Dear Katie, I was saving up this column to write about how the Giants rekindled my childhood love for the Dodgers, but fate obviously didn’t want to hear another sports fan chronicling how he came to love some team. First, I want to say I am sorry about your season-ending Read More…
It’s never a surprise when football coaches and players offer dry responses about an upcoming game because there is often not too much to say. Cal coach Jeff Tedford has always been reserved about what he says to the press mainly because he may in fact stand little to benefit Read More…
If I were to ask you where you could find a competition that involves millions of votes, a cash prize of $20,000, videos with unapologetic sexual innuendos as well as a glaring injustice, could I at least get you to click if the link appeared in your brand new Facebook Read More…
To anyone who’s ever walked past Eshleman Hall, it’s pretty much impossible to miss “The Daily Californian” spelled out in monolithic letters across the sixth floor windows. But the only letters that really matter are “LIF.” Why? Because that’s where the sports desk hunkers down. I’m not an expert when Read More…
At Cal, we are more than familiar with the aftermath of losing an incredible quarterback. Perhaps current students only know Aaron Rodgers as the alumnus that won the Super Bowl last season, but I remember him as the savior of Cal football that brought us some respectability. After Rodgers bolted Read More…
Thumbs Up Nothing will be as convenient as hosting football games on campus. No venue can compare to the majesty of the cannons echoing over Strawberry Canyon on a sunny afternoon. Nonetheless, playing home games at AT&T is a great thing. I love Memorial probably more than most, but there Read More…
August is a great time for most sports fans — football season is about to start, baseball season is near the playoffs and most importantly for me, the soccer leagues in Europe are about to start. After watching so much good soccer this past few weeks — between summer school Read More…
Thumbs Up I’d qualify this whole argument by first saying that a non-Olympic, non-men’s World Cup summer of sports can only be so interesting. Other than the occasional dramatic conclusions to the NBA and NHL playoffs, a summer like this basically consists of midseason baseball highlights, offseason NFL news, and Read More…
There’s a major problem in sports. It’s not steroids; it’s not cheating. Not the NBA lockout or the BCS. A couple weeks ago, Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson went on a radio show and called someone a word that no one, in polite company or otherwise, should ever utter. The Read More…
I was at the 1999 Women’s World Cup Final. In sweltering heat and sun, I watched 14 women fight through 120 minutes of soccer only to decide the game with penalty kicks. Though it featured no goals, the match was the single most inspiring and exciting sporting event I have Read More…
