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Tennessee will host more than a dozen official visitors this weekend. Here's a breakdown of the Volunteers' chances to land them ... RB Peyton Barber - Alpharetta (Ga.) Milton: With all of Ole Miss' momentum, it seems unlikely any school could swa...

Blog | January 18, 2013

LOS ANGELES -- At long last, the UCLA Bruins resembled the team everyone thought they would be. The first six weeks of the season have brought nothing but big question marks for UCLA, with bad losses, ugly wins and unimpressive performances taking...

Joshua Smith has another offer but no intentions of changing his commitment. The three-star receiver from Knoxville (Tenn.) Christian said he received a scholarship offer from Arkansas this weekend. He committed to Tennessee in June. "Excited,"...

Blog | December 18, 2012

Local prospects surely hear more about a coaching change than those in other areas. With their futures hanging in the balance, those within earshot of sports talk radio or have the ability to log onto the internet hear every twist and turn in a coach...

Blog | December 07, 2012

What: No. 23 San Diego State Aztecs (4-1) vs. UCLA Bruins (5-2) When: Saturday, 7 p.m. PT Where: Honda Center, Anaheim TV: ESPNU Radio: AM 570 Scouting the Bruins: The UCLA Bruins are looking to sustain the energy it had Wedne...

Chad Ford examines several NBA prospects whose stocks are falling in the early part of the 2012-13 college basketball season, including North Carolina's James Michael McAdoo.

Blog | Conversation | November 30, 2012

LOS ANGELES -- The first game in the post-Joshua Smith era went much better than expected. The UCLA Bruins did not look at all like a team in turmoil as they trounced the Cal State Northridge Matadors 82-56 on Wednesday night at Pauley Pavilion, j...

LOS ANGELES -- Playing their first game without center Joshua Smith, who announced he was leaving the program earlier in the day, the UCLA Bruins trounced Cal State Northridge Matadors 82-56 on Wednesday night at Pauley Pavilion. A quick breakdown...

"[Josh] Smith has a huge frame and remarkable agility for a player his size. He has long arms and possesses a Division I body already. Despite his youth he has an outstanding feel for the game. ... Though he's a bit overweight, he's quite bouncy a...

UCLA granted center Joshua Smith's request to be his released from the team Wednesday, continuing what has already been a tumultuous season for the Bruins.

Even after UCLA signed the nation's No. 1 recruiting class, I had doubts that were masked by the program's potential. The additions of Shabazz Muhammad, Kyle Anderson, Tony Parker and Jordan Adams suppressed my concerns. So I bought stock in UCLA ...

LOS ANGELES--The UCLA Bruins, two nights after looking sluggish and escaping with an overtime victory, dominated James Madison, 100-70, Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion. A quick breakdown of the game: How it happened: UCLA never trailed as the...

As a Knoxville, Tenn., resident, it's impossible for Joshua Smith not to hear the chatter about the future at Tennessee for head coach Derek Dooley. The fan scrutiny is prevalent on talk shows, message boards and most anywhere people congregate. T...

Blog | November 12, 2012

LOS ANGELES -- Nobody told the UCLA Bruins basketball team that their sparkling new arena comes with an elephant in the room. The Bruins will christen the newly-refurbished Pauley Pavilion on Friday night in a glitzy, hoopla-filled season opener f...

LOS ANGELES -- UCLA, ranked No. 13 in the preseason Associated Press poll, has high hopes as the season is set to begin Friday against Indiana State. The Bruins will reopen a refurbished Pauley Pavilion with a roster filled with high-profile freshmen...

UCLA freshman Kyle Anderson on Friday expressed relief and excitement at the news he had been cleared to play this season after a lengthy NCAA investigation.