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Pete Newell dies
The college and Olympic basketball coaching legend was 93. PAGE B6
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OBITUARY
As the Lakers' general manager, Newell, who retired from coaching at 44, brought Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to L.A. in 1975. >>
USC BASKETBALL FYI
Winning their season opener for the first time in four years was a lift for Trojans, but their attention has already turned to this week's demanding schedule. >>
USC 78, UC IRVINE 55
Dwight Lewis scores 18 points to lead the Trojans. >>
USC BASKETBALL
He has a solid debut without trying to do too much. >>
USC BASKETBALL
Problems on the boards were costly in NCAA tournament loss. Taj Gibson thinks he will make a difference this season. >>
UCLA 64, MIAMI (OHIO) 59
UCLA fights off a tough Miami of Ohio team to advance in tournament. >>
UCLA 82, PRAIRIE VIEW A & M 58
They have no trouble against Prairie View, but 24 turnovers are a concern. >>
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
The father of Sidney, a 6-foot-10 center, says no decision has been made about which school to attend. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
The Tar Heels secure five blue-chip players on first day of the NCAA's early signing period; UCLA's class is also highly regarded. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL
They have quickness, but they are still Ben Howland's team, so players will need to hit the boards to get the fastbreaks started. >>
PAC-10 FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
Oregon and California face opponents that dashed their hopes for a national title. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
Kyle Singler scored 19 points for the second consecutive game and No. 8 Duke rolled into the 2K Sports Classic semifinals by routing Georgia Southern, 97-54, on Tuesday night at Durham, N.C. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
It is a first-round game in the 2K Sports Classic. >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
The one-foot change, to 20 feet 9 inches, is meant to help unclog the middle, but UCLA Coach Ben Howland sees a slower game as a result. It's the biggest change as college basketball season starts. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Chris Dufresne's rankings and comments: >>
UCLA BASKETBALL FYI
Prairie View A & M has yet to play a game, so UCLA must scout its opponent using videotape from last season. >>
CROWE'S NEST
On his historic run to the White House, Barack Obama spent two years at Occidental College, the basketball-loving future president spending countless hours honing his game on the Eagle Rock campus when he wasn't studying. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL
The UCLA forward from Serbia is arrested after an altercation with his former girlfriend. The Bruins defeat Biola, 76-42. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL
The Bruins run up a big lead early as Josh Shipp and Darren Collison provide spark on offense. Freshman sensation Jrue Holiday impresses after a slow start. >>
USC BASKETBALL
The Trojans' freshman forward scores a team-high 21 points to lead USC over Azusa Pacific, 85-64, in an exhibition game. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL FYI
UCLA opens the basketball season with an exhibition against Cal Baptist on Monday night. >>
BILL DWYRE
The Bruins coach with the off-season mellow touch has a firm handle on the program that he has returned to elite status. >>
PAC-10 BASKETBALL NOTES
Bruins get 37 of 38 first-place votes. Arizona State is picked to finish second. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL FYI
He warns Jerime Anderson, Jrue Holiday and Malcolm Lee about turnovers at open practice. >>
USC BASKETBALL
The freshman scores 29 points in intrasquad scrimmage at the Galen Center, offering hope he can be a worthy successor to O.J. Mayo. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL
Abdul Gaddy committed to Arizona, but now that Lute Olson has left the Wildcats he may choose between Bruins and Washington. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
The day after Olson's retirement, the school turns to a former assistant coach at its in-state rival, Arizona State. Pennell has never been a college head coach. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Basketball coach, 74, abruptly announces his retirement after 24 seasons at the school but gives no reason. >>
USC BASKETBALL
USC coach says getting the young players up to speed is his biggest concern. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL
Freshman center has learned two important things after his first five days of Ben Howland-style Bruins practice. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL FYI
Bruins senior point guard is happy to see plenty of it on display during practices. >>
USC BASKETBALL
Coach Tim Floyd decides against a 'Midnight Madness' exhibition. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
With so little time before the season, Ben Howland and Tim Floyd decide they'd rather have a legitimate practice than a show. UC Irvine and Pepperdine will hold events. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL FYI
Practice begins tonight. Kevin Love is gone, but J'mison 'BoBo' Morgan of Dallas joins team. James Keefe will take over at forward as Luc Richard Mbah a Moute takes rebounding skills to NBA. >>
USC BASKETBALL
The Trojans are hoping for a long run in the NCAA tournament, as DeMar DeRozan replaces Mayo (now in the NBA) as the freshman expected to make a major impact. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Newly hired Craig Robinson takes over tough job, like Obama wants to do. Robinson walked away from lucrative Wall Street career to do what he loves. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL
Freshman says UCLA will win the national championship this season. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL
He wants to replace Kevin Love this year and someday become president of Cameroon. >>
USC BASKETBALL
NCAA says it has yet to receive application for waiver that could allow North Carolina transfer to play immediately. USC says it is still gathering information. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Coach Ben Howland says freshman guard Jerime Anderson and junior forward Nicola Dragovic are ailing. He adds that swingman Michael Roll has no pain from foot injury that plagued him last season. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
The Bruins are ranked as high as No. 4 in the nation in some publications and are the heavy favorites to win the Pacific 10 Conference. The Trojans are considered a top 25 team. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL
The center and strong shot blocker from Windward High chooses the Bruins after a family session in the 'war room.' >>
UCLA BASKETBALL
Bruins will host regional action of the 2K Sports Classic in November at Pauley Pavilion. The final rounds will be played at Madison Square Garden. >>
USC BASKETBALL
Noel Johnson, a 6-foot-7 guard from Fayetteville, Ga., will commit to the USC basketball team, according to his father, former NBA player Cheese Johnson. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL
Top recruit from Sylmar was a late bloomer who plans to sign with the Bruins in November. >>
Don Haskins, the coach who hastened the full integration of college basketball when he started five black players for Texas Western College against an all-white University of Kentucky team and won the 1966 national NCAA championship, died Sunday. He was 78. >>
USC BASKETBALL
North Carolina transfer picks Trojans over other Pacific-10 Conference options, his mother says. >>
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Lady Vols force 25 turnovers to win second consecutive championship, 64-48. >>
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. >>
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