The Golden State Warriors found another creative way to lose a winnable game.
Up 14 in the third quarter on the road, the Warriors collapsed into a feverish struggle before falling to the Phoenix Suns 99-98 after Jordan Goodwin hit the second of two free throws with 0.4 seconds remaining. It’s the third straight loss for Golden State, dropping them to 13-15 and two games under .500.
I didn't watch the game, but saw a replay of that bizarre 2 pt conversion. Everyone had given up on the play after the ball hit the ground. Apparently, everyone but the replay official, I suppose.
EDIT: What I don't understand, though, is when was the whistle blown? Don't the rules say that the play ends when the whistle is blown? And if the whistle was blown before the Seahawks player picks up the ball, then isn't the play, by definition, dead at that point?
The California women's basketball team (8-4) will face a familiar foe when it takes on USC at the Invisalign Bay Area Women's Classic at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. PT.
This will be the 80th all-time meeting between the two programs with a majority of the games having taken place while both were in the Pac-12 Conference. USC owns a 44-35 series advantage although the two teams have evenly split the last 10 matchups. Cal's last win against USC came in an 81-78 overtime win on Feb. 19, 2023 at Haas Pavilion. The last time the Bears and Trojans faced each other on a neutral site was on March 2, 2017 at the Pac-12 Tournament in Seattle where Cal won 71-58.
For the fourth time, California defensive back Hezekiah Masses has been named to an All-America team. This time, the Football Writers Association of America voted Masses a second-team All-American, the association announced Thursday.
He has garnered All-America status from four of the five major All-America teams, (Walter Camp, Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association and FWAA) with only the NCAA Consensus All-America team left to be announced.
Having unleashed a multiagency manhunt — involving the Providence police, the FBI and a $50,000 reward — the clue investigators needed in the Brown University shooting was ultimately found not on a street corner but in a Reddit thread.
Online tipsters have had a mixed record when it comes to providing information about mass casualty incidents. But Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said this Reddit user “blew the case wide open” after posting about their encounter on Saturday with the suspect.
I realize that this is not really on topic. Nonetheless, I will point out that such false accusations are made possible by laws that allow a Wild West environment on internet platforms. It also makes possible foreign interference in US elections by the publication of disinformation and misinformation.
Stranger Things. So last week I realized I didn't watch the last 2 episodes of Stranger Things season 4. My Netflix queue showed that those were unwatched. I went back 3 or 4 episodes before that and rewatched those because I had forgotten some of what happened. Finished season 4 yesterday and will be ready to watch Season 5 today.
PRO
Sharks lose to the Stars 5-3
Final Score: Warriors blow double-digit lead in 99-98 loss to Suns
https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/general/106309/final-score-warriors-blow-double-digit-lead-in-99-98-loss-to-suns
The Golden State Warriors found another creative way to lose a winnable game.
Up 14 in the third quarter on the road, the Warriors collapsed into a feverish struggle before falling to the Phoenix Suns 99-98 after Jordan Goodwin hit the second of two free throws with 0.4 seconds remaining. It’s the third straight loss for Golden State, dropping them to 13-15 and two games under .500.
Seahawks beat the Rams with a crazy 4Q comeback, winning on a two point conversion in OT.
Of the Seahawks’s three 2 pt conversions, one was off a tipped pass ruled backwards and recovered in the endzone: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47354685/sean-mcvay-rams-question-overturned-call-2-point-attempt
I didn't watch the game, but saw a replay of that bizarre 2 pt conversion. Everyone had given up on the play after the ball hit the ground. Apparently, everyone but the replay official, I suppose.
EDIT: What I don't understand, though, is when was the whistle blown? Don't the rules say that the play ends when the whistle is blown? And if the whistle was blown before the Seahawks player picks up the ball, then isn't the play, by definition, dead at that point?
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CAL
[WBB] Cal Faces Familiar Foe In USC
https://calbears.com/news/2025/12/18/womens-basketball-cal-faces-familiar-foe-in-usc.aspx
The California women's basketball team (8-4) will face a familiar foe when it takes on USC at the Invisalign Bay Area Women's Classic at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. PT.
This will be the 80th all-time meeting between the two programs with a majority of the games having taken place while both were in the Pac-12 Conference. USC owns a 44-35 series advantage although the two teams have evenly split the last 10 matchups. Cal's last win against USC came in an 81-78 overtime win on Feb. 19, 2023 at Haas Pavilion. The last time the Bears and Trojans faced each other on a neutral site was on March 2, 2017 at the Pac-12 Tournament in Seattle where Cal won 71-58.
[FB] Masses Named To Fourth All-America Team
https://calbears.com/news/2025/12/18/football-masses-named-to-fourth-all-america-team.aspx
For the fourth time, California defensive back Hezekiah Masses has been named to an All-America team. This time, the Football Writers Association of America voted Masses a second-team All-American, the association announced Thursday.
He has garnered All-America status from four of the five major All-America teams, (Walter Camp, Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association and FWAA) with only the NCAA Consensus All-America team left to be announced.
Bear on Bear action tonight!
https://calbears.com/news/2025/12/16/mens-basketball-cal-streaks-into-two-more-tests-at-haas-this-week.aspx
POLITICS
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
How a Reddit tipster cracked the Brown University and MIT shooting cases
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/reddit-tipster-cracked-brown-university-mit-shooting-cases-rcna250036
Having unleashed a multiagency manhunt — involving the Providence police, the FBI and a $50,000 reward — the clue investigators needed in the Brown University shooting was ultimately found not on a street corner but in a Reddit thread.
Online tipsters have had a mixed record when it comes to providing information about mass casualty incidents. But Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said this Reddit user “blew the case wide open” after posting about their encounter on Saturday with the suspect.
Not linked: How Redditors falsely accused innocent people related to the Boston Marathon bombing.
True. This is probably the biggest win and probably means we'll get even more false accusations going forward.
I realize that this is not really on topic. Nonetheless, I will point out that such false accusations are made possible by laws that allow a Wild West environment on internet platforms. It also makes possible foreign interference in US elections by the publication of disinformation and misinformation.
From the circumstances, it looks more like personal vendetta than politics.
The killer had been in the same PhD program as the professor, but had apparently dropped out.
Reminds me a little of the Theordore Streleski case at Stanford back in the 1970s.
But, never mind me. Let’s wait for the investigation to uncover the actual motive.
DBD AV CLUB
Stranger Things. So last week I realized I didn't watch the last 2 episodes of Stranger Things season 4. My Netflix queue showed that those were unwatched. I went back 3 or 4 episodes before that and rewatched those because I had forgotten some of what happened. Finished season 4 yesterday and will be ready to watch Season 5 today.