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USC BASKETBALL
The firm now representing the former Trojans star allegedly funneled funds to him through an L.A.-based events promoter. Program could face sanctions if proved.
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UCLA BASKETBALL
The 6-foot-11 J'Mison Morgan, who is said to have asked out of his letter of intent at Louisiana State, could bolster Bruins' frontcourt. >>
COLLEGE SPORTS
The Trojans' program took the penalty in 2007-08 and was given a formal warning because of poor academic performance; other local programs face similar sanctions. >>
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL
Michael Avery, 15, isn't sure where he's going to high school, but plans to play college basketball for Wildcats. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL
Freshman from Fairfax hasn't announced where he'll go next. >>
Although the freshman forward has not announced his plans, a USC spokesman says the league office has requested information on him for draft night. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Redshirt junior swingman doesn't plan to hire an agent, leaving open the possibility of returning to the Bruins next season. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Point guard will play his senior year, and he hopes his decision might influence Mbah a Moute, Shipp and Aboya. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL NOTES
Johnny Dawkins, a longtime assistant coach at Duke, has been hired as Stanford's new basketball coach. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
The 6-9 forward, Trojans' leading rebounder last season, is 'not going anywhere' and will be 'right at USC next year,' his father says. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Rule that keeps high school stars from going directly to the NBA isn't working out well for the NCAA schools. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Junior forward will not hire an agent so that he can remain eligible to play his senior season if he is not evaluated as a potential first-round draft pick. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
The sophomore forward will return home to Brooklyn to 'powwow' with relatives on whether to make himself eligible for the NBA draft. >>
BASKETBALL
They both leave the door open for returning to school, but Love says, 'I'm in the right spot to take my game to the next level.' >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
With Love and Westbrook leaving early, and possibly two others, Howland will have to rebuild on the fly. But that's just the way it is. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
He says he's going to the NBA for a better future for his family. >>
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Nikki Caldwell helped Lady Vols win their second straight national championship and will replace Kathy Olivier, who led the Bruins for 15 seasons. >>
NEWSWIRE
Early projections have UCLA's leading scorer and rebounder from last season being chosen between No. 5 and No. 12 on June 26. >>
UCLA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Caldwell, who already has the seal of approval from Tennessee's Summitt and Parker, discusses UCLA women's basketball head coaching job. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Top college basketball players are honored. >>
BASKETBALL
The Kansas State freshman All-American, in town for the Wooden Award, is expected to make himself available for the NBA draft on Monday. >>
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Tennessee star is expected to give L.A. and the entire WNBA a lift. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL
Bruins Coach Howland says Love and Collison haven't yet decided whether to jump to the NBA. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Freshman says he will hire an agent and prepare for the draft. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Freshman center expected to make himself available for NBA draft. Collison says he has not made a decision. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Chalmers' miracle three-pointer set up Jayhawks' national title, but the one who could really be set up, for life, is their coach. >>
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Lady Vols force 25 turnovers to win second consecutive championship, 64-48. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Memphis blew it, UCLA went as far as it should have, and players such as Chalmers, Rose and Curry made it fun to watch. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Kansas will remember overcoming a big deficit in regulation and triumphing in overtime. History, however, will remember it as the night the Tigers blew it, largely because of missed free throws. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Kansas erases nine-point deficit late in regulation, ties score on Chalmers' miracle three-pointer and surges in overtime to win its third national title. >>
ROBYN NORWOOD / ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
In a career of big-game heroics, the junior guard tops himself with a three-point basket that will 'probably be the biggest shot ever made in Kansas history.' >>
BASKETBALL
The two groups will invest $15 million each over the next five years to fund training and oversight of coaches, officials, families and players. >>
NCAA WOMEN'S FINAL
Parker, the sister of the NBA's Anthony Parker, may end up the No. 1 draft pick, but concerns remain about her left shoulder, which was in a brace for the NCAA semifinal. >>
NCAA WOMEN'S FINAL
Wiggins, the daughter of the late major leaguer Alan Wiggins, is eclipsing her previous heights with two 40-plus games and a desire to show the Cardinal deserved a higher seeding. >>
NCAA WOMEN'S FINAL
Plenty of attention on Wiggins and Parker, but there are others who could be key. >>
ROBYN NORWOOD / ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
If all you see when you look at the Memphis standout are his tattoos, then you aren't seeing the whole picture. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Kevin Love and Darren Collison are seen as probable losses to NBA after team's third straight loss in Final Four. Prospects for Josh Shipp, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute and others are weighed. >>
