Men's Water Polo
UCLA jumped out to an early lead and maintained its advantage throughout the contest, defeating Cal, 13-8, Saturday at Spieker Aquatics Complex.
Men's Tennis
Seven Bears reach the Singles Round of 32 at the USTA/ITA Northwest Regional.
Volleyball
The Cal Volleyball team was two points away from a sweep of Utah on Friday but the Utes came all the way back to win a five-set marathon, 22-25, 21-25, 26-24, 25-18, 15-11 at the Huntsman Center.
Women's Soccer
#23 Cal held to a 2-2 draw by Utah.
Baseball
Cal Baseball to host Annual Alumni Game Sunday.
Women's Golf
California shot a 6-over 290 in the first day of competition at the annual Stanford Intercollegiate held at the par-71 Stanford Golf Course.
Men's Swimming and Diving
Cal sophomore standout Ryan Murphy won two events and seven other Golden Bear individuals won races as the Cal men's swimming and diving team topped Hawaii, 159-117.
Men's Basketball
Softball
Senior Cheyenne Cordes, as well as alumnae Valerie Arioto (2008-12) and Jolene Henderson (2010-13), are on the shortlist for USA Softball's Women's National Team.
National Football League
Khairi Fortt, after being cut by the Cincinnati Bengals, was signed to a practice squad contract by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Also... Shane Vereen!
9 seconds. 7 points. Brady being Brady. #NYJvsNE #TNF http://t.co/eggaOhVW42
— NFL (@nfl) October 17, 2014
UCLA 36 CALIFORNIA 34
Let's be fair. As usual, blame for the loss falls on the players and the coaching staff. Even that final play would have been a clean interception nine times out of ten. That being said...
Was this a game-winning INT? Well, #Pac12ref announced his ruling with a broken mic: http://t.co/9VU40vaX2t pic.twitter.com/D6SMu5l4el
— SB✯Nation CFB (@SBNationCFB) October 18, 2014
... there is absolutely no way the call on the field is CONFIRMED. Stands... perhaps. Confirmed? There's no two ways about it. Cal had a chance to take the lead in the final minutes, and it was taken away.
And that should be the takeaway for this young and rebuilding Cal team. Facing off against a pre-season CFB Playoffs favorite and a top Heisman contender... and they had a chance to take the lead and win in the final minutes. Keeping it positive here in the Golden Nuggets.
Let's see what others thought of this game below.
From ESPN's Pac12 Blog
Bears down: You can make plenty of arguments about whether UCLA's Marcus Rios possessed the ball on that game-changing interception in the Bruins' 36-34 win at Cal. But you first have to question the play call on first down, and you also have to go back through the game and look at Cal's tackling, which was not good. There were plenty of other places where Cal lost that game. The questionable replay, because it came at such a critical juncture in the game, will be highly debated. But Cal knows there was a lot more to that game than just that call.
A shout out to the defense from the Chron
The Bruins out-gained Cal 474-to-275 through the first three quarters, but early turnovers from UCLA kept the Bears in the game.
In fact, Cal's two touchdown drives started with its defense forcing a fumble.
The first came on a scramble from UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley. Cal defensive back Trey Cheek knocked the ball loose and linebacker Hardy Nickerson picked it up and ran 27 yards to the 18-yard line. Cal scored four plays later on a three-yard rush from Daniel Lasco.
The second came when Nickerson punched the ball out of UCLA running back Paul Perkins' hands. Cal defensive back Cedric Dozier recovered the loose ball on 20-yard line. The Bears scored five plays later this time with quarterback Luke Rubenzer throwing a six-yard pass to receiver Chris Harper, who caught the ball with one hand.
And most importantly...
Dykes: "Trevor was moving extremities, arms and legs, was talking, said he felt OK." Was taken to hospital, series of tests coming.
— Cal Rivals (@CalRivals) October 18, 2014
The social media reaction
On @ESPNCFB just now: @ESPN_ReceDavis, M.May, & L.Holtz all said Rios INT shouldnt have counted. Dr Lou: "I don't think that was a catch..."
— GoldenBlogs (@GoldenBlogs) October 19, 2014
COMMENTARY: #Cal loss to #UCLA highlights shifting expectations for the Bears (FREE) https://t.co/01eQm19U8U pic.twitter.com/Dmh4JRbCkx
— Cal Rivals (@CalRivals) October 19, 2014
So proud for the team effort @CalFootball That's the spirit that I want to see. Always a Bear, Always #GoBears #CalGang
— Javier GG (@JavierG34) October 18, 2014
We played that like football is a game of luck, not a game of odds.
— Lindsay Brauner (@lindzcatharine) October 18, 2014
Goff up next, re: Davis - "It was pretty scary there. But glad to hear that he's going to be ok..."
— GoldenBlogs (@GoldenBlogs) October 18, 2014
Ahhh, #schadenfurd. You make even the darkest days a bit brighter.
— GoldenBlogs (@GoldenBlogs) October 19, 2014