November 27, 2009: Inside UCLA with Jon Gold

Happiness to glean from a loss?

Not according to Jerime Anderson, who tied the game against Butler with a 3-pointer with eight seconds left. ``We don't' take moral victories out of losses,'' Anderson said. ``We lost tonight. The better team won. We played hard, a lot harder than we did last night.''  ...

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November 27, 2009: Inside UCLA with Jon Gold

Roll on the foul

Here's what Michael Roll said on his foul on Gordon Hayward with .6 seconds left. The game was tied at 67, but Hayward made both free throws to win the game for Butler. ``The ref said I held his arm,'' Roll said. ``I haven't seen the film, so I'm not sure.''  ...

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November 27, 2009: Daily News High School Spotlight

HS FOOT: Oaks Christian cruises past Harvard Westlake 45-10

One of these days, Oaks Christian High of Westlake Village is going to be challenged in the football playoffs. For now, the one-sided victories continue, as the Lions defeated host Harvard-Westlake of Studio City 45-10 on Friday in the Northwest Division quarterfinals. It marked the eighth consecutive game Oaks Christian (12-0) has scored 42 points or more, including a 70-14  ...

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November 27, 2009: Daily News High School Spotlight

Mission Viejo 40, Notre Dame 14

MISSION VIEJO -- It has been five years since Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks has won a Southern Section title, which qualifies as something of a drought for one of the region's most storied football programs but actually has very little to do with the Knights or anything they've done or not done on the field. You see, the  ...

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November 27, 2009: Inside UCLA with Jon Gold

Final: Butler 69, UCLA 67

Well, UCLA was better but the result was still another loss. The Bruins tied their second-round game against Butler with 8 seconds left when Jerime Anderson made a 3-pointer, but Michael Roll was whistled for a foul with .6 seconds left and Gordon Hayward made both free throws for a 69-67 win. UCLA's last-second inbounds pass was stolen by Hayward.  ...

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November 27, 2009: Inside USC with Scott Wolf

Quote Of The Night

``It was a dream come true to be out there and play. I finally stepped on the floor for the first time. I didn't really know what I could do or couldn't do. It was a long year. '' -- USC forward Alex Stepheson on playing against Coppin State on Friday night after sitting out last season following his transfer  ...

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November 27, 2009: Inside UCLA with Jon Gold

Halftime: Butler 42, UCLA 35

The Bruins have made this one a bit more respectable, trailing No. 12 Butler by just seven at the half, although they were down by as many as 14 in the first half. If UCLA loses, it faces Long Beach State at 11:30 a.m. Sunday.  ...

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November 27, 2009: Inside UCLA with Jon Gold

UCLA-USC preview

Reggie Carter believes it's about time for Westwood to blaze again. In 2006, after UCLA defeated USC, 13-9, the Bruins' first win over their cross-town rival since 1998, fires sparked throughout the town, rowdy fans celebrating an unexpected victory. Chairs were set aflame; couches, too. Even a car. Carter remembers it vividly. The next 364 days meant a whole lot  ...

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November 27, 2009: In The Rough

Tabloids abuzz over Tiger's tale

With little explanation as to why Tiger Woods was leaving his Isleworth mansion at 2:25 a.m. Friday when he crashed into a fire hydrant and neighbor's tree, the tabloids are already abuzz about the possibilities ... TMZ.com reported Woods and wife Elin were fighting in the early morning hours after Thanksgiving. The crash came on the heels of reports in  ...

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November 27, 2009: Daily News High School Spotlight

Mission Viejo 21, Notre Dame 0 (halftime)

Second-seeded Mission Viejo more than lived up to its billing as one of the top teams in the country in the first half of Friday's PAC-5 second-round playoff game. The Diablos scored on each of their first three possessions while holding the visiting Knights to just 67 yards of offense. After going three-and-out on its first three possessions Notre Dame  ...

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November 27, 2009: Inside USC with Scott Wolf

USC 66, Coppin State 36

Romeo Miller makes his debut with a little more than 3 minutes left.  ...

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November 27, 2009: Friendly Fire

No JFK Moment for Obama on Afghanistan

The great hope was that President Obama would have the courage and political sense to do what JFK did forty six years ago. Kennedy told the generals no to their demand for escalation in Vietnam. It wasn't easy. The Pentagon had drawn up plans for the massive military ramp up, had an active lobby on Congress and in the  ...

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November 27, 2009: Inside USC with Scott Wolf

USC 58, Coppin State 36

There's 7:31 left and Nikola Vucevic has 15 points.  ...

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November 27, 2009: Inside UCLA with Jon Gold

Tale of the Tape: Breaking down UCLA-USC Position by Position

This is a huge post, so I don't want to clutter the first page. Check after the jump for a one-by-one look at the UCLA/USC matchup.  ...

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November 27, 2009: Inside USC with Scott Wolf

USC 40, Coppin State 27

So the Trojans outscored Coppin 40-19 after spotting an 8-0 lead. Donte Smith's got nine points and Alex Stepheson seven. USC shot 62 percent in the first half.  ...

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November 27, 2009: Inside USC with Scott Wolf

USC 28, Coppin State 17

Order's been restored as the Trojans got six points from Marcus Johnson, Marcus Simmons and five from Evan Smith.  ...

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November 27, 2009: Inside USC with Scott Wolf

USC 18, Coppin State 11

Alex Stepheson grabs an offensive rebound and scores his first basket as a Trojan. Marcus Johnson already has six points.  ...

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November 27, 2009: Inside USC with Scott Wolf

USC 10, Coppin State 8

Marcus Simmons hits a 3-pointer and 1,400 go wild!  ...

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November 27, 2009: Inside USC with Scott Wolf

Coppin State 8, USC 7

Nikola Vucevic scores two baskets and Marcus Simmons' 3-point play bring the Trojans back into the game.  ...

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November 27, 2009: Inside the Clippers

Clippers win!

After being behind by seven points at halftime, the Clippers outscored the Pistons in the third and fourth quarters and beat Detroit 104-96 in Detroit. Chris Kaman scored 26 points and Baron Davis had 25 points - shot six of nine from the field and went perfect from the line (11-11). Al Thornton had 19 points and Eric Gordon, back  ...

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