This day in Bruin history (April 3) ...

Obscure Sports Quarterly found this 4/4/2008 on www.bruinsnation.com [flag]

Bumped. GO BRUINS. -N Today is April 3, 2008. It is a great day in Bruin history. Five years ago today, UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero introduced Ben Howland , head basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh as the new head coach of the UCLA Bruins . Howland replaced Steve Lavin, who Guerrero dismissed at the end of the 2002-03 season. Howland, a Southern California native, ... [link]

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Published 4/4/2008 by Gilbert at Obscure Sports Quarterly
We’re still one day away from the Final Four game — it seems like an eternity since the Bruins beat Xavier. I should’ve blogged about this yesterday, since, as Bruins Nation points out, yesterday was a big day in UCLA basketball history. Five years ago yesterday, Ben Howland was hired. That worked out pretty ...

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The Fantasy Sports Review posted 4/4/2008 from www.chicagosportsreview.com

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Brahsome - Care To Get Nice? found this 4/4/2008 on awfulannouncing.blogspot.com

This had the potential to be disasterious but in the end it just came out awkward. Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes, and Steve Lavin were calling the College Slam Dunk and 3-Point Shootout Contest this past evening when the camera crew decided to show a ...

Nice one, Lavs.

Obscure Sports Quarterly found this 4/4/2008 on guttylittlebruins.com

Lavin, practically drooling over Jimmy Dykes’ wife, kinda crosses the line here. You can tell Dykes is pretty pissed. Freakin’ Lavin. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Steve Lavin: The official ...

Howland's demands and attention to detail have made UCLA elite again | Sports | PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland Southern California

SportsHubLA found this 4/4/2008 on www.pe.com

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