Keith Carter

Dallas Keith Carter, the driver who killed a young man by running his car over him three times, collapsed into tears Thursday after a Superior Court jury returned a first-degree murder verdict against him. Carter, 19, was so distraught that he had to be helped from the courtroom by deputy marshals after jurors left the courtroom in Santa Ana. Carter's mother crumpled to the floor in the hallway outside the courtroom and had to be helped up.

Dallas Keith Carter, 19, shook in his chair Friday as a Superior Court judge sentenced him to 25 years to life in prison for killing a young man by driving his car over him three times. Superior Court Judge John J. Ryan, who noted that the victim's bones could be heard to crack on the pass over the body, discounted Carter's testimony that he later thought he might have run over a speed bump. "We all know speed bumps don't make a sound like 'crack,' " the judge said in a Santa Ana courtroom.

The first of several Battles of Loyola takes place Friday when Loyola Marymount University visits Loyola University in Chicago, ending a quick coast-to-coast road trip. The Lions, who improved their record to 5-1 with a 116-101 victory over Southern California College on Monday, flew to New York for a game against Brooklyn College on Wednesday and travel to Chicago today.

Scott McEwan isn't sure he'll be able to watch his former UCLA teammates in the fall. A Bruin reserve quarterback the last five years, he is close to signing a contract with the British Columbia Lions and doesn't know whether he'll have the necessary cable channels in Vancouver. So he's getting his fill by attending UCLA spring practices. And he considers himself filled in. "It is real interesting watching the scrimmages," McEwan said.

UCLA has been striving for more balance on offense, and to that end, Coach Karl Dorrell believes the Bruins made progress in Saturday's 59-24 loss to top-ranked Oklahoma, netting 127 yards rushing and 144 yards passing against one of the nation's best defenses. But if UCLA is to be anything better than a .

Dear Street Smart: Traffic on Valley View Street is very heavy at times south of Katella Avenue in Cypress. A bridge on nearby Holder Street over the storm channel would help create an alternative route. Also, westbound Katella Avenue needs a right-turn-only lane at the intersection with Bloomfield Street in Los Alamitos. Katella is not even marked no parking near the intersection.

UC Irvine staggered into the Midwest this weekend and happened upon a basketball team in a greater state of disarray than itself. But it seems no amount of good fortune--or other people's misfortune--can right the hapless Anteaters' badly listing ship at this point.

Nineteen UCLA freshmen report today along with returning players, but the number of rookies is an even 20. Karl Dorrell will begin his first fall camp as Bruin coach experiencing the same apprehension, uncertainty and excitement as all newcomers. He continually referred to his team as "young" during his first news conference this week, and the description applies to him as well. At times, Dorrell is 39 but appears to be going on 25. He's fit. But is he the right fit?

Duke blew a large lead against Clemson for the second time this season before Trajan Langdon's three-point play lifted the No. 2 Blue Devils to a 70-66 victory in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Wednesday at Clemson, S.C. Duke, which plays UCLA on Sunday in Cameron Indoor Stadium, had won its previous three ACC games by 20 points after losing to No. 1 North Carolina on Feb. 5.