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Everything I’m Not: Backup snapper Brandon Madueno’s life as a Cal football...
Jan Flatley-Feldman/StaffIt’s halftime in Berkeley on a warm fall day at California Memorial Stadium. The marching band leaves the turf, and spectators grab concessions and wait for the second half to...
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Cal football needs to play like it has nothing to lose
In my 16 or so years of following Cal football, I can’t ever remember feeling this apathetic about a Big Game. And I don’t think my sentiment is unique. With Cal sitting at 1-10 and set to bring its...
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Cal football fans finally have some good news: After a season of missed tackles, inept coaching and too many injuries to count, our nightmare is over. Cal’s miserable, one-win season is over. When...
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Jeff Tedford expected to be named offensive coordinator of Buccaneers
Allyse Bacharach/FileFormer Cal football head coach Jeff Tedford will make his first foray into the NFL when he becomes the offensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers under new head coach Lovie...
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Jahvid Best returns to Cal as student-assistant coach
Cal Athletics/CourtesyAfter a month of speculation and unofficial reports, the news was finally made official Thursday: Jahvid Best is back at Cal, both as a student and as a student assistant coach...
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Fish Out of Water: Cole Leininger keeps Florida close to his heart
Kore Chan/Senior StaffIt wasn’t until it was a few dozen feet away that Cole Leininger spotted the 10-foot bull shark. Amid paralyzing fear, he locked eyes with the creature — one of the deadliest...
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Axe to Grind: Austin Clark is the last current Cal player to have beaten...
Michael Drummond/Senior StaffIn a large room up at Memorial Stadium, the travel squad defense of the Cal football team is lifting weights, grunting as they do rep after rep after rep. Suddenly, the...
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Reading between the signs: Taking a look at the numbers behind Cal football’s...
Ariel Hayat/StaffRecruiting means nothing. It also means everything. It means nothing because it is impossible to predict which players will be good and which will be bad based on nothing more than a...
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Former UC Berkeley football player sues university for alleged...
Former UC Berkeley football player sues university for alleged concussion-related medical malpractice Rachael Garner/FileA former UC Berkeley football player has sued the University of California over...
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Cal football, men’s basketball teams show slight improvement in graduation...
Cal football, men’s basketball teams show slight improvement in graduation success rates Phillip Downey/FileDespite the Cal football and men’s basketball teams showing gradual improvements in...
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Q&A with NFL Network’s Mike Silver
Q&A with NFL Network’s Mike Silver Phillip Downey/FileThe Daily Californian talked to former Daily Cal sports editor Mike Silver who now works for NFL Network and previously worked for Sports...
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Who let the Dawgs win?
Who let the Dawgs win? Obviously, just about everyone expected No. 5 Washington to beat the Cal football team with ease Saturday, and the Huskies did just that, winning 66-27. But how did we get here?...
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It’s the Big Game, but not a Big Rivalry Anymore
It’s the Big Game, but not a Big Rivalry Anymore Bitter rivalries tend to bring out the worst in people, pushing them to their breaking points. But in a healthy rivalry, in its rare occurrence, mutual...
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Cal football suffers yet another Big Game disappointment after losing 45-31...
Cal football suffers yet another Big Game disappointment after losing 45-31 to Stanford Phillip Downey/Senior StaffFor a while, it looked as if Cal football (4-7, 2-6 Pac-12) would pull off the...
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All in given time
All in given time During a bye-week in 2002, then-Cal football head coach Jeff Tedford took a recruiting visit to Butte Community College in Oroville, California, where he and his staff were recruiting...
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Measuring Success
Measuring Success An underdog story can never be told too many times. Someone getting an opportunity that seemed improbable is the oft-told tale that never gets old. Athletes seem to be the perfect...
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Hawk’s Homecoming: Ben Hawk Schrider is playing it forward
Hawk’s Homecoming: Ben Hawk Schrider is playing it forward Sam Albillo/StaffI can see my house from here,” said Cal football defensive lineman Ben Hawk Schrider with a grin as he looked out over the...
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‘A microcosm of life’: Sportscaster Kate Scott on passion, humanity in sports
‘A microcosm of life’: Sportscaster Kate Scott on passion, humanity in sports NBC Sports/CourtesyAs a junior in high school, Kate Scott was in the stands at Stanford Stadium for the year’s Big Game....
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Staying ready: Cal safety Daniel Scott is built for every moment
Staying ready: Cal safety Daniel Scott is built for every moment Eliana Marcu/Senior StaffF ootball is a game of inches. That statement has been repeated by many, but it perhaps rings most true for...
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