Given the caliber of the Cal men’s tennis team, the Bears showed remarkable consistency throughout the season. It just wasn’t the consistency of an elite program. After finishing the 2011 season ranked No. 14 in the country, head coach Peter Wright’s squad started the season with the same ranking and Read More…
One block from the main entrance to AT&T Park, a red-faced man in an untucked Giants jersey stares me down, ponders my royal blue hat with a red “C” in the middle, and bellows two words I’ve grown accustomed to hearing when I unabashedly wander into enemy territory. “CUBS SUCK!” Read More…
Encompassing 1,238 picks, 40 rounds and three days, the MLB First-Year Player Draft is the longest draft in American professional sports. For every Cal baseball player drafted except Tony Renda, the wait for their names to be called was a long one. Renda was one of seven Cal players drafted Read More…
A little under a year ago, the Cal baseball team advanced to Omaha, a season of unprecedented adversity redeemed by one of the most historic postseason runs in Cal history. One year after their inspiring run to the College World Series, the Bears (28-25) are resigned to watching the postseason Read More…
For crew, another top finish in season finale The No. 4 Cal men’s crew team finished fourth at the IRA National Championships this weekend at Copper River in Cherry Hill, N.J., finishing in the top four in five events. The finish breaks a four-year streak of top-three finishes for the Read More…
Zsofi Susanyi became the first Cal women’s tennis player to advance to the semifinals of the NCAA Championships as a freshman, falling to Stanford’s Mallory Burdette in Sunday’s national semifinal at Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga. Susanyi outperformed her elder teammates in the singles draw, including senior Jana Read More…
The Cal men’s swim team isn’t big on individual accolades, but it’s safe to say no other Bear had a more fruitful weekend than junior Tom Shields. The six-time NCAA Champion won four events at last week’s Pac-12 Championships — two individual events (100 and 200 fly) and two relays Read More…
Underneath the bill of Matt Flemer’s blue baseball cap, three initials are stenciled in bold capital letters: TDM. Those initials belong to the late Tyler De Martini, an El Cerrito High School student who was killed in a skateboarding accident earlier this year. De Martini was the Little League teammate Read More…
The Cal softball team picked up a win on Saturday. It just wasn’t the win that would have made things a lot easier. Cal (52-5) couldn’t come back against a feisty Arkansas squad, squandering multiple opportunities in their 3-2 afternoon loss at Levine-Fricke Field. The Bears made it through the Read More…
The Cal softball team might as well book its tickets for Oklahoma City right now. If the Bears take down every other opponent like they did Iona Friday night, there’s no way they won’t advance to the Women’s College World Series for the second straight year. Jolene Henderson tossed five Read More…
