10.14.football

Cal accepts Holiday Bowl invite, will face Texas

Cal fans haven’t forgotten. In 2004, a loss to Texas cost the Cal football team a Rose Bowl bid — except the teams never played that season. The Bears finished the regular season with a 10-1 record, their lone loss at the hands of eventual national champion USC. That appeared Read More…

Pac-12 Coach Rankings

No. 1: Chip Kelly — Oregon (10-2, 8-1) There might be a 30 for 30 on Chip Kelly someday. Whatever you think of him personally, the kind of players he recruits and the sort of extracurricular activities his player have, the guy can flat out coach. Crushing No. 4 Stanford Read More…

Quarterback Zach Maynard had two touchdowns — a 74-yard pass and a 16-yard run — in Cal's victory over Arizona State on Friday night.

Bears outshoot Devils in desert duel

TEMPE, Ariz. — It was a shootout in the West, a desert duel to end the regular season. Back and forth it went on Friday night at Sun Devil Stadium. Brock Osweiler matching Zach Maynard, Isi Sofele and C.J. Anderson matching Cameron Marshall. Close to 1,000 yards of total offense. Read More…

Jonathan Kuperberg

Getting better all the time

TEMPE, Ariz. — Now that’s the way to end the regular season. Not walking out with a wet whimper against Washington last year, or getting helplessly hounded by the Huskies in 2009. No, this season’s Cal team finished off the regular season with a bang — 484 total yards of Read More…

Cal vs ASU

Live Blog: Cal vs. Arizona State

Follow along as sports editor Jonathan Kuperberg gives play-by-play and analysis of the Cal-Arizona State regular season finale live from Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz.

C.J. Anderson and Cal are gunning for a win against Arizona State, while Stanford is grasping for a BCS bowl bid.

Pac-12 Power Rankings: Week 12

No. 1: Oregon (9-2, 7-1) Voters must not watch Pac-12 games. That’s the only explanation for the Ducks falling behind Stanford in the latest AP and BCS rankings. Oregon has two losses to the Cardinal’s one, but the first came against LSU, the best team in the country, and the Read More…

WHAT: Football: Cal vs. UtahWHERE: AT&T ParkWHEN: 10/22/11, 4-7pm

Live Blog: Cal vs. Stanford

Follow along as the Daily Cal football beat writers give play-by-play and analysis of the Cal-Stanford Big Game live from Stanford Stadium in Stanford, Calif.  

Cal men’s basketball adds Jordan Mathews to talented 2013 class

The commitments keep coming for the Cal men’s basketball team. On the heels of five-star shooting guard Jabari Bird’s commitment last week, Jordan Mathews has verbally committed to play for the Bears. Mathews, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound shooting guard from Santa Monica Calif., is ESPN’s No. 70 player and No. 33 at his Read More…

Tony Zhou

Barrel of laughs

Freshman defensive lineman Viliami Moala’s nickname may be Tiny, but the impact of his joking and laughter isn’t.

There’s something about a nickname that is inherently ironic yet totally fits the subject. Viliami Moala is not Tiny, but his nickname is. The freshman defensive lineman is 6-foot-2 and 350 pounds. His calves are wider than some babies. The width of his upper arms seem to stretch for miles. Read More…

11/5 Cal vs. Washington Football

Cal won’t need luck to topple Cardinal, reclaim axe

Sean Cattouse admits he has seen it. It’s not something he necessarily chooses to watch, but he’s seen the replay a few times. Here’s the scenario: It’s the first quarter of Big Game 2010, and Stanford has the ball on its own 21-yard line, up 3-0. On third-and-five, quarterback Andrew Read More…