Ireland/Northern Ireland is a contentious issue only in that it raises the issue of British occupation of Northern Ireland. The whole of the Island of Ireland ought to be one nation, one country, and the UK should have no part of it.
BERKELEY – The California women's basketball program has hired Meghin Williams as general manager, head coach Charmin Smith announced Thursday. Williams joins the Golden Bears after spending the last year as an assistant athletics director, chief of staff for Virginia Tech women's basketball. At Cal, her responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, managing revenue-sharing initiatives, NIL partnerships, driving revenue growth, roster-building strategies and overall program operations.
The No. 10 California beach volleyball team (18-6) takes its seven-match win streak on the road this weekend to the Hawai'i Invitational in Honolulu, Hawai'i. The Golden Bears will face No. 16 Hawai'i and No. 13 Grand Canyon twice in two days, beginning on Saturday at Clarence T.C. Ching Complex.
Fresh off a sweep at last weekend's Cal/Stanford Invitational, the California men's rowing team came in at No. 1 in the latest IRCA/IRA Men's Varsity 8+ Poll. The Golden Bears will put that top ranking to the test as they welcome crews from No. 3 Brown, No. 7 Yale and No. 9 Syracuse for the Redwood Shores Challenge at the Redwood Shores this weekend.
BERKELEY - From competitive success to the whirlwind that is modern intercollegiate athletics, there is a lot to recap in this special video edition of Knowlton's Notes.
BERKELEY – Travers Family Head Football Coach Justin Wilcox announced Thursday that Terrence Brown and Vic So'oto have been named Co-Defensive Coordinators of the California football program.
While announcing the promotions of Brown and So'oto, Wilcox also announced the additions of experienced defensive minds Keith Heyward and Bob Gregory as a defensive backs coach and senior defensive assistant, respectively.
Graduate student Lucas Henveaux, freshman Yamato Okadome and head coach David Durden of the California men's swimming & diving team racked up ACC honors for the 2024-25 season, announced by the conference Thursday.
Henveaux was named the ACC Swimmer of the Year, Okadome took home Freshman of the Year accolades and Durden was named the ACC Men's Swimming & Diving Coach of the Year.
I've also found that some folks just don't get his sense of humor. That's fine. Just don't complain about it, okay? Such complaints amount to, "Stop having fun without me!"
LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE
There are 13 countries and two independent enclaves that only border one other country (by land). Name some without looking it up.
South Korea?
Portugal
Vatican City
Monaco
San Marino
Canada?
Singapore, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland
Scotland yes.
Ireland/NI is a contentious issue. Yes or no depending on who you talk to.
Singapore is an island.
Ireland/Northern Ireland is a contentious issue only in that it raises the issue of British occupation of Northern Ireland. The whole of the Island of Ireland ought to be one nation, one country, and the UK should have no part of it.
Oh wait, I guess Singapore is an island.
I don't think Scotland counts because it's been colonized by wankers
Speaking of Scotland, anyone seen or heard anything from DC Trojan? Haven’t seen much from him since the Trump turmoil began. Hope things are OK.
I thought i did see a comment from DCT maybe a week or two ago?
I see him, on Bluesky (bsky.app) from time to time.
Denmark. Maybe Gambia. Oh yes and Pottsylvania.
Two enclaves? Of San Marino, Vatican City and Lesotho, which is not?
I thought Lesotho was independent. I don't know enough about it to say either way.
UAE, Qater, Bahrain
(wrong, wrong, wrong)
I think Qatar does actually only touch one other country (Saudi Arabia) in the south. It looks like Michigan
UAE touches two countries.
Bahrain touches none because it's purely made up of islands.
You did Worldle today didn't you?
Lesotho, Eswatini, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Papua New Guinea
But I thought, when am I going to be back to Haiti?
Yes, except Eswatini/Swaziland
Eswatini is wrong. Well I'll be...
Sorry, but when I saw "LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE" I immediately thought of the end scene of Life of Brian.
I'm only a little surprised no one has referenced it.
PRO
Dodgers, Giants, and A's all got a day of rest.
