The Cal men’s tennis team finds itself in an all-too-familiar situation to start off the NCAA round of 16. Just like last May, the Bears had just clinched their NCAA round-of-32 match to secure their position in the Sweet 16 rankings. The Cal squad topped both Florida State and Denver Read More…
Last Thursday, when Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson announced he will retire after this season, a soccer correspondent on SportsCenter drew the analogy that Ferguson is like “Bill Belichick in about 12 years’ time, with three or four more Super Bowls.” A flattering analogy, but it only paints half the Read More…
Despite a nine-game losing streak and a fifth-place finish in the Pac-12, the Cal softball team might just be the team that nobody wants to face in the postseason. Due in large part to Jolene Henderson’s healthy return to the circle, the Bears (36-17) finally resemble the team they were Read More…
For the Cal women’s tennis team, advancing to the Sweet 16 was never a goal. It was an expectation. The team has made the Sweet 16 for seven consecutive years — including the last six, with Amanda Augustus as head coach. The Bears’ regular season, like the six seasons before Read More…
For the Cal rugby team, 2013 was a season of redemption. Last year, the Bears failed to make the playoffs, suffered two losses for the first time since 2009 and played all their matches on the road. It was not a normal season for the 26-time national champions. “A lot Read More…
No matter what situation this weekend threw at the Cal men’s tennis team, the Bears managed to handle it. And they handled it well. For the third year in a row, the Bears clinched their round-of-32 match to advance to the NCAA Sweet 16. But for the first time in Read More…
The Cal women’s tennis team’s Achilles’ heel this season has been its play in doubles. But not anymore. In two of their last three matches of the regular season, the Bears had to make a comeback in singles after dropping doubles matches and finding themselves in early 1-0 deficits. This Read More…
Up by one run in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Cal softball team was just one out away from snapping its nine-game losing streak. All-American pitcher Jolene Henderson, finally healthy after suffering a left knee injury on April 21, was tasked with slamming the door on the No. Read More…
Sometimes the stretch run of the baseball season stokes a passion so strong that the hearts of the faithful vacillate on the delivery of every pitch and the swing of every heavy hitter. This is not one of those seasons for the Cal baseball team. Mired in the dregs of Read More…
“Our goal is to be the No. 1 team and win the NCAAs,” said junior Anett Schutting back in February. And 16 wins and 5 losses later, the Cal women’s tennis team could be in a position to do just that. As the No. 8 team in the country, the Read More…
