BERKELEY – The 2024 collegiate season will conclude this week for California track & field, with the Golden Bears sending nine male qualifiers across five events to compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. All of Cal's field event finals, as well as the track event semifinals, will take place on Wednesday; those who qualify for the track finals will race again on Friday evening.
Cal Football fans have plenty of exciting reasons to be at California Memorial Stadium in 2024 to watch the Golden Bears in their first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Bring your group of 10 or more people to a Cal Football game to qualify for discounts off single-game ticket pricing, block seating, and other exclusive benefits and experiences.
BERKELEY – After serving in a crucial role for the California women's golf team in her first season as associate head coach and ninth year overall with the team, Beverly Terry has been named the 2023-24 Division I Gold Pride WGCA Assistant Coach of the Year, it was announced Monday.
BERKELEY – The California women's basketball team will participate in the 2024 Acrisure Classic, a two-day tournament that takes place Nov. 26-27 at the 11,000-seat Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs as announced by the event organizers Monday. The tournament features the Golden Bears along with 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament participants Arizona, Michigan State and Vanderbilt.
Marshawn Lynch returns to the College Football Hall of Fame national ballot for the fourth consecutive year and is joined by DeSean Jackson and Alex Mack in their first years nominated. The former Cal players are part of a group of 77 players and nine coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) announced Monday by the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame and are looking to join 22 Golden Bears already enshrined in the esteemed Hall with the most recent Steve Bartkowski in the Class of 2012.
In a hotel shower-bath, went to step out and my other foot slipped out from under me. I took the shower curtain and rod down - got wrapped up in the curtain so I couldn't brace my fall adequately, smashed into the towel rod on the way down. Laid on the ground groaning for a bit while taking stock of my parts. Sprains and bruises - but now I'm super careful about getting out of tubs.
Taxi pulled up to take my new spouse and I to our honeymoon. I stepped off the curb with our luggage, rolled my ankle… and broke it. Flew to Hawaii anyway and went to the ER when we got there.
Was running to catch a bus after a job interview (that went poorly) during summer (still in college). Tripped on the curb spraining my ankle and sprawling to the ground. I could hear some folks gasp. As I hobbled onto the bus that waited for me to get up, the driver simply said "there's another bus coming right behind us". No job offer, but a couple weeks of pain as a parting gift.
I was half owner of a filly that won a 6 furlong stakes race at Bay Meadows as a 2 year-old, and finished 2nd in a 1 1/16 stakes in the slop as a 3 year-old…many shots were consumed after each. What a delight.
When No 2 and 3 were about 6 and 3, they really got into horse racing. They watched at least 2 different horse racing channels. They would sit in the arms of the love seat and pretend they were jockeys. They knew the names of the tracks and the jockeys. They designed silks for halloween and my MIL made them. We got them little goggles, whips, and helmets and they wore the complete kit to Churchill Down at least a couple of times.
James Naismith invented basketball and had various iterations of ball and basket. He originally had a peach basket, but they had bottoms and it was tedious to poke the balls out of the basket, so they removed the bottom of the basket. But then the basketball had laces, which made it bounce unpredictably. Naismith met with Abner Doubleday. Doubleday was a Civil War general and he recommended throwing a horse through the basket. Actually I don't know, but everything I said up to the end was true.
TIL: Guess who played the world's first women's college basketball game? That's right, your California Golden Bears - 11 months after the game was invented. They played against Anna Head's School for Girls women's academy that was later acquired by UCB and is now Channing Hall. https://web.archive.org/web/20130123124126/http://www.wnba.com/about_us/jenkins_feature.html
SCOTUS refuses to hear Alex Jones' crony case because they don't get out of bed for less than a luxury RV, annual luxury trips to Wyoming, or bags of cash
After denying on Fox & Friends that he never said "Lock Her Up" and made it a centerpiece of his 2016 campaign, CNN does the needful of showing videos of him saying it.
I don’t myself like watching or reading Trump coverage as I find it incredibly dull and tired, but it’s good in a sense that he is popping up in the news more as that will cause his poll numbers to go down as he reminds everyone of what a buffoon he is.
2024 election: doddering old grandpa versus insane great uncle. Good times! Way to identify and put forward the best talent…lol
I feel for Judge Merchan in the sentencing phase in Trump’s NY state trial. Even though it’s a non violent offense, T has shown zero remorse, and so some jail time would not be out of the question. Really anything other than jail time, T will not give a crap about. But if Merchan sentences T to even a day in jail, he will for sure get death threats, etc. It’s just really sad to see basically gang/mafia type tactics used by MAGA types on the right to intimidate judges, jurors.
