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Mens Crew kicking butt:

SAN DIEGO – California won three of four grand finals, including the Copley Cup varsity 8+ race, on Sunday to wrap up its stay at the two-day San Diego Crew Classic at Mission Bay. In the Copley Cup victory, the third-ranked Golden Bears rowed to a time of 5:51.8 to edge second-place and top-ranked Washington, 5:52.61. Nick Lucey, Nareg Guregian, Nikola Zunic, Olivier Siegelaar, Jovan Popovic, Will Dean, Geoffrey Roth, Jan Tize and coxswain Michael Porter manned Cal’s varsity 8+.

“It was a good test,” Cal head coach Mike Teti said. “We didn’t have such a good lead and then they threw it out there in the end. Washington is the top team in the country, [No. 7] Harvard, who has a strong boat, [No. 4] Brown, [No. 9] Princeton and [No. 5] Stanford, who beat us in the heat, were there in the final. It was a pretty solid field, along with [No. 13] Syracuse and [No. 10] Yale in the heats on Saturday. It was a good test for our guys.”

Cal’s second varsity 8+ won the Sharp Cabrillo Cup grand final, again finishing ahead of second-place Washington, 6:06.92-6:6:11.02.

The Bears finished second to the Huskies in the Derek Guelker Memorial Cup or novice 8+ grand final, with Washington registering a time of 6:09.13 to second-place Cal’s 6:18.88.

OSU sweeps Cal baseball:

CORVALLIS, ORE. – Cal senior right fielder Ryan Hanlon knocked in Michael Brady with an RBI ground out in the top of the 11th, but Golden Bear sophomore right-hander Kevin Miller gave up two RBI singles in the bottom of the 11th as No. 19-ranked Oregon State defeated Cal, 5-4, in extra innings Sunday in Corvallis. The Bears, who had come back from a 3-0 deficit by scoring a run in the eighth and two runs with two outs in the top of the ninth, fell to 15-14 overall and 3-6 in the conference. Oregon State improved to 18-6 and 5-1 in league play. Brady had an outstanding game, going 4-for-5 with double.

Brady had led-off the top of the 11th with a double to right field and was sacrifice to third base by Dylan Tonneson. Brady then scored on Hanlon’s groundball up the middle that almost got past OSU second baseman John Tommasini. Junior right-hander Blake Smith got John Wallace to line-out to left field for the first out in the bottom of the 11th, but then walked Joey Wong and had a 2-0 count versus Adelberto Santos. Miller (1-2, 0.0 innings, three hits, one walk) then walked Santos before giving up three straight singles, including the tying RBI to Stefen Romero and the game-winning RBI to Ryan Ortiz.

Cal scored a run in the top of the eighth inning when sophomore left fielder Dwight Tanaka led off the inning with a single to left and advanced to third on sophomore shortstop Brian Guinn’s single to right center field. Tanaka then scored a run when Smith grounded into a 4-6-3 double play.

Softball beats OSU;

The California Golden Bears (26-11, 2-4 PAC-10) got their offense going in their first at-bat, a leadoff home run by sophomore Valerie Arioto, and kept it going as they defeated the Oregon State Beavers 12-3 in six innings Sunday afternoon in Corvallis. Junior Taylor Kelly went 2-for-4 with three runs driven in.

After Arioto’s solo shot to center field, the Beavers tied the game, 1-1, in the bottom of the first. Cal scored four runs in the top of the second to take control of the contest. After freshman Elia Reid reached on an error, freshman Jamia Reid, Taylor Kelly, and sophomore Sati Houston stroked back-to-back-to-back singles to fuel the rally, with all four coming around to score.

After Oregon State got a run back in the bottom of the second, the Bears increased their lead to 8-2 in the fourth inning. Sophomore Kekahuna drove in a pair of runs on a single to center field.

Womens Water Polo wins:

BERKELEY – The No. 5 California women’s water polo earned its third conference victory with a 11-9 decision over No. 8 Arizona State on Saturday evening at Spieker Aquatics Complex. The Bears improve to 28-5 overall and 3-3 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation while the Sun Devils fall to 13-11 and 0-6 in the MPSF. Junior utility Camille Hewko led all scorers with four goals while freshman driver Emily Csikos notched a hat trick.

“The most important thing is to pick up the conference win and move on from it,” California head coach Richard Corso said. “We have some things that we need to work on and I thought we weren’t as strong on defense at certain times as I would like. But the most important thing is the win.”

The Bears opened the first quarter with a 2-0 scoring run in the first two minutes of play. Junior utility Camille Hewko earned a five-meter penalty shot for the Bears just 45 seconds into the game. Junior driver Meghan Corse took the shot and converted off a skip to the left corner. Redshirt junior utility Julie Oreglia scored Cal’s second goal with redshirt senior two-meter defender Paige Lorenz assisting. Down 2-0, Arizona State’s junior attacker Bonnie Miles scored back-to-back goals. The first came with 5:01 to play from seven meters while the other was with 2:29 remaining off the assist from sophomore Sam Schubert.

