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The top 10 moments in Cal sports this year: Part one

The last year was a memorable one in Cal athletics for a variety of moments. From softball’s run to the Women’s College World Series to the national titles for both swim teams, there were more great moments than we could fit. Read on to see which ones made our list.

This is the first in a two-part installment of the top 10 moments from Cal sports this year. The last year was a memorable one in Cal athletics for a variety of moments. From softball’s run to the Women’s College World Series to the national titles for both swim teams, there were more great moments than we could fit. Read on to see which ones made our list. Read More…

Basketball vs. Oregon State

Hip, hip, Jorge!: Gutierrez wins Pac-12 Player of the Year

Cal guard also wins top defensive honor

On Sunday, Jorge Gutierrez had just completed his worst two-game stretch of the season. A day later, he became the first player to win both Pac-12 Player of the Year and Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. The sting of a squandered conference title still fresh after a loss at Stanford, Read More…

Jorge Gutierrez likely lost his frontrunner status for Pac-12 Player of the Year after going scoreless Sunday in a Cal loss at Colorado.

Can Gutierrez still win Pac-12 Player of the Year?

Seven missed field goals. Zero free throw attempts. Zero points. Jorge Gutierrez’s penultimate regular-season performance was arguably his worst in over two years, an outing magnified by the importance of Cal’s loss to Colorado. Gutierrez hadn’t gone scoreless since Jan. 2, 2010, a 92-66 win over Stanford in which he Read More…

Junior Tom Shields was named 2012 NCAA Swimmer of the Meet after winning two individual NCAA titles and taking part in a first-place relay race.

Spring sports awards: Best male athlete

Best Male Athlete: Tom Shields Even on the best swim team in the country, Tom Shields has found a way to stand out. The junior All-American capped off another strong season by leading the Cal men’s swim team to its second consecutive national championship. Though 18 Cal swimmers qualified for Read More…

Jorge Gutierrez likely lost his frontrunner status for Pac-12 Player of the Year after going scoreless Sunday in a Cal loss at Colorado.

Points and Shoot: Sports Photo of the Week

Senior guard Jorge Gutierrez dove for a loose ball in Thursday’s loss to Arizona. Danielle Lee’s photo catches the raw emotion (and perhaps pain) of the Cal men’s basketball team’s leader.   Don’t like our caption? Write your own in the comment section. What is Jorge thinking?