I think Judge Merchan must sentence Trump to time in jail. And I would advocate for the maximum of four years.
Throughout this trial, DJT has sought to undermine the rule of law. The gag order violations are evidence of his contempt for the judge, the process, and the outcome. The fines levied were mere "chump change" for Trump.
Indeed, Trump and his followers seek to burn down the judicial system, our laws and the basis for them, and more broadly, the system put in place by the US Constitution. Trump literally doesn't care about the consequences as long as he can get what he wants and can be de facto ruler over the United States. He is a clear and present danger. Incarceration isn't enough.
My undergrad major was political science so the thread is apropos for me. Despite its reputation for being ultra left, I found most of my professors at Berkeley were center right, or center left. One of my most memorable classes was counter revolutionary movements, taught by A.J. Gregor.
Loved how Gregor always ended the class by addressing the students as "comrades," an irony that I think was lost on the many of his students.
I think this crowd is open to center-right POV...civil discourse that is grounded in facts and policy. And actually, some disdain of the politics of the far left POV.
My kid is working three jobs this summer - a waitress at a five star restaurant in Boston's Back Bay, a waitress at a bar across the street from Fenway Park, and an internship at GLAD Boston
i am headed to Boston for a few nights soon. the plan is to one night go to a nice restautant (currently i have resv at Uni) and one night go to a Red Sox game
After doubling, tripling, and quadrupling down on her hard foul on Caitlyn Clark, Chennedy Carter issues another non-apology for her foul on Clark. Carter's coach trots out their own rookie during the press conference with the "rooks get hazed and that's normal" story line. How hard is it to apologize and not become the villain?
Reminiscent of the hard fouls on MJ by Detroit, NY, etc. It’s BS, but also she needs to muscle up a bit and her teammates need to have her back by hammering the other team’s star in response or else it will keep happening
Commanders is a dumb name, but I think I am more disappointed by the Guardians. Coulda/shoulda just pulled from their own history and been the Spiders! These name changes are such cool, unique opportunities and the teams just seem to shit the bed consistently with them. I get it, there is a Guardian Bridge in Cleveland, but it is a dumb name nonetheless
Commanders is an uninspired choice for the franchise. Further, it's a reminder of Daniel Snyder's reign of (t)error over the NFL's Washington franchise. In short, there's nothing good about the name. It should be jettisoned once something more suitable is found.
The Special One takes his talents to Istanbul, signs two-year contract to coach Fenerbahce, promises to wear the shirt like a skin, hopes to make Turkish football great again
Some rando SD Padre infielder is facing a lifetime ban because he bet on his own games. He probably needed to make money that way, because he wasn't getting it done with his baseball skills
For the purposes of this headline, I mean a four-seam fastball. I know you’re reading this not even thinking about that. You’re thinking about Pavin Smith’s absolute bomb of a walk-off 2-run home run against Randy Rodríguez that extended the San Francisco Giants’ losing streak to a season-high 5 games in a 4-2 loss against their Wild Card division rivals, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Have finally gotten around to watching Shogun. Halfway through. Really enjoying it but here's what I want to see: I want one character to walk into a room one time and say: "can I get a frickin' chair please? A rocking chair, a wicker chair, a swivel chair, an armchair a desk chair, anything! I'm sick of sitting on the damn floor!"
Stanfurd eliminated in semis via 1-0 shutout against Texas, a team that beat them in the first round 4-0 because WCWS is double-elimination. Texas advances to WCWS to take on the winner of Oklahoma/Florida.
CAL
Go Bears!!!
[T&F] Bears’ Men Take Aim At NCAA Championships
https://calbears.com/news/2024/6/3/track-field-bears-men-take-aim-at-ncaa-championships.aspx
BERKELEY – The 2024 collegiate season will conclude this week for California track & field, with the Golden Bears sending nine male qualifiers across five events to compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. All of Cal's field event finals, as well as the track event semifinals, will take place on Wednesday; those who qualify for the track finals will race again on Friday evening.
[FB] 2024 Cal Football Group Tickets, Theme Days And Promotions
https://calbears.com/news/2024/6/3/2024-cal-football-group-tickets-theme-days-and-promotions.aspx
Cal Football fans have plenty of exciting reasons to be at California Memorial Stadium in 2024 to watch the Golden Bears in their first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Bring your group of 10 or more people to a Cal Football game to qualify for discounts off single-game ticket pricing, block seating, and other exclusive benefits and experiences.
