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Cal men’s basketball forward Richard Solomon will miss the next two games with a left foot injury, head coach Mike Montgomery announced Monday. The starter will undergo further evaluation on what appears to be a stress fracture or stress reaction. Solomon initially broke the news last night on Twitter: “Stress
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Forward Gennifer Brandon is a rebounding machine. It is no surprise to see Brandon chalking up double-digit rebounds nearly every game, outjumping all other players and snatching any missed shots around her circumference. But even the redshirt sophomore could not have foreseen the type of performance she had on Saturday
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After the Cal men’s basketball team’s win over Austin Peay in November, guard Brandon Smith claimed he is happiest whenever the other team’s best player is a shooting guard. Why? Because that means Jorge Gutierrez will be defending him. On Friday night, the assignment was Weber State’s Damian Lillard: The
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For the first time in his Cal career, Allen Crabbe came off the bench. When he finally stepped on the court, the star shooting guard was already warmed up and ready. Penalized for being late to the morning shoot-around, Crabbe lit up visiting Jackson State with a game-high 17 points,
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The freshmen on the Cal women’s basketball team are explosive. Brittany Boyd has already cemented a spot in the starting lineup, while Rashanda Gray captured the Cal Classic MVP last weekend. Headlined by Justine Hartman and Erica Johnson, the nation’s seventh-best recruiting class sees major minutes and critical plays in
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Best Male Athlete: Ivan Rackov Because he did not win an NCAA championship ring in four years at Cal, Ivan Rackov doesn’t consider his collegiate career a success. But his record and his past performance are both against him on that account. As the 2010 National Player of the Year
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Since the start of the season, the Cal women’s basketball team has attributed its early success to dominant post play. But when the post advantage was neutralized by the St. Mary’s defense Thursday night, the Bears (7-2) had to look beyond the arc for some answers. In an uncharacteristic 65-55
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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
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There wasn’t one thing that stood out for the Cal men’s basketball team in its 81-36 trouncing of San Jose State on Wednesday night. It was everything. The Spartans (3-6) kept the game close for about a minute and a half at Haas Pavilion. Then Bears guard Allen Crabbe broke
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Caitlin Leverenz broke a school record in the 400-yard Individual Medley with a time of 4:00.59. She broke another in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 59.20. Overall, the Bears saw five NCAA A qualifying times and 19 NCAA B qualifying times. But despite how fast they swam or how
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