Extras from Cal’s win over Denver
Cal rebounded from its ugly loss to Missouri to crush Denver on Saturday afternoon. Player of the Game: Justin Cobbs
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Bears bounce back from blowout loss to beat Pioneers
He’s back. It’s not like Allen Crabbe ever left, but the sophomore guard’s scoring had disappeared in the No. 20 Cal men’s basketball team’s last three games. A fortuitous bounce off the backboard, a shooter’s roll around the rim — some hit nothing but net — but the important thing
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Mizzou hands Bears first loss in 39-point romp
Many milestones sum up the Cal basketball team’s kowtow to Missouri Tuesday night. The Bears’ worst loss in 106 games under head coach Mike Montgomery. Fourth-worst loss since 1937. Worst non-conference loss ever. Missouri, ranked just a spot below No. 20 Cal, steamrolled the Bears in the final of the
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Bears beat down Bulldogs to advance to CBE Classic title game
Facing its first true competition of the season, the No. 20 Cal men’s basketball team was deadlocked with Georgia. Back and forth the lead went — a jumper on one side, a layup on the other. Gradually, the Bears began to pull away. It started with a layup by point
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Cal to face higher level of talent in athletic Georgia squad
The No. 23 Cal men’s basketball team has won all three of its games this season by at least 17 points, but head coach Mike Montgomery recognizes the kind of teams the Bears have played thus far. After all, UC Irvine and Austin Peay, for instance, aren’t exactly North Carolina
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Bears override Governors in rout
Cutting from the baseline, Richard Solomon caught the ball from a driving Jorge Gutierrez who had drawn two defenders into the paint. Solomon thunderously slammed home the entry pass and the buzzer sounded to end the first half. It all looked too easy. Pretty much everything seemed too easy for
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Extras from Cal’s win over George Washington
The Cal men’s basketball team easily defeated George Washington, 81-54, at Haas Pavilion on Sunday night. Player of the Game: Justin Cobbs
Bears chop down George Washington with 21-0 first-half run
The Cal student section at Haas Pavilion is yelling out an early shot clock, and George Washington guard Tony Taylor has found himself dribbling at the top of the arc. He had opened the possession by taking out his mouth guard and barking directions at his teammates, but a series
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Cal easily dispatches Anteaters in season opener
It was only two minutes and six seconds into the Cal men’s basketball team’s 2011-12 season, but one thing was already abundantly clear: Zone the Bears at your own risk. Sophomore guard Allen Crabbe hit two opener 3-pointers in the opening minutes en route to a game-high 24 points, as
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Bears open regular season against Anteaters
On Friday night, the chase begins. The Haas Pavilion doors will open for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff against UC Irvine, students will crowd each other for free soup and bread (for the first 1,000) and the Cal men’s basketball team will start a four-month run at another conference title. The
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