The second stanza began in similar fashion to the first – with Hewko captaining the first offensive. Hewko gave the Bears the six-on-five and lobbed in a goal off a pass from Oreglia. Arizona State’s Kelly Phelps tied the game at the 5:52 mark. Cal junior Erin Scully returned the favor two minutes later with a cross-goal shot to give the lead back to the Bears, 4-3. A shot from ASU’s Kelly Phelps barred down to knot the game at four all. With 1:04 left in the half, freshman driver Emily Csikos scored off a shot so powerful it became lodged in the cage, returning Cal to a one-goal lead, 5-4. With 13 seconds standing between the teams and halftime, Hewko scored with a backhand shot to send the Bears into the break with a 6-4 advantage.

Track and Field kicking butt:

The California track and field team won 11 events, earned two new NCAA regional qualifiers and had a number of strong performances Saturday at the Sacramento State Elite Invitational at Hornet Stadium. Seniors Katie Morgan and Evelyn Smith were the two new regional qualifiers in the pole vault and the 400-meter hurdles, respectively. Also, senior Kellan Patterson, and sophomores Cherrelle Garrett and Patrick Kowalsky were named the Athletes of the Meet.

For the second straight competition, Garrett won both the 100 and the 200 meters. Already a regional qualifier in both events, Garrett clocked an 11.69 in the 100 and a 24.03 in the 200.

“We had a lot of first-and second-place finishes, so that was good for us,” said director of track and field Tony Sandoval. “It’s a casual meet, but it’s still competed very hard. This is a nice tune-up for us for next week at the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite.”

Patterson took top honors in the 100 with his time of 10.61 and second in the 200 (21.84). Kowalsky finished first in both the shot put and the discus. His mark in the shot put was 53-8.25 (16.36m) and his personal-best mark in the discus was 158-00 (48.15m). Meanwhile, Smith ran a first-place, regional-qualifying time of 59.85 in the 400-meter hurdles and Morgan notched a score of 12-7.5 (3.85m) in the pole vault, good for second place.

Womens Golf finishes in 13th:

The No. 24 California Golden Bears finished in 13th place at the PING/ASU Invitational in Tempe, Arizona. The Bears, playing without senior Shannon Yocum, posted their second-straight 307 in the final round of the tournament at the Par 72 – 6230 yard Karsten Golf Course just outside of Phoenix. They finished the tournament with a total score of 922 (+58)

Sophomore Pia Halbig was ninth among the individuals, finishing the tournament at six-over. Halbig was eighth after the first and second rounds. She shot a three-over 75 in her final round to finish in a tie for ninth place. Freshman Diane Kwon was one stroke off Halbig’s final round score, posting a 76. Kwon finished at =13 in a tie for 36th place. Allison Goodman was +17 to tie for 55th.

Oklahoma State won the team title with a +17, 288 total score. Purdue’s Maria Hernandez was the individual medalist, shooting a five-under, helping to lead her team to a second place finish. Host school Arizona State was third with an 886.

Mens Gymnastics gets 3rd:

STANFORD, Calif. – The No. 3 California men’s gymnastics team finished in third place at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships at Stanford University on Saturday afternoon. With a 352.550 team score, the Golden Bears finished in front of No. 9 Nebraska (341.850, fourth) and No. 15 Air Force (330.150, fifth) but behind No. 1 Stanford (363.750, first) and No. 2 Oklahoma (358.350, second). Cal won parallel bars as a team with a 60.200, almost two full points ahead of the host Cardinal.

Cal finished third on floor (60.100), still rings (59.700), vault (62.050) and high bar (56.900). The Bears were fifth on pommel horse with a 53.600.

Sophomore Kyle Bunthuwong finished third in the all-around with an 89.000. Freshman Glen Ishino was fifth (87.000) and senior Kyson Bunthuwong took sixth (82.150).

The Bunthuwong brothers represented Cal in the top-10 on floor, with Kyle finishing in sixth place (15.350) and Kyson in seventh (15.300). Senior Evan Roth was Cal’s next top finisher, taking 15th place at 14.650.

Kyle Bunthuwong again finished first on the Bear squad, this time on pommel with a 14.550 for sixth place. Junior Bryan del Castillo was 14th overall on the horse at 13.450.

Womens gmynastics compete also:

SEATTLE, WASH. -

Complete Results

Three California Golden Bear gymnasts competed at the NCAA West Regional in Seattle Saturday night.

Junior Sophia Hocini finished tenth in the all-around. Hocini, who was second team All-Pac-10 in the all-around this season, earned a combined score of 38.750 to finish in a tie for tenth place in the standings. Hocini scored a 9.750 on the vault, 9.650 on the bars, 9.575 on the beam, and 9.775 on the floor.

