The 2011 NBA All-Star Game is scheduled for Feb.20 at Staples Center.

It's not too late to vote for your favorite Bruins for a spot on the team. Russell Westbrook is currently seventh among Western Conference guards and Kevin Love in 10th among Western Conference forwards.

Westbrook is averaging 22.4 points and 8.1 assists while Love leads the league in rebounding (15.5) and is averaging 20.6 points per game.

To vote, you must sign up at NBA.com. Click here to go to the voting page.

Two Bruins have been selected to the 2011 NFL Pro Bowl, it was announced on Tuesday..

Maurice Jones-Drew of the Jacksonville Jaguars has established himself as one of the best running backs in the National Football League. Despite missing last Sunday's game (knee), he ranks fourth in the league in rushing with 1,324 yards and his average of 94.6 yards per game ranks second.

Tight end Marcedes Lewis has enjoyed a breakout year with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He has made a career-high nine touchdown receptions, tying him for No. 10 in the NFL in that category. On the year, he has made 54 receptions.

Congratulations to two great Bruins.

UCLA alum Maurice Jones-Drew, the second-leading rusher in the NFL, will be featured on the NFL Network's Sunday pre-game show, NFL GameDay Morning, which airs between 6:00-10:00 am PT.

Jones-Drew sat down with Michael Irvin for a one-on-one interview earlier this week which will air this Sunday.

Here are some quotes from the interview:

On critics doubting his ability to be effective given his small stature:
"That's what drives me. I think that and obviously being slighted in the draft because I was 5-7 was something that was going to continue to drive me every day. Every day I wake up and come out to be the best I can be. At the same time, how you prove people wrong is by winning." 

On being a playmaker:
"You putting your body on the line, that's showing everybody else how much you care about winning. That's what makes you a playmaker."

On the Jaguars:
"We don't care about how many guys you put in the box. You could put 13, you can bring the fans out and put them in if they want to, but we're going to run the ball. That's just what we're going to do and you have to stop us."

Here is how UCLA alums in the NFL performed this past weekend (Dec. 9-13):

Running back Maurice Jones-Drew ran for over 100 yards for the sixth straight game in Jacksonville's 38-31 win over Oakland. His 30-yard TD run with 1:34 remaining won the game. He finished with 101 yards. Jones-Drew's 1,278 yards ranks No. 2 in the NFL through play on Monday.

Tight end Marcedes Lewis made four receptions, including his ninth touchdown reception of the season, for the Jaguars. Lewis is tied for fifth in the NFL with nine receiving touchdowns.

Alterraun Verner, a candidate for Rookie of the Year, led the Tennessee Titans with 12 tackles in their 30-28 loss to Indianapolis. On the year, he has started nine of 13 games and has made 71 tackles and two interceptions with 10 defenses. He celebrated his 22nd birthday on Monday.

Tight end Logan Paulsen made his first career touchdown reception in Washington's loss to Tampa Bay. 

Punter Chris Kluwe averaged 45.8 yards on 10 kicks against the New York Giants. He ranks 14th in the league with his 44.3 average and third in net punting (40.9). 

Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Kenyon Coleman made six tackles against Buffalo. 

Linebacker Bruce Davis made two special teams tackles for Oakland its seven-point loss to Jacksonville.

Safety Matt Ware had a special teams tackle in Arizona's win over Denver. 

Safety Jarrad Page made one tackle  and wide receiver Matt Slater made a special teams tackle in New England's win over Chicago. 

Linebacker/special teams ace Brendon Ayanbadejo made one tackle against Houston. 

Running back Kahlil Bell (Chicago), wide receiver Terrence Austin (Washington) and defensive end Dave Ball (Tennessee) were inactive.

Junior guard Malcolm Lee has a strained patellar tendon in his right knee. Lee sustained the injury early in the second half of the Montana game (Dec. 5) when he was fouled while going up for a layup.

Lee is listed as day-to-day and will be reevaluated on Wednesday, Dec. 8 when UCLA, which began final exams today, returns to practice.

