Cal coach Sonny Dykes has identified running back as an area of need in the 2014 recruiting class, and he got his first commitment at the position from Tre Watson, a 5-10, 184-pounder from Centennial-Corona. He likely won’t be the last, especially if the Bears can lure four-star local talent Joe Mixon of Freedom-Oakley. Watson committed [...] read more...

Cal women's basketball completed the finest season in the history of the program when it reached the Final Four this year. There was more good news Sunday, as forward... read more...

Fog everywhere. Fog up the hill, where it flows among green aits and meadows; fog down the bay, where it rolls defiled among the tiers of shipping and the waterside pollutions of a great (and dirty) city.... read more...

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New head coach Sonny Dykes has begun assembling his new team in what everyone hopes will be the staff to lead the Bears to the Rose Bowl in the near future. A couple of hires have become public, while a few are agreed to in principle, and a few remaining coaching positions are still being decided. I wanted to share just a few thoughts on each hire, but let me start off by ... read more...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Titans' latest addition in their attempts to retool the interior of their offensive line is California centerguard Brian Schwenke. Tennessee took Schwenke in the fourth round with the 107th overall pick in the NFL draft. The Titans already had used their first-round pick on Alabama offensive guard Chance Warmack, taken with the 10th over... read more...

Cal’s Spring Camp officially came to an end with the their annual game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. In front of a crowd of about 5,000 an injury-battled squad resorted to playing a point-based scrimmage in which the defense eventually edged out the offense by a score of 28-24. Clearly, with the nature of the scrimmage, and the sheer number of injuries limiting both squ... read more...

[Edit: After the jump, check out some sights and sounds from Cal Athletics regardings signing day.] ... read more...

It looks like the Cal athletic department is continuing to preview show off sneak peaks of Cal's new streamlined uniforms to Cal alum. We saw Jason Kidd's reaction last week, and this week, they continued with former Cal mic woman and one of my pseudo-celebrity crushes, Kate Scott. Thoughts and some vague clues after the jump. Although we weren't offered any new glimp... read more...

(Source: CalBears.com) In the lull that is college football offseason, today is freaking Christmas come early. At least for me. In a much hyped promotion campaign, Nike and Cal unveiled the new streamlined look for Cal Athletics wear, with much of the emphasis being on the new Cal uniforms. Overall, I have to say I love the new uniforms. LOVE 'EM. I do have my share... read more...

Every so often I get some email, which I always appreciate. Sometimes they're rants, sometimes they're questions, sometimes they're pretty strange pictures of people in Cal clothing. Those I don't like so much. Anyway, I received an email this weekend I thought I'd share. Dan writes: I am a Cal alum from the 70’s and a fan of your blog. My buddy and I attended a ... read more...

On Wednesday, the Cal Golden Bears unveiled a brand new logo and new uniform designs with the help of Nike. read more...

In celebration of NBA All-Star Weekend, FanSided is giving away a copy of NBA 2K13. All you have to do is sign up to receive daily Golden Bears email updates! FanSided also has a ton of... read more...

("But, but, who will do the pushups now?") After Jeff Tedford was relieved of his duties as head coach back in Novemeber, four of Cal's assistant coaches were released (defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast, linebackers coach Kenwick Thompson, special teams coach Jeff Genyk and defensive line coach Todd Howard) while five remained to deal with the head coach transition... read more...

Pac-12 Player of the Year and leading scorer Allen Crabbe will forego his senior season at California and enter this summer's NBA Draft. Crabbe announced through Cal on Wednesday that he would declare for the draft, a long-expected move by the junior guard. Crabbe, the conference freshman of the year in 2011, ranks 10th on the school's career scoring list with 1,537 point... read more...

Sometimes, hiring a new coach is kind of like getting back into the dating scene after getting out of a longtime relationship. In this case, Sonny Dykes is like that date who’s saying all the right things in the first week. You know, things like, “I hate the ballet! Let’s go watch football!” or “Would you like another beer, sweetie?” Seriously, if what Dykes (and his staff... read more...

[Update: 4:24 - Thoughts on Linebacker and Defensive Line Recruits] Ok. I'm back. Don't ask where I was. Seriously. But what better day to get back into blogging than National Signing Day? As of now, the Bears are slated to bring in a pretty full class this year with 26 recruits (barring any surprises). [Update: It looks like some of the surprises I had hoped for are... read more...

On Tuesday afternoon, the California Golden Bears Athletic Department held a press conference to unveil their new football jerseys.  They will have a White, Gold, Blue and Grey set and could conceivably mix and match them to create more jersey combinations than they unveiled. Footballscoop.com reported this: “This is an exciting time for our athletic department and, frankl... read more...

The California backfield is in a bit of an uncertain state as of now. Brendan Bigelow has been penciled in as the starter whenever it is he returns from knee surgery, but he has all of 50 career carries, and presumed backup Da... read more...