Derek HartDerek Hart

I'm a UCLA graduate who's pursuing a writing career after over twenty years in education as a P.E. teacher, an after school teacher, a tutor, and a baseball/softball coach. I was the editor of SoCalSportsHub, and this is my 4th year overall covering UCLA Bruins football, basketball and other sports. I'm also a longtime Dodgers fan, having inherited that from my grandparents and having followed them since childhood. I hope you all like my stuff! :)

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Sympathy For Albert Pujols

Much like the Los Angeles Angels’ record after 35 games and five weeks – 15 wins and 20 losses and in last place in the American League’s West Division, eight games behind Texas (who…Read More

UCLA Football: Spring Scrimmage Report

I’m sure that the coaches as well as the players in the UCLA football program were looking forward to this. After a month of practice, Jim Mora made his unofficial Rose Bowl debut this past Saturday…Read More

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What’s Wrong With The Angels?!

Nobody, and I mean nobody, saw this coming when the baseball season began for this team on April 6. But as I write this, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, picked by virtually everyone to be a main contender…Read More

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A Tribute To Legendary UCLA Volleyball Coach Al Scates

Unless you’re a member of the volleyball community, you most likely would not have known that the greatest coach in that sports’ history saw his career come to an end this past Saturday. But…Read More

Remembering Jackie Robinson: The Greatest Man In The History of Sports

Sixty-five years ago yesterday (as of this writing), a young, muscular African-American and former UCLA athlete named Jack Roosevelt Robinson stepped onto the baseball diamond at Ebbets Field, in the Borough…Read More

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Shabazz Muhammad Tops UCLA’s 3rd Ranked Recruiting Class

After all of the drama, mediocrity, and disappointment that characterized the UCLA basketball program…Read More

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Jim Mora Changing The UCLA Football Culture

When Jim Mora was hired as the UCLA football coach this past December, one of his foremost promises was…Read More

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Dodgers and Angels: 2012 Season Predictions

This time of year, I have often said… “Forget January 1st – this is New Year’s…Read More

UCLA Football: Spring Practice Begins April 3

This past February new UCLA football coach Jim Mora, along with his staff, showed that he can recruit,…Read More

What’s Happening With The Clippers

As I have noticed that this site has been devoid of any real coverage of the NBA basketball team that…Read More

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UCLA Baseball Beats USC in Dodgertown Classic, 7-2

Going into the college baseball clash between L.A’s two premier institutions of higher learning, UCLA and USC, at the 3rd Annual Dodgertown Classic at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night, I thought that…Read More

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UCLA Basketball 2011-12 Review: A Season Mercifully Ends

After the committees of the NCAA and NIT basketball tournaments made their selections – with, as expected, UCLA’s name not even close to being called in either of them – I felt the same…Read More

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Bruins Handle Their Business Against Trojans, 55-40

Not that it was a pretty win for UCLA’s Bruins in their opening round Pac-12 Tournament game against their crosstown rivals, because it wasn’t. Not by any stretch. For the game’s first…Read More

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UCLA Basketball: You’ve Got To Give These Bruins Credit

After everything that went down in the recent Sports Illustrated article that essentially aired the UCLA basketball program’s dirty laundry, I, for one, am forced to happily give these Bruins credit…Read More

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Ben Howland Must Go!

Yes, I have officially said it. I reckon I’m one of the first – if not the first – to publicly state what I’m sure the bulk of UCLA Bruin Nation is thinking right now after George…Read More

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UCLA Women’s Gymnastics: L.A’s Best Kept Secret

Recently I visited the John Wooden Center on UCLA’s campus, the home to the Bruin volleyball and women’s basketball teams this year while Pauley Pavilion is undergoing renovation, as I’ve…Read More

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UCLA Basketball: Predictions For The Rest of the Season

I’m not going to sugarcoat this, folks: UCLA has a mediocre basketball team this season. I knew this in the back of my mind pretty much all season, but their 66-63 loss in New York to a St. John’s…Read More

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Bruins Complete Sweep Of Trojans, 64-54

It wasn’t as dominating as it was in the first meeting between the two teams, but these UCLA Bruins will take it. They’ll take the win. They’ll take the bragging rights. And they’ll…Read More

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UCLA – USC Hoops Preview, Part Two

For Los Angeles’ two flagship institutions of higher learning, things have more or less gone the way the pundits expected since the last time UCLA and USC met in basketball at the Galen Center on…Read More

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UCLA Basketball Heading Into The Home Stretch

OK, Let’s see… As of this date, UCLA’s basketball team has six regular season games left. These Bruins, led by Ben Howland, have an overall record of 14 wins and 11 losses, which includes…Read More

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