Football

Higher expectations in Maynard’s last year

Is Maynard quite possibly one of the better quarterbacks in the conference? Time, coupled with performances such as Saturday's, will tell.
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Is Maynard quite possibly one of the better quarterbacks in the conference? Time, coupled with performances such as Saturday's, will tell.

If you were to ask a Cal football fan to vent their utmost frustrations in the first half of last season, the first two words out of their mouth would’ve likely been “Zach Maynard.” Save for a warmup game against patsy Presbyterian, Maynard didn’t finish a game with a completion Read More…

Football

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Injured Cal defensive line a cause for concern

The scene at last Tuesday’s practice was a heart-wrenching one for any person with vested interest in the Cal football team: projected defensive line contributors DeAndre Coleman, Viliami Moala and Mustafa Jalil all slumped on the sidelines, sans helmet, sans pads, sans cleats, sans everything. The preseason Hendricks Award watch Read More…

Women's Soccer

Grace Leer, Thelma Einarsdottir and Ifeoma Onumonu scored Cal’s five goals on Sunday.

Leer leads Cal to 5-2 win

As the PA announcer began counting down the end of the first half, Cal forward Grace Leer, who already scored two goals, was powering down the left wing with the ball. At the count of 10, she bullied past the last San Jose State defender. By six, she coolly placed Read More…

Men's Golf

Weaver made an improbable run all the way to the U.S. Amateur Open finals but fell short in the final after he missed a four-foot putt that would have given him the title.

No dream finish for Cal’s Weaver

Michael Weaver redshirted his junior year of golf to focus on getting into Cal’s Haas School of Business. If current events are any indication, they’ll be better off with him back. The junior reached the final of the U.S. Amateur Open but fell in the final Sunday, losing to Steven Read More…

Press Room Banter

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A collegiate pastime

As the sun beats down one sultry summer afternoon in Nagpur, India, something in the air is amiss. The roads are barren, devoid of the daily bustle that so regularly consumes the city. The crowded country of 1.2 billion people is as quiet as it will ever be, huddled indoors, Read More…