Category: Blue & Gold News
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I NEED A VACATION
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Thanks to Kansas blowing over a dozen dunks and lay-ups, Kentucky wins their 8th NCAA Basketball Championship — until it is vacated for recruiting/academic violations — still short of UCLA by THREE, which is incidentally the same number of Bruins who were named to the Basketball Hall of Fame yesterday…
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KEY(CHAIN) TO VICTORY
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REF-ER-END ‘EM
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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,…
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a SCare to remember
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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…
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GOODNIGHT ARENA
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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…
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LOVE FROM AFAR
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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…
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BUZZER BRICKLE
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[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…
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BARNES IS NOBLE
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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…
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MADISON SWEAR GARDEN
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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…
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SWEEP EMOTION
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Each SC Dude Looks Like a Lady — Bruin fans not Lovin’ the Elevator ups and downs, but UCLA treats U$C like a Ragdoll, and gets Back in the Saddle with a Crazy 64-54 beatdown, completing an Amazing season sweep of the Cryin’ trojans Dream On, trojans. The Train Kept a Rollin’, and…
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NETBRIX
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[Amended: 2/12/12, 11:15pm] Bruins don’t “mail it in,” but a stream of cold shooting envelops their efforts to stop 1st Place Cal from recording a Blockbuster 73-63 victory UCLA has no one to blame but themselves. The Bruins shot under 40% from the field, despite TONS of wide open, high-percentage opportunities. Cal’s Defense…
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SLOPPY, JONES
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Enjoy Your Lunch, Ladies — UCLA serves up a sloppy, 19-Turnover effort, blowing most of a 16-point lead, but Stanford is even sloppier, with 22 Turnovers, as Lazeric Jones schools the Cardinal with 6 Steals, 1 Block, 6 Assists, 2 Caroms, and 21 Points to lead the Bruins to a 72-61 victory The…