When men’s water polo captain Collin Smith was just 13 years old, he had already figured out what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. And it wasn’t just water polo. In the winter of his eighth-grade year, Smith was selected to attend a holiday training camp Read More…
Winning is not foreign to the Cal men’s golf team. Coming off of one of the most successful seasons in college golf history allowed the team to have tremendous confidence coming into the new year. Add the top player this year receiving a tremendous accolade last week and a huge Read More…
The only thing the Cal volleyball team has been able to consistently count on this season has been its inconsistent play. In this season alone, the Bears have lost in upsets to the likes of UC Davis and Kansas State. Yet, they’ve swept then-No. 16 UCLA and and then-No. 19 Read More…
It was a sloppy night at Haas Pavilion on Sunday. The Cal women’s volleyball team fell to Utah in four sets as the Bears (10-5, 3-3 Pac 12) never really found a groove and the Utes quickly found theirs. The first set started with Utah (14-4, 3-3) taking a quick Read More…
PASADENA, Calif. — On a first down in his own territory and up 17-0 early in the second quarter, UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley dropped back to pass, poised in a perfect pocket. Bruins wide receiver Damien Thigpen broke free of Michael Lowe’s man coverage and streaked down the field uncovered. Read More…
“Our goal right now is the Rose Bowl. That’s what we’re shooting for. That’s what we’re working for every day. That’s what we’re trying to do, and that’s all we can expect right now.” — Cal quarterback Jared Goff to ESPN on Aug. 22. True to Goff’s word, Cal played Read More…
Senior captain Steve Birnbaum stepped up to the penalty mark with the Cal men’s soccer team’s No. 1 ranking hanging in the balance. His Bears were down 2-1 with only 14 minutes remaining on the road against No. 6 UCLA. Earlier in the game, Birnbaum and his fellow center defender Read More…
Too little, too late seems to adequately describe the Cal field hockey team’s game against the Yale Bulldogs (4-6, 1-2 Ivy League). The Bears (4-8, 1-2 NorPac) fought back from a three-goal deficit late in the second half and were narrowly defeated 3-2 at Maxwell Field on Saturday. Yale’s midfielders Read More…
There seems to be no end to the dual-meet dominance of the Bears. The Cal men’s swim team followed last week’s 149-104 rout of Pacific with an even larger margin of victory over the Hoosiers, winning 173-122. The Bears have won their last nine dual-meet competitions. Of the 14 swimming Read More…
Fraught with injuries and faced with last-minute changes, Cal’s women’s tennis team only had two players return home Sunday after a modest showing at the Saint Mary’s Invitational. Originally, the Bears intended to send five players to last weekend’s tournament, but a series of injuries and an NCAA clearance issue Read More…