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Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news.From Ben Bolch: The last two UCLA basketball players contemplating their futures have rendered a split decision.On the final day that players could withdraw from the NBA draft, Adem Bona pulled out in favor of another season with the Bruins while Jaylen Clark barreled ahead toward a pro career at a time when he’s recovering from an Achilles injury.Their choices leave UCLA with just one returning starter in Bona during what promises to be a season of…

SACRAMENTO —  Before he left the podium late Thursday night, Mick Cronin saluted someone several hundred miles away.“Jaylen Clark,” Cronin said, “we miss you, buddy.”Yes, the UCLA Bruins certainly do.Clark is their best defender, if not the nation’s best. He’s their emotional spark plug, following his takeaways leading to easy baskets with a muscled flex and a mighty roar.He has also become a galvanizing force, even while resting his injured leg back in Southern California as his team attempts this March march without…

Long before the season’s first game, Mick Cronin girded himself for this night.It was going to be excruciating for UCLA’s coach to bid farewell to his seniors in their final home game. There was no way to guard against the spontaneous emotions unleashed by the group that had revived the Bruins, taking them to one Final Four while making them a national championship contender once again this season.Fortunately for Cronin, those seniors were hellbent on making it a happy sendoff.David Singleton buried one three-pointer…

Jaylen Brown is the newest addition to Kanye West’s Donda Sports.Brown has become the first NBA player to sign with Ye, per TMZ, following in the footsteps of Super Bowl winner Aaron Donald, who called his own signing to Donda Sports a “no-brainer.” The Boston Celtics guard and Ye evidently made things official when Yeezy attended a Warriors and Celtics game back in March, as they posed for photos together. It was previously revealed that NFL star Antonio Brown was assuming the role of president within the organization,…