The Cal women’s water polo team showed something this weekend that hasn’t been seen much since last year: a stifling defense. In last season’s run to the national title match, the Bears prided themselves on their defense; however, that defensive prowess has only come in bursts this year. No. 4 Read More…
After three hours of practicing, the Cal women’s water polo team is still going hard at Spieker Aquatics Center late into the night. Countless drilling of counter attacks and defensive possessions only increase the Bears’ determination. This is to be expected of the No. 2 team in the country about Read More…
A Best Buy gift card, Tourneau watch, hooded sweatshirt and FlexFit cap — the Holiday Bowl’s Christmas gift to the Cal football team. Before stepping on the field, the players will already win small, expensive victories. Watches and shopping sprees are the among the most common products pushed in the Read More…
In Don DeLillo’s “End Zone,” one of the characters remarks halfway through the novel that there is no need to metaphorically confuse football with warfare. The waving banners, bands and hordes of screaming fans do not recall military imagery, he says, and the warriors charging and bleeding up and down Read More…
For many Cal alums, San Francisco is the norm — they work, socialize and live there. For students, though, the City is usually little more than a chic afternoon getaway from the rigors Berkeley life. But this semester is different for us. This Homecoming is different for us. With Memorial Read More…
Three years ago, a sportswriter told me you should never be a fan of the team you cover. I’m still trying to decide if he was right. I now cover the football team for the Daily Cal, and I’m starting my second year on the job. It’s the coolest gig Read More…
If hardcore Cal fans were disappointed by the news that Cal football would be moving from Memorial Stadium to AT&T Park for the 2011 season, imagine the dismay of countless Berkeley business owners who would otherwise take advantage of the hoards of hungry spectators flooding the campus and surrounding streets. Read More…
Look out world, the monsters are back! With the release of the much anticipated “Monsters Inc.” prequel, “Monsters University,” lurking around the corner after years of development, fans have been curious as to what some of the concept art will look like. Berkeley students and residents will be proud to Read More…