5:11 PM ET, Fri September 03, 2010

Football: Live chat reminder (again)

BearTalk | Oakland Tribune — Just a reminder that I will be resuming our live chat that I had to end early yesterday today at 1 p.m. I should be able to access all the questions I didn’t get to yesterday as well. Hope to see you there.

1 min ago

Football: Better late than never links

BearTalk | Oakland Tribune — Here’s my feature on Keenan Allen that ran today. This kid has some big expectations. We got to finish Thursday’s live chat today (gotta love technology). Here’s the transcript.

1 min ago

Basketball: Max gets to play at Worlds

BearTalk | Oakland Tribune — Cal junior center Max Zhang saw his first action at the FIBA World Championships, playing 21 minutes for China in its 87-40 loss to host Turkey. Zhang shot 2-for-4 from the field, scored four points, grabbed a pair of rebounds, blocked three shots and had a steal. He also was whistled for four fouls.  Both teams rested [...]

4 hours ago

Football: Guest blogger David Seawright

BearTalk | Oakland Tribune — Backup kicker David Seawright will be writing a guest blog entry every week on BearTalk this season. Seawright, who also is an aspiring sports writer who works for the school newspaper (The Daily Californian), will give readers a weekly snapshot of the team from an insider’s perspective. Look for his contribution every Saturday.

21 hours ago

Football: Live chat update

BearTalk | Oakland Tribune — My apologies for having to suspend the live chat today prematurely because of technical problems. We have rescheduled for Friday, same time (1-2 p.m.). Here’s the new link.

21 hours ago

Football: Thursday links

BearTalk | Oakland Tribune — Today’s notebook, focusing on the offensive line Jeff Tedford showes his compassionate side.

September 2, 2010

Football: Live chat reminder

BearTalk | Oakland Tribune — Don’t forget. Our weekly live chat is today from 1-2 p.m. Hope to see you there.

September 2, 2010

Dave Newhouse: The coach with a (blue and) gold heart

Oakland Tribune — It's no surprise that George Romero's favorite colors are blue and gold. He graduated from UC Berkeley in 1968, and he remains passionately loyal to his alma mater, including the Cal football team, while he fights for his life.

September 2, 2010

Football: Wednesday night update

BearTalk | Oakland Tribune — The fact that Brian Schwenke is starting at left guard on Saturday is the culmination of an interesting perspective on how coaches make decisions about redshirting players. The coaching staff decided not to redshirt Schwenke last year, but he still didn’t play much. So did he burn his redshirt year? The kneejerk reaction might be that [...]

September 1, 2010

Cal sophomore Brian Schwenke gets first college start against UC Davis on Saturday

Oakland Tribune — Schwenke beat out sophomore Dominic Galas and senior Richard Fisher for the starting left guard job. Fisher missed part of camp with a hip injury.

September 1, 2010
  • Jeremiah Masoli wins NCAA appeal, cleared to play for Ole Miss immediately Behind The Ducks Beat | Oregonian The former Oregon quarterback could play as early as Saturday against Jacksonville State.
  • NFL Local Ties: Saturday cut down deadline looms; who will survive? Behind The Ducks Beat | Oregonian NFL teams will cut from 75 to 53 by Saturday and then be able to add eight to their practice squads.
  • Oregon football: Watching the preseason watch lists Behind The Ducks Beat | Oregonian Kenny Rowe leads the Ducks in most appearances on the preseason watch lists.
  • Travel issues Inside UCLA | Los Angeles Daily News Hey guys, sorry I haven't been on today. The wireless Internet at the Denver airport, my layover, has been down. I fly to Kansas City, then drive to Topeka, so I'll have some posts later. Thanks for checking in, Jon...
  • COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Ex-Benson High star Alex Green scores in Hawaii's loss to USC Portland Tribune Oregon and Oregon State fans watched Pac-10 rival No. 14 USC defeat the Hawaii Warriors in Honolulu Wednesday night on national television. It wasn’t as bad a pouncing as most predicted – the final was 49-36 for the Trojans. The highlight of the night for many Portland sports fans ...