Not sure but I think lots of Europeans have it as a holiday. I know that my 6 AM call didn't have any Europeans on. They had said last Monday that it was a day off.
North Carolina is set to hire Michael Malone as its next men's basketball coach, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel, making an outside-the-box choice for a school seeking a return to its spot among the sport's elite programs.
As a UNC BB fan, not sure how I feel about this. It'll be interesting to see how he deals with recruiting and NIL. Looks like he was an assistant at Oakland, Providence (maybe with Pitino), and Manhattan, but it's been 26 years since he's been in the college game. I think they'll have much better in game coaching and decisions than Hubert Davis. Let's see how long he plans on being there (his daughter is going to be sophomore VB player there) and how this turns out. First coach outside of the Carolina family since they hired Frank MacGuire in the 50s.
One of my nephews posted a nice picture on FB of his dad and the UCLA coach. My uncle was a middle school phys ed teacher in Milpitas and had her as a student. She later went to UCSB where he had gone and they stayed in touch. My uncle passed away a few years back but it was still a nice picture to see.
I bet your luck score would have been much higher had you guessed it in 3. Your skill and luck scores are very similar to mine. I also guessed the solution in 4.
In its second top-25 matchup of the weekend, the California Golden Bears (14-11, 6-6) fell to No. 3 Wake Forest (26-3, 11-1), 4-2, in Berkeley on Sunday.
BERKELEY — Freshmen Mille Johanna Moerk and Laura Cilekova completed a 4-3 comeback win for the 23rd-ranked California women's tennis team Sunday at the Hellman Tennis Complex, with Cilekova winning a three-setter to tie the match against Virginia Tech 3-3 and then Moerk winning two tiebreaker sets to clinch the overall victory for the short-handed Golden Bears.
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. – The No. 2 California Golden Bears men's rowing team remained undefeated this season after Cal's 4V8+ defeated No. 15 Wisconsin's 2V8+ in a dual to close out the California Classic at Redwood Shores on Sunday morning. The 4V8+ went undefeated over the weekend after victories over the Santa Clara V8+ and the Oregon State 3V8+ on Saturday.
The California baseball team is back on the road this week bussing across the Bay Bridge on Monday to face San Francisco before flying across the country to take on Pitt in a three-game weekend series.
BERKELEY – The California track & field team posted a pair of program top-10 times and took home 15 event wins Saturday at the final day of the Brutus Hamilton Invitational at Edwards Stadium, also closing out its 2026 home campaign by honoring its graduating seniors.
BERKELEY – The California men's gymnastics team closed out its 2026 home slate with a third-place finish at the MSPF Championship on Saturday evening, meeting top-ranked Oklahoma, Stanford and Air Force in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Haas Pavilion. The Sooners repeated as conference champions with a score of 332.100, followed by the Cardinal (327.200), the Golden Bears (317.750) and the Falcons (303.800) with Cal's score acting as a two-point season best.
TEMPE, Ariz. – No. 14 California women's gymnastics closed out the 2026 season at the NCAA Tempe Regional final with its fourth-place finish at Desert Financial Arena on Saturday night. The Golden Bears put up a 196.975 behind No. 3 Florida (198.050), No. 6 Georgia (197.050) and No. 11 Michigan State (197.000). Tonya Paulsson finished in a tie for second place on floor while Annalise Newman-Achee collected a podium finish with her share of bronze on balance beam.
BERKELEY – It was a full day of memories made Saturday, as the No. 9 California beach volleyball team celebrated its accomplished senior class while also recording a pair of victories in the last matches ever played at the Clark Kerr Sand Courts.
STANFORD – The No. 4 California women's water polo team battled through a tough test at rival No. 2 Stanford, building an early lead and later sitting level with the Cardinal before the hosts made a later winning move. The Golden Bears' 8-7 loss puts them at 13-5 overall with a 3-3 mark in MPSF play to set up Cal for the coming MPSF Tournament as the No. 4 seed. The Bears play host to the event next week, April 10-12, at Spieker Aquatics Complex.
