UCLA's comeback hampered by headlines

This is supposed to be UCLA's big year. This is supposed to be the season in which one of college basketball's marquee programs sets aside the forgettable mediocrity of the past three seasons. After last spring's damaging tell-all report in the pages of Sports Illustrated, this is supposed to be Ben Howland's redemption song. This is the year UCLA puts all of the nonsense behind it, puts one of the most talented teams in the country on the floor, and gets back to being, well, UCLA.

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