Author: ucladavid

  • O.J. MAY-0-FOR-8

    Ice-cold Mayo keeps shooting and shooting, going 0-for-8 from 3 for the game, and 0-for-8 (with a Turnover and 2 Fouls) in the last 18 minutes, including 0-for-6 in 2 Overtimes, as the ex-trojan’s Grizzlies fall to the Lakers, 116-111 The Lakers have been struggling mightily on the Road this…

  • REF-ER-END ‘EM

    UCLA’s NCAA Tournament hopes are ended, as the Refs award Arizona 36 trips to the line, from where they outscore the Bruins by 21, to pull off a 66-58 win despite shooting 35% from the floor Once again, the Bruins got off to a horrible start, falling behind the Wildcats by 10,…

  • a SCare to remember

    UCLA starts off 3-for-20 from the floor and falls down by 8 to the worst team in the league before a 37-to-12 spurt allows them to BeatSC, for the third time this season, 55-40, and advance to the Second Round of the Pac-12 Tournament, while the trojans go home for…

  • SIMIONE TO LOVE

    Someone call Sports Illustrated — U$C Linebacker Simione Vehikite is arrested on FOUR FELONY charges:  Drunk driving, causing injury while drunk driving, leaving the scene of an injury accident, and identity theft (it’s a Superfecta!) Where’s George Dohrmann when a REAL story comes up?  Forget smoking a little grass and peacefully attending…

  • ‘VANNAH (IN) WHITE

    I’d like to buy a vow — Anyone who spins the Wheel and gets to exchange vows with Savannah — or any of the current UCLA Cheerleaders — is in good Fortune, not in Jeopardy You can’t buy happiness, and you can’t buy a UCLA Cheerleader, since, unlike OTHER places,…

  • GOODNIGHT ARENA

    Arena Dog Chow — Bruins make mush of the hot Dawgs, as they say good riddance to the Sports Arena with a thrilling 75-69 come-from-behind victory, outscoring Washington (who was 13-2 in their last 15 games) 20-9 in the last 12 minutes and 6-0 in the final minute The Bruins’ next…

  • SILENCE IS GOLDEN

    The silent black & white film “The Artist” wins the golden statuettes for Best Picture, Director, and Actor All is well in my world tonight, as LeBron James’ boneheaded Turnover cost his East team a chance to win the NBA All-Star Game, and then, no totally undeserving and over-rated celebrities won…

  • LOVE FROM AFAR

    Long-Distance Romance — Bruin and Pro All-Star Kevin Love conquers all challengers in winning the NBA’s Three-Point Shooting Contest Kevin Love is already known as the Best Rebounder on the Planet.  On Saturday, he was also the Best Three-Point Shooter on the Planet.  Love beat Kevin Durant and 5 other shooting…

  • BUZZER BRICKLE

    [Updated:  2/25/12, 11:30pm] Here’s the Scoop — Bruins take Arizona all the way down to the wire, but Anderson misses the cone on the potentially game-freezing shot at the buzzer in 65-63 road licking I scream, you scream, we all scream… at Jerime the Dream.  Jerime Anderson had one of the better…

  • THIS EXPLAINS EVERYTHING

    On the hundredth anniversary of u$c getting the name “Trojans,” we are reminded that the man who came up with it was a murderer Before Los Angeles Times Writer Owen Bird went to Jail for shooting a guy in the face and killing him, he did something almost as bad:  He…

  • BARNES IS NOBLE

    Bruin Authors a Storybook Ending — Matt Barnes closes the book on the Mavericks, with his last-minute Offensive Rebound, leading to his two clutch Free Throws, which are all she wrote in the epic 96-91 victory in Dallas, a novel Laker Road win Despite an off-shooting night by Kobe Bryant, the…

  • MADISON SWEAR GARDEN

    Curses!  I swear I’ve never seen so many f-ing second-chance points in one game — St. John’s capitalizes on UCLA’s sloppy play and lack of boxing out, scoring 28 second-chance points on their way to a 66-63 victory in New York City The Bruins just can’t seem to get it…