BERKELEY - Five members of the California men's tennis team recorded singles victories on the first day of the ITA West Sectionals on Thursday at the Hellman Tennis Complex.
Junior Timofey Stepanov recorded Cal's first win of the day, upsetting 57th-ranked and fifth-seeded Vlad Breazu of Oregon, 6-7, 6-2, 6-2. Sophomore Bernardo Munk Mesa joined Stepanov in the win column, defeating UC Irvine's Tal Goodman 3-6, 6-1, 7-5. Both Golden Bears moved on to the Round of 16 on Friday.
SEATTLE, Wash. – The California women's tennis team's Tiziana-Marie Schomburg, Greta Greco Lucchina and Berta Passola Folch swept their opening singles matches at the ITA West Sectional Championships on Thursday at the Nordstrom Tennis Center to reach Friday's round of 16.
BERKELEY -- The California men's basketball team picked up the pace in the second half and stayed out ahead of visiting Wright State to claim the Golden Bears' second win of 2025-26 on a 77-67 victory over the Raiders tonight at Haas Pavilion. It was a four-point game in the final three minutes of action before Cal extended its advantage with some stingy defense down the stretch. Once again, Cal had four players hit double digits, led by Dai Dai Ames' game-high 23 points on the night. Cal is now 2-0 overall, and Wright State goes to 1-1.
Has it been simplified so games don't last as long? In the age of not wanting things to go too long (see baseball), I could see game manufacturers trying to simplify games to make them take shorter time. Like Risk. I could see them trying to make Risk go faster.
i played a new version of Risk about a year ago. it was mostly the same.
i couldnt tell if they changed the rules a little or if the kids i was playing w/ had different house rules. there was a decided advantage for the defender compared to what i remember.
CAL
[MTEN] Bears Go Undefeated In Singles On Day 1 Of Sectionals
https://calbears.com/news/2025/11/6/mens-tennis-bears-go-undefeated-in-singles-on-day-1-of-sectionals.aspx
BERKELEY - Five members of the California men's tennis team recorded singles victories on the first day of the ITA West Sectionals on Thursday at the Hellman Tennis Complex.
Junior Timofey Stepanov recorded Cal's first win of the day, upsetting 57th-ranked and fifth-seeded Vlad Breazu of Oregon, 6-7, 6-2, 6-2. Sophomore Bernardo Munk Mesa joined Stepanov in the win column, defeating UC Irvine's Tal Goodman 3-6, 6-1, 7-5. Both Golden Bears moved on to the Round of 16 on Friday.
[WTEN] Bears Perfect On Day 1 At ITA Sectionals, Masters
https://calbears.com/news/2025/11/6/womens-tennis-bears-perfect-on-day-1-at-ita-sectionals-masters.aspx
SEATTLE, Wash. – The California women's tennis team's Tiziana-Marie Schomburg, Greta Greco Lucchina and Berta Passola Folch swept their opening singles matches at the ITA West Sectional Championships on Thursday at the Nordstrom Tennis Center to reach Friday's round of 16.
[MBB] Bears Perfect On Day 1 At ITA Sectionals, Masters
https://calbears.com/news/2025/11/6/cal-mens-basketball-delivers-gutsy-77-67-win-over-wright-state.aspx
BERKELEY -- The California men's basketball team picked up the pace in the second half and stayed out ahead of visiting Wright State to claim the Golden Bears' second win of 2025-26 on a 77-67 victory over the Raiders tonight at Haas Pavilion. It was a four-point game in the final three minutes of action before Cal extended its advantage with some stingy defense down the stretch. Once again, Cal had four players hit double digits, led by Dai Dai Ames' game-high 23 points on the night. Cal is now 2-0 overall, and Wright State goes to 1-1.
PRO
Coach Pochettino misses coaching good players
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/46867200/mauricio-pochettino-missing-premier-league-eyes-return-us
Donavan Mitchell scores 46 after getting taunted by a kid online
https://kotaku.com/pro-player-scores-46-points-in-a-game-after-being-taunted-by-a-kid-in-nba-2k26-2000641674
Monetizing kids and mascots
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/nov/05/romance-football-clubs-charging-kids-matchday-mascots
Another article for the consideration of the Pulitzer Prize council
https://awfulannouncing.com/mlb/joe-davis-didnt-pee-18-inning-world-series.html
Things are not going well for Antonio Brown
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46874797/ex-nfl-star-antonio-brown-arrested-attempted-murder-charge
LIFE
Boy Scout rank one step below Eagle
Eagle is the only rank I know.
Scout
Tenderfoot
Second Class
First Class
Star
Life
Eagle
Scout was added in '74 or '75, I think. When I started, Tenderfoot was the entry-level rank. My highest rank was Life scout.
I only made it through Cub Scouts so I remember Bobcat, Wolf, Bear, Webelos I think was the order.
That sounds right.
Fun board game. Sometimes you have to have a 2nd car for your kids.
i never had that many kids.
the new updated of version is not as fun.
Has it been simplified so games don't last as long? In the age of not wanting things to go too long (see baseball), I could see game manufacturers trying to simplify games to make them take shorter time. Like Risk. I could see them trying to make Risk go faster.
i played a new version of Risk about a year ago. it was mostly the same.
i couldnt tell if they changed the rules a little or if the kids i was playing w/ had different house rules. there was a decided advantage for the defender compared to what i remember.
I remember as a defender, your 6 beats the attacker's 6. But attacker rolls 3 dice vs defender's 2.
……so they say, is but a game and they’d let it slip away.
Love, like the autumn sun, should be dying but it's only just begun.
“We May Never Pass This Way Again”
- Seals and Crofts
"........ is full of surprises".
(a favorite line from The Elephant Man)
University. A pretty good rugby program.
POLITICS
A bunch of men in dresses ruling on transgender people went as expected
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-allows-trump-enforce-passport-restrictions-targeting-tra-rcna235999
Praetorian Guard to shovel snow
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-11-06/dc-national-guard-trump-extended-feb-19670380.html
If we actually get any snow. I’ve been seeing them mostly at Metro stations and there’s usually a handful around the Kennedy Center.
More corruption, more pardons
https://www.wsmv.com/2025/11/06/president-trump-pardons-former-tn-house-speaker-glen-casada-chief-staff-after-corruption-convictions/
DBD AV CLUB
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
it came up in conversation and i realized i had never seen it. reminds me of HS days and some very good music to go with it.
Still one of my favorites of that era.
Never saw it either, but had Elisabeth Shue in it.
I watched this many years ago. My immediate thought was: "Man, suburban white people were REALLY afraid of the cities."
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
That's the correct end of a rhino to be on!
True, but perhaps it’s best to avoid both ends.