NCAA TOURNAMENT
Emerging from a small conference, the Tigers are looking to win the national title tonight against Kansas. >>
NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES
Guard is sidelined after breaking a kneecap Friday but is lobbying Self to get at least one brief moment on the court in title game. >>
NCAA WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR
Wiggins has 25 points, 13 rebounds and five assists as Stanford defeats Connecticut, 82-73, to advance to the title game for the first time since 1992. >>
NCAA WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR
Alexis Hornbuckle redeems herself by scoring with less than a second left after missing her previous shot. Top-seeded Lady Vols will play Stanford in the final. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Coach's defense-first philosophy has pushed Bruins to three straight Final Fours, only to come up short against more athletic opponents. It may be time for a new approach. >>
T.J. SIMERS
I hate missing layups, and this one, by Page 2 ripping standards, would be a real gimme. >>
WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR
Guard is the winner of the Wade Trophy, beating out Tennessee's Parker. >>
FINAL FOUR / MEMPHIS 78, UCLA 63
Bruins can't handle the Tigers and come up empty for the third year in a row. >>
FINAL FOUR
Jayhawks use a big early rush and a late push to advance to the title game with an 84-66 victory over Tar Heels and Williams. >>
ROBYN NORWOOD / ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Two Bruins stars struggle against Memphis and now might leave for pros. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
The Tigers exuded confidence as they dismantled UCLA and advanced to the national championship game. >>
Women's Final Four
Chancellor helped pull Louisiana State together for another title run. >>
NCAA TOURNAMENT
His parents and an aunt come from Cameroon to see him play in person for the first time. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL REPORT
Center got to three Final Fours but lack of a title leaves him in tears. >>
FINAL FOUR NOTES
The guard says he expected the Tigers to reach the title game. >>
Around the nation
Arizona freshman guard Bayless has hired an agent, meaning his college career is over. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Howland's attention to detail will prevail over Calipari's cheerleading approach. >>
FINAL FOUR
After a loose workout, Love says Bruins aren't underestimating Tigers in national semifinal. >>
NCAA FINAL FOUR
Going into Saturday's semifinal matchup, Jayhawks fans remain upset about the way their former coach left them to take the Tar Heels' job. >>
NCAA FINAL FOUR
A look at Saturday's first Final Four game: >>
FINAL FOUR NOTES
The song with CBS' coverage is getting old for the guard, who asks for 'A little Jay Z.' >>
FINAL FOUR REPORT
The transfer from USC is injured on a dunk attempt in practice and will need surgery. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
He tells an audience of coaches that his faith helped him survive his "humiliation and remorse" for what he did in the aftermath of the 2003 murder of a Baylor player by a former teammate. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL REPORT
The former Stanford and Golden State Warriors coach will take over the program at Berkeley. >>
NCAA FINAL FOUR
The coach says he's not telling his team that they're the underdog in the tournament. >>
NCAA Final Four
A look at Saturday's second Final Four game. >>
KURT STREETER
Stan Love puts it in perspective as son Kevin prepares for NCAA Final Four. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
UCLA will be facing point guard Saturday that poses threat of a triple double, showing skills reminiscent of the NBA's Jason Kidd. >>
JERRY CROWE
Text messages from press row ... >>
SOUND AND VISION / CHRISTINE DANIELS
He gives cryptic response as to whether this will be his last Final Four after 34 years. Analyst then talks of Bruins' strengths and says Josh Shipp is key. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
There's already quite a legend surrounding the Bruins' freshman center, but most of it is, well, exaggerated. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL REPORT
Loyola Marymount will announce today the hiring of Bill Bayno as men's basketball coach, The Times has learned. >>
ROBYN NORWOOD / ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Before he made a name for himself at Pittsburgh and UCLA, Southern California schools missed out on a chance to hire a fiery young assistant. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
The two freshmen stepped into established lineups and made their teams better. >>
JERRY CROWE
Text messages from press row . . . >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
John Calipari's Tigers have given the city something to rally around by making their first Final Four since 1985. They play UCLA on Saturday. >>
UCLA REPORT
Howland says that the Tigers' play will make watching game films entertaining for the Bruins. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
She scores 26 points and returns after dislocating her left shoulder to lift the Lady Vols out of a second-half deficit for a 53-45 win in the Oklahoma City Regional final Tuesday night. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
He was 196-90 in nine seasons at Marquette. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
The UCLA center is among five contenders, including two freshmen, for recognition as college basketball's top player. >>
ROBYN NORWOOD ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Coach probably will be stuck with can't-win-the-big-one tag if Bruins don't win NCAA title, but that wouldn't make it right. He'd be in pretty elite company. >>
UCLA REPORT
The Bruins Darren Collison is on the third team. North Carolina's Hansbrough and Kansas State's Beasley are unanimous selections. >>
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING . . .
Roy Williams is coaching against Kansas -- anyone think that might be a story line? >>
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING . . .
Memphis Coach John Calipari seems to have a theme for his pep talks this week: Disrespect. >>
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING . . .
