UCLA guard Johnny Juzang is fouled while catching a pass between Michigan guard Franz Wagner, left, and guard Eli Brooks, right, during the second half of an Elite 8 game in the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
April 1, 2021
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April 1, 2021 1:20 a.m.
ZAGS TRACKER: Mick's Hollywood story entering final act
Mick Cronin was celebrating UCLA’s victory over Michigan, an ugly 51-49 survival act that nudged the Bruins into the Final Four. The man who migrated to glamorous Los Angeles from unsightly Cincinnati was happily explaining how — even in the shadow of Hollywood — he could make slugfest wins look lovely, because… After all, they were wins.