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Cal's second-half rally can't overcome early defensive lapses in loss at Kansas State
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Cal's Second-Half Rally Falls Short in Loss to Kansas State
Cal played its first road game of the season on Thursday, and though the Bears lost, they had to be pleased with their second-half performance. Kansas State use
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November 14, 2025 at 5:08 AM
16 steals in a college basketball team . . . sheesh!
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Coming on Jan. 29: The Best College Player Visiting Haas This Season
The best college basketball player visiting Haas Pavilion this season? You’ll have to wait until Jan. 29 to get an in-person look at Notre Dame junior guard Han
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November 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
My Thursday WCC hoops column takes a look at the Santa Clara men, who showed some intriguing promise with a road romp against a Xavier team that historically rarely loses at home:
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Santa Clara Shows Upside With Impressive Victory at Xavier
Forty years later, Herb Sendek and Richard Pitino met again on Monday night, this time as rival head coaches. Back in 1985, Sendek was a graduate assistant for Rick Pitino at Providence and Richard, R...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
While Cal awaits the Big Game a week from Saturday, we take a look at the ongoing craziness in the ACC:
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Cal Gets the Week Off, But ACC Football Mayhem Continues
Cal gets a week off to decompress, get healthy and refocus for the 128th Big Game a week from Saturday at Stanford. For one week, the Bears escape the chaos tha
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November 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
What is Cal football GM Ron Rivera thinking about the Golden Bears and coach Justin Wilcox?
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Cal GM Ron Rivera Reflects on Louisville Win, Expects More Ahead
Cal football general manager Ron Rivera shared positive feedback about coach Justin Wilcox on his weekly KNBR radio show but also said the Bears still have work
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November 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The Cal men's and women's basketball programs add international talent to their 2026-27 rosters:
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Cal Men's, Women's Basketball Sign One Player Apiece for 2026
The Cal men’s and women’s basketball programs each signed a player for the class of 2026 on Wednesday, the first day an incoming player can sign a financial agr
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November 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Where do you think Sagpaolutele fits on this list of five elite freshman quarterbacks?
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Where Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele Ranks Among Top Freshman QBs
Cal is beginning to promote quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele as a freshman All-American, and his accomplishments certainly warrant the effort. He delivered
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November 12, 2025 at 11:55 PM
This wasn't always pretty but the Bears found a way
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Cal Women Finish Strong to Hold Off Pacific, 60-52
Sophomore Naya Ojukwu scored seven of her nine points in the final 3:20 and Lulu Twidale made four free throws in the final 26 seconds as the Cal women held off
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November 12, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Cal coach Justin Wilcox isn't looking at the Bears' win as a freak of nature
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Justin Wilcox Doesn't Think of Cal's Upset of Louisville as a Fluke
. Head coach Justin Wilcox does not want you or his team to think of Cal’s upset of 15th-ranked Louisville as a fluke. He didn’t say that in so many words on Mo
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November 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Where would you like to see the Bears end up? Maybe a destination you'd like to visit?
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Cal Is Bowl-Eligible, So Which Bowl Will the Bears Play In?
With the upset of Louisville giving Cal (6-4) the sixth win needed to become bowl-eligible, it leads to the next question: Which bowl will host the Bears and wh
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November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Cal basketball is 3-0 for the first time since 2019 but the Bears face a bigger challenge Thursday night at Kansas State
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Cal Finds the Range From Deep Early in 93-65 Rout of Fullerton
Cal coach Mark Madsen was adamant that his team would shoot the 3-pointer more effectively this season, but through two games the Bears had converted just 22.7
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November 11, 2025 at 7:26 AM
You score a big victory and the rewards follow
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Cal Pulls in Four ACC Weekly Football Honors
Cal’s biggest victory of the football season has earned the Bears their biggest haul of weekly ACC honors. Three Cal players collected four different awards on
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November 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The ACC announces the kickoff time for the 128th Big Game on Nov. 22:
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ACC Announces Kickoff Time For 128th Big Game
The 128th Big Game at Stanford on Saturday, Nov. 22 will kick off at 4:30 p.m., the ACC announced on Monday. The game will be aired on the ACC Network. Cal (6-
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November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Cal's women play their home opener and secure their first victory of the season
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Cal Women Finish Strong to Win Home Opener
Cal played well for the final 5:33 of its home opener on Sunday, and that was enough to give the Bears a 69-52 victory over Sacramento State in a women’s basket
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November 10, 2025 at 5:57 AM
We explain why Cal's upset road victory over 18.5-point favorite Louisville was as significant as any the Bears have posted this century
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How Significant Was Cal's Overtime Upset of No. 15 Louisville?
