Wednesday, May 20

UCLA men’s basketball defeats Cal State Fullerton 73-45

This post was updated at 11:59 p.m. On UCLA’s first possession Wednesday night, Bryce Alford found Tony Parker, who calmly spotted up and sank a quick jumper. Read more...

Photo: UCLA basketball went into halftime with a 40-23 lead over Cal State Fullerton thanks to a run that featured an alley-oop from sophomore guard Isaac Hamilton to senior guard Norman Powell. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Kendricks, Hundley finalists for top football awards

A day after nine UCLA football players earned all-conference recognition, two more Bruins were named finalists for national awards Wednesday. Redshirt senior inside linebacker Eric Kendricks, who was passed over for the All-Pac-12 first team, was named as one of four finalists for the Lott IMPACT Trophy. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior inside linebacker Eric Kendricks was named a finalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Nine UCLA football players earn all-conference honors

Nine UCLA football players were named to the All-Pac-12 first and second teams Tuesday night. Junior cornerback Ishmael Adams was the lone Bruin selected to the first team. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore Ishmael Adams was named to the Pac-12 All-Conference football team at the defensive back position. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)



UCLA swim and dive looks to test the waters at NCAA site

This week, the UCLA swim and dive team will travel cross-country to Greensboro, North Carolina to compete in the AT&T; Winter National Championships. The four-day event, running from Wednesday to Saturday, will mark the Bruins’ first major road trip of the season. Read more...

Photo: According to junior Katie Kinnear, the Bruins will be able to benefit in the long run from competing at the AT&T Winter National Championships at Greensboro, N.C., since the meet will be held at the same venue as the NCAA championships. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)


Bruins primed for improvements following tournament in Bahamas

For a coach whose team just returned from a seventh-place finish in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament and which was throttled on national television by North Carolina less than a week ago, Steve Alford was unexpectedly pleased with UCLA’s performance last week during Tuesday’s media availability. Read more...

Photo: Even though the Bruins came in seventh place among the eight participants of Battle 4 Atlantis 2014, coach Steve Alford was pleased with the result, and saw new learning opportunities for his team. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)