University of California NCAA News

Guard Patrick Christopher dribbles down court during a team scrimmage in Haas Pavilion at U.C. Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif.

Sean Canfield threw for 342 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a score Saturday night in Oregon State's 31-14 victory over No.

When outsiders say Oregon State's offense is a two-man show, it comes across as a criticism.

Two years after his fourth-quarter mistake against Oregon State cost California a shot at becoming the top-ranked team in the nation, Kevin Riley can't escape the images of his blunder.

Best sustained his injury Saturday against Arizona State, though he wasn't diagnosed with a concussion until Monday.

When Oregon State last visited Berkeley two years ago, it resulted in quarterback Kevin Riley's most forgettable moment at Cal.

Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 9:43 p.m. BERKELEY, Calif. - Patrick Christopher scored 16 points, Jamal Boykin added eight points and 12 rebounds and No.

The Oregon State Beavers and the California Golden Bears will clash this weekend in what figures to be a competitive Pac-10 contest.

OUTLOOK: The fact that six of the 10 teams in the Pac-10 have participated in the NCAA Tournament in each of the past two seasons speaks to the strength of the league in recent years.

California is back in the Top 25. Staying there for more than a week, however, could be a challenge.

In escaping with a 23-21 victory over Arizona State last weekend, Cal proved it can gut out a game that isn't an artistic success.

Quarterback Kevin Riley trotted onto the field with 3:16 left in Saturday's game.

Giorgio Tavecchio kicked a 24-yard field goal with 21 seconds left, and California rallied for a sloppy, 23-21 victory over Arizona State on Saturday afternoon.

Cal kicker Giorgio Tavecchio says he never notices the distance of his field goal attempts - except in his dreams.

So who better to quote than the former NBA icon when it comes to the pile of positive predictions dumped on the Cal basketball team's shoulders Thursday.

The California Golden Bears are coming to the desert, and it's hard to say which team will show up.

Cal basketball's national profile took a leap Thursday when the Golden Bears were picked as the favorite to win the Pac-10 Conference and landed the No.

Cal lost to the top two teams in the Pac-10 by a combined score of 72-6. Cal beat the bottom two teams in the conference by a combined score of 94-43. Clearly, the Bears belong somewhere in the middle of the pack.

The Cal defense, which returned all but three starters from a unit that recorded 35 sacks and ranked among the nation's best in forcing turnovers, figured to be a strength this season.

Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller Perhaps California's season will end up following a classical dialectic path.