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How UCLA's Shabazz Muhammad was groomed for stardom by father
Ron Holmes has spent two decades making sure that his son, UCLA basketball star Shabazz Muhammad, will one day play for the pros. When UCLA takes the court Friday night against Minnesota in its NCAA basketball tournament opener, fans may be getting...
Tags: Shabazz Muhammad, Sports, NBA Draft, National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Sports
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New UCLA Coach Steve Alford steps out on a big stage — is he ready?
He has a rock-star image with an opening-act resume. He was once Hoosiers, but, in the last decade, Gene Hackman has led the exact same number of teams to the Sweet 16. He prides himself on playing Ivy League-smart basketball, which was pretty cool...
Tags: Sports, Indiana Hoosiers, Harvard Crimson, National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Sports
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UCLA hopes to get some answers in spring practice
The Jim Mora coronation is over at UCLA, and the coach is happy to be moving on. There were Bruins faithful who grumbled when he was hired now giddy with the memory of a nine-win season and a victory over USC. But 2012 ended with a three-game losing...
Tags: Sports, Football, Holiday Bowl, College Football
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Michigan-Louisville NCAA title game: Gratitude adjustment required
ATLANTA — Michigan will have three or four thank-you notes to hand out should it win Monday night's national championship game against Louisville at the Georgia Dome. It can start with Penn State, which beat the Wolverines by 14 points in State...
Tags: Houston Cougars, Sports, Michigan State Spartans, Big East Conference, College Sports
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A whole lot of maybes and might-have-beens for the Lakers
addCustomPlayer('1189yw62t2l8f1q7dcyl28cduy', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1189yw62t2l8f1q7dcyl28cduy', 'eplayer15'); My neurologist Dr. Doojin Kim said he could find nothing between my ears. "Nothing to be worried about," he said in offering great news...
Tags: James Harden, Mike D'Antoni, Memphis Grizzlies, University of California, Los Angeles, Rudy Gay
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UCLA hires Steve Alford as basketball coach
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.Steve Alford has been hired as UCLA’s basketball coach, the university announced Saturday morning. Alford, 48, spent the last six seasons at New Mexico, compiling a 155-52 record. He replaces Ben Howland, who was fired after going 25-10 and...Tags: Mountain West Conference, Shabazz Muhammad, New Mexico Lobos, Sports, NBA Draft
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UCLA wants more than Ben Howland could deliver—and it's entitled to
How can they fire a coach who just won a conference championship? How can they fire a leader who spent 10 years winning more than twice as many games as he lost? How can they fire a salesman who last season brought in the No. 2-ranked recruiting class...
Tags: Shabazz Muhammad, Sports, Los Angeles Times Columnists, Basketball, National Basketball Association
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UCLA not happy about being underdogs against Minnesota
AUSTIN, Texas – This is not the first time UCLA has been the underdog heading into an NCAA tournament game. The Bruins, though, seem perplexed. They are the higher-seeded team against Minnesota in the Erwin Center tonight. But the Gophers are...
Tags: Shabazz Muhammad, Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Larry Drew II, Pacific-12 Conference
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UCLA football: Bruins look to fill holes in spring practice
UCLA has two areas with big questions when the Bruins open spring practice Tuesday. Who will replace running back Johnathan Franklin? Who will play in the secondary? The Bruins have lost their entire starting secondary. Cornerback Aaron Hester,...
Tags: Sports, Football, Jerry Rice
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NCAA West Regional: Gregg Marshall is content at Wichita State
Gregg Marshall has plenty on his mind at the moment, what with his Wichita State team getting ready to play Ohio State in the NCAA West Regional final on Saturday at Staples Center. Meantime, Marshall is being mentioned as a possible candidate to become...
Tags: Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Wichita State Shockers, College Sports, Basketball
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Shabazz Muhammad's new age (20, not 19) could hurt draft status
UCLA basketball star Shabazz Muhammad is 20 years old, not 19 as widely believed. The news comes just hours before UCLA is scheduled to play against Minnesota in its opening game of the NCAA tournament in Austin, Texas, Friday night. That revelation,...
Tags: Shabazz Muhammad, Sports, Little League Baseball, NBA Draft, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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NCAA Tournament: Ohio State edges Arizona on last-second shot
LaQuinton Ross hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2 seconds to play, and Ohio State advanced to the brink of its second straight Final Four appearance with a 73-70 victory over Arizona on Thursday night in the West Regional semifinals at Staples Center....
Tags: Sports, Indiana Hoosiers, National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Sports, Pacific-12 Conference
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