Golden Nuggets: Daniel Lasco working on becoming another great Cal RB

Daniel Lasco's been checking off goals on his march to being the yet another stellar Cal running back.

[Running back Brendan] Bigelow said there's no doubt that Lasco wants to make a name from himself at Cal. He said he can see it in his eyes.

"He really wants this," Bigelow said. "Anybody who hasn't played that much is going to be a little nervous, but he's getting more comfortable, getting more reps and getting a better feel for the game. There's no stopping him. This is a similar offense like what he ran in high school. We've both been in the spread offense. It's not like this is brand new to us."

Lasco also discusses a mistake he made in the best game of his (young) career--the game against Southern Utah--as he should have scored much faster

Men's Swimming and Diving

• There's a new US record in the short-course 200m fly and it belongs to Cal's Tom Shields!

Women's Swimming and Diving

• On her way to winning the 800m freestyle at the FINA World Cup, former Bear Lauren Boyle set a World Cup record of 8:01:22--just 0.16 seconds shy of the world record

Softball

• Alumna Valerie Arioto continues to rock it by leading Team USA to wins over Canada and Argentina at the Copa Francisco Reyes Cup

Baseball

• Chris Paul and Brian Celsi have been excelling with in the summer league

Women's Soccer

• Success is on the minds of the Golden Bears on the women's soccer team as they start training camp

Volleyball

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• Day 2 of practice (Aug 7) was analyzed by SFGate, along with some video
• Jeff Faraudo has his own thoughts on Day 2, including some notes on Jason Gibson's transition from linebacker to safety
• Defensive ends Sione Sina and newly-reinstated Chris McCain have been impressive