Asha Thomas isn’t one to shy away from a big play with a whole lot on the line. So, when the Cal women’s basketball team needed someone to come up clutch against Stanford, she was ready. With time about to expire, Thomas drove to the basket, drawing hard contact along the way. Her high-arching lay-up hit the
In the first half of Wednesday’s basketball game, the Bears led the Sun Devils by as many as 14 points. But then Cal turned around and lost the game by that same amount: 80-66. Strange things were happening in Berkeley in the first half. The Bears started off with one of the best halves of
So apparently defense can’t win championships — all on its own. In a game that threatened to have more turnovers than points, it was Cal who walked out of Chase Field with the 10-7 loss, despite its defense being stingy in points for the entirety of the game. The Bears gave up just 28 passing
Missed opportunities — lots and lots of missed opportunities. Cal had its chances in Saturday’s Big Game, but the Bears were never able to capitalize on offense, and the team lost its ninth-straight game to Stanford, 23-13. The Bears had plenty of heart and plenty of defense, but, for the first time in several games,
Ashtyn Davis had special dispensation earlier this year from the Cal coaches to miss the team’s Spring Game. A redshirt junior safety on the football team, as well as one of the top collegiate hurdlers in the nation, Davis worked out a schedule with the football coaches that would allow him to compete in a track
Cal, with currently has a 5-4 record, could easily be 8-1 or 7-2 this season — if not for the Bears’ two-quarterback situation. Just look at what happened last night. With about six minutes left on the clock and the team on Washington State’s 12-yard line (after a long drive that started at the Cal
With Cal’s bowl hopes dwindling and the offense struggling to put up points, 245-pound inside linebacker Evan Weaver suddenly turned into a wide receiver and saved the day. With less than 30 seconds to go in the third quarter, he made a leaping interception at the Washington 37-yard line, then dodged a host of would-be tacklers. Forced
This week, it wasn’t the good, the bad and the ugly. It was more like, the ugly, the uglier and the ugliest — with just enough good thrown in to make everyone tune in again next week. Here’s how things break down for the Bears in their 42-24 loss to the Ducks. The Good(ish) Despite
With both the A’s and the Giants in contention for the playoffs and with the All-Star break coming up, Saturday night’s game felt more like it belonged in October than in July. The Giants batted for their starting pitcher, Jeff Samardzija, in the bottom of the fourth inning to take advantage of a runner on
Madison Bumgarner came into Friday night’s game with a 3.01 career ERA, three World Series rings, a World Series MVP, a $12 million salary, an endorsement deal with Ford and Cy Young votes, all with the San Francisco Giants. Meanwhile, A’s starter Edwin Jackson has played for 13 teams, with a 4.65 career ERA, and
In his first three starts this year, Oakland Athletics pitcher Frankie Montas allowed just three runs total. In his fourth start, against the Houston Astros on Thursday, he’d given up that many runs by the third inning. It was a rough outing for a pitcher who had astounded in his first few starts, compiling a
OAKLAND — After Thursday’s 4-1 win over the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics starter Paul Blackburn said that he was dealing with all kinds of nerves. When do the nerves leave? “When I’m done,” Blackburn said. After missing the first two months of the season due to injury due to a forearm strain, Blackburn came off the
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