California Golden Bears Rumors & News
Basketball: Ducks beat WSU in OT, will face Cal
BearTalk | Oakland Tribune — Tajuan Porter scored 32 points and eighth-seeded Oregon (16-15) outlasted No. 9 Washington State 82-80 in overtime and will face Cal in Thursday’s quarterfinal-round Pac-10 tournament game. Porter scored eight of the Ducks’ 10 points in overtime, including two go-ahead free throws with 35 seconds left. The senior guard’s point total equaled the fourth-highest in Pac-10 tournament history. Freshman E.J. Singler [...]
5 hours agoFootball: Spring practice preview — secondary
BearTalk | Oakland Tribune — RETURNING STARTERS: Sean Cattouse, Bryant Nnabufie. WHO TO WATCH OUT FOR: Steve Williams POSSIBLE SURPRISE: Alex Logan THE BREAKDOWN: No position on the field needs to be made over more than the secondary. Cattouse is the only steadying influence among the defensive backs, as the Bears try to rebuild a secondary that heavily contributed to a pass defense [...]
5 hours agoJahvid Best gets to rest at Cal's pro timing day for NFL scouts
Oakland Tribune — NFL scouts said they'd seen enough at the combine
6 hours agoBig Game date changed to Nov. 20
Oakland Tribune — Big game date changeCal announced significant changes to its 2010 football schedule Wednesday, most notably moving the Big Game against Stanford from Dec.
6 hours agoCal football team stresses competition with spring practice starting
Oakland Tribune — Bears are stressing competition as spring practice kicks off
6 hours agoPac-10 men's basketball tournament takes on extra meaning
Oakland Tribune — Only regular-season champ Cal looks safe on Selection Sunday
6 hours agoDate of Big Game moved up
San Jose Mercury News — Stanford and Cal have moved the date of the 2010 Big Game. The rivals will collide Nov. 20 in Berkeley (kickoff time: to be determined).
7 hours agoFootball: 2010 schedule undergoes changes
BearTalk | Oakland Tribune — Cal announced some major reshuffling of its 2010 schedule today, most notably moving the Big Game from Dec. 4 to Nov. 20 and changing its game at Nevada from Sept. 18 to Sept. 17. This means this will be the third season in a row the Bears will not end the season with the Big Game. [...]
7 hours agoBasketball: 20 Questions with Robert Thurman
BearTalk | Oakland Tribune — In our weekly chat with a Cal player, today we meet walk-on transfer . . . ROBERT THURMAN Year: Sophomore Position: Forward Height: 6-10 Hometown: North Edwards, Calif. Your five-man Dream Team, including yourself in the lineup: John Stockton, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, myself and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Age when you first dunked: “I was 13, in the seventh grade. Just having fun with [...]
7 hours agoFootball: Quick Pro Day hitters
BearTalk | Oakland Tribune — I will have more on Pro Day later, but some quick news and notes: Jahvid Best did not participate in any tests or drills. He wasn’t planning on doing the tests because he did so well at the combine, but he was planning on doing positional drills. But only one running backs coach showed up (from [...]
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UCLA basketball walk-ons still
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- Early to rise or early to bed for UA Arizona Daily Star The Arizona Wildcats' alarms will go off at 7:45 this morning, and there are no snooze buttons.
- Transfer's raw talent stands out Arizona Daily Star Dan Buckner fills out a uniform like nobody on campus, even though he won't make his Arizona Wildcats debut until 2011.
- Honors for Cats impress league Arizona Daily Star Though the Arizona Wildcats ended the regular season on a five-game losing streak and fell to the eighth seed in the Pac-10 tournament, the team is compiling postseason honors.
- Ducks triumph after rally forces OT Arizona Daily Star LOS ANGELES — What is likely to be Ernie Kent's last stand will last at least another day.
- Cal's Randle is Pac-10 Player of the Year San Jose Mercury News Bears coach Montgomery calls honor 'testament to our team performance
- Niclas Wallin finding his way with San Jose Sharks San Jose Mercury News Shutdown defenseman everything team expected and more
- GIANTS / Zambrano weighing in: Lighten up on Sandoval San Francisco Chronicle Carlos Zambrano had something to say Wednesday about his hometown buddy Pablo Sandoval and his weight issue: Let the Panda be. "It's up to him. If he feels comfortable with that weight, it's good for him. If he doesn't feel comfortable and he thinks he needs...
- Giants' Pablo Sandoval slams a friend San Jose Mercury News Pablo Sandoval and the Cubs' Carlos Zambrano became friends on baseball fields in their native Venezuela. Reunited Wednesday, the Giants slugger hit a grand slam off his pal
- Service time can influence call-up time San Francisco Chronicle Lots of reasons to follow Jason Heyward. He was considered the top player in the minor leagues last season. He's one of the biggest stories in spring training, playing like an All-Star in the Braves' camp. By all accounts, the 20-year-old should be Atlanta's...
- Ellis practices fully, could play again vs. Blazers San Jose Mercury News Spine condition has kept guard off the court for six games