Action/reaction: Cal demotes Buh, Sanford leaves Stanford, Tedford to the...
Plenty of news on and off the field (court) in the Pac-12 the past few weeks. Here’s a sampling, with a Bay Area bent … Action: Cal coach Sonny Dykes demotes defensive coordinator Andy Buh, jettisons...
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Pac-12 Power Rankings: Week 3
Kelly Fang/Senior Staff 1. No. 4 Stanford (17-1, 6-0 Pac-12) (Previous: 1st) Stanford is clearly the dominant force in the Pac-12 so far this season. The Cardinal is the sole undefeated squad in...
View ArticlePac-12 basketball: Conference finish and Selection Sunday history
* From the department of not-totally-useless information … With the final week of the regular season is upon us — it began with a rare Tuesday night affair in Eugene — this seems like a good point to...
View ArticleCal and Stanford basketball: NCAA Tournament panic time, especially in Berkeley
* Here’s an early version of a column appearing in Saturday’s editions of the Mercury News, Contra Costa Times and other Bay Area News Group papers. Scenarios for opening-round byes in the Pac-12...
View ArticlePac-12 basketball: Picks for the all-conference teams and post-season honors
The league is expected to announce to official award winners and all-league teams later this morning (approx 10:30). Here are my picks, which are based solely on how the teams, coaches and players...
View ArticlePac-12 basketball: Tournament preview and predictions (Is UCLA a legit No. 2?...
There have been 12 Pac-12 basketball tournaments in the event’s second life, but none quite like this. There have been heavy favorites, and there have been muddled masses of teams with designs on the...
View ArticleStanford basketball: Dawkins decision looms for AD Bernard Muir
Johnny Dawkins hasn’t made it easy on the man who graciously gave him an extra year of employment. Then again, nobody who witnessed the first five years of the Dawkins regime expected this to be a...
View ArticleAction/reaction: Cal falters, Stanford rolls, the Pac-12 hires Zaninovich,...
Preview of Selection Sunday coming in the next 24 hours (with possible updates Sunday morning) Action: Bay Area teams head in opposite directions in Pac-12 quarterfinals. Reaction I: Given the stakes,...
View ArticleStanford band reportedly tried to use tubas to sneak booze into game
Stanford may be one of the most academically demanding universities in the country, but that doesn’t mean the school’s students are immune to the temptations of alcohol. College kids like to drink....
View ArticleNCAA Tournament: Sweet 16 power rankings, plus Stanford vs Dayton
* Column that appeared in Monday’s Mercury News … The only thing more surprising than Stanford reaching the Sweet 16 for the first time in six years is the team now standing in its path. The Dayton...
View ArticleStanford basketball: The Final Four within reach
*** Below is my column, which appeared in Wednesday’s Merc, on Stanford’s prospects this weekend in Memphis. But first, here’s a terrific piece on Johnny Dawkins from the Merc’s Daniel Brown and Jeff...
View ArticleAction/reaction: Stanford tumbles, Northwestern allowed to unionize, Pac-12...
Plenty to address … Action: Stanford exists the NCAAs with 82-72 loss to Dayton in Sweet 16. Reaction I: Tells you something about Kansas without Joel Embiid. Reaction II: The Cardinal was on its heels...
View ArticlePac-12 basketball: Mike Montgomery retires
* Insta-reaction to the Montgomery news … Mike Montgomery called it a career today, one day after ESPN broke the news that he was considering retirement. Surprise level: Minimal. I thought Montgomery...
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Cal men’s basketball coach Mike Montgomery retires
Michael Gethers/Staff Cal men’s basketball head coach Mike Montgomery will retire from his position, Cal Athletics confirmed Monday afternoon. Montgomery, 67, was hired in 2008 after serving as head...
View ArticleAPR numbers released: Cal football improves, SJSU sizzles and stumbles,...
It’s that time … If you’re unfamiliar, the APR measures retention and eligibility, with each player receiving a max of two points (one for retention, one for eligibility) for each semester. Schools get...
View ArticlePac-12 basketball: NBA Draft preview
If you’ve been immersed in the World Cup (guilty!) … or focused on the Ed O’Bannon trial and NCAA governance issues (also guilty!) … or counting the days until training camp (semi-guilty)… or totally...
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ASU basketball releases Pac-12 schedule
Sophomore guard Jahii Carson dribbles the ball up the court between defenders against Miami (Ohio). The Sun Devils won 94-50. (Phoot by Vince Dwyyer) The pairings had already been announced, but ASU...
View ArticlePac-12 power ratings: Plus more on Corrente’s resignation and Pereira’s analysis
One week later, Tony Corrente’s resignation as the Pac-12′s coordinator of officials continues to resonate throughout the conference and the greater college football world. I’ve had numerous...
View ArticleJustise Winslow blocks Stanford player’s shot while jumping clean over his head
Justise Winslow, the other Duke freshman, continues to show why we really should pay more attention to him. On Saturday night, he blocked Stanford’s Chasson Randle’s shot. While jumping clean over his...
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Pac-12 power rankings: ASU men’s basketball enters conference play with room...
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