UCLA is the featured school in this week's episode of "Runnin' With The Pac." The show airs throughout the Pac-10 area and debuts on Prime Ticket tonight at 10:00 pm. It is also scheduled to air on Prime Ticket on Friday at 10:00 am, 11:30 am and 4:30 pm.

Head football coach Rick Neuheisel and safety Rahim Moore are featured in the "Pride of the Pac" segment. There is also a feature on the women's volleyball team and head women's tennis coach Stella Sampras Webster is featured in "Coach's Corner."

The show also has a tour of "John Wooden - The Den."

Ten Bruins have earned 2010 All-Pac-10 acclaim from Phil Steele magazine, it was announced today.

Junior linebacker Akeem Ayers and junior safety Rahim Moore earned spots on the first team.

Senior place kicker Kai Forbath, junior linebacker Sean Westgate and sophomore punter Jeff Locke were named to the second unit.

Sophomore running back Johnathan Franklin and senior defensive tackle David Carter were named to the third unit while junior safety Tony Dye, senior center Ryan Taylor and junior kick returner Josh Smith were selected to the fourth team.

UCLA nominated Daniel Rees for the FOURTH ANNUAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL RUDY AWARDSâ„¢, it was announced today by The Rudy Foundation. 

A record 55 of the 120 Division I football programs submitted a nomination, and every Division I conference was represented for the Award, which honors student-athletes who demonstrate exemplary CHARACTER, COURAGE, CONTRIBUTION and COMMITMENT as members of their collegiate football teams. These same traits were immortalized in the blockbuster film "RUDY" in 27 seconds and against all odds on a gridiron in South Bend, Indiana, enabling Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger to carve his name into college football lore.

Three RUDY AWARDSâ„¢ finalists will be chosen by the Selection Committee, as well as through fan voting, and honored at the Priority Payment Systems Awards Ceremony to be held in conjunction with the American Football Coaches Convention on January 11, 2011, at the Hilton Anatole, in Dallas, Texas.  Rudy Ruettiger will personally present the awards. 

Each finalist will be presented with a classic finalist award and have an academic scholarship made in his name to the general scholarship fund of his college or university, as well as have travel expenses paid to the event.  An overall winner will be chosen and presented with the top scholarship and  bronze RUDY AWARD trophy.

Fans can review nominations and place their votes from December 1-13 for the most deserving player at www.CollegeRudyAwards.com.  

Daniel Rees, it was stated in the school's nomination materials, has been a hard-working member of the team for five seasons despite not being on scholarship.  For the past two seasons he has been the holder for All-America place kicker Kai Forbath.  He was nominated for the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete award in 2010. 

Danny is always upbeat and has contributed to the football team as the backup punter and for the last two years has been the holder on place kicks.  He also does some radio work on UCLA baseball internet broadcasts.  He has been on the Director's Honor Roll (3.0 GPA and higher) 10 times and volunteers at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital.

"We established this award as a special way to honor and recognize college football players for the size of their hearts instead of the enormity of their stats," said Rudy Ruettiger.  "I am so excited to see how this award has grown into one of the top collegiate honors for kids who weren't born with tremendous athletic talent, perhaps, but have overcome the odds and persevered because of their heart.  The fact that we again had more than 40% of the Division I football programs submitting nominations, with every conference represented, speaks volumes about the importance of CHARACTER, COURAGE, CONTRIBUTION and COMMITMENT in sports and in our society."

The 2010 Award Selection Committee includes football coaches Barry Alvarez, David Bailiff, Gary Barnett, Fisher DeBerry, Dennis Franchione, June Jones, Chuck Knox, Gary Patterson, Buddy Pough, Jackie Sherrill and Dick Tomey, as well as former Washington Redskins Quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Doug Williams.  Prominent businessman Peter Murphy, Jr., again serves as Chairman.  Fan votes for the RUDY AWARDSâ„¢ also will contribute to the Selection Process.  Finalists will be announced December 14 and listed on www.CollegeRudyAwards.com.