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3.5K7Bob MelvinAthletics’ Wild Card collapse loss mirrors their 2014 season
I had a recap ready to go by the eighth inning. I was going to applaud the A’s for their resiliency, for...
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25.5KCalifornia Golden BearsCal and Colorado set TD record that could get broken when Bears play in Pullman
I keep waiting for the Cal Bears and Colorado Buffaloes to score another touchdown. Hard to say which was more memorable, the...
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5.0K1California Golden BearsMini preview of Saturday’s Pac-12 games
Four of the five ranked Pac-12 teams have the week off, in preparation for the conference to really kick into gear next...
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3.5K3California Golden BearsCal brings odd two-QB system to the Arizona desert
The last two times the Cal Bears have started 2-0, they’ve made a bowl game. (They lost both of those games- the...
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26.0KMichigan State SpartansPac-12 preview: for some reason, Oregon’s playing before lunch
The official Pac-12 football press release for the week proudly states the conference is undefeated in non-conference play “on Saturdays” this season....
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5.2KDavid ShawHey Stanford (and Kevin Hogan), show us something
If there’s any consolation from Stanford’s loss to USC last week on The Farm, it’s that it happened in Week 2. And...
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27.4KMichigan State SpartansHere’s what the ranked Pac-12 teams are up to this weekend
Who’s not surprised that the only Pac-12 teams to lose in week one were Colorado and Washington State? Oh. Everybody. Who’s not...
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4.6KDavid ShawDoes Stanford have the QB, RBs, and defense to avenge last year’s loss to USC?
I learned nothing about Stanford football last week. I already knew they were miles better than UC Davis, and the only question...
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26.0KCalifornia Golden BearsCal hopes to earn first winning streak since 2012
Well, the Bears won a game, so they’ve got that going for them. This week they try for win No. 2, and...
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20.6KCalifornia Golden Bears2014 Pac-12 football preview
The most inexperienced Pac-12 head coach is Mark Helfrich, and he’s in charge of the Oregon Ducks, the team many are picking...
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3.2K3California Golden BearsCal’s climb back to respectability starts Saturday at Northwestern
The last time Cal played in the Rose Bowl, they lost to Northwestern. That’s also the last time Northwestern actually won the...
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3.6K5California Golden BearsCal Bears 2014 season preview: no QB controversy for Dykes in year two
A Cal friend of mine once let me in on the secret unofficial slogan of Golden Bear football: “Every year is a...
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3.2KCoco CrispFifth time’s the charm for Jason Hammel
This is the Jason Hammel the A’s traded for. There’s no palpable reason why he went 0-4 with an ERA over 9.00...
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3.1K1Oakland AthleticsA’s strand 18, beat Rays (and former closer Balfour) in 10th
The A’s left 18 runners on base, loaded the bases four times, and went 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position. But being...
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3.4K23Billy BeaneThe Jon Lester trade better work out for Billy Beane
Michael Lewis’ book Moneyball is famous primarily for its description of how the Oakland A’s, a team with extreme salary restrictions, was able...
