Court of Gold (15/19 so far, Netflix). I'm watching the Olympics basketball documentary on Netflix. They follow US, Canada, Serbia, and France teams. I'm 3 episodes in and it's really good. They're showing lots of aspects of the teams, from training to gameday to pre/post game locker room footage.
Apocryphal story: Engineers at NASA sized a waste processing system to accommodate what they thought was a worst case scenario of poop production over a week or so. Physiologists pointed out that the estimated mass of poop exceeded the body mass of the astronaut.
This post might be a more literal response than expected.
The NBA is the ultimate “anything can happen” league. You know exactly what should happen on any given night, and yet it fails to transpire with alarming frequency.
When the week began, the Golden State Warriors had a compelling and meaningful challenge awaiting them: a back-to-back against two contending squads who recently won championships, and are led by multi-time MVPs still in their prime.
i was that the Ws were in the lead and figured i'd go to bed while we were still ahead. 1000p ET start anyways, so i wasnt going to stay up 2 nights in a row.
The 3rd Q was very very ugly. Lots of bad TOs. Bucks started making their 3s. Until the last 40 seconds. Buddy hit a 3, Kuminga made a couple of FTs, and then Green fouled Butler, barely, on a last second 3 attempt.
One day after being held hitless until the fifth inning, the Dodgers offense attacked early and often on Wednesday, departing Japan with a two-game sweep of the Cubs after a 6-3 victory at the Tokyo Dome.
The Dodgers scored and had at least one extra-base hit in four consecutive innings. Two runs in the second were fueled by a Mx Muncy double, giving him regular season hits in the United States, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, and Japan in his career. Per the great Sarah Langs at MLB.com, Muncy is just the fourth major leaguer with hits in five countries (or territories), joining Xander Bogaerts, Paul Goldschmidt, and Edgardo Alfonzo.
MORAGA – Carl Schmidt (2-4, HR, 6 RBI) blasted his first career grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs, while Cade Campbell (5-6, 2 RBI) and PJ Moutzouridis (4-5, 3 RBI) registered career highs in hits to lead the California baseball team to a 13-7 nonconference win over Saint Mary's (11-9) on Tuesday at Louis Guisto Field at Brother Ronald Gallagher Stadium. Jarren Advincula (3-6, RBI, 2 SB) also stayed red hot with his third consecutive three-hit game that extended his hit streak to six in a row.
TUCSON, Ariz. – Three Golden Bears tied for ninth place individually in a 75-man field and the California men's golf team earned a fourth-place finish at the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate at Tucson Country Club on Tuesday.
Senior Mya Lauzon of the No. 6 California women's gymnastics team closed out the regular season with her record-sixth ACC Gymnast of the Week award, the conference announced Tuesday.
Lauzon has now won the award five times in seven weeks and bookended the Golden Bears' inaugural ACC season winning it the first and last weeks of the year. Cal won Gymnast of the Week nine out 11 weeks and totaled 10 weekly honors collected by five different gymnasts.
BERKELEY – The California football team will hold its annual Pro Day for former Golden Bears who are professional football prospects Thursday morning at California Memorial Stadium. The field portion of the event will be open to the public free of charge beginning at approximately 10 a.m. PT. Guests can enter the stadium through the Gate 2 entry located on the northwest corner of the facility and sit in the stands on the west side.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – California guard Andrej Stojakovic was tabbed to the 2024-25 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-Pacific District Second Team on Tuesday.
The Golden Bear sophomore was one of the most versatile players in the country this season, joining Cooper Flagg (Duke) and Johni Broome (Auburn) as the only players in NCAA Division I to average at least 17.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 blocks per game. His scoring prowess was on full display at last week's ACC Tournament as he averaged 33.0 PPG across two contests, including a career-high 37 points on 13 of 22 shooting in a second-round loss to Stanford. Stojakovic was named to the ACC All-Tournament First Team as a result, just five days after he earned an All-ACC Team honorable mention.
uhhhhh...apparently there are concerns with Troy Taylor's "culture" at stankfurd.
multiple investigations, and very nearly terminated, per ESPN:
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/44319805/stanford-football-coach-accused-reports-bullying-belittling-female-staffers
I remember several folks on this board hoped he’d be the Cal HC…. Sounds like we dodged a bullet.
I was one of them.
i was one of them.
I do not mean to diminish this at all. But that’s what happens to you when you go to work for Furd.
DBD Lunch
Tuna fish sandwiches and chips. Was pretty good tuna.
Maybe leftover pizza I made a couple of days ago using the leftover dough and stuff from Pi Day.
last of the chicken salad i made a few days ago. flying off to Calgary later today, so that will be the last meal at home in a while
DBD AV Club
Court of Gold (15/19 so far, Netflix). I'm watching the Olympics basketball documentary on Netflix. They follow US, Canada, Serbia, and France teams. I'm 3 episodes in and it's really good. They're showing lots of aspects of the teams, from training to gameday to pre/post game locker room footage.
Probe
Old board game my brother in law had: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probe_(parlor_game)
I’ve been saving up a killer word for a decade now.
Ford - Friend had the new version with the small V6 that was introduced around 92 or 93. Was a fun little car to drive.
I forgot about that car! I knew a NASA person who had one, and called it his Space Probe.
Government crap
Harrowing story of a Canadian woman held in ICE detention for two weeks.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/canadian-detained-us-immigration-jasmine-mooney
This story sure is Government Crap.
