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UCLA basketball: Bruins join season-opening TV fest

By David Wharton
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The UCLA basketball team will open a round-the-clock hoops bacchanal on ESPN this fall.

The second annual ‘College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon’ features 12 live games over 24 hours, with a tipoff every two hours. Teams from 20 conferences and five time zones will play on courts from the East Coast to Hawaii.

The Bruins start things off with a 9 p.m. match-up against Cal State Fullerton on Monday, Nov. 16.

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David Wharton

David Wharton has filled an array of roles – covering the courts, entertainment, sports and the second Persian Gulf War – since starting as a Los Angeles Times intern in 1982. His work has been honored by organizations such as the Society for Features Journalism and Associated Press Sports Editors and has been anthologized in “Best American Sports Writing.” He has also been nominated for an Emmy and has written two books, including “Conquest,” an inside look at USC football during the Pete Carroll era.

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