CAL
[WBB] Meghin Williams Named Women’s Basketball General Manager
https://calbears.com/news/2025/4/10/womens-basketball-meghin-williams-hired-as-cal-womens-basketball-general-manager.aspx
BERKELEY – The California women's basketball program has hired Meghin Williams as general manager, head coach Charmin Smith announced Thursday. Williams joins the Golden Bears after spending the last year as an assistant athletics director, chief of staff for Virginia Tech women's basketball. At Cal, her responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, managing revenue-sharing initiatives, NIL partnerships, driving revenue growth, roster-building strategies and overall program operations.
[BVB] No. 10 Cal Heads To Hawai’i Invitational
https://calbears.com/news/2025/4/10/beach-volleyball-no-10-cal-heads-to-hawai-i-invitational.aspx
The No. 10 California beach volleyball team (18-6) takes its seven-match win streak on the road this weekend to the Hawai'i Invitational in Honolulu, Hawai'i. The Golden Bears will face No. 16 Hawai'i and No. 13 Grand Canyon twice in two days, beginning on Saturday at Clarence T.C. Ching Complex.
[MROW] No. 1 Cal Hosts Redwood Shores Challenge
https://calbears.com/news/2025/4/10/mens-rowing-no-1-cal-hosts-redwood-shores-challenge.aspx
Fresh off a sweep at last weekend's Cal/Stanford Invitational, the California men's rowing team came in at No. 1 in the latest IRCA/IRA Men's Varsity 8+ Poll. The Golden Bears will put that top ranking to the test as they welcome crews from No. 3 Brown, No. 7 Yale and No. 9 Syracuse for the Redwood Shores Challenge at the Redwood Shores this weekend.
[NEWS] Knowlton's Notes: Updating A Dynamic Environment
https://calbears.com/news/2025/4/10/athletics-news-knowltons-notes-updating-a-dynamic-environment.aspx
BERKELEY - From competitive success to the whirlwind that is modern intercollegiate athletics, there is a lot to recap in this special video edition of Knowlton's Notes.
[FB] Cal Football Finalizes Defensive Coaching Staff
https://calbears.com/news/2025/4/10/brown-so-oto-named-cal-football-co-defensive-coordinators.aspx
BERKELEY – Travers Family Head Football Coach Justin Wilcox announced Thursday that Terrence Brown and Vic So'oto have been named Co-Defensive Coordinators of the California football program.
While announcing the promotions of Brown and So'oto, Wilcox also announced the additions of experienced defensive minds Keith Heyward and Bob Gregory as a defensive backs coach and senior defensive assistant, respectively.
[MSWIM] Cal Sweeps Conference Swimming Awards
https://calbears.com/news/2025/4/10/mens-swimming-diving-cal-sweeps-conference-swimming-awards.aspx
Graduate student Lucas Henveaux, freshman Yamato Okadome and head coach David Durden of the California men's swimming & diving team racked up ACC honors for the 2024-25 season, announced by the conference Thursday.
Henveaux was named the ACC Swimmer of the Year, Okadome took home Freshman of the Year accolades and Durden was named the ACC Men's Swimming & Diving Coach of the Year.
Go Bears!!!
POLITICS
[Poll] A majority of Americans do not oppose the US forcibly annexing Greenland
https://www.scribd.com/document/843031644/Yahoo-News-YouGov-March-2025-Canada-Greenland-Poll
DBD AV CLUB
Trailer out for latest Wes Anderson film https://youtu.be/GEuMnPl2WI4?si=Pd_wbuduqp9Uqx2q
Cue people complaining that the latest Wes Anderson film looks like a Wes Anderson film. (If you don't like his style, don't go see it.)
I've also found that some folks just don't get his sense of humor. That's fine. Just don't complain about it, okay? Such complaints amount to, "Stop having fun without me!"
Mdm. Strut likes Wes Anderson films. This one looks amusing. We’ll see it.
Gotta see that.
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
Welcome to the era of professional college sports. U Tennessee QB is holding out to renegotiate his contract
https://www.on3.com/news/tennessee-volunteers-quarterback-nico-iamaleava-in-active-contract-negotiations-ahead-of-2025-season/