Apocryphal story: Engineers at NASA sized a waste processing system to accommodate what they thought was a worst case scenario of poop production over a week or so. Physiologists pointed out that the estimated mass of poop exceeded the body mass of the astronaut.
This post might be a more literal response than expected.
Pro
Giants beat the Friars 4-3, but also lose to the Rockies 3-1.
Jimmy Butler III leads Warriors to shocking win over Bucks in Steph Curry’s absence.
https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2025/3/18/24389114/warriors-bucks-scores-recaps-steph-curry-absence-jimmy-butler-iii-brandin-podziemski
The NBA is the ultimate “anything can happen” league. You know exactly what should happen on any given night, and yet it fails to transpire with alarming frequency.
When the week began, the Golden State Warriors had a compelling and meaningful challenge awaiting them: a back-to-back against two contending squads who recently won championships, and are led by multi-time MVPs still in their prime.
Really saw the benefit of having Jimmy Butler in this one, a guy who can take over and run the show as primary scorer whenever needed.
i was that the Ws were in the lead and figured i'd go to bed while we were still ahead. 1000p ET start anyways, so i wasnt going to stay up 2 nights in a row.
The 3rd Q was very very ugly. Lots of bad TOs. Bucks started making their 3s. Until the last 40 seconds. Buddy hit a 3, Kuminga made a couple of FTs, and then Green fouled Butler, barely, on a last second 3 attempt.
It's such an A's thing to do to lose the off-day.
Dodgers home runs provide breathing room to sweep Cubs in Japan
https://www.truebluela.com/2025/3/19/24388967/dodgers-home-runs-cubs-tokyo-series
One day after being held hitless until the fifth inning, the Dodgers offense attacked early and often on Wednesday, departing Japan with a two-game sweep of the Cubs after a 6-3 victory at the Tokyo Dome.
The Dodgers scored and had at least one extra-base hit in four consecutive innings. Two runs in the second were fueled by a Mx Muncy double, giving him regular season hits in the United States, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, and Japan in his career. Per the great Sarah Langs at MLB.com, Muncy is just the fourth major leaguer with hits in five countries (or territories), joining Xander Bogaerts, Paul Goldschmidt, and Edgardo Alfonzo.
Cal
[BASE] Bears Break Out The Bats In 13-7 Win At Saint Mary’s
https://calbears.com/news/2025/3/18/baseball-bears-break-out-bats-in-13-7-win-at-saint-mary-s.aspx
MORAGA – Carl Schmidt (2-4, HR, 6 RBI) blasted his first career grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs, while Cade Campbell (5-6, 2 RBI) and PJ Moutzouridis (4-5, 3 RBI) registered career highs in hits to lead the California baseball team to a 13-7 nonconference win over Saint Mary's (11-9) on Tuesday at Louis Guisto Field at Brother Ronald Gallagher Stadium. Jarren Advincula (3-6, RBI, 2 SB) also stayed red hot with his third consecutive three-hit game that extended his hit streak to six in a row.
[MGOLF] Cal Places Fourth At Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate
https://calbears.com/news/2025/3/18/mens-golf-cal-places-fourth-at-arizona-thunderbirds-intercollegiate.aspx
TUCSON, Ariz. – Three Golden Bears tied for ninth place individually in a 75-man field and the California men's golf team earned a fourth-place finish at the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate at Tucson Country Club on Tuesday.
[WGYM] Lauzon Wins Sixth ACC Gymnast Of The Week Award
https://calbears.com/news/2025/3/18/womens-gymnastics-lauzon-wins-sixth-acc-gymnast-of-the-week-award.aspx
Senior Mya Lauzon of the No. 6 California women's gymnastics team closed out the regular season with her record-sixth ACC Gymnast of the Week award, the conference announced Tuesday.
Lauzon has now won the award five times in seven weeks and bookended the Golden Bears' inaugural ACC season winning it the first and last weeks of the year. Cal won Gymnast of the Week nine out 11 weeks and totaled 10 weekly honors collected by five different gymnasts.
[FB] Cal Set For Annual Pro Day
https://calbears.com/news/2025/3/18/football-cal-set-for-annual-pro-day.aspx
BERKELEY – The California football team will hold its annual Pro Day for former Golden Bears who are professional football prospects Thursday morning at California Memorial Stadium. The field portion of the event will be open to the public free of charge beginning at approximately 10 a.m. PT. Guests can enter the stadium through the Gate 2 entry located on the northwest corner of the facility and sit in the stands on the west side.
[MBB] Stojakovic Earns All-District Honors
https://calbears.com/news/2025/3/18/mens-basketball-stojakovic-earns-all-district-honors.aspx
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – California guard Andrej Stojakovic was tabbed to the 2024-25 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-Pacific District Second Team on Tuesday.
The Golden Bear sophomore was one of the most versatile players in the country this season, joining Cooper Flagg (Duke) and Johni Broome (Auburn) as the only players in NCAA Division I to average at least 17.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 blocks per game. His scoring prowess was on full display at last week's ACC Tournament as he averaged 33.0 PPG across two contests, including a career-high 37 points on 13 of 22 shooting in a second-round loss to Stanford. Stojakovic was named to the ACC All-Tournament First Team as a result, just five days after he earned an All-ACC Team honorable mention.
when do we start DBD logistics for BC game in Sep?
Maybe late spring early summer.
Go BEARS!