LOS ANGELES -- Two days ago, UCLA coach Jim Mora broke what he called the Cardinal Rule of coaching.
"Only time I've ever done it," he said. "I brought my phone onto the field for like the first 20 minutes of practice."
While the Bruins stretched, he was fixated on streaming coverage of a Little League baseball game being played about 80 miles to the east. Bend North Little League, the Oregon state champion, was in a pivotal game in the regional tournament against Alaska. Mora's brother, Steve, is the manager and his nephew, Julian, is the team's leadoff hitter.