We All Know USC Is the Basketball School

The underdog team fought valiantly to the end, wholly carried by the hot outside shooting of but one player. The favored team played far below its best, but with scoring distributed evenly among a deep and athletic team, they won by making all the key plays down the stretch.

Just another cross-town (in Westwood, they won’t let us call it a rivalry) basketball game, except the Bruins were reduced to what the Trojans used to be.

Would J.R. Henderson now refer to the underdog Bruins as “Just UCLA”?

Mark Backstrom

Long Beach

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You sports guys seem collectively pretty knowledgeable, so perhaps you can help me with a few questions that have been puzzling me:

1. How does that cold fusion thing work?

2. How exactly did they erect the pyramids?

3. Why is Steve Lavin still employed?

Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

Todd Bennett

Los Angeles