Category: Blue & Gold News
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BYE BYE LOVE, BYE BYE COLLISON?
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Hello emptiness: Time is now Four Freshman to unVail decision about the Temptations, with his “Four Tops,” Everly-Righteous Lettermen Brothers listening, including Darren. If the Four Freshman were still “all the rage,” Kevin Love would be staying at UCLA, because they didn’t leave early back in the Golden Age of Radio. But since this is the…
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“ARE YOU TRYING TO REDUCE ME, MR. ROBINSON?”
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That’s what The Graduate from UCLA heard from Baseball’s Color Barrier 61 years ago today, and the Sport is Dustin’ off the memories (which should last longer than Plastics) with today’s “Jackie Robinson Day” (celebrating a trend that even trojans wouldn’t Buck) Some things transcend the Hatred of The Rivalry. …
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KATIE BAR THE DOOR
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Is there ANY way to keep the Bruin Stars in Westwood, short of locking them in Pauley? The buzz is not good at UCLA right now. Not only are SEVERAL of the Bruins’ best Basketballers allegedly about to declare early for the NBA Draft, but also the Football Team’s serious…
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Oh, won’t you STAAA-A-AY, just a little bit longer?
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Baby please don’t go: “Wooden it be nice” if Kevin & Co. all came back to Win One for The Wizard? Get back, pack, do it again. Memphis Coach John Calipari called his team “The Dream Team,” until they choked away the National Championship. So that title is once again…
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DEPRESS CONFERENCE: If Love, DC, and Westy go Pro, Bruin fans may go Prozac
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UCLA’s roster may Shrink today, as Howland’s Press Conference could reveal if any imPatient Bruins are escaping to pursue their (Zo)lofty NBA goals Brace yourselves. And try not to go Mental. According to the L.A. Times, it is possible that Kevin Love, Darren Collison, and Russell Westbrook could all declare for the NBA Draft this year, with…
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APRIL CHOW-ERS
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Several Bruins may flower after being nourished by a steady Reign of Chow Philosophy With Memphis’ Perfect Storm raining out the thunderstruck UCLA Basketball Team’s Season on Saturday, there’s not much left to do, except speculate ignorantly about ALL FIVE STARTERS, and whether they are leaving UCLA prematurely to go Pro this…
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FRIED (BY) CALIPARI
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Bruins are just appetizers for Hungry Tigers, whose tentacle-armed Guards make UCLA’s ink-redible season squid to a halt, 78-63 Once again, the Bruins made it to the Oyster Bar, but couldn’t find the Pearl Necklace. Because at the Piano Bar, Memphis Head Coach John Calipari inserted a CD-R, and laid a Rose…
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BOXING OUTSIDE THE THINK
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UCLA is getting into the Ring and taking off the Gloves, as the Neu Regime releases its Opening Salvo in the Fight for L.A. Football Spring Practice is underway in Westwood, as it is every year at this time, but THIS year, there’s something different in the air: An air of confidence, excitement,…
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THE CHARDONNAY AND BRI SET
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Cork the cheesey wine-ing: Here’s a liberal pour of vintage Brianna saying cheese (long before her CURRENT Reign as Sports Illustrated’s Cheerleader of the Week) “Welcome to the Party, Pal!” The Bruce Willis catchphrase from “Die Hard” is today’s message, to Sports Illustrated. Thanks to several readers who wrote in, we…
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TEX MESSAGE
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With Final Four on TAP, CLICKING Bruins get spurred on to San Antonio by spirited campus Send-Off The UCLA Bruins are in San Antoinio right now, preparing to play in their third consecutive Final Four. But before they boarded the bus, they received an incoming message from thousands of well-wishers: …
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JILT BY ASSOCIATION: AP SAYS O.J. DIDN’T MAKE THE CUT
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The Associated Press shows Mayo no Love, slicing O.J. from their All-American 3rd Team in favor of Darren Collison, and makes Kevin Love part of an Associated Precedent: The 1st-ever Seniorless 1st Team. For the second time in two days, Kevin Love’s name has been carved into Basketball History. On Sunday, he…
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IT’S A 1-DERFUL LIFE! ALL 4 #1’S SURVIVE TO MAKE FINAL FOUR AN ALL-TIME CLASSIC
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Kansas “Bailey” Escapes Davidson’s Capra-esque Finish and “Meats” John Doe, while Memphis turns Texas into Pottersville, full of Longhorn fans who bought pricey Final Four Tickets and are now getting drunk and wishing that they’d never been born Sometimes, “one” is NOT the loneliest number. For the first time in History, all four #1 Seeds have reached…