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Revisiting the Most Cutthroat, Ruthless One Shining Moment Clip Ever

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(Editor's note: in honor of the national championship game last night, we are re-running this piece which originally ran in 2013.) At first I thought this portion of "One Shining Moment" was only an oversight. Then I hit rewind on DVR again to make sure I saw what I thought I did. Then I thought "well, it's just an oversight, but I definitely understand, if you were rushed … [Read more...] about Revisiting the Most Cutthroat, Ruthless One Shining Moment Clip Ever

UCLA fires Ben Howland

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Five years ago Ben Howland led UCLA to its third consecutive Final Four, including a national title game appearance in 2006. It seemed like UCLA had found the proper successor to Steve Lavin in Ben Howland. Tonight Ben Howland is no longer employed in Westwood. Yahoo! Sports broke the story a few hours ago. The official announcement from UCLA on the dismissal of Ben Howland … [Read more...] about UCLA fires Ben Howland

#17 UCLA Bruins: College Basketball 111 in 111

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Welcome to The Sports Bank’s third annual college basketball season preview series.  Two years we looked at 99 teams in 99 days.  Last year, we were slightly more aggressive and expanded to 111 teams in 111 days and will do so again as we look ahead to the 2012-2013 season. We will rank the 75 power conference teams and top 36 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order. … [Read more...] about #17 UCLA Bruins: College Basketball 111 in 111

UCLA Basketball: Back on the Map? You Bet!

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UCLA Bruins head coach Ben Howland has had a disappointing past few seasons. The Reeves Nelson-saga really wore-on the UCLA program and brought the program down. It seems like the dark days are behind the Bruins and Howland, though. Thanks to a great recruiting class for the upcoming season, the Bruins are poised to make a PAC-12 title run and a run at a national championship. … [Read more...] about UCLA Basketball: Back on the Map? You Bet!

10 Non-NCAA Tournament teams ready to make a splash next season

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College basketball fans whose team didn't make the NCAA Tournament are probably already looking ahead to the 2012-2013 season.  Typical tourney teams like UCLA, Arizona, Butler, Villanova, and Maryland should have bounce back seasons next year and vie for a spot in the Big Dance.  Here are ten non-tourney programs to watch out for next season. … [Read more...] about 10 Non-NCAA Tournament teams ready to make a splash next season

UCLA Basketball: a leaderless program in chaos, says SI report

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The debate about whether or not UCLA Bruins head coach Ben Howland is on the hot seat is about to end. Now that a new Sports Illustrated study has been released, which profiles physical fighting between players, rampant alcohol and drug abuse, and most importantly, Howland's aloof, hands-off approach, he may want to start enhancing his resume. According to the AP, the past … [Read more...] about UCLA Basketball: a leaderless program in chaos, says SI report