As a native Angeleno, transitioning to the Bay Area has had its ups and downs. People often ask me what I miss most about home, and while my family is always my first answer, my second is a puzzling one for them: the Los Angeles Kings. My father instilled in Read More…
Maybe I’m jumping to conclusions here, but I think I’m at least partly responsible for Cal football’s upset of UCLA on Saturday night. And maybe this is my flawless 20/20 hindsight coming into play, but I really can’t believe I wasn’t at Memorial Stadium to witness that turnaround. Because here’s Read More…
Given Stanford’s obvious standing in the intellectual community, I sometimes go to the Stanford Daily’s sports page for an intersection of the academy and athletics. I was thrilled to find last week an article that fit the bill: “Replacement refs? Yes, please.” Read More…
Over the past three or four years, an influx of new baseball statistics has emerged on the MLB scene as a radical alternative to the traditional statistics dating back to baseball’s origin. Read More…
If you have regularly visited Edwards Stadium for soccer matches, you might recognize me. I’m the guy who always comes five minutes late to the game, taking his sweet time walking up to the very top row of the bleachers. I’m the guy who is always separated from the rest Read More…
Sports Illustrated dedicated its issue last week to the concept of speed. De’Anthony Thomas’ fleet feet flew by as you flipped the cover; they reappeared — blurred, as if print could not capture their quickness — 46 pages later. The section’s introduction ended with this claim: “Faster is better.” Such Read More…
If I had my way every Sunday night, I’d spend it watching football. I had my way this past Sunday, enjoying the game between the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots. The tilt, despite featuring two of the best teams in the league, was largely overshadowed by the replacement Read More…
Two weeks ago, I wrote that “the moniker ‘student-athlete’ has rung hollow for years.” Apparently, officials at the highest echelons of the NCAA agree with me. Some of the chief powerbrokers in collegiate athletics think the NCAA is on shaky ground by continuing to deny college athletes access to the Read More…
Zach Maynard can’t throw. Jeff Tedford can’t coach. Such is the general consensus in the persistently morose Cal football community. But I’m here to tell you: Really, everything is just fine. Sure, Maynard may have succeeded Tebow as Turf’s favorite quarterback, and Tedford may rival Solyndra as the state’s worst Read More…
I have yet to drink the Tedford Haterade. Contrary to the tide of popular opinion, I don’t abhor Tedford or think he ought to be burned at the stake. At the very least, I think the athletic department should ride out his contract for two more seasons before considering his Read More…
