FLAG BASKETBALL: Old Glory could have a...

FLAG BASKETBALL: Old Glory could have a different look in Irvine Thursday night, when the UCI basketball team plays Nevada Las Vegas. (C13). The visiting Runnin’ Rebels, ranked No. 1 in the nation, say they will wear American flag patches on their uniforms if war breaks out in the Persian Gulf. . . . “The idea just kinda popped up,” a spokesman said. The winds of war blow a bit closer to home for UCI Coach Bill Mulligan, who has a Marine helicopter pilot son facing possible gulf deployment.