I note that groups are getting smaller. It used to be that groups of 25 or more were eligible for group tickets. Just sayin'.
[WGOLF] Bev Terry Named WGCA Assistant Coach Of The Year
https://calbears.com/news/2024/6/3/womens-golf-bev-terry-named-wgca-assistant-coach-of-the-year.aspx
BERKELEY – After serving in a crucial role for the California women's golf team in her first season as associate head coach and ninth year overall with the team, Beverly Terry has been named the 2023-24 Division I Gold Pride WGCA Assistant Coach of the Year, it was announced Monday.
[WBB] Bears To Play In 2024 Acrisure Classic
https://calbears.com/news/2024/6/3/womens-basketball-bears-to-play-in-2024-acrisure-classic.aspx
BERKELEY – The California women's basketball team will participate in the 2024 Acrisure Classic, a two-day tournament that takes place Nov. 26-27 at the 11,000-seat Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs as announced by the event organizers Monday. The tournament features the Golden Bears along with 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament participants Arizona, Michigan State and Vanderbilt.
[FB] Cal Trio On 2025 College Football HOF National Ballot
https://calbears.com/news/2024/6/3/cal-trio-on-2025-college-football-hof-national-ballot.aspx
Marshawn Lynch returns to the College Football Hall of Fame national ballot for the fourth consecutive year and is joined by DeSean Jackson and Alex Mack in their first years nominated. The former Cal players are part of a group of 77 players and nine coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) announced Monday by the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame and are looking to join 22 Golden Bears already enshrined in the esteemed Hall with the most recent Steve Bartkowski in the Class of 2012.
Interesting: more details emerge behind the taking of the "Tank Man" photo on Tiananmen Square
https://www.news.com.au/world/asia/in-his-undies-new-details-behind-iconic-pic/news-story/4012efbc8f777a92954b911fc8002e3a
Since the CCP has banned the HK annual memorial, maybe we hold one here?
Ah but Taipei does something right? Makes more sense
That time you royally ate it
In a hotel shower-bath, went to step out and my other foot slipped out from under me. I took the shower curtain and rod down - got wrapped up in the curtain so I couldn't brace my fall adequately, smashed into the towel rod on the way down. Laid on the ground groaning for a bit while taking stock of my parts. Sprains and bruises - but now I'm super careful about getting out of tubs.
Taxi pulled up to take my new spouse and I to our honeymoon. I stepped off the curb with our luggage, rolled my ankle… and broke it. Flew to Hawaii anyway and went to the ER when we got there.
Love waits for no ankle.
Face planted on a run. Resulted in a number of dental implants and thousands of dollars.
Was running to catch a bus after a job interview (that went poorly) during summer (still in college). Tripped on the curb spraining my ankle and sprawling to the ground. I could hear some folks gasp. As I hobbled onto the bus that waited for me to get up, the driver simply said "there's another bus coming right behind us". No job offer, but a couple weeks of pain as a parting gift.
it was an early morning drive up to CT on the way to work. it wasnt icy, the roads were fine but the off ramp was a little slick.
spun the car out, crashed into a giant rock, set the car on fire, and luckily escaped completely unscathed and uninjured.
it was a particularly nice '87 Jaguar XJ6 that my uncle had given me .. so it was sad to lose that.
maybe that is the time i "literally ate it," not figuratively ..
Horse
I was half owner of a filly that won a 6 furlong stakes race at Bay Meadows as a 2 year-old, and finished 2nd in a 1 1/16 stakes in the slop as a 3 year-old…many shots were consumed after each. What a delight.
When No 2 and 3 were about 6 and 3, they really got into horse racing. They watched at least 2 different horse racing channels. They would sit in the arms of the love seat and pretend they were jockeys. They knew the names of the tracks and the jockeys. They designed silks for halloween and my MIL made them. We got them little goggles, whips, and helmets and they wore the complete kit to Churchill Down at least a couple of times.
A nickname growing up. Beginning of last name is Coult, pronounced as colt. My younger brother was pony.
does anyone know or has heard of a plausible explanation as to why the basketball game H-O-R-S-E is called that?
James Naismith invented basketball and had various iterations of ball and basket. He originally had a peach basket, but they had bottoms and it was tedious to poke the balls out of the basket, so they removed the bottom of the basket. But then the basketball had laces, which made it bounce unpredictably. Naismith met with Abner Doubleday. Doubleday was a Civil War general and he recommended throwing a horse through the basket. Actually I don't know, but everything I said up to the end was true.
