The lede photo is of a practice in Lombardy Italy, where shepherds drive flocks of livestock up into the Alpine foothills to graze. The newborn sheep are too small to keep up, so they are bundled in custom saddles to travel - but are released to their mom's to feed.
The Dodgers played visitor against the crosstown Angels on Monday at Angel Stadium, with the Dodgers blowing a two-run lead in the ninth inning to fall 5-4.
Tyler Glasnow was given the start for the second game of the Freeway Series, last having appeared in a relief outing against the Hanshin Tigers ahead of the Tokyo Series. The Dodgers decided to ramp up his workload to regular season standards after tossing six innings in cactus league play.
Former Cal FB Beaux Tagaloa is hopitalized in critical condition after the car he was driving was hit by another vehicle that was fleeing from police. His fiancé Villamalia Polina Tu'ipulotu was killed.
SAN FRANCISCO – The California baseball team won its fifth consecutive game Monday with a 10-6 road victory over San Francisco (12-13) in a nonconference contest at Benedetti Diamond. Cal scored four times in the top of the ninth to snap a 6-6 tie with PJ Moutzouridis' three-run double with two outs to clear the bases the key blow. Three Golden Bears combined to strike out 19 Dons to tie for the most strikeouts in Cal's recorded history and the second-most by an ACC team this season. Starting pitcher Ethan Foley sent a career-high 13 batters back to their dugout on strikes.
The 14th-ranked California men's tennis team concludes its last road trip of the regular season this week with matches at No. 59 Old Dominion, Boston College and No. 56 SMU. Cal (13-2, 6-2 ACC) brings a six-match winning streak into Norfolk, Virginia, to face the Monarchs in a nonconference match before returning to its ACC schedule against the Eagles and Mustangs.
BERKELEY – The California women's gymnastics team has earned the No. 6 seed in the 2025 NCAA Championships and will be heading to the Tuscaloosa Regional hosted by the University of Alabama on April 4 and 6.
BERKELEY - California volleyball announced the addition of 6-foot setter Maria Știrbu to its 2025 squad Monday. The signing marks another strong addition to an incoming freshman class that already includes defensive specialist Francesca Popescu, outside hitter Arissa Carbonara and opposite Annemarie O'Gara.
The California softball team (23-7, 6-3 ACC) will continue its eight-game road swing with midweek games against Howard (11-15) on Tuesday and James Madison (11-16) on Wednesday.
BERKELEY – California rugby has earned the West Region's No. 1 seed in the 2025 D1A National Collegiate Championships, USA Rugby announced Monday. The Golden Bears are slated to host No. 8 Colorado State in the first round of the postseason on April 5 in Berkeley.
The very appropriate reaction of Hillary Clinton after the Trump administration includes a journalist on its war plans and discussed how they'd handle everything on a non-secure communication platform.
UConn's Director of Communications threatens a journalist after they posted a video of Coach Hurley's expletive-filled rant following their loss to Florida
Gotta be tough for a PR staff to finally have a likable moment for your tough client with "soft Hurley" tearing up over his players, and then that likability blown to smithereens so fast with the blame it on others rant... No surprise for the rest of us.
SITTER/NANNY
The lede photo is of a practice in Lombardy Italy, where shepherds drive flocks of livestock up into the Alpine foothills to graze. The newborn sheep are too small to keep up, so they are bundled in custom saddles to travel - but are released to their mom's to feed.
LOVE that lead photo!
PRO
Jayston Tatum sprains ankle in their 113-95 win over the Kings
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/44394502/celtics-star-jayson-tatum-leaves-game-left-ankle-sprain
See you later, Bob Carpenter
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44387666/nationals-tv-announcer-bob-carpenter-retiring-season
Martini on the Rocks
https://www.mlb.com/news/nick-martini-jordan-beck-on-rockies-2025-opening-day-roster
A's lose to the ChiSox, 8-5
Giants beat the Tigers, 6-4
Steph is upgraded to questionable vs the Heat.
Tyler Glasnow strikes out nine in final spring start
https://www.truebluela.com/2025/3/24/24393330/dodger-angels-freeway-series-game-recap
The Dodgers played visitor against the crosstown Angels on Monday at Angel Stadium, with the Dodgers blowing a two-run lead in the ninth inning to fall 5-4.
Tyler Glasnow was given the start for the second game of the Freeway Series, last having appeared in a relief outing against the Hanshin Tigers ahead of the Tokyo Series. The Dodgers decided to ramp up his workload to regular season standards after tossing six innings in cactus league play.
CAL
Former Cal FB Beaux Tagaloa is hopitalized in critical condition after the car he was driving was hit by another vehicle that was fleeing from police. His fiancé Villamalia Polina Tu'ipulotu was killed.
