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As the season begins to wind down, the post-season picture begins to gain clarity. This clarity is what allows coaches, players, and fans to know what it is that their team...

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It wasn't supposed to be like this for Pacific. They weren't supposed to be starting the season as underdogs this year. In fact, they were expected to not only be the favorites in the...

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The Cal Bears announced that they have received signed letters of intent from a couple of their basketball recruits on...

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Even if Kevin Riley one day wins a national championship with the Cal Bears, it will always be his first NCAA start that will be forever talked about when mentioning his Cal career. For those of...

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On my day off, I began researching Cal's next men's basketball opponent, Pacific. I'll get more into that matchup as the week wears on, but for now I thought I'd bring you...

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The Raiders were able to prove something to themselves, Raider Nation, and the rest of the world on Sunday. The proof wasn't so much that they were in disarray, nor...

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For the third time this season, the Bears have fallen out of the polls after having a two game winning streak halted on the road. This coming week will be the first time that the Bears...

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After an inconsistent first half from Cal's starting quarterback, Nate Longshore, coach Jeff Tedford chose to bring in this week's backup, Kevin Riley. Riley started last week against...

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It's true about this year being a 'down' year for the Pac-10. The MWC and the WAC teams have shown that they can compete and win in the Pac-10 this season, which for an elite...

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What kind of advice do you give a team that appears divided? Tell them to call Dr. Phil? The Oakland Raiders are a team, and an organization, in crisis. In other words, there are...

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California has been able to overcome injuries to key starters on both the offensive and defensive lines, their starting tailback, musical quarterbacks, and tough out of conference...

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As a fan of the Raiders, without considering the cap ramifications or the impending doom that it would cause, you'd have to be just fine with the Raiders releasing overpriced players...

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Cal's high-profile men's basketball coach, Mike Montgomery, held court today to discuss the state of the team and answer some of the questions that may be on some minds. The Bears...

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After another Raider debacle at home yesterday, a solemn JaMarcus Russell sat behind a myriad of microphones doing his best to answer the questions from the unyielding press corps. Sitting there...

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How appropriate that Saturday of all days, there would be stormy weather. Ducks love water don't they? Well, the Ducks from Oregon would probably disagree with that premise, especially after...

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Everywhere you turn, you're going to find someone saying that head coach Mike Montgomery and the Bears really need to find a big man. You may even find that it's Montgomery himself telling you...

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Above are the players that have already committed to Cal for the 2009 season. Signing day isn't until February, but the Bears are not gaining commitments at a pace that...

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Lane Kiffin filed the long anticipated grievance with the NFL on Wednesday to claim money owed to him on his contract. The claim is for somewhere in the...

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I don't propose to know more about football than Cal's main man, Jeff Tedford. In fact, I don't think there has been a better head man for Cal in the past 20 years. That doesn't mean that I...

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As Tedford has done before, as recently as two weeks ago, he named his starting quarterback the day of the game. Sophomore Kevin Riley won back the starting job over senior...

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The first half theme has been the ineptitude of UCLA's offense or the magnificent Cal defense, depending on who you're talking to. You could also say that...

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On May 23, 1919, California Governor William D. Stephens signed Assembly Bill 626 into law, which turned the State Normal School at Los Angeles into the Southern Branch of...

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Maybe I'm too old. I must be out of touch because pro and student athletes continue to amaze me with their stupidity. Alright, so maybe I'm being a little too general by using the...

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We recently ran a poll on our blog encouraging our readers to share their stories as Cal fans, and when it was they became Bear Backers. Roughly 25% of respondents said they came up during what...

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I don't know what Mike Stoops told his team at the half, but whatever he said definitely made an impact on the game. The Wildcats...

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The last time the Bears traveled to Arizona to face the Wildcats, they had won eight straight games following a nationally televised loss to Tennessee. They had risen from those ashes of...

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Each week, The Times asks the bloggers who cover opposing teams to break down the coming game for the Jets — in 100 words or less....

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Pastor Mando of Nation Ministry is back to share with us, words of hope. This week, the Raider Nation has had to come to some realities that they may have been putting offt...

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Despite the big story being about the Cal football team over the past week, with anticipation growing more and more, many of the men's athletic programs have continued to remain busy as well...

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This week has been great for me personally, and for the Cal Bears Examiner. We've had some of Oski's Favorite sites examine the Cal Bears starting with California Golden Blogs, Bears Necessity,...

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