Mens tennis upsets Arizona:

The No. 44-ranked California men’s tennis team (9-7, 1-2 Pac-10) stormed the desert and LaNelle Robson Tennis Center today, to pull off a 4-2 upset victory over No. 20 Arizona (17-3, 2-2 Pac-10). The Golden Bears clinched the match as No. 81-ranked sophomore Pedro Zerbini completed his three-set triumph over No. 68 Jay Goldman on the top singles court, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

Cal emerged ahead after claiming the doubles point for the 11th time this season. Zerbini teamed with senior Geoff Chizever (ranked No. 13 together) to get the Bears off on the right foot with an 8-4 win over No. 80 Pat Metham and Francois VanderMerwe at the top court. Freshman tandem Nick Andrews and Thai Tu secured the first point of the match as they finished off Goldman and Ravid Hazi at court three, 8-5. Court two’s match was suspended after the doubles point was clinched.

In singles play, the Wildcats fired back with their first point when Andres Arango defeated senior Eoin Heavey, 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2 singles. The Bears responded and went ahead, 2-1, with sophomore Bozhidar Katsarov’s 6-2, 6-0 win over Metham at the fifth court. Arizona had another answer however, as Andres Carrasco fought off Andrews at court three to win, 6-4, 6-2, and tie things up at two points all.

Womens v-ball at it again:

SAN FRANCISCO – The California volleyball team opened its 2009 spring season with a strong showing at the USF Tournament today. The Golden Bears claimed four two-set victories in the pool-play tournament hosted by the University of San Francisco at the War Memorial Gym.

Ten players took the court for Cal; outside hitters senior Hana Cutura and sophomore Tarah Murrey; middle hitters senior Mindi Wiley and sophomore Shannon Hawari; setters junior Carli Lloyd and sophomore Kristin Obermeyer; and defensive specialists senior Kristen Kathan, junior Meagan Schmitt and sophomores Ashley Roe and Paulina Inzerillo.

The Bears were joined by the Bay Area All-Stars, Santa Clara, Sonoma State, San Francisco, Pacific, Saint Mary’s College and squads from Brigham Young and San Jose State.

This is Cal sports related, but Im not sure fi there is a story on it. I was in Berkeley, today, and there appeared to be some sort of collegiate cycling match going on. They blocked off 4 blocks right next to the campus and the people were cycling around and around and around.

Check it out:

I was in Berkeley today to check out the Alphonse Berber art gallery that my friend recently opened. It is literally across the street from campus (next to Bancroft Clothing Co. where that poster shop used to be). It’s interesting. They have those weird installation pieces you don’t understand why they exist.

Those are apparently pig bladders suspended in air by yarn.

But they also have awesome stuff thats more accessible. Like these sweetlikefuck shoes:

Its currently owned by a Cal student, staffed by many cal students, and shows a lot of Cal students stuff. So, its perfectly Cal! Go Bears!

Not cool using that particular mad lib since me and T-Bred made up.

Go Bears

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That’s how I remember filling those things out with my brother when I was 10.

Now that I’m 11, I kinda think it’s a little silly.

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Jason Kidd has passed Magic Johnson for No. 3 on the NBA’s career assist list.

With his 14th assist in Dallas’ 140-116 win on Sunday, Kidd hit 10,142 for his career. The milestone came on a dish to Josh Howard for an 18-footer with a minute left in the second quarter of a game against Phoenix.

UCLA’s Brian Price is Ted Miller’s #6 player in the Pac-10.

I’m rooting for Michigan St tonight…and of course, the Oakland A’s!

Jordan officially in HoF.

I just had my laptop hard drive die on me last Thursday — the second drive of mine to fail in the last 4 years. Fortunately, much of my data was backed up on an external drive, and I’ve been able to recover pretty much everything else (although an extensive Excel spreadsheet I’d put together analyzing the 2007 football season seems to be irreparably damaged, and I’m still working on recovering much of my archived blog notes), but it still really, really sucks.

If you care AT ALL about the data on your computer, back it up! External drives are so cheap right now, you really don’t have an excuse not to.

Johan is killing my fantasy team. Actually, he isn’t yet, but all these walks are a bit disconcerting.

I pay attention to surfing once a year, around Mavericks. A couple years ago I remember sfgate had some cool pictures of this guy getting absolutely clobbered by a wave. Here is an interview with that guy, Darryl “Flea” Virostko, who I had no idea was such a druggie.

Also, thanks for all the info on external hard drives; backing up my data is now on my long-term to-do list. Along with finally making an earthquake preparedness kit.

Interesting piece on how the decline of the newspaper industry will affect sports bloggers. Some interesting implications that I hadn’t contemplated.

Xavier’s Sean Miller to Arizona?

“Then there’s Harbaugh’s new thing. He estimates 10 players might go both ways for him next fall.”
-Ted Miller

I lol’ed.

Woah. Huge chunks of this DBD just disappeared! CONSPIRACY!!!!!!!!!

Those old comments aren’t even in the html code anymore. They’re gone.

Here is the link to a very dry and uninteresting project update

http://www.cp.berkeley.edu/CP/Projects/SAHPC/ProjectInfo/Update.pdf

I did have one question though, what is the Disco Bear?

* Installation of a new fire hydrant is underway near the "disco bear" (north side of the site).

Sweeney and Marvin Jones were very effusive with their comments on Ludwig, calling him on a “genius” and “very happy to be coached by him”

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