UCLA seemingly has it easy in opener

 
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Mapping the NCAAs

While my forte is the NBA , I am an equal opportunity cartographer. The NCAA tournament provides endless routes for creativity; there has been more great stuff in the blogdome this week than ever before. Allow me to add a bit of visual stimulation to the mix; if you like what you see, crank that hype button. (And pick Cornell over Stanford, lest you invoke the wrath of Andy Bernard.) ...
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When fans go to far

As the NCAA tournament is set to begin Thursday, college basketball is sinking to an all time low...not in enthusiasm but in the attitude of its fans. Sports Illustrated chronicled the story of Kevin Love and his family, and how they were greeted by the Oregon Ducks fans during their home match up with UCLA.  The death threats left on his cell phone got so bad ...
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NCAA Sticking it to Student Broadcasters

Corporate interests take precedence over broadcast students actually learning and gaining experience at UCLA.
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For UCLA, it's a banner year or bust - LA Daily News

ANAHEIM - It's a banner or disappointment. It's win everything or a lifetime of regret. It's not fair, probably not even reasonable, but it's there and it is very real. Consecutive runs to the Final Four - and those 11 banners hanging at Pauley ...
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Bruins don't shy away from high expectations >ANAHEIM -- The expectations have been there from the start, stemming from back-to-back trips to — and losses at — the Final Four. They did not dissipate when point guard Darren Collison tweaked a knee ...
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