JOSHUA SMITH RUMORS & GOSSIP

LOS ANGELES -- UCLA center Joshua Smith was in a funk after the Bruins returned from Oregon last weekend. While many griped about his conditioning, or lack thereof, his battle was much worse. Smith battled himself. Similar to how he responded after UCLA was swept in the Bay Area to start the Pac-12 portion of their season, Smith went to work. He practiced and practiced hard. When...

As UCLA center Joshua Smith prepared to leave Oregon's Matthew Knight Arena last Saturday, his family members told him that he "didn't look happy" on the court. As he sat in a chair and addressed the media inside UCLA's J.D. Morgan Center Press Room on Wednesday there was still a sense of him being glum. Smith admits he hates losing. The last taste of game...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Joshua Smith had 18 points and 10 rebounds and UCLA reached the .500 mark for the first time this season with an 82-39 rout of UC Davis on Saturday. Freshman forward David Wear added 15 points for the Bruins (5-5), who have won all three games since coach Ben Howland threw 6-foot-8 power forward Reeves Nelson off the team. Forward Travis Wear sat out his...

Joshua Smith had 18 points and 10 rebounds and UCLA reached the .500 mark for the first time this season with an 82-39 rout of UC Davis on Saturday. Freshman forward David Wear added 15 points for the Bruins (5-5), who have won all three games since coach Ben Howland threw 6-foot-8 power forward Reeves Nelson off the team. Forward Travis Wear sat out his second straight game because...

Before the start of the season Joshua Smith was thought of to be an immoveable force in the middle of the UCLA paint. Smith hasn't been able to have such success through UCLA's first six games, with a lot of his moves being made towards the UCLA bench. He can't get out of his own way. Through six games, he has committed 21 fouls. He's had at least three fouls in...

As far as generosity goes, UCLA wide receiver Joshua Smith is as good as it gets. Yes, he left the University of Colorado to better himself, but he says he left the program better than he found it. "At least I didn't leave them empty handed," Smith said. He's still partly responsible for the Buffs success in the passing game. Smith helped recruit Colorado&...

I'm guessing UCLA center Joshua Smith learned his lesson and won't be tweeting out that the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders are a bunch of "bums," as he described the LMU squad after the Bruins lost to the Lions by double digits. The Raiders walked away from the Los Angeles Sports Arena with a 20-point victory over a UCLA squad that was the preseason pick...

Joshua Smith and Reeves Nelson help Bruins overcome a mostly shaky performance and beat Cal State San Bernardino, 80-72. Smith gets 26 points and seven rebounds; Nelson has 16 points, 10 rebounds.Joshua Smith and Reeves Nelson help Bruins overcome a mostly shaky performance and beat Cal State San Bernardino, 80-72. Smith gets 26 points and seven rebounds; Nelson has 16 points, 10 rebounds.

Joshua Smith scored 26 points to help No. 17 UCLA beat Cal State San Bernardino 80-72 on Sunday in the Bruins' lone exhibition game. Reeves Nelson added 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Lazeric Jones and Travis Wear had 10 points each for the Bruins in the game at Citizens Business Bank Arena. Cal State San Bernardino's Theron Laudermill scored 16 points, and D.J. Shumpert...

Joshua Smith scored 26 points to help UCLA (No. 20 ESPN/USA Today, No. 17 AP) beat Cal State San Bernardino 80-72 on Sunday in the Bruins' lone exhibition game.