California Golden Bears

While most of the buildup rightly focuses on Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck and tailback Toby Gerhart, the receivers could have a pivotal role today when the Cardinal plays host to Cal in the 112th Big Game.

CAL AT STANFORD Records: Cal 7-3, 4-3 Pac-10. Stanford 7-3, 6-2 Kickoff: 4:30 p.m. at Stanford Stadium TV: Versus (Not available on DirecTV) Radio: 810-AM, 860-AM Series history: Stanford leads 55-45-11, but Cal has won six of the past seven meetings, including a 37-16 victory last year.

Cal has won 45 Big Games, and last year's ranks right up there in the satisfaction department.That's because the Bears' loss the year before was so unsatisfying.

The No. 11-ranked California volleyball team (18-8, 11-5 Pac-10) defeated Arizona State (13-14, 3-12 Pac-10) in four sets (25-22, 22-25, 25-20, 29-27) Friday, Nov. 20, at Wells Fargo Arena to earn its sixth consecutive victory. Senior outside hitter Hana Cutura led the Golden Bears to the win as she posted her 10th double-double of the season with 19 kills (7e, 50att, .240) and 19 digs; tying her career high.

Photo Gallery of Cal's 2009 Signees
The University of California women's water polo program, coached by former USA men's Olympic coach Richard Corso, former UCLA player and coach Matt Flesher and former USA Olympic standout Maureen O'Toole-Purcell, has signed seven high school athletes to national letters of intent, it was announced today (Nov. 20). The Golden Bears' list of signees includes O'Toole-Purcell's daughter Kelly Mendoza, as well as Emily Anderson, Kathryn Klippert, Maxine Sharf, Jennifer Talbott, Emily Turner and Ashley Young.

Evan Turner had 26 points and 14 rebounds, his fourth double-double in as many games, and No. 15 Ohio State beat No. 13 California 76-70 on Friday night in the third-place game of the 2K Sports Classic.

Unable to rebound from Thursday's 95-73 blowout loss to Syracuse, the No. 13 California Golden Bears fall to No. 15 Ohio State 76-70 in the third-place game of the 2K Sports Classic on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Jerome Randle led Cal with 26 points as the Bears go winless in the two games played in New York City...

Midlands regional manager Baron Flenory talks about early commitments in the Midlands, the players who are having the best senior seasons, and what juniors to watch for next year in this edition of "Five Questions".

In the conclusion of their Vikings-Seahawks game preview, NorthwestFootball.net’s Doug Farrar answers five Seahawks questions from Viking Update’s Tim Yotter. Were the Vikings better off when T.J. Houshmandzadeh snubbed them, how is Seattle’s offensive line holding up, and what do the Seahawks need to do this offseason to get back to the top?