Category: Blue & Gold News
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GIMME HAM ON FIVE AND HOLD THE MAYO’S
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Ham Slams the Shams — Isaac Hamilton has a career day with 36 points including 7 three-pointers, as UCLA destroys troy 96-70, making it SIX straight (NINE straight including Football) over a school whose only recent Basketball headline was a claim to shame, when O.J “Pay-o to Play-o” Mayo was…
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TROJAN-8-ERS CLUB
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We’ve got ’em behind the 8-ball — Bruins Beat$C handily 85-74 behind huge nights from Tony Parker and Bryce Alford, making it EIGHT STRAIGHT beatings of the trojans in the two major sports Eight is not enough… but it’s a damn good start! With Wednesday night’s 85-74 beatdown of troy…
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TREASURE, I LAND (AND IT’S NOT A MIRAGE)
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ARELI BIG SHOW — 11 days before their Vegas trip, UCLA Spirit hits the jackpot with a lavish party emceed by Areli, that strikes gold for the squad… and for me, as I win a raffle for a Basketball autographed by Steve Alford and the 2015 Basketball team, plus 4…
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MEET CUTE; NEAT LOOT
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Come meet the UCLA Cheerleaders in person and win exciting, big-ticket prizes this Saturday (2/28) from 4p to 7p in Pauley Pavilion; Bruin stars (of the past, present, and future) Tyus Edney, Myles Jack, Paul Perkins, Jerry Neuheisel, Norman Powell, Tony Parker, Josh Rosen, and Baseball Coach John Savage are…
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MIGHTY MORPHIN POWELL RANGERS
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The Bruins’ morphin’ releases endorphins — Led by superhero Norman Powell and his sidekicks Tony Parker and Isaac Hamilton, UCLA morphs into a dominant team, and eradicates the supervillian Huskies 88-66, inhibiting the transmission of pain signals from the 2-game losing streak Ever heard of “Scrubbing Bubbles?” Well, on Wednesday…
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A LEAGUE THAT WE OWN
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Bruins are best of the best — Russell Westbrook’s record-setting performance in the NBA All-Star Game nets him the MVP Award, after rookie Zach Lavine stuffs all the competition on his way to claiming the Slam Dunk Championship Two NBA Trophies, two UCLA recipients. This weekend, besides being Valentine’s Day…
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UTE-FUL INDISCRETION
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Ute is wasted by the young — #11 Utah comes into to Pauley overconfident (after having beaten UCLA by 32 three weeks ago), and gets out-played, out-hustled, out-muscled, and outscored 69-59 by the youthful Bruins, who came in 0-4 against Ranked teams, having lost those by about 20 a game…
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SEVEN (DOMI)NATION ARMY
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UN-UNBROKEN — Bruins smack down the clowns for the 4th straight time in Basketball 83-66; Add that to the 3 straight beatings in Football, and that’s SEVEN straight UCLA torchings of u$c in the two biggest college sports Rivalry? What Rivalry? With UCLA’s latest annihilation of the u$c Clown College…
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HOLY ALAMO-LY!
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Take a guac on the wild side — UCLA dominates early to lead at the Half 31-6, but have to recover a last-minute onside kick — twice — in order to stave off a valiant Kansas State comeback attempt and take the Alamo Bowl 40-35 Texas may be the Lone…
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KENDRICKS CAN TELL PAC-12 HEAD COACHES: “KISS MY BUTKUS!”
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UCLA’s Eric Kendricks wins the Dick Butkus Award as the NATION’S Best Linebacker, despite Pac-12 Head Coaches failing to name him to the All-Conference 1st Team Sometimes, you have to leave home to get a little respect. Last week, the Pac-12 announced their All-Conference 1st and 2nd Teams, and Honorable…
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USE YOUR INSIDE BOYSSS
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OH SHHHHH– With the excitement of UCLA’s Football season gone, it’s time to become Westwood Insiders, and shift your loyal excitement to the Basketball Bruins, who left Fullerton’s Titans unfulfilled on Wednesday night, 73-45 With UCLA Basketball in a rebuilding year, having lost 5 key players to the Pro’s, it’s…
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STUN AND DONE
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From entitled to un-titled — Bruins take early 7-0 and 10-7 leads, then give up a stunning 24 straight points to a dominating 5-loss Stanford team to lose 31-10 — their seventh straight loss to the Cardinal — costing UCLA the Pac-12 South Division Title and killing their Playoff dreams…