BERKELEY – The California women's soccer program is proud to announce it will be partnering with Mission Stadiums for Multiple Sclerosis (MS4MS) to help raise awareness and support the foundation during its match with Boston College on Sunday, September 28 at Edwards Stadium.
BERKELEY – It took every bit of effort and no shortage of stamina for the California volleyball team to find itself back in the win column after a rough weekend on the road, but the Golden Bears (3-2) had no intention of leaving Haas Pavilion disappointed on Wednesday night, coming back from a two-set deficit and playing through an extended fifth set to come out on top over visiting Vanderbilt, 21-25, 21-25, 27-25, 25-16, 22-24. Cal's win also clinched a 9-7 victory for the ACC in the two-day Showdown at the Net series, which featured 16 matchups between ACC and SEC teams across the country.
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - The California men's golf team shot even-par on the final day of the Folds of Honor Collegiate and finished in fifth place, just two shots out of third.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Luka Lukic scored his team-leading fifth goal of the season and the California men's soccer team dominated much of the game on Wednesday night at Harvard, but the Golden Bears fell 3-1 to the Crimson in their first road loss of the year.
LAKE ELMO, Minn. – The California women's golf team had its best round of the tournament – including a 3-under par 69 by junior Jasmine Kahler - as the Golden Bears wrapped up play in the season-opening ANNIKA Intercollegiate on Wednesday at Royal Golf Club.
Cal shot 6-over as a team Wednesday and finished in 12th place for the tournament. Kahler and junior Constance Fouillet were the Bears' top individuals, each finishing at 10-over par for the event and in a tie for 41st place.
After the 2025 spring season that elevated the California men's tennis program to a top 15 ranking, the Golden Bears open the 2025 fall campaign as the host school in the annual Battle In The Bay tournament beginning Thursday at the California Tennis Club.
The Bears will host athletes from more than 20 teams over the course of the event.
Former Cal football walk-on Jake Tonges became a household name on Sunday after his acrobatic touchdown catch on San Francisco's final drive gave the 49ers' a 17-13 season-opening win at Seattle.
The No. 3 California men's water polo team resumes regular-season play with a three-game weekend after hosting a pair of international exhibition matches this past weekend at the Golden Bear Invitational.
The Golden Bears will be put to the test with a pair of top 15 matchups this week, beginning Friday in Stockton to face off against No. 9 Pacific, then returning to Bear Territory for their first home contest of the season on Saturday against No. 11 UC Davis. Cal will conclude the weekend with another home match against San Jose State on Sunday.
Got my first Go Bears in forever last night. I was so stunned it took me a sec to reply. I also said something about football being off to a good start. The guy kind of half shrugged and had a wry look on his face that seemed to say we’ll see.
The Athletics took the field this afternoon hoping to avoid a sweep by the Boston Red Sox. After being shut out two consecutive nights, the question remained, would the A’s bats come to life today at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento? Mason Barnett took the mound for the A’s against Payton Tolle for the Red Sox.
The night time is the right time for the 2025 San Francisco Giants in 2025, while the day games are no-way games. It took two hours for the Giants’ bats to wake up Wednesday, while rookie Carson Seymour’s arm never got started at all in a 5-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
It's more complex for three-team ties. There are two ways those can be determined, which are as follows:
If all three clubs have identical records against one another, then tiebreakers will be settled in this order:
a. Highest winning percentage among three tied Clubs in intradivision games.
b. Highest winning percentage among three tied Clubs in intraleague games.
c. Highest winning percentage in the last half of intraleague games.
d. Highest winning percentage in the last half plus one intraleague game (provided that such additional game was not between any of the tied Clubs). Continue to go back one intraleague game at a time until any ties have been broken.
If the three clubs do NOT have identical records against one another, then there are two possibilities:
a. If Club 1 has a better record against Clubs 2 and 3, then Club 1 qualifies.
b. If no Club has a better record against the other two Clubs, then:
The Clubs will be ranked by their overall winning percentage amongst the other Clubs combined. The Club with the highest overall winning percentage in that group qualifies.
If two of the Clubs have identical winning percentages, then they would follow the two-Club tiebreak rules to break their tie to determine the qualifier.
If all three teams have identical winning percentages, then the tiebreak rules above (No. 1) for three clubs having identical records against one another should be followed.
Note: If the three teams are tied for a division championship plus one Wild Card spot, then, once the above is used to determine the division champ, the remaining two teams revert to the two-team tiebreaker procedure to determine the Wild Card.
Also note that the above tiebreaker rules also apply to situations in which two teams tie for two spots and three teams tie for three spots and the exact seeding for those teams must be resolved.
Which, based on HAG's proffered data, the Reds would win the tiebreaker because they are 7-5 against the Giants & Mets. Compare that to the Mets being 6-6 against the Reds & Giants, and the Giants being 5-7 against the Reds & Mets.
