A day after getting their pants knocked off, the Athletics had the exact same thing happen again, getting beat down by the division-leading Houston Astros 11-4 to guarantee at best a series split for the A’s. Not a good night all around.
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Reed Butz worked into the sixth and Connor Sullivan locked down his league-best seventh save in another strong Oakland pitching performance Wednesday. Consecutive 6-5 wins against the Glacier Range Riders mean that the Ballers are winners of five in a row and tied atop the Pioneer League with the Missoula PaddleHeads.
The Dodgers pitching depth chart of available players on Wednesday was perhaps its shortest of the season, but Emmet Sheehan and Justin Wrobleski made it work to get through nine innings. Then Will Smith hit a pinch-hit, walk-off home run in the ninth inning for a 4-3 win over the Padres at Dodger Stadium.
Looking at the Forbes list from end of 2024, it looks like an overpay. Forbes has them as the 8th most valuable pro sports team at 7.1 billion. The Warriors are #2 overall at 8.8 (presumably because they own the Chase Center) and Knicks at #5 overall at 7.5. Paying 40% more than the perceived value seems like a huge overpay.
BERKELEY – The Intercollegiate Rowing Collegiate Association (IRCA) announced its 2025 Scholar Athletes on Wednesday, including 18 members of the California men's rowing team - the most in program history and sixth-most of any team in the country.
Seven of the 18 rowers have earned the honor multiple times over their career with Jamie Arnold, Farley Dimon-Brown and Iliad Izadi leading the way, having made the list three times.
BERKELEY - The California field hockey team announced its 2025 schedule Wednesday, featuring a 15-game slate with eight contests to be played at Underhill Field.
The Golden Bears will face off against seven teams who appeared in the NCAA tournament a season ago, including 2024 ACC champion and NCAA runner-up North Carolina. Cal was featured in the Penn Monto/NFHCA DI National Coaches Poll three times last season, marking its first appearance in the rankings since 2018. Cal will compete against six teams that finished the 2024 season ranked in the coaches poll.
BERKELEY – California rugby has reached a major milestone to endow the program, entirely thanks to the unwavering and enthusiastic support of the Golden Bear community over the last 40 years. Rugby becomes the third Intercollegiate Athletics program to be acknowledged with the endowment status.
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Athletics Smacked By Astros 11-4
https://www.athleticsnation.com/2025/6/18/24451896/athletics-smacked-by-astros-11-4
A day after getting their pants knocked off, the Athletics had the exact same thing happen again, getting beat down by the division-leading Houston Astros 11-4 to guarantee at best a series split for the A’s. Not a good night all around.
Butz Shoves, Sullivan Claims Seventh Save in Fifth Straight Win (Ballers beat the Glacier Range Riders 6-5)
https://www.oaklandballers.com/sports/bsb/2025/releases/202506196svcne
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Reed Butz worked into the sixth and Connor Sullivan locked down his league-best seventh save in another strong Oakland pitching performance Wednesday. Consecutive 6-5 wins against the Glacier Range Riders mean that the Ballers are winners of five in a row and tied atop the Pioneer League with the Missoula PaddleHeads.
Giants lose to Guardians 4-2.
Will Smith pinch-hit walk-off home run ends Dodgers’ battery-powered win over Padres
https://www.truebluela.com/2025/6/18/24451498/will-smith-walk-off-home-run-dodgers-padres
The Dodgers pitching depth chart of available players on Wednesday was perhaps its shortest of the season, but Emmet Sheehan and Justin Wrobleski made it work to get through nine innings. Then Will Smith hit a pinch-hit, walk-off home run in the ninth inning for a 4-3 win over the Padres at Dodger Stadium.
$10bil Lakers valuation- thoughts?
Looking at the Forbes list from end of 2024, it looks like an overpay. Forbes has them as the 8th most valuable pro sports team at 7.1 billion. The Warriors are #2 overall at 8.8 (presumably because they own the Chase Center) and Knicks at #5 overall at 7.5. Paying 40% more than the perceived value seems like a huge overpay.
Yes, but I'd assume that pretty much every time a major sports franchise is bought it will be an overpay. They are extremely scarce resources.
CAL
[MROW] 18 Bears Named IRCA Scholar-Athletes
https://calbears.com/news/2025/6/18/mens-rowing-18-bears-named-irca-scholar-athletes.aspx
BERKELEY – The Intercollegiate Rowing Collegiate Association (IRCA) announced its 2025 Scholar Athletes on Wednesday, including 18 members of the California men's rowing team - the most in program history and sixth-most of any team in the country.
Seven of the 18 rowers have earned the honor multiple times over their career with Jamie Arnold, Farley Dimon-Brown and Iliad Izadi leading the way, having made the list three times.
[FH] Cal Field Hockey Announces 2025 Schedule
https://calbears.com/news/2025/6/18/cal-field-hockey-announces-2025-schedule.aspx
BERKELEY - The California field hockey team announced its 2025 schedule Wednesday, featuring a 15-game slate with eight contests to be played at Underhill Field.
The Golden Bears will face off against seven teams who appeared in the NCAA tournament a season ago, including 2024 ACC champion and NCAA runner-up North Carolina. Cal was featured in the Penn Monto/NFHCA DI National Coaches Poll three times last season, marking its first appearance in the rankings since 2018. Cal will compete against six teams that finished the 2024 season ranked in the coaches poll.
[NEWS] Rugby Becomes 3rd Endowed Sport At Cal
https://calbears.com/news/2025/6/18/athletics-news-rugby-becomes-3rd-endowed-sport-at-cal.aspx
BERKELEY – California rugby has reached a major milestone to endow the program, entirely thanks to the unwavering and enthusiastic support of the Golden Bear community over the last 40 years. Rugby becomes the third Intercollegiate Athletics program to be acknowledged with the endowment status.
I'm interested to know what people who follow the administration more closely than I think about the new co-ADs:
https://www.sfgate.com/collegesports/article/cal-replaces-scandal-ridden-ad-same-people-20382043.php
Honestly, my hope is that they truly are "interim" and that there is another leadership plan going forward.
Go Bears!!!
JUNETEENTH
I got the day off work, but not off school. Weird.
I knew what date it falls on, buy lost track that it’s a federal holiday.
POLITICS
Trumpy recognizes Pride Month by cutting off funding for LGBTQ+ suicide prevention hotline. Proving once again what an absolute _________ he is. https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/18/health/trump-ends-988-lgbtq-suicide-prevention-service-wellness
And the president tries to talk politics, specifically about transgender athletes with members of an Italian football club https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jun/18/donald-trump-juventus-transgender-players-club-world-cup?utm_term=68541a3a30c59ba5fc9e56a4880b98c0&utm_campaign=TheFiver&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=fiver_email
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It’s time for another edition of Oski Disciple’s quote of the day.
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” ― Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
I took a speeches of Dr King class my last semester at Cal with my GF and it was a really good class. I learned a lot.
The memorial in DC has a bunch of his quotes. They are about much more than just black civil rights.