Here is the GoFundMe for her funeral.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lay-our-beloved-sister-polina-to-rest
[BASE] Cal Continues Winning Ways At San Francisco
https://calbears.com/news/2025/3/24/baseball-cal-continues-winning-ways-at-san-francisco.aspx
SAN FRANCISCO – The California baseball team won its fifth consecutive game Monday with a 10-6 road victory over San Francisco (12-13) in a nonconference contest at Benedetti Diamond. Cal scored four times in the top of the ninth to snap a 6-6 tie with PJ Moutzouridis' three-run double with two outs to clear the bases the key blow. Three Golden Bears combined to strike out 19 Dons to tie for the most strikeouts in Cal's recorded history and the second-most by an ACC team this season. Starting pitcher Ethan Foley sent a career-high 13 batters back to their dugout on strikes.
[MTEN] No. 14 Cal Plays At ODU, BC, SMU
https://calbears.com/news/2025/3/24/mens-tennis-no-14-cal-plays-at-no-59-odu-bc.aspx
The 14th-ranked California men's tennis team concludes its last road trip of the regular season this week with matches at No. 59 Old Dominion, Boston College and No. 56 SMU. Cal (13-2, 6-2 ACC) brings a six-match winning streak into Norfolk, Virginia, to face the Monarchs in a nonconference match before returning to its ACC schedule against the Eagles and Mustangs.
[WGYM] No. 6 Cal Selected To Tuscaloosa Regional
https://calbears.com/news/2025/3/24/womens-gymnastics-no-6-cal-selected-to-tuscaloosa-regional.aspx
BERKELEY – The California women's gymnastics team has earned the No. 6 seed in the 2025 NCAA Championships and will be heading to the Tuscaloosa Regional hosted by the University of Alabama on April 4 and 6.
[VB] Bears Sign Maria Știrbu To 2025 Squad
https://calbears.com/news/2025/3/24/volleyball-bears-sign-maria-Stirbu-to-2025-squad.aspx
BERKELEY - California volleyball announced the addition of 6-foot setter Maria Știrbu to its 2025 squad Monday. The signing marks another strong addition to an incoming freshman class that already includes defensive specialist Francesca Popescu, outside hitter Arissa Carbonara and opposite Annemarie O'Gara.
[SB] Cal Set To Play Howard, JMU
https://calbears.com/news/2025/3/24/softball-cal-set-to-play-howard-jmu.aspx
Cal Set To Play Howard, JMU
Bears Play 2 Nonconference Midweek Games
The California softball team (23-7, 6-3 ACC) will continue its eight-game road swing with midweek games against Howard (11-15) on Tuesday and James Madison (11-16) on Wednesday.
[BASE] Cal Continues Road Trip At San Francisco
https://calbears.com/news/2025/3/24/baseball-cal-continues-road-trip-at-san-francisco.aspx
[RUGBY] Cal Earns No. 1 Seed In West Region
https://calbears.com/news/2025/3/24/rugby-cal-earns-no-1-seed-in-west-region.aspx
BERKELEY – California rugby has earned the West Region's No. 1 seed in the 2025 D1A National Collegiate Championships, USA Rugby announced Monday. The Golden Bears are slated to host No. 8 Colorado State in the first round of the postseason on April 5 in Berkeley.
Go Bears!!!
POLITICS
RFK Jr's anti-vax organization sets up a website RealCDC.org with predictable content
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/reallcdcorg-fake-cdc-website-childrens-health-defense/
Associated Press isn't in the White House Press pool, but [checks notes]... Outkick.com is.
https://www.outkick.com/culture/clay-travis-sits-down-president-donald-trump-air-force-one
The very appropriate reaction of Hillary Clinton after the Trump administration includes a journalist on its war plans and discussed how they'd handle everything on a non-secure communication platform.
https://x.com/HillaryClinton/status/1904263639605084512
DBD AV CLUB (please tape a penny to the order form)
I held off on doing the whole Columbia CDs for a long while, knew I'd get in trouble with too many. I was right. Damn those pennies.
I think I did BMG instead of Columbia when I started building my CD collection. I think I ended up saving a little bit of money on my CDs.
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
Why is Floriduh State's Tomohawk Chop disrespectful? Here is a good example.
https://www.kbzk.com/news/local-news/manhattan-christian-addresses-offensive-student-section-cheer-during-state-basketball-tournament
UConn's Director of Communications threatens a journalist after they posted a video of Coach Hurley's expletive-filled rant following their loss to Florida
https://sports.yahoo.com/college-basketball/article/march-madness-uconn-reportedly-threatens-reporter-over-viral-clip-of-dan-hurleys-expletive-filled-rant-171111073.html
This clip isn't worth threatening anyone's career. I was expecting worse, much worse, than what it is.
Seriously, that's it? This would be heroic restraint for Bobby Knight!
Exactly. I was ready for something approaching threatened physical violence. Instead, we get only two F bombs.
Gotta be tough for a PR staff to finally have a likable moment for your tough client with "soft Hurley" tearing up over his players, and then that likability blown to smithereens so fast with the blame it on others rant... No surprise for the rest of us.
Troy Taylor out.
https://x.com/petethamel/status/1904579597829628383?s=46
Cal is definitely leading in the hire-the-rivals-alumni-atheletes for revenue-sport-HC competition. Madsen + Montgomery > Haase + Taylor