Dwight Powell The Cardinal offense is a well-oiled machine. But their greatest weakness on offense is shooting 2-pointers. Powell is the best on the Cardinal at scoring on the block and draining mid-range jumpers. When the Stanford offense is clicking, Powell is shooting efficiently and getting to the line. A Read More…
Overall, these two teams match up fairly well. The Stanford offense rarely turns the ball over, and the Bears don’t force many turnovers. But the Cardinal are not the greatest shooting team, and Cal has been absolutely locking teams down lately. Who wins, and by how much? Read More…
Welcome to the first installment of The Daily Californian Collection, a new sports blog series in which Cal alums all over the world share their Cal-related memorabilia with the Daily Cal. Not all memorabilia have to be antique artifacts of the university’s history. Pieces can be something simple and inexpensive Read More…
On Tuesday at the NFL Combine, former Cal cornerback Steve Williams ran an unofficial 4.25 time at the 40-yard dash, surprising some NFL scouts in attendance. Marked as a mid- to late-round pick, Williams needed some media spotlight to boost his draft stock. The cornerback who started 28 games under Read More…
From Gay Talese to Paul Lukas, sports and fashion have a long, intertwined history. Naturally, I’m just another sportswriter with a vested interest in the sartorial art itself. There’s just nothing like wearing a crisp, tailored suit everywhere you go, from your Monday 8 a.m. discussion to the weekly run Read More…
David Wear/UCLA Forward Height: 6’ 10” Year: Junior PPG: 7.0 RPG: 4.8 Wear’s been the less effective of the Wear twins, but it hasn’t really mattered for a Bruins offense that plays fast and efficiently. One of UCLA’s only offensive drawbacks has been its inability to grab offensive rebounds. Wear is Read More…
Seung Y. Lee, Daily Cal sports editor Cal 65, UCLA 62 Both Cal and UCLA are not the same teams that faced each other at Pauley Pavilion on Jan. 3. The Bruins were in a midst of a 10-game winning streak, while the Bears were licking their wounds after a Read More…
Do you own a piece of Cal sports history? Do you have any memorabilia you would like to share? The Daily Cal sports is planning a weekly blog series about Cal fans who own special Cal memorabilia. Share your story and memorabilia with us so that we can share it Read More…
National sports websites, including Yahoo! Sports and Deadspin, published stories today reporting on former Cal golfer Daniela Holmqvist encountering a spider with “a large, furry, black creature with a red spot on its back just above her left sock line” during the Women’s Australian Open on yesterday. The spider reportedly Read More…
Cal #15 Brittany Boyd Height: 5-foot-9 Year: Sophomore Position: Guard Layshia Clarendon and Gennifer Brandon may leading the Bears in points and rebounds, respectively, but Brittany Boyd is just as much of a game-changer in her own right. The point guard spent her freshman year dazzling the nation en route Read More…