Too Late
Jeff Wolff’s eyes glazed over and melted into the uniform whiteness of the waiting room ceiling. The old analog clock tick-tick-ticked on the blank beige walls. That doctor is as good as dead, he thought.
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Author Archives: Michael Rosen
After jumping out to early lead, No. 23 UCLA throttles Cal men’s basketball, 86-66
The No. 23 Bruins came down like an avalanche, burying the Bears before the Cal men’s basketball team could figure out what the heck was happening. Jordan Adams nailed a jumper, and Norman Powell slipped past his defender to find wide-open space from the corner for a 3-pointer. Richard Solomon
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After overtime thriller, Cal men’s basketball clashes with Washington
It’s the stretch run for the Cal men’s basketball team, and it’s doing its very best not to trip over itself before the finish line. Lately, it hasn’t done the greatest job of doing so. After a blistering 5-0 start to conference play, the Bears (16-8, 7-4 Pac-12) dropped four
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Despite Lacy’s 39 points, Cal men’s basketball tops Washington State in overtime, 80-76
The Cal men’s basketball team was about to run away with it, though it started with a scare. Once again, the Bears found themselves down big early in the first half. Cougars guard DaVonte Lacy reeled off 10 straight points after the first television timeout, putting Cal in a seven-point
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This is the moment that you know
It’s the most devastating moment of my eight-year-old life. I’m sitting cross-legged and crying in front of my tiny TV in the living room. My mom tells me it’s bedtime, but I don’t want to believe. Game five of the 2001 American League Championship Series and we’re down 6-0 in
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Undefeated No. 1 Arizona visits slumping Cal men’s basketball
Like a skydiving Tom Petty, the Cal men’s basketball team is in the midst of an epic free fall. After starting conference play with an unblemished 5-0 record, the Bears have dropped their last three games in a spectacularly frustrating fashion. First, a loss to then-winless USC, likely the worst
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After late-game comeback, Cal men’s basketball bested by Arizona State in OT, 89-78
It looked like someone picked the ball out of mid-air and decided it would be funny to hold it there. The thing hung for an eternity on the rim. And then it bounced and bounced again. Finally, it dropped through the netting, and the crowd at Haas Pavilion erupted in
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Cal men’s basketball downed by UCLA, 76-64, for second straight Pac-12 loss
The game was on the verge of slipping away when a David Kravish jumper clanked off the rim. Kyle Anderson grabbed the rebound and trotted up the court, doing great justice to his “Slow-Mo” nickname. He dribbled behind the entire Cal men’s basketball defense, somehow reaching half court with nary
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Cal men’s basketball upset by USC, 77-69, for first Pac-12 loss
At what point does a fluke morph into a pattern? For its fourth straight game, the Cal men’s basketball team fell into an early deficit against its lightly regarded opponent. The first three times, the Bears eventually found their rhythm and cruised to an easy win. On Wednesday night at
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Pac-12 Power Rankings: Week 3
1. No. 1 Arizona (18-0, 5-0) (Previous: 1st) Seems like no one’s talking about the Wildcats’ defense. Much of the national narrative for this top-ranked squad has focused on super frosh Aaron Gordon and playmaker Nick Johnson, but it’s the team’s defense that’s been the biggest reason Arizona stands at
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