Thursday, July 9

UCLA women’s basketball releases difficult nonconference schedule

After taking on a non-conference schedule last year that was ranked third most difficult in the nation, UCLA women’s basketball announced Thursday that the team will once again be battling a tough schedule ahead of conference play for the upcoming season. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close said it was “not a unilateral decision” to face a non-conference schedule with a high degree of difficulty, and she only went ahead with the decision after consulting the rest of her team. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Brett Hundley among standouts on Davey O’Brien Award watch list

Redshirt junior quarterback Brett Hundley was named to the 2014 Davey O’Brien Award watch list Wednesday. Thirty-nine quarterbacks were selected to the list, which recognizes the nation’s top quarterbacks. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football quarterback Brett Hundley was one of eight quarterbacks in the Pac-12 named on the Davey O’Brien Award watch list. (Tim Bradbury/Daily Bruin seniorstaff)



Two Bruin linebackers named to Lombardi, Butkus Award watch lists

After finding themselves on a slew of lists last week, UCLA linebackers Myles Jack and Eric Kendricks were named to two more award watch lists Monday morning. Read more...

Photo: UCLA sophomore linebacker Myles Jack (center) was named on the watch lists for the Rotary Lombardi Award and the Butkus Award on Monday along with redshirt senior Eric Kendricks. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Obituary: Former water polo player Marco Santos dies at 28

About a hundred people, including former UCLA water polo players, coaches, parents and friends, gathered at Spieker Aquatics Center on Sunday to celebrate the life of UCLA alumnus Marco Santos, who passed away at the age of 28 on June 24 after battling Lou Gehrig’s disease for three years. Read more...

Photo: Greg Calvert recites a bible verse with a picture of Marco displayed on the Spieker scoreboard. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin Staff)