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Bears earn 4 medals in 1st half of swimming events Ilgar Jafarov/Creative CommonsPhoto by Ilgar Jafarov under CC BY-SA 2.0Bear territory extends far outside the confines of Berkeley. After sending more than a dozen athletes abroad to swim in the Tokyo Olympics, Cal swimming won four medals in the first four days of the swimming competition. Several additional current and former … [Read more...] about Bears earn 4 medals in 1st half of swimming events

Why running is more than a vestige of caveman times It’s not easy to think of something that’s as polarizing as running 一 and that’s saying something, because I’m American. As a high school cross-country athlete turned hobby jogger, allow me to lay out a couple of reasons for running’s most vehement opponents to give my favorite manner of bipedal locomotion a try. The great … [Read more...] about Why running is more than a vestige of caveman times

Cal lineman Michael Saffell announces medical retirement Stephanie Li/FileCal lineman Michael Saffell announced his retirement, due to injury.After four seasons at Cal, lineman Michael Saffell announced his medical retirement from football. Saffell, who started in 23 of the 28 games he played in, expected to use his fifth year of eligibility — granted by the NCAA due to the … [Read more...] about Cal lineman Michael Saffell announces medical retirement

Football does not want to come home England has a long, painful history of losing in dramatic fashion at major tournaments. In the 1972 World Cup final, West Germany beat England in extra time thanks to a Gerd Müller winner. Then, in the 1990 World Cup semifinal, Germany beat Bobby Robson’s side on penalties. Just six years later, Germany defeated England on penalties again in … [Read more...] about Football does not want to come home

Collin Morikawa earns 2nd major victory at 2021 British Open Karen Chow/FileFormer Bear and current professional golfing phenom Collin Morikawa made history Sunday morning, holding off Jordan Spieth with a -4 in the final round to secure a win at the 149th British Open. The 24-year-old’s PGA Tour career is off to a blistering start, and he is quickly rewriting the record books. … [Read more...] about Collin Morikawa earns 2nd major victory at 2021 British Open

It’s time to retire the notion of a ‘Mickey Mouse ring’ Basketball fans are forever indebted to the 2020 NBA Bubble. The Bubble offered a satisfactory conclusion to what seemed to be a lost season after the league’s shutdown in March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through virus concerns and civil unrest, the league’s leaders successfully traversed a logistical … [Read more...] about It’s time to retire the notion of a ‘Mickey Mouse ring’

4 Bears, commit selected in 1st 10 rounds of 2021 MLB draft Josh Kahen/FileFollowing an uncharacteristic year in which zero Cal players were taken in a shortened 2020 draft, four Bears heard their names called during MLB’s 2021 selection show in another successful draft showing for the program. Grant Holman, Sean Sullivan, Ian Villars and Darren Baker represent the 2021 crop of … [Read more...] about 4 Bears, commit selected in 1st 10 rounds of 2021 MLB draft

4 reasons why Camryn Rogers is simply the greatest Cal Athletics/CourtesyWe watch college sports. We talk about college sports. Some of us even write about college sports. Even though these actions give us some insight into the world of Division I athletics, those who actually participate know that watching high-level competitions comes nowhere close to simulating the reality … [Read more...] about 4 reasons why Camryn Rogers is simply the greatest

Weed needs a solution: Sha’Carri Richardson is only human In 10.86 seconds, Sha’Carri Richardson smoked the eight other women competing in the 100-meter final of the U.S. Olympic Trials, securing her spot on the Olympic team. With her eye-catching tattoos, lashes and nails and a personality as bright as her trademark orange hair, Richardson became the woman to watch on the … [Read more...] about Weed needs a solution: Sha’Carri Richardson is only human