feel lucky? — Trojan Enforcers (who’d love for me to drop dead from a Sudden Impact), and drop-dead gorgeous song girls (who aren’t Dirty or Harry), Go Ahead and Pool their resources to Locke up a Magnum-sized load of money for charity, and Make My Day A man has…
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STEALING THUNDER
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Lakers steal thunder from steely Thunder by thundering out to 17-point lead and weathering storm when Westbrook and OKC storm back Bruin Star Russell Westbrook played in his first ever Playoff game on Sunday at Staples, and he almost stole it for the Thunder. It’s hard to believe, but even…
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AIR-BORNE SUPREMACY
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“Swim with Mike” charity soars to new heights and so do the new-identity Song Girls, as a Conspiracy is Born to send an Ultimatum to the UCLA Spirit Squad: The Chase is On — If you slow down, you’ll get caught Forget the celebrated Oregon Duck Cheerleaders — USC’s re-vamped song girls are the…
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WATCH YOUR SIX
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Six Bruin fighters are soaring into the NBA Playoffs, led by OKC’s high-flying pilot Russell Westbrook, who is Thundering back to L.A. to combat the Top Gun Lakers (who have been in Cruise Control for weeks, cooling their jets) Attention UCLA Basketball fans: There is still more Bruin Roundball to root for this year,…
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ONE’S NOT THE LONELIEST NUMBER
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UCLA Baseball is ranked #1 in the Nation, Bruin Gymnasts are seeded #1 in the Nationals, and Michael Roll is honored as #1 of the ’09 – ’10 Basketball Bruins For the first time in 13 years, the UCLA Baseball team is ranked #1 during a season. After starting the season 22-0,…