Bill Self of Kansas is a Final Four first-timer and he intends to act like one. >>
NCAA WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT
Candice Wiggins checked off the one accomplishment missing in her career at Stanford -- getting the Cardinal back to the Final Four. >>
NCAA TOURNAMENT
Bruins' goal Saturday, as in 2006, is to slow Memphis' high-speed offense. But the Tigers, with super-freshman Rose, are a different team now. >>
SOUTH REGIONAL FINAL
The 37-1 Tigers roar into the Final Four with a dominating 85-67 victory over Texas. >>
MIDWEST REGIONAL FINAL
The Jayhawks' win in the Midwest Regional final sent all four top-seeded teams to the Final Four for the first time. >>
NCAA WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT
Even with star Danielle Gant out for the second half, Texas A&M had enough to advance to its first regional finals. >>
T.J. SIMERS
Now, if he could only help out with the Dodgers and Lakers. >>
UCLA 76, XAVIER 57
They pull away in the second half and hope to complete unfinished business in San Antonio. >>
ROBYN NORWOOD ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Junior forward, apparently recovered from ankle injury, looks like his old self with 13 points and 13 rebounds in Bruins' easy win over Xavier in West Regional final. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL REPORT
Freshman center has been stellar for the Bruins and his mom and dad couldn't be more proud. >>
WOMEN'S ROUNDUP
North Carolina Coach Sylvia Hatchell couldn't bring herself to belabor her team's 25 turnovers, double-digit rebounding deficit or struggles in the first half. >>
EAST REGIONAL FINAL
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- This time, North Carolina got to celebrate instead of heading to the locker room to wait for next year. Tyler Hansbrough and his top-seeded Tar Heels just wouldn't be denied a trip to the Final Four again. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL NOTES
Flowers scores 30 points in an 87-76 victory over Augusta State >>
BILL PLASCHKE
That probably won't be enough today for the Bruins, who need to show something to themselves and fans >>
NCAA WEST REGIONAL
There's more relief than joy despite victory over Western Kentucky. Xavier is waiting. >>
ROBYN NORWOOD ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Musketeers, who earlier this season shut down Michael Beasley, have plenty of big bodies and a team-defense concept to combat Bruins' freshman star. >>
UCLA REPORT
It was a memorable night for Bruins' reserve, particularly after the victory over Western Kentucky. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
A look at UCLA's West Regional final game vs. Xavier: >>
NCAA: TEXAS 82, STANFORD 62
Augustin scores 23 and the Longhorns push Stanford's front-line players around to qualify for the South Regional final. >>
NCAA: MEMPHIS 92, MICHIGAN STATE 74
Freshman Rose scores 27 and the Tigers roll to a 50-20 lead at the half. Memphis will meet Texas in the South Regional final. >>
NCAA: KANSAS 72, VILLANOVA 57
Athletic Jayhawks are never threatened in cruising past the Wildcats and into the Midwest Regional final. >>
NCAA: DAVIDSON 73, WISCONSIN 56
Curry finishes with 33 points and the Wildcats advance to the Midwest Regional final where they will play Kansas. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL / AROUND THE NATION
Charlotte Coach Bobby Lutz received a five-year contract extension that will keep him at the school through the 2012-13 season. >>
T.J. SIMERS
UCLA has benefited from a bracket that was a gift from the NCAA. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Stanford's Lopez twins have played together since grade school, but that's most likely going to change when they turn pro. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Sophomore has the Bruin faithful calling his name, as he finds an apt time to produce a career game. >>
CHRISTINE DANIELS / SOUND AND VISION
As the Bruins advance after a couple of anxiety-filled victories, the chances for more drama makes fans happy to tune in, and CBS happy for that. >>
NCAA: UCLA 88, WESTERN KENTUCKY 78
UCLA loses most of a big lead in the second half, but Love and Keefe help them advance. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Musketeers blow an early 18-point lead but beat West Virginia in overtime, 79-75, in game of wild momentum changes. They'll face UCLA in the West Regional final. >>
WEST REGIONAL NOTES
PHOENIX -- Usually a career high of 29 points and a game-high 14 rebounds earns a player a spot on the postgame podium to face the media, but Kevin Love was a no-show Thursday after UCLA's 88-78 victory over Western Kentucky. >>
WEST REGIONAL FINAL: FIRST LOOK
Musketeers ace Burrell may be put in charge of covering Collison >>
BEHIND THE LINES
For most of the regular season, strong interior defense made Stanford a solid under play on over/under combined-point-total bets. >>
NCAA: NORTH CAROLINA 68, WASH. STATE 47
They respond to Williams' demand for defense in win over Washington State. >>
NCAA: LOUISVILLE 79, TENNESSEE 60
Two-time champion Pitino's signature zone and pressure move him one game away from a sixth Final Four. >>
USC BASKETBALL REPORT
The Trojans' second-leading scorer this past season has not hired an agent and will not declare for the NBA draft, says a person close to the 6-foot-8 forward. >>
AROUND THE NCAA
John Smith had 22 points and Winona State earned a place in the NCAA Division II championship game for the third straight year, using a second-half surge for an 86-75 victory over previously unbeaten Bentley (Mass.) on Thursday night in Springfield, Mass. >>
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