TIL: Guess who played the world's first women's college basketball game? That's right, your California Golden Bears - 11 months after the game was invented. They played against Anna Head's School for Girls women's academy that was later acquired by UCB and is now Channing Hall. https://web.archive.org/web/20130123124126/http://www.wnba.com/about_us/jenkins_feature.html
A better written article on the subject by DBD alumna Leslie Mitchell
https://calbearshistory.com/2020/08/10/the-worlds-first-womens-college-basketball-team/
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
A Spanish judge has summoned PM Sanchez's wife to testify as part of an investigation to see if he's dirty
https://www.yahoo.com/news/spanish-judge-calls-sanchez-wife-100002807.html
SCOTUS refuses to hear Alex Jones' crony case because they don't get out of bed for less than a luxury RV, annual luxury trips to Wyoming, or bags of cash
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/03/supreme-court-owen-shroyer-petition-00161250
I mean, it would be a ridiculous waste of judicial resources to grant this dickhead’s cert petition, so on this I am totally with them!
After denying on Fox & Friends that he never said "Lock Her Up" and made it a centerpiece of his 2016 campaign, CNN does the needful of showing videos of him saying it.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/03/politics/video/trump-lock-her-up-clinton-fox-news-never-said-digvid
I don’t myself like watching or reading Trump coverage as I find it incredibly dull and tired, but it’s good in a sense that he is popping up in the news more as that will cause his poll numbers to go down as he reminds everyone of what a buffoon he is.
2024 election: doddering old grandpa versus insane great uncle. Good times! Way to identify and put forward the best talent…lol
I identify as insane great uncle.
I feel for Judge Merchan in the sentencing phase in Trump’s NY state trial. Even though it’s a non violent offense, T has shown zero remorse, and so some jail time would not be out of the question. Really anything other than jail time, T will not give a crap about. But if Merchan sentences T to even a day in jail, he will for sure get death threats, etc. It’s just really sad to see basically gang/mafia type tactics used by MAGA types on the right to intimidate judges, jurors.
I think Judge Merchan must sentence Trump to time in jail. And I would advocate for the maximum of four years.
Throughout this trial, DJT has sought to undermine the rule of law. The gag order violations are evidence of his contempt for the judge, the process, and the outcome. The fines levied were mere "chump change" for Trump.
Indeed, Trump and his followers seek to burn down the judicial system, our laws and the basis for them, and more broadly, the system put in place by the US Constitution. Trump literally doesn't care about the consequences as long as he can get what he wants and can be de facto ruler over the United States. He is a clear and present danger. Incarceration isn't enough.
Politics and religion, hmmm.
A bird with one wing does not fly straight.
Not sure why one would assume all Bears with find 99.99% of what's posted under this category a minor premise.
Love your work, but find this a very one-sided aspect/POV of otherwise entertaining and enjoyable shooting the bear shit.
For the love of Oski, there are Bears who disagree, but do not care to debate.
My undergrad major was political science so the thread is apropos for me. Despite its reputation for being ultra left, I found most of my professors at Berkeley were center right, or center left. One of my most memorable classes was counter revolutionary movements, taught by A.J. Gregor.
Loved Gregor. Could make dry toast interesting. 🤔
Agree that most faculty are centered. Left-centered, but still Constitutional. I liked Muir, too.
I, too, was a Poli Sci major, as well as a double major in Rhetoric.
I was a debater in high school. Gave up football for it. I regret that choice. Try to avoid sophistry.
To say anything argumentative, here, on DBD, feels as pointless as doing the same with on the screaming denizens of Sproul Plaza. 😵💫
Good times.
Loved how Gregor always ended the class by addressing the students as "comrades," an irony that I think was lost on the many of his students.
I think this crowd is open to center-right POV...civil discourse that is grounded in facts and policy. And actually, some disdain of the politics of the far left POV.
Loved his characterization of NY dock workers regarding Marxist texts.
"Whatta' doin' with that submersive stuff."
To illustrate why Marxism won't work in the US.
Politics and religion are taboo, which is why they are interesting to discuss! 😀
This is the DBD, so all topics are viable. You're welcome to post some of your own content if you wish!
PRO
My kid served dinner to Jaylen Brown.
how did that happen? what was the occasion?
