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UCLA edges Northwestern to return to Sweet 16; David Singleton sprains ankle

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — How Sweet it is.

Los Angeles Times

Upstart Wildcats vs. blue-blood Bruins is a study in contrasts

What makes this Northwestern team better equipped to go a step further and do what the team in 2017 failed to by advancing to the Sweet 16?

Chicago Sun-Times

Bill Plaschke: UCLA looks all business in NCAA tournament opener rout over UNC Asheville

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — No Furman here. No Princeton here. No late craziness or shocking weirdness or shining momentousness here.

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UCLA opens NCAA tournament with rout over UNC Asheville

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The only nervous moments came several hours before tipoff.

Los Angeles Times

Twelve things that must go right for UCLA during March Madness to raise banner No. 12

LOS ANGELES — Winning in the Big Dance requires being able to move to every song that's playing.

Los Angeles Times

Bill Plaschke: UCLA's toughness and resolve will be tested on ugly road to Final Four

It is glamorously called, "The Road to the Final Four," but on the day UCLA received its coordinates, it was surely struck with a gritty realization.

Los Angeles Times

Tyger Campbell leads UCLA past Oregon in Pac-12 semifinals, but Adem Bona is injured

LAS VEGAS — Adem Bona sprawled on the court, using every inch of his massive wingspan to chase a loose ball. His immediate grimace and clutching of his left shoulder while he remained down led to wincing from an entire fan base.

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Analysis: The loss of Jaylen Clark doesn't mean the end of the road for UCLA's title hopes

LOS ANGELES — Jaylen Clark's lower-leg injury changes things.

Los Angeles Times

Sprouting into top form, UCLA's Jaime Jaquez Jr. is the Pac-12 player of the year

LOS ANGELES — Jaime Jaquez Jr. arrived at UCLA as a willowy prospect fighting for minutes. His nearly shaved head, a remnant of a rookie ritual with the Mexican national team, symbolized necessary growth while endearing him to a bald coaching staff.

Los Angeles Times

Forde Minutes: Our Biggest Questions Leading Into Champ Week

Pat Forde debates factoring Alabama’s off-court controversy in awards voting and what the bracket will hold for Purdue, UCLA and the ACC.

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Bill Plaschke: Streaking UCLA deserving of No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament

They play such scathing defense, the crowd roars with every deflection.

Los Angeles Times

No. 4 UCLA beats No. 8 Arizona on Senior Night, but Jaylen Clark leaves injured

LOS ANGELES — Long before the season’s first game, Mick Cronin girded himself for this night.

Los Angeles Times

UCLA’s Amari Bailey may be goofy off the court, but freshman courts serious accolades

LOS ANGELES — Amari Bailey always lets his teammates hear it.

Los Angeles Times

UCLA’s Cronin Blasts NCAA Committee for Bracket Preview Seedings

The No. 4 Bruins weren’t projected as one of the four top seeds for next month’s NCAA tournament.

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Bill Plaschke: Meet UCLA’s most beloved player. He’s a walk-on who has made one basket in four years

LOS ANGELES — The chant first appeared at Pauley Pavilion two weeks ago, in UCLA’s season opener against Cal State Bakersfield, sweeping down from the student section like a prayer.

Los Angeles Times

No. 4 UCLA rallies to beat Stanford and extend nation’s longest active home win streak

LOS ANGELES — Mick Cronin and Tyger Campbell have been in lockstep since Cronin’s arrival nearly four years ago, the feisty coach and his fiery point guard sticking together through nearly every conceivable situation.

Los Angeles Times

Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s clutch game leads No. 7 UCLA past Oregon to extend its Pac-12 lead

EUGENE, Ore. — Its big men in foul trouble, its offense in a funk, its most exciting freshman playing on a bothersome ankle, UCLA turned to an old friend in its time of need.

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No. 7 UCLA shakes off slow start to put on a defensive show in win over Oregon State

CORVALLIS, Ore. — The most important part of Mick Cronin’s scouting report on Oregon State might have been his sales job. The UCLA coach had to make his team believe the Beavers were a threat.

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Jaime Jaquez Jr. powers No. 9 UCLA in a get-well rout of Washington State

LOS ANGELES — It was a get-well card to themselves, complete with hearts and smiley faces.

Los Angeles Times

No. 9 UCLA haunted by turnovers and other issues in win over Washington

LOS ANGELES — It didn’t seem like the sort of game that would involve any nervous moments for UCLA.

Los Angeles Times

Dylan Hernandez: UCLA's woeful offense needs a Mick Cronin overhaul to be Final Four worthy

LOS ANGELES — The shot clock about to expire, David Singleton heaved the ball from a step or two inside of the half-court line, his effort striking the top of the backboard.

Los Angeles Times

Amari Bailey available to return for No. 8 UCLA’s showdown with USC

LOS ANGELES — At a time when it could use a boost, UCLA just got a little deeper, more athletic and increasingly dynamic on offense.

Los Angeles Times

USC's Vince Iwuchukwu continues to make strides in his comeback from cardiac arrest

LOS ANGELES — The few glimpses were brief, but breathtaking. A put-back dunk. A pick-and-roll layin. A fierce challenge at the rim. All blips of a bright future stretched over 14 minutes of a blowout win in Tempe.

Los Angeles Times

UCLA will try to have final say against Arizona and its Bruin-bashing fans

TUCSON, Ariz. — Having silenced a record-sized Arizona State student section wielding snarky signs and booing its every move, UCLA is moving on from the undercard of animosity to the main event.

Los Angeles Times

UCLA leans on defense, rallies past Colorado for its 13th consecutive victory

LOS ANGELES — Nearly everything was trending the wrong way for UCLA, jeopardizing the nation’s longest winning streak among major conference teams.

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