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Cal’s showdown with Utah postponed due to COVID-19 complications Josh Kahen/FileThe blue and gold will have to wait to follow up their strong performance in a losing effort against Colorado, as tomorrow’s game against Utah has been postponed due to COVID-19 developments within Cal. Unsurprisingly, COVID-19 has caused many complications for the sports world in recent months and … [Read more...] about Cal’s showdown with Utah postponed due to COVID-19 complications

Returning track and field veterans to watch for this season Karen Chow/FileOver the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, you’ve probably spent some time wondering about what it’s like to be a college athlete and lose a season of your sport. Missing out on a year of the college experience as a student is bad enough, but being deprived of the opportunity to compete with your … [Read more...] about Returning track and field veterans to watch for this season

A Patriot Way: Belichick refuses medal but brings honor to franchise Bill Belichick is known to be a man of few words. He’s also known to be a friend of President Donald Trump. But Tuesday, Belichick released a statement — a whole paragraph, in fact — refusing the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Trump. Earlier this week, it was announced that Trump would award Belichick on … [Read more...] about A Patriot Way: Belichick refuses medal but brings honor to franchise

Clash with Colorado presents chance to make changes Josh Kahen/FileCal women’s basketball has had a less-than-ideal start to its 2020-2021 campaign, as it is currently winless and at the bottom of the Pac-12 with a 0-10 record overall. That is certainly in part due to the extraordinarily tough competition the Bears have faced this season in the “conference of champions,” as … [Read more...] about Clash with Colorado presents chance to make changes

Cal women’s soccer gets green light, resumes practice at Golden Bear Field KLC Fotos/CourtesyAfter a canceled fall 2020 season and a year’s worth of waiting, Cal women’s soccer is back on the pitch, approved by both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Cal Athletics to resume practice at Golden Bear Field. Until further notice, the team will remain there to … [Read more...] about Cal women’s soccer gets green light, resumes practice at Golden Bear Field

Cal women’s basketball loses competitive contest in Colorado Josh Kahen/FileCal women’s basketball’s nightmare season continued Friday afternoon, as the Bears dropped a 75-59 contest in Boulder to fall to 0-11 on the year. However, for the first time in a while, Cal showed signs of life and several positive trends in a hard-fought game. Cal had hit perhaps a new low in its last … [Read more...] about Cal women’s basketball loses competitive contest in Colorado

New faces, new places: Cal 2021 roster update Celine Bellegarda/FileCal’s 2020 season is nearly two months in the rearview mirror now, and while the on-field action (or what little of it there was) is now behind the blue and gold, the team is still busy. The new year is here, the rains have come and the offseason has arrived, bringing with it a series of difficult questions for … [Read more...] about New faces, new places: Cal 2021 roster update

Old and new normals: How Cal baseball approached player development during quarantine Isabella Ko/FileWhen quarantine started last March, many activities that we considered normal were abruptly stripped from our lives. For students, that primarily meant the “Zoomification” of all UC Berkeley in-person classes — a change that made it more difficult to process already-challenging … [Read more...] about Old and new normals: How Cal baseball approached player development during quarantine

From Cal to Kentucky: Emily Smith drafted to Racing Louisville FC Emily SmithWhen there’s a chance to start the new year off right — especially after a year such as 2020 — you’ll seize whatever opportunity’s thrown at you. For former Cal women’s soccer defender Emily Smith, the 2021 National Women’s Soccer League, or NWSL, college draft proved to be just that — a golden … [Read more...] about From Cal to Kentucky: Emily Smith drafted to Racing Louisville FC