Steph almost singlehandledly bring the Ws back against the Rockets. Porzingas fouling out a couple of min into the 4th didn't help. They needed a big guy on Sengun.
Steph checked back in around the 7 or 8 min mark. He made a bunch of shots but his gravity got others open, like GP2. Was on a limited min count but exceeded it by like 3 min.
The Dodgers began their road trip in a similar fashion as their first home series, with a comeback win to complete a three-game sweep. This time it came against the Washington Nationals as the Dodgers scored seven unanswered runs and erased a five-run deficit to win 8-6.
his main TdF rival, Vingegaard is doing an unconventional prep in trying to win TdF himself. doing the Giro in May. it is a tough task to target Giro-Tour. however after coming in 2nd last 2 times, figured he'd try something new and different.
Vingegaard is no slouch. has won TdF twice himself in the Pogacar era
upgraded food at Yankee Stadium. normally Citi Field is better for food. i'll have to check some of the new ones out. especially the Mini dessert “chicken” bucket
It’s a drumstick-shaped ice cream with a chocolate-covered pretzel center, a coating of white chocolate and candied corn flakes, served in a mini chicken bucket.
Easter Monday - what is it?
i know it is the Mon after Easter but is there some Biblical/historical significance?
Not sure but I think lots of Europeans have it as a holiday. I know that my 6 AM call didn't have any Europeans on. They had said last Monday that it was a day off.
I think that Easter Monday was the day Jesus saw his shadow and predicted 400 more years of the Roman Empire
Other Colleges
UNC to hire ex-NBA coach Michael Malone as HC, sources say
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48413287/unc-hire-ex-nba-coach-michael-malone-hc-sources-say
North Carolina is set to hire Michael Malone as its next men's basketball coach, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel, making an outside-the-box choice for a school seeking a return to its spot among the sport's elite programs.
As a UNC BB fan, not sure how I feel about this. It'll be interesting to see how he deals with recruiting and NIL. Looks like he was an assistant at Oakland, Providence (maybe with Pitino), and Manhattan, but it's been 26 years since he's been in the college game. I think they'll have much better in game coaching and decisions than Hubert Davis. Let's see how long he plans on being there (his daughter is going to be sophomore VB player there) and how this turns out. First coach outside of the Carolina family since they hired Frank MacGuire in the 50s.
NCAA hoops wrap ups
Final 4 games not too suspenseful. Michigan clobbers Arizona. UConn in control most of the game over Illinois
UCLA Women dominate SC for first title
One of my nephews posted a nice picture on FB of his dad and the UCLA coach. My uncle was a middle school phys ed teacher in Milpitas and had her as a student. She later went to UCSB where he had gone and they stayed in touch. My uncle passed away a few years back but it was still a nice picture to see.
I'm starting to suspect that I don't actually know anything about NCAA WBB and maybe shouldn't bet on it anymore.
Word(le) Games
Wordle 1,752 3/6*
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Got lucky with my 2nd guess
Wordle 1,752 3/6*
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I got in three tries too.
I would think you tried the D on the 2nd try?
I think looking at the keyboard I just saw the other letter first.
Wordle 1,752 4/6
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Skill 98/99
Luck 47/99
i got 98 and 49 on those too.
aside from completing the fewest guesses, it is good (?) to get a low luck score (asking for a friend) ??
I think luck is unrelated to how smart you are. Sort of by definition.
I bet your luck score would have been much higher had you guessed it in 3. Your skill and luck scores are very similar to mine. I also guessed the solution in 4.
4 today. could have gone better i suppose guess 2 was a good one. i am starting to think like WordleBot in terms of eliminating more words quickly.
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badges. i am not sure if i care but i got this one
Sea of Greens x56
You earned this badge 56 times by successfully completing a Wordle puzzle while only getting green and gray letters
Never looked at my badges before. Turns out I have 4.
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Bleah. I was one letter away from solving it in 3.
Skill 97/99
Luck 49/99
And yet, after my second guess there were only two remaining possible words. My 3rd guess was not the solution. No wonder my luck was low.
I'll bet your third guess was the same as mine. And HSB's.