My kid is working three jobs this summer - a waitress at a five star restaurant in Boston's Back Bay, a waitress at a bar across the street from Fenway Park, and an internship at GLAD Boston
i am headed to Boston for a few nights soon. the plan is to one night go to a nice restautant (currently i have resv at Uni) and one night go to a Red Sox game
After doubling, tripling, and quadrupling down on her hard foul on Caitlyn Clark, Chennedy Carter issues another non-apology for her foul on Clark. Carter's coach trots out their own rookie during the press conference with the "rooks get hazed and that's normal" story line. How hard is it to apologize and not become the villain?
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/40270438/coach-says-sky-learn-flagrant-foul-caitlin-clark
Reminiscent of the hard fouls on MJ by Detroit, NY, etc. It’s BS, but also she needs to muscle up a bit and her teammates need to have her back by hammering the other team’s star in response or else it will keep happening
Mbappe to Real Madrid on a five year contract. Barca in tears. I guess this means it'll be another 5 years before he's in Saudi Arabia.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/40274566/cristiano-ronaldo-leads-kylian-mbappe-real-madrid-welcome
Washington Commanders open to changing their name again. They're going to be Football Team again, aren't they.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/commanders-leave-door-open-for-a-possible-name-change-but-doesnt-appear-to-be-happening-anytime-soon/
Commanders is a dumb name, but I think I am more disappointed by the Guardians. Coulda/shoulda just pulled from their own history and been the Spiders! These name changes are such cool, unique opportunities and the teams just seem to shit the bed consistently with them. I get it, there is a Guardian Bridge in Cleveland, but it is a dumb name nonetheless
They should just get it over with and call themselves the Hogs. It's the only correct name, isn't it?
Commanders is an uninspired choice for the franchise. Further, it's a reminder of Daniel Snyder's reign of (t)error over the NFL's Washington franchise. In short, there's nothing good about the name. It should be jettisoned once something more suitable is found.
Record set on a Michael Jordan player card
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40263748/michael-jordan-logoman-card-fetches-2928-million-auction
The Special One takes his talents to Istanbul, signs two-year contract to coach Fenerbahce, promises to wear the shirt like a skin, hopes to make Turkish football great again
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/40268694/ill-bring-eyes-turkish-football-fenerbahce-mourinho
Some rando SD Padre infielder is facing a lifetime ban because he bet on his own games. He probably needed to make money that way, because he wasn't getting it done with his baseball skills
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40271458/sources-padres-tucupita-marcano-faces-mlb-ban-betting
https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/40936/tucupita-marcano
4-5 minor leaguers are also going down, apparently.
Just one year suspensions, not lifetime bans.
50 years ago, Cleveland had their infamous 10-cent beer night
https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/10-cent-beer-night-50-100828210.html
What could go wrong….
Or giving fans souvenir baseballs...
Can you hit a fastball? (Giants lose to the DBacks 4-2)
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2024/6/3/24170903/mlb-2024-san-francisco-giants-arizona-diamondbacks-final-score-recap
For the purposes of this headline, I mean a four-seam fastball. I know you’re reading this not even thinking about that. You’re thinking about Pavin Smith’s absolute bomb of a walk-off 2-run home run against Randy Rodríguez that extended the San Francisco Giants’ losing streak to a season-high 5 games in a 4-2 loss against their Wild Card division rivals, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
It stunk.
I missed that Blake Snell is going back on the IL reinjuring his adductor.
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2024/6/3/24170292/giants-yankees-injuries-blake-snell-keaton-winn-mason-black
DBD AV CLUB
[satire] Stephen Colbert interviews Juror #11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2gBgkGzF_E&t=2s
Have finally gotten around to watching Shogun. Halfway through. Really enjoying it but here's what I want to see: I want one character to walk into a room one time and say: "can I get a frickin' chair please? A rocking chair, a wicker chair, a swivel chair, an armchair a desk chair, anything! I'm sick of sitting on the damn floor!"
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
Stanfurd eliminated in semis via 1-0 shutout against Texas, a team that beat them in the first round 4-0 because WCWS is double-elimination. Texas advances to WCWS to take on the winner of Oklahoma/Florida.
https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/40273052/kavan-one-hit-gem-sends-texas-stanford-wcws-final
Andrew Luck and wife step up to support Furd athletes in the NIL era. Luck's wife was a Furd gymnast.
https://www.sfgate.com/collegesports/article/andrew-luck-pechanec-stanford-gymnastics-olympics-19492928.php