In that comparison, the Reds have the better winning percentage against the other two clubs (Giants and Mets).
NOTE: I simply assumed that the Giants would have to beat both the Mets and the Reds in the regular season winning percentage because I thought their records would be inferior head-to-head against both clubs. HAG's data supports that.
LOS ANGELES — Blake Snell continued the Dodgers’ run of great starting pitching with 11 strikeouts in six scorreless innings, and Mookie Betts drove in five as the Dodgers blanked the Colorado Rockies 9-0 on Wednesday night to finish off a three-game sweep at Dodger Stadium.
Tonight is another opportunity to have two Bay Area pro teams (Valkyries and Giants) win on the same day. It has happened several times this season. I wonder if anyone tracks things like this? The Daily Double.
CAL
[WSOC] Women’s Soccer Announces MS Awareness Game
https://calbears.com/news/2025/9/10/womens-soccer-womens-soccer-announces-ms-awareness-game.aspx
BERKELEY – The California women's soccer program is proud to announce it will be partnering with Mission Stadiums for Multiple Sclerosis (MS4MS) to help raise awareness and support the foundation during its match with Boston College on Sunday, September 28 at Edwards Stadium.
[VB] Cal Downs Vanderbilt In Late-Night Reverse Sweep
https://calbears.com/news/2025/9/10/volleyball-cal-downs-vanderbilt-in-late-night-reverse-sweep.aspx
BERKELEY – It took every bit of effort and no shortage of stamina for the California volleyball team to find itself back in the win column after a rough weekend on the road, but the Golden Bears (3-2) had no intention of leaving Haas Pavilion disappointed on Wednesday night, coming back from a two-set deficit and playing through an extended fifth set to come out on top over visiting Vanderbilt, 21-25, 21-25, 27-25, 25-16, 22-24. Cal's win also clinched a 9-7 victory for the ACC in the two-day Showdown at the Net series, which featured 16 matchups between ACC and SEC teams across the country.
[MGOLF] Cal Places Fifth At Folds Of Honor Collegiate
https://calbears.com/news/2025/9/10/mens-golf-cal-places-fifth-at-folds-of-honor-collegiate.aspx
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - The California men's golf team shot even-par on the final day of the Folds of Honor Collegiate and finished in fifth place, just two shots out of third.
[MSOC] Cal Suffers First Road Loss At Harvard
https://calbears.com/news/2025/9/10/mens-soccer-cal-suffers-first-road-loss-at-harvard.aspx
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Luka Lukic scored his team-leading fifth goal of the season and the California men's soccer team dominated much of the game on Wednesday night at Harvard, but the Golden Bears fell 3-1 to the Crimson in their first road loss of the year.
[WGOLF] Bears Finish Strong At ANNIKA Intercollegiate
https://calbears.com/news/2025/9/10/womens-golf-bears-finish-strong-at-annika-intercollegiate.aspx
LAKE ELMO, Minn. – The California women's golf team had its best round of the tournament – including a 3-under par 69 by junior Jasmine Kahler - as the Golden Bears wrapped up play in the season-opening ANNIKA Intercollegiate on Wednesday at Royal Golf Club.
Cal shot 6-over as a team Wednesday and finished in 12th place for the tournament. Kahler and junior Constance Fouillet were the Bears' top individuals, each finishing at 10-over par for the event and in a tie for 41st place.
[MTEN] Golden Bears Begin 2025 Fall Campaign
https://calbears.com/news/2025/9/10/golden-bears-begin-2025-fall-campaign.aspx
After the 2025 spring season that elevated the California men's tennis program to a top 15 ranking, the Golden Bears open the 2025 fall campaign as the host school in the annual Battle In The Bay tournament beginning Thursday at the California Tennis Club.
The Bears will host athletes from more than 20 teams over the course of the event.
[FB] Tonges TD Highlights Pro Bears Week 1 Performances
https://calbears.com/news/2025/9/10/football-tonges-td-highlights-pro-bears-week-1-performances.aspx
Former Cal football walk-on Jake Tonges became a household name on Sunday after his acrobatic touchdown catch on San Francisco's final drive gave the 49ers' a 17-13 season-opening win at Seattle.
[MPOLO] Bears Slated For 3 Games, 2 Against Ranked Opponents
https://calbears.com/news/2025/9/10/mens-water-polo-bears-slated-for-3-games-2-against-ranked-opponents.aspx
The No. 3 California men's water polo team resumes regular-season play with a three-game weekend after hosting a pair of international exhibition matches this past weekend at the Golden Bear Invitational.
The Golden Bears will be put to the test with a pair of top 15 matchups this week, beginning Friday in Stockton to face off against No. 9 Pacific, then returning to Bear Territory for their first home contest of the season on Saturday against No. 11 UC Davis. Cal will conclude the weekend with another home match against San Jose State on Sunday.