I had the same thought given the pattern for each of us and the extremely limited possibilities that fit that pattern.
Cal
who are these Jenny and Jay people that i get emails from? they look so in-authentic that i never read any of the emails
Co-ADs I think. Like they say, when you have Co-ADs you have no ADs. Maybe.
[MTEN] Bears Drop Contest To Deacs
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/5/mens-tennis-bears-drop-contest-to-deacs.aspx
In its second top-25 matchup of the weekend, the California Golden Bears (14-11, 6-6) fell to No. 3 Wake Forest (26-3, 11-1), 4-2, in Berkeley on Sunday.
[WTEN] No. 23 Cal Beats Virginia Tech 4-3
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/5/womens-tennis-no-23-cal-beats-virginia-tech-4-3.aspx
BERKELEY — Freshmen Mille Johanna Moerk and Laura Cilekova completed a 4-3 comeback win for the 23rd-ranked California women's tennis team Sunday at the Hellman Tennis Complex, with Cilekova winning a three-setter to tie the match against Virginia Tech 3-3 and then Moerk winning two tiebreaker sets to clinch the overall victory for the short-handed Golden Bears.
[MROW] Men’s Rowing Completes Sweep At California Classic
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/5/mens-rowing-mens-rowing-completes-sweep-at-california-classic.aspx
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. – The No. 2 California Golden Bears men's rowing team remained undefeated this season after Cal's 4V8+ defeated No. 15 Wisconsin's 2V8+ in a dual to close out the California Classic at Redwood Shores on Sunday morning. The 4V8+ went undefeated over the weekend after victories over the Santa Clara V8+ and the Oregon State 3V8+ on Saturday.
[BASE] Cal Visits San Francisco, Pitt
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/5/baseball-cal-visits-san-francisco-pitt.aspx
The California baseball team is back on the road this week bussing across the Bay Bridge on Monday to face San Francisco before flying across the country to take on Pitt in a three-game weekend series.
[T&F] Smith Breaks Brutus Hamilton 100m Meet Record
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/4/track-field-smith-breaks-brutus-hamilton-100m-meet-record.aspx
BERKELEY – The California track & field team posted a pair of program top-10 times and took home 15 event wins Saturday at the final day of the Brutus Hamilton Invitational at Edwards Stadium, also closing out its 2026 home campaign by honoring its graduating seniors.
[MGYM] Cal Posts Season-Best Score At MPSF Championship
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/4/mens-gymnastics-cal-posts-season-best-score-at-mpsf-championship.aspx
BERKELEY – The California men's gymnastics team closed out its 2026 home slate with a third-place finish at the MSPF Championship on Saturday evening, meeting top-ranked Oklahoma, Stanford and Air Force in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Haas Pavilion. The Sooners repeated as conference champions with a score of 332.100, followed by the Cardinal (327.200), the Golden Bears (317.750) and the Falcons (303.800) with Cal's score acting as a two-point season best.
[WGYM] Bears Close 2026 Season At Regional Final
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/4/womens-gymnastics-bears-close-2026-season-at-regional-final.aspx
TEMPE, Ariz. – No. 14 California women's gymnastics closed out the 2026 season at the NCAA Tempe Regional final with its fourth-place finish at Desert Financial Arena on Saturday night. The Golden Bears put up a 196.975 behind No. 3 Florida (198.050), No. 6 Georgia (197.050) and No. 11 Michigan State (197.000). Tonya Paulsson finished in a tie for second place on floor while Annalise Newman-Achee collected a podium finish with her share of bronze on balance beam.
[BVB] Seniors, No. 9 Bears Make Memories At Clark Kerr
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/4/beach-volleyball-seniors-no-9-bears-make-memories-at-clark-kerr.aspx
BERKELEY – It was a full day of memories made Saturday, as the No. 9 California beach volleyball team celebrated its accomplished senior class while also recording a pair of victories in the last matches ever played at the Clark Kerr Sand Courts.