A single play that lasted a mere four seconds and occurred 2,000 miles and three time zones from Berkeley on Saturday night changed the complexion of Cal’s seas
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November 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
My Sunday WCC column recaps a busy first week of the hoops season . . .
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Winning debuts for Santa Clara’s Loree Payne and San Diego’s Blanche Alverson
There will be plenty of challenges ahead as they rebuild their women’s basketball programs but there is only one chance to make a good first impression, and Loree Payne of Santa Clara and Blanche Alve...
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November 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Cal's freshman QB looked over the field before the final snap and he knew . . .
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Cal's Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele: `We're Going to Win This'
Cal wide receiver Jacob De Jesus already had caught 15 passes by the time the Bears lined up for the final play in overtime against No. 15 Louisville. So freshm
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November 9, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Cal kicks off at Louisville at 4 p.m. PT.
Check back for updates on our game thread:
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Cal at No. 14 Louisville Game Thread: Bears Seeking 6th Victory
Cal tries for a third straight game to win its sixth game of the season and secure bowl eligibility. It won't be easy. No. 14 Louisvile (7-1, 4-1 ACC) is an 18.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Cal makes it two in a row to start the season
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Cal Holds Off Wright State to Improve to 2-0
Cal had more trouble than expecting in putting away Wright State on Thursday night at Haas Pavilion, but the Bears survived with a 77-67 victory. The Bears (2-0
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November 7, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Good news for Cal football on Cade Uluave.
But there are other updates on the ACC injury report
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What Does the ACC Injury Report Say About Cal LB Cade Uluave?
Linebacker Cade Uluave, who was injured on Cal’s first defensive series against Virginia last week, is listed on the ACC injury report as probable to play when
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November 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Jaylon Tyson making big strides in Year 2:
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How Ex-Cal Star Jaylon Tyson Is Helping the Cleveland Cavaliers
Former Cal star Jaylon Tyson had some special moments last year in his rookie season with the Cleveland Cavaliers.  The 20th pick of the 2024 NBA draft, he aver
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November 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Cal can do itself a world of good with an upset victory on Saturday. Which would also pin a world of hurt on Louisville
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Can Cal Add To Chaos In the ACC's Postseason Picture?
Tuesday was not a good day for ACC football. Cal can make things worse by posting an upset victory at Louisville on Saturday. As the first edition of the Colleg
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November 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Here's what a Louisville beat writer told us about Cal's opponent on Saturday
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Louisville Beat Writer Answers 5 Questions About Cal's Next Opponent
Each week we ask a reporter who covers Cal’s next opponent to answer five questions about that football team. This week we asked Matt McGavic of Louisville Card
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November 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
No one across the country has had a more disruptive game in the secondary since 2015
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Cal's Paco Austin Delivers a Game We Haven't Seen in a Decade
Cornerback Paco Austin is loving pretty much everything about his return to his home state to play this season at Cal. The senior from San Bernardino prefers Ba
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November 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Nothing works if this doesn't click
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For Cal, Snaps Have Not Been a Snap
The shotgun snap: You can’t start the play without it, and it’s one of those things you take for granted until it goes wrong.  And it has gone wrong for Cal to
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November 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM