I remember an old LMYA youth soccer game when the other team failed to show up. We waited in a light drizzle, won by forfeit, and then ate the orange slices that coach had brought. I remember some kids being fired up that we won, but I felt disappointed.
Torn Levis: Will Levis opts for season ending surgery on his torn AC joint because it doesn't take much to hold a clipboard while watching Cam Ward play
KALISPELL, Mont. -- On the first pitch he saw in the ninth, Dillon Tatum smacked a towering, go-ahead, two-run homer to right to power Oakland to a 5-3 win over the Glacier Range Riders Sunday. The Ballers took the series against the Range Riders, their sixth straight series victory.
The Athletics went for the series win this morning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. After splitting the first two games. Jeffrey Springs took the mound for the A’s against Gavin Williams for the Guardians. But it was not meant to be.
Maybe the San Francisco Giants were stressed about tariff legislation before their trip to Toronto this weekend. Maybe they ate too much poutine. Maybe the metric system confused Heliot Ramos when he was judging fly ball distances in the outfield. Maybe Robbie Ray got maple syrup on his glove and it screwed up his knuckle curve.
While the slumping offense has garnered the bulk of the headlines during this terrible stretch, the Dodgers have sprung leaks in multiple facets, finding new ways to play uphill most of the time of late. The Dodgers scored the first three runs on Sunday but the result was still the same, falling 6-5 to the Brewers, getting swept by Milwaukee for the second time in two weeks.
The Dodgers also lost first baseman Freddie Freeman, who was knocked out of the game in the sixth inning by taking a sinker off his left wrist. Manager Dave Roberts said after the game that X-rays on Freeman’s wrist were negative.
California catcher Alex Birge signed a professional baseball contract as an undrafted free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals' organization on Saturday. Birge spent one season at Cal as a redshirt junior in 2025 after playing for three campaigns at Wichita State (2002-24).
BERGEN, Norway – Three members of the California track & field team competed at the European U23 Championships from Thursday-Sunday at Bergen's Fana Stadium, hoping to add yet more individual accolades on a major global stage to their already-impressive resumes.
California football general manager Ron Rivera, Travers Family Head Football Coach Justin Wilcox, quarterbacks Devin Brown and Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, defensive lineman Aidan Keanaaina and linebacker Cade Uluave are set to represent the Golden Bears in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday for ACC Kickoff.
The 2024 California volleyball team was named as a recipient of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) 2025 Team Academic Award for the second straight year, as announced by the organization Monday.
The Golden Bears first received the honor in 2011, the first of seven times in the award's history. To be eligible for the Team Academic Award, teams must maintain a combined year-long GPA of 3.3 or better on a 4.0 scale, or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale.
When UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons determined the best way to optimally position Cal's football program for a new era of intercollegiate athletics was to hire a general manager, he consulted with a variety of stakeholders for input.
Along with alumni, staff members and others, he also had a series of conversations with Golden Bear legend Ron Rivera, the former Cal All-American linebacker who went on to a successful nine-year professional playing career and then became a two-time NFL Coach of the Year.
Semi-related: they had this golden opportunity to pick a new name, literally any name, and rebrand and they pick Commanders??? What a swing and miss. Almost as bad as picking Guardians instead of the more obvious and cooler name of Spiders
After a successful year last year and with an up and coming QB the fan base has come to be OK with Commanders. And the local consensus whether a fan of the team or not seems to be that Trump should just stfu.
FORFEIT
I remember an old LMYA youth soccer game when the other team failed to show up. We waited in a light drizzle, won by forfeit, and then ate the orange slices that coach had brought. I remember some kids being fired up that we won, but I felt disappointed.
https://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2010/2/2/1285620/cal-v-stanfeit-rugby-1-30-10
THE LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE
Monsoon MA driver replicates what my sister did at my fraternity's pool
https://www.masslive.com/news/2025/07/suv-narrowly-misses-swimmers-while-crashing-into-pool-at-monson-campground.html
PRO
Name a sport where spectators are even closer than cycling
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/19/sport/tour-de-france-spectator-hit-by-car-spt
Harmon Gym on the student sideline.
I came here to say this.
John Kasser and the Pac-12 screwed it up.
Lakers make a Smart move
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/marcus-smart-agrees-to-contract-buyout-with-wizards-set-to-join-lakers-on-two-year-deal-per-report/
Someone please check on Levi Drake Rodriguez
https://www.vikings.com/draft/2024/picks/levi-drake-rodriguez
Another torn Levi: Levi Onwuzurike will miss 2025 with torn ACL
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/lions-dl-levi-onwuzurike-will-miss-2025-season-after-torn-acl-surgery
Torn Levis: Will Levis opts for season ending surgery on his torn AC joint because it doesn't take much to hold a clipboard while watching Cam Ward play
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45787046/titans-qb-levis-season-ending-shoulder-surgery
Tatum's Late Tank Lifts Ballers to Series Victory (5-3 over Glacier Range Riders)
https://www.oaklandballers.com/sports/bsb/2025/releases/20250720x2vfuw
KALISPELL, Mont. -- On the first pitch he saw in the ninth, Dillon Tatum smacked a towering, go-ahead, two-run homer to right to power Oakland to a 5-3 win over the Glacier Range Riders Sunday. The Ballers took the series against the Range Riders, their sixth straight series victory.