[BASE] Cal Bested By No. 3 Georgia Tech
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/4/baseball-cal-bested-by-no-3-georgia-tech.aspx
BERKELEY — The California baseball team was swept by No. 3 Georgia Tech on Saturday dropping game three of the series 9-3 at Stu Gordon Stadium.
[WPOLO] No. 4 Cal Sees No. 2 Stanford Take Late Lead In Regular-Season Finale
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/4/womens-water-polo-no-4-cal-sees-no-2-stanford-take-late-lead-in-regular-season-finale.aspx
STANFORD – The No. 4 California women's water polo team battled through a tough test at rival No. 2 Stanford, building an early lead and later sitting level with the Cardinal before the hosts made a later winning move. The Golden Bears' 8-7 loss puts them at 13-5 overall with a 3-3 mark in MPSF play to set up Cal for the coming MPSF Tournament as the No. 4 seed. The Bears play host to the event next week, April 10-12, at Spieker Aquatics Complex.
[SB] Cal Drops Series Finale To Louisville
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/4/softball-cal-drops-series-finale-to-louisville.aspx
SARATOGA – The California softball team dropped the series finale to Louisville, 12-2, on Saturday afternoon at Viking Field.
[WGOLF] Bears Close Out Regular Season At Silverado Showdown
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/4/womens-golf-bears-close-out-regular-season-at-silverado-showdown.aspx
The California women's golf team wraps up its 2026 spring regular season, heading to the Chevron Silverado Showdown in Napa, Calif. on Monday.
In addition to MBB portal news the WBB team is also live a handful of players.
PRO
Game 78 wrap: Always Close Enough To Hurt; Steph returns to lead huge comeback vs HOU, but Dubs lose in last seconds
https://dubnationhq.com/p/game-78-wrap-no-spoiler-title
Steph almost singlehandledly bring the Ws back against the Rockets. Porzingas fouling out a couple of min into the 4th didn't help. They needed a big guy on Sengun.
i glanced at the score and saw that Steph was back. however i decided to take a break from TV for the evening.
Steph checked back in around the 7 or 8 min mark. He made a bunch of shots but his gravity got others open, like GP2. Was on a limited min count but exceeded it by like 3 min.
Giants lose to the Mets, 5-2
Lets Go Mets
Dodgers rally from down five to complete sweep of Nationals
Roki Sasaki struggled again, but the Dodgers scored seven unanswered runs to defeat Nationals 8-6.
https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-scores-standings/112852/dodgers-nationals-game-recap
The Dodgers began their road trip in a similar fashion as their first home series, with a comeback win to complete a three-game sweep. This time it came against the Washington Nationals as the Dodgers scored seven unanswered runs and erased a five-run deficit to win 8-6.
Tour of Flanders - 2nd monument in pro cycling. maybe the hardest.
as expected it was another showdown between Pogacar and MVDP (Mathieu van der Poel) with Pogacar winning again. he seems pretty unstoppable right now.
people are asking if he will be
- completing career "grand slam" by winning Paris-Roubaix next weekend
- (if so) the first to win all 5 monuments in a single season - 2 more to go bit one that he has one before.
- tying the all-time greats with 5th Tour de France this year - no one is betting against this
the World Championships are in Montreal this year in Sep. i am planning to go for first time since it is a short drive from the house in Burlington.
his main TdF rival, Vingegaard is doing an unconventional prep in trying to win TdF himself. doing the Giro in May. it is a tough task to target Giro-Tour. however after coming in 2nd last 2 times, figured he'd try something new and different.
Vingegaard is no slouch. has won TdF twice himself in the Pogacar era
upgraded food at Yankee Stadium. normally Citi Field is better for food. i'll have to check some of the new ones out. especially the Mini dessert “chicken” bucket
It’s a drumstick-shaped ice cream with a chocolate-covered pretzel center, a coating of white chocolate and candied corn flakes, served in a mini chicken bucket.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7161666/2026/04/02/yankee-stadium-food-beverage-concessions-ranking/?unlocked_article_code=1.Y1A.X-O2.GgeVXUVxTXQR&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta
Michael Kim with good last three rounds finished T2 and made a cool 741K.