AAU exec Korey McCray "the favorite" to join UCLA coaching staff?

Could Ben Howland be trying to tap into a wealth of NBA potential with his impeding hire?

Signs point to that being to the case, according to a report by Mark Bradley of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Wednesday.

Bradley checked in with Korey McCray, CEO of the Atlanta Celtics, a national AAU powerhouse.

LIVE BLOG: “America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy,” Joseph Stiglitz delivers the Arnold C. Harberger Distinguished Lecture

Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate and Professor of Economics at Columbia University, will deliver the Arnold C.

Theater review: 'DaddyO Dies Well' leads viewers to investigate how they enjoy their own lives

“DaddyO Dies Well” begins innocently enough, with the prospect of tea party between a man, Gary (Casey Sullivan), and his aging hipster stepfather, DaddyO (Hugh Dane). However, what follows is the strangest excuse for a tea party since the Mad Hatter invited Alice over for tea.

“DaddyO Dies Well” is the fifth installment in a series of plays written by Murray Mednick, all of which chronicle the life of Gary, a down-on-his-luck failed actor who lives in Los Angeles.

Fittingly set in the “now,” the play presents two characters who are suffering, but for two entirely different reasons.

Long Story Short: April 18, 2011

This week, it’s all about your future. Where will you be after you graduate? What do you see yourself doing in five or 10 years?

Tonight’s show features the love story of a UCLA alumni couple. They trace their history through their undergrad years up until the day they got engaged in an unusual way.

Plus, a student will head off to Teach for America after she graduates in the spring. And, with the market for green jobs growing, environmentally aware students are exploring how they can enter the field after graduation.

Finally, we talk with a fourth-year English student whose love of poetry served as the inspiration for his grad school plans.

Long Story Short airs Mondays at 6:00 p.m. on UCLAradio.com.

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Long Story Short: Happily ever after for UCLA alumni couple

John O’Hara proposed to now-fiancee Dena Veth in a heartfelt letter published in the Daily Bruin Opinion section last month. The couple met as freshmen on the Hill seven years ago. They tell their story today.

O’Hara and Veth’s interview was part of a future-themed show this week. Where do you plan to end up? [6:20]