Athletics Drop Series Finale to Guardians 8-2
https://www.athleticsnation.com/2025/7/20/24471077/athletics-drop-series-finale-to-guardians
The Athletics went for the series win this morning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. After splitting the first two games. Jeffrey Springs took the mound for the A’s against Gavin Williams for the Guardians. But it was not meant to be.
No Ray of hope as SF Giants get swept in Toronto
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2025/7/20/24471054/no-ray-of-hope-sf-giants-get-swept-toronto-blue-jays
Maybe the San Francisco Giants were stressed about tariff legislation before their trip to Toronto this weekend. Maybe they ate too much poutine. Maybe the metric system confused Heliot Ramos when he was judging fly ball distances in the outfield. Maybe Robbie Ray got maple syrup on his glove and it screwed up his knuckle curve.
Dodgers get swept by Brewers again, and lose Freddie Freeman in the process
https://www.truebluela.com/2025/7/20/24470947/dodgers-brewers-sweep-freddie-freeman-hbp
While the slumping offense has garnered the bulk of the headlines during this terrible stretch, the Dodgers have sprung leaks in multiple facets, finding new ways to play uphill most of the time of late. The Dodgers scored the first three runs on Sunday but the result was still the same, falling 6-5 to the Brewers, getting swept by Milwaukee for the second time in two weeks.
The Dodgers also lost first baseman Freddie Freeman, who was knocked out of the game in the sixth inning by taking a sinker off his left wrist. Manager Dave Roberts said after the game that X-rays on Freeman’s wrist were negative.
CAL
[BASE] Alex Birge Signs With St. Louis Cardinals
https://calbears.com/news/2025/7/19/baseball-alex-birge-signs-with-st-louis-cardinals.aspx
California catcher Alex Birge signed a professional baseball contract as an undrafted free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals' organization on Saturday. Birge spent one season at Cal as a redshirt junior in 2025 after playing for three campaigns at Wichita State (2002-24).
[T&F] Bears Finish Competition At European U23 Championships
https://calbears.com/news/2025/7/20/track-field-bears-finish-competition-at-european-u23-championships.aspx
BERGEN, Norway – Three members of the California track & field team competed at the European U23 Championships from Thursday-Sunday at Bergen's Fana Stadium, hoping to add yet more individual accolades on a major global stage to their already-impressive resumes.
[FB] Cal Contingent Set For ACC Kickoff
https://calbears.com/news/2025/7/21/football-cal-contingent-set-for-acc-kickoff.aspx
California football general manager Ron Rivera, Travers Family Head Football Coach Justin Wilcox, quarterbacks Devin Brown and Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, defensive lineman Aidan Keanaaina and linebacker Cade Uluave are set to represent the Golden Bears in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday for ACC Kickoff.
[VB] Cal Volleyball Receives 2025 AVCA Team Academic Award
https://calbears.com/news/2025/7/21/cal-volleyball-receives-2025-avca-team-academic-award.aspx
The 2024 California volleyball team was named as a recipient of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) 2025 Team Academic Award for the second straight year, as announced by the organization Monday.
The Golden Bears first received the honor in 2011, the first of seven times in the award's history. To be eligible for the Team Academic Award, teams must maintain a combined year-long GPA of 3.3 or better on a 4.0 scale, or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale.
[FB] ‘You’re The Guy'
https://calbears.com/news/2025/7/21/football-you-re-the-guy.aspx
When UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons determined the best way to optimally position Cal's football program for a new era of intercollegiate athletics was to hire a general manager, he consulted with a variety of stakeholders for input.
Along with alumni, staff members and others, he also had a series of conversations with Golden Bear legend Ron Rivera, the former Cal All-American linebacker who went on to a successful nine-year professional playing career and then became a two-time NFL Coach of the Year.
POLITICS
Trumpified White House looks like what New Money thinks rich looks like
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/picture-oval-office-trump_n_687a76a4e4b00f995df54020
Trump threatens Washington Commanders stadium deal unless the team changes back to the racist name
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-washington-commanders-change-back-to-former-name/
Apropos: https://x.com/realdonaldtrump/status/387565483303923712?s=46
Glad you added this as it was my first reaction when I heard the story on the news last night.
Anything to change convo from Epstein! Lol
Semi-related: they had this golden opportunity to pick a new name, literally any name, and rebrand and they pick Commanders??? What a swing and miss. Almost as bad as picking Guardians instead of the more obvious and cooler name of Spiders
After a successful year last year and with an up and coming QB the fan base has come to be OK with Commanders. And the local consensus whether a fan of the team or not seems to be that Trump should just stfu.
Oh 100% re Trump. He is just flailing for culture war BS to tweet about to distract ppl from Epstein. Agree there!
The funny thing is you know they hired multiple consultants and shit in order to produce these marketing turds
DBD AV CLUB
RIP Malcolm-Jamal Warner dead at age 54, apparently drowning in the rip tide in Costa Rica
Hard to tell what a celebrity is really like, but the times I happened by an interview of him he seemed like a down to earth guy.
Every so often I've seen him on various TV shows. Same with Phylicia Rashad. Currently she's on The Chi as a minor character.
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
Ole Miss loses a player due to gun violence
https://apnews.com/article/corey-adams-ole-miss-death-shooting-733f792e592ed4540d60ed7777c21f8c