University of California NCAA News

The 2009 version of the Cal-Stanford Big Game has its highest stakes in a long time.

Cal wasn't searching for a moral victory after Friday's 76-70 loss to Ohio State in the third-place game of the Coaches vs.

When Toby Gerhart arrived at Stanford in 2006 there was more talk about whether the Cardinal should field a major college football team than about the farfetched possibility of going to the Rose Bowl.

Scoop Jardine scored a career-high 22 points, Wes Johnson had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Syracuse raced past No.

Tyrel Reed hit four 3-pointers for 12 points and No. 1 Kansas scored 23 straight points in the first half to overwhelm Central Arkansas 94-44 Thursday night.

It didn't take long for California to face a big challenge in its schedule. Syracuse , meanwhile, is returning to familiar and comfortable grounds.

The 14th-ranked Stanford Cardinal are one of the hottest teams in college football, and they will play host to the California Golden Bears this weekend in a Pac-10 Conference rivalry bout referred to as the "Big Game". The Golden Bears have won four of their last five games to move to 7-3 overall and 4-3 in conference play.

Many of Mike Montgomery's players have never been to New York City, let alone played in Madison Square Garden.

The California Golden Bears didn't have this game circled on their calendar when they began the season.

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Detroit's starters were taller than Cal at all five positions Wednesday night, but it didn't matter at the free throw line.

Twenty-nine carries into the heaviest lifting he's ever known as a collegian, Shane Vereen was as pristine as a blade of rubberized turf.

Shane Vereen rumbled 61 yards for a touchdown and finished with 159 yards on the ground in place of an injured Jahvid Best, as California upended 18th-ranked Arizona, 24-16, at Memorial Stadium.Giorgio Tavecchio kicked four field goals, including the go-ahead 22-yarder with under five minutes left.

The natural evolution of a player suggests that Cal cornerback Darian Hagan shouldn't have been too far behind All-America teammate Syd'Quan Thompson this season.

Cal safety Marcus Ezeff hasn't had a perfect season. That's because practice makes perfect.

This was a critical recruiting season for the Stanford and Cal basketball programs, albeit for vastly different reasons.

The 18th-ranked Arizona Wildcats have their sights set on a Pac-10 title and they begin their stretch run against the California Golden Bears in Berkeley this weekend.

Trying to win their first true season-opening road game since 1977, the Detroit Titans make their way to Haas Pavilion in Berkeley tonight where they will contend against 13th-ranked California in the 2K Sports Coaches vs.

THOUGH LOFTY national prognostications have placed the bar for Cal basketball at a height never seen during the Ben Braun years, it would be unfair to place full blame on the man who spent 12 years coaching the Golden Bears.

California star tailback Jahvid Best is resting at home following his frightening fall and concussion and the team has not talked about when he could possibly return to the football field.