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MIAMI — Typically when the call “UCLA” is made from the sideline, it’s for a simple pass-and-cut motion off a screen set on the side of the foul line.
For the Miami Heat, when coach Erik Spoelstra turns to his bench and shouts “UCLA,” there’s an entirely different connotation.
It means it’s time for Kevin Love and Jaime Jaquez Jr. to jump into action, as in the duo of UCLA alums, the Heat’s Bruins off the bench.

BOCA RATON — The College Football Playoff selection committee snubbed the Hurricanes on Tuesday, opting to put 9-3 Alabama above Miami in the rankings, even though UM had one fewer loss.
The move drew the Hurricanes’ and ACC’s ire, but it doesn’t affect how a top local recruit views Miami’s prospects. West Boca Raton four-star 2026 running back Javian Mallory said he still views the Hurricanes positively, and the snub does not affect his opinion of UM.

CORAL GABLES — Chase Hunter scored 18 points, Ian Schieffelin had 15 points and 12 rebounds and Clemson pulled way late to beat Miami 65-55 in an Atlantic Coast Conference opener on Saturday.
Hunter scored 12 second-half points and Schieffelin picked up his fifth double-double this season as the Tigers (9-1) followed up their 70-66 triumph over No. 4 Kentucky on Tuesday with a victory over the Hurricanes for their sixth straight win.

Everybody loves a sequel, and it appears that UCF does, too.
According to sources close to the situation, the university is bringing back Scott Frost as its next football coach.