Nikola Dragovic

Markief Morris scored a career-high 19 points and No. 1 Kansas pulled away in the second half to beat UCLA 73-61 on Sunday, sending the Bruins to their fourth consecutive loss.Xavier Henry added 16 points and Sherron Collins had 14 for the Jayhawks (7-0), who led the entire game but allowed UCLA to get within four early in the second half.Michael Roll scored 16 points and Nikola Dragovic added 14 for the Bruins (2-5), who haven't lost four in a row since 2003-04, coach Ben Howland's first...Read Full Story

Josh Shipp scored 22 of his career-high 27 points in the first half, when No. 20 UCLA built a 24-point lead on the way to routing Oregon State 79-54 on Thursday night.The second-place Bruins (23-7, 12-5) need to beat Oregon on Saturday and then wait to see if Washington State can upset No. 16 Washington for them to gain a share of their fourth consecutive Pac-10 regular season championship.Otherwise, a Washington victory would give the Huskies their first outright title since 1953 and send...Read Full Story

Nikola Dragovic, a Serbian forward who was suspended for two games after being arrested in an assault case, was allowed back onto the UCLA collegiate squad on Wednesday.University of California at Los Angeles coach Ben Howland said the 21-year-old senior will be in the lineup when the Bruins face Portland on Thursday."Based on the information we have right now and what we know about the situation... we just felt like he's been suspended for the two games, and based on what we know right now...Read Full Story

A felony assault charge has been dropped against UCLA basketball forward Nikola Dragovic, who was accused of assaulting a man after a concert in Hollywood. Read MoreRead Full Story

Josh Shipp led four UCLA players in double figures with 19 points and the 15th-ranked Bruins defeated crosstown rival Southern California 76-60 on Wednesday night for their third consecutive blowout victory.The Bruins (18-4, 8-2) took sole possession of first place in the Pac-10 over No. 22 Washington, which was idle. They were coming off weekend routs of California and Stanford by 15 and 34 points, respectively.This one got so out of hand that even 98-year-old former UCLA coach John Wooden...Read Full Story