Got my first Go Bears in forever last night. I was so stunned it took me a sec to reply. I also said something about football being off to a good start. The guy kind of half shrugged and had a wry look on his face that seemed to say we’ll see.
DBD
Lunch
Salami sandwich using a large salami I got from Molinari and Sons over the weekend.
Peanut butter sandwich. Still a dependable standard after all these years.
DBD AV Club
South Beach
Government BS
CAL
PRO
The Ballers play their first playoff game tonight. I checked yesterday and there still are tickets available.
Athletics defeat the Red Sox 5-4, take series finale
https://www.athleticsnation.com/recaps/100088/athletics-defeat-the-red-sox-5-4-take-series-finale
The Athletics took the field this afternoon hoping to avoid a sweep by the Boston Red Sox. After being shut out two consecutive nights, the question remained, would the A’s bats come to life today at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento? Mason Barnett took the mound for the A’s against Payton Tolle for the Red Sox.
Seymour shelled, D-Backs defeat drowsy Giants
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/san-francisco-giants-scores-standings-nl-west/100560/seymour-shelled-d-backs-defeat-drowsy-giants
The night time is the right time for the 2025 San Francisco Giants in 2025, while the day games are no-way games. It took two hours for the Giants’ bats to wake up Wednesday, while rookie Carson Seymour’s arm never got started at all in a 5-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Don't look now, but the Reds are tied with the Giants and both are 2 back of the freefalling Mets.
Mets score 4 in the top of the first, but down 6-4 going to T9.
A three-way tie would be the funniest result.
Looks like the Reds have a winning record against the Mets 4-2.
The Mets have a winning record against the Giants, 4-2
The Giants and the Reds are tied 3-3.
I'm not quite sure how this works out with MLB tiebreaker rules. I believe it's H2H.
From the MLB website - https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-playoff-tiebreaker-rules
TIES BETWEEN THREE TEAMS
It's more complex for three-team ties. There are two ways those can be determined, which are as follows:
If all three clubs have identical records against one another, then tiebreakers will be settled in this order:
a. Highest winning percentage among three tied Clubs in intradivision games.
b. Highest winning percentage among three tied Clubs in intraleague games.
c. Highest winning percentage in the last half of intraleague games.
d. Highest winning percentage in the last half plus one intraleague game (provided that such additional game was not between any of the tied Clubs). Continue to go back one intraleague game at a time until any ties have been broken.
If the three clubs do NOT have identical records against one another, then there are two possibilities:
a. If Club 1 has a better record against Clubs 2 and 3, then Club 1 qualifies.
b. If no Club has a better record against the other two Clubs, then:
The Clubs will be ranked by their overall winning percentage amongst the other Clubs combined. The Club with the highest overall winning percentage in that group qualifies.
If two of the Clubs have identical winning percentages, then they would follow the two-Club tiebreak rules to break their tie to determine the qualifier.
If all three teams have identical winning percentages, then the tiebreak rules above (No. 1) for three clubs having identical records against one another should be followed.
Note: If the three teams are tied for a division championship plus one Wild Card spot, then, once the above is used to determine the division champ, the remaining two teams revert to the two-team tiebreaker procedure to determine the Wild Card.
Also note that the above tiebreaker rules also apply to situations in which two teams tie for two spots and three teams tie for three spots and the exact seeding for those teams must be resolved.
Which, based on HAG's proffered data, the Reds would win the tiebreaker because they are 7-5 against the Giants & Mets. Compare that to the Mets being 6-6 against the Reds & Giants, and the Giants being 5-7 against the Reds & Mets.
In that comparison, the Reds have the better winning percentage against the other two clubs (Giants and Mets).
NOTE: I simply assumed that the Giants would have to beat both the Mets and the Reds in the regular season winning percentage because I thought their records would be inferior head-to-head against both clubs. HAG's data supports that.
And the Mets have to play the Phillies again.
Blake Snell, Mookie Betts finish Dodgers sweep of Rockies
https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-scores-standings/103470/dodgers-blake-snell-mookie-betts-dodgers-rockies
LOS ANGELES — Blake Snell continued the Dodgers’ run of great starting pitching with 11 strikeouts in six scorreless innings, and Mookie Betts drove in five as the Dodgers blanked the Colorado Rockies 9-0 on Wednesday night to finish off a three-game sweep at Dodger Stadium.
Tonight is another opportunity to have two Bay Area pro teams (Valkyries and Giants) win on the same day. It has happened several times this season. I wonder if anyone tracks things like this? The Daily Double.
Giants are off today. Start a series with the Dodgers tomorrow.
oops, thanks!
First?
Everyone must be remembering another 9/11.
I thought about going by the 9/11 memorial on my run but before I left saw the President was at the Pentagon so scratched that idea.