Saturday, August 1

Bruins named to early watch lists for upcoming football season

A slew of UCLA players, headlined by true sophomore Josh Rosen, redshirt junior Eddie Vanderdoes and redshirt senior Conor McDermott, have been named to football preseason watch lists. Read more...

Photo: Quarterback Josh Rosen was named a pre-season All-American and All-Pac-12 by the Athlon magazine and writer Phil Steele. The rising sophomore is one of many Bruins on preseason watch lists. (Daily Bruin file photo)




UCLA softball players represent USA in all-star game against Japan

The collegiate softball season may have just ended but Delaney Spaulding and Paige Halstead have stayed busy on the softball field. On June 4, the two were in Oklahoma City representing UCLA in the Women’s College World Series. Read more...

Photo: Delaney Spaulding kicked off the summer playing the USA National Softball team. The rising senior infielder started the first two games for USA, but was a combined 0-3 with three walks at the plate. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


Pac-12 fizzles out after early splash at 2016 NBA draft

UCLA men’s basketball was a no-show at the 2016 NBA draft this past Thursday. For the third time in the last seven years, the Bruins did not have one player chosen in the 60-pick selection process. Read more...

Photo: Utah center Jakob Poeltl was one of three Pac-12 men’s basketball players selected in the first 10 picks of the NBA draft Thursday. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA’s rich history of first-round NBA draft picks in review

Zero banners and zero national championships over the last 21 years haven’t stopped UCLA from producing NBA-level talent. Over the last 10 years, 11 Bruins have been selected in the first round of the NBA draft, the most of any Pac-12 school and the same as perennial powerhouse the North Carolina Tarheels. Read more...

Photo: Kevin Love, the 2008 Pac-10 Player of the Year, recently won the 2016 NBA Championships with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Love was the fifth overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Radio analyst to step down, coach in NBA’s Developmental League

UCLA found a new play-by-play announcer for football and men’s basketball three weeks ago, and now another broadcast position is up for grabs. UCLA men’s basketball radio analyst Darrick Martin agreed to a deal Wednesday to become the head coach of the NBA Developmental League’s Reno Bighorns. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA point guard and radio analyst Darrick Martin signed a deal to become the head coach of the NBA Developmental League’s Reno Bighorns. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)