I think Bassey fits in better than Q. When Q stopped making 3s, he isn't as effective because they don't need to worry about the pick and pop. I think Bassey has a higher motor and finishes better at the rim.
The Cincinnati Reds managed only one hit in nine innings Thursday afternoon. And that includes two bench-clearing squabbles.
Landon Roupp struck out six Reds in six one-hit innings and a trio of relievers allowed just one baserunner in the San Francisco Giants’ 3-0 win over the Reds. Jung Hoo lee went 3-for-4 and delivered an RBI single in the Giants’ three-run 7th inning, when all the game’s offensive fireworks happened.
aside from the Imperial March, the ominous Darth Maul music might be one of the best in the entire Star Wars franchise. i would watch it just for that!
overall, i thought it was a good first episode. maybe not the dramatic quality of the live action ones like Andor or Mando, good enough though
reading a fun new book, The Stars Did Wander Darkling by Colin Meloy. in the early part of the book there is a video rental store that features prominently.
the store is called Movie Mayhem, all Beta all the time. no VHS.
some short excerpts of the book in the photos. let me see if i can extract the text
reminded me of all the trips to the video rental stores in HS and beyond. it was an experience itself just to go to the store and pick something out. not to mention actually watching the movie
Mr. Fife here is very curious about what's happening up at the Langdon place," said Randy, studying the spools inside a videocassette to gauge its state of winding.
There were Bee Kind, Rewind stickers (an image of a bee floated above the words) affixed on every tape that Movie Mayhem owned.
Randy's main job, he complained, was rewinding tape for customers who had ignored the sticker's instruction.
“Better fidelity, crisper picture. Trust me. Beta’ll win out in the end. VHS is a passing fad. Those big clunky tapes.” He shook his head in disapproval.
CARY, N.C. — All-American Berta Passola Folch clinched the No. 21 California women's tennis team's 4-2 victory over Florida State on Thursday in the ACC Championship third round to send the Golden Bears to a rematch with 13th-ranked NC State in Friday's quarterfinals at Cary Tennis Park.
STANFORD - The 2026 season came to an end on Thursday night for the Cal lacrosse team with a 17-5 loss at No. 10 Stanford at Maloney Field at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium. The Golden Bears (6-11, 1-9 ACC) stayed in the game for most of the first half and trailed just 6-4 before the Cardinal (13-3, 8-2 ACC) scored began a string of nine unanswered goals with 5:44 remaining in the second period.
WALNUT – California track & field redshirt junior Seth Johnson concluded his Mt. SAC Relays decathlon campaign with an outstanding Day 2 on Thursday at Hilmer Lodge Stadium after posting a 5-PR outing on Day 1, finishing in fifth place (and third best of all collegians in the field) with a total of 7786 points – sixth-best in program history and the most by a Golden Bear since alumnus Hakim McMorris's score of 7941 in 2022. McMorris himself, now competing for VS Athletics as a professional athlete, won his second consecutive Mt. SAC decathlon title with a career-best 8420 points.
WILMINGTON, N.C. - The California women's golf team wrapped up their first day of the ACC Championships Thursday, finishing with a score of 11-over par 587. The Bears sit in 11th place after the first two rounds of action.
CARY, N.C. - The No. 47 California men's tennis team (16-12) advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC Championship after defeating No. 34 SMU (19-11) 5-0 in the second round on Thursday at Cary Tennis Park.
BERKELEY – Armed with its highest ranking of the season, the No. 7 California beach volleyball team closes out the 2026 regular season this weekend at the Stanford West Coast Classic. The Golden Bears (20-9) will get an opportunity against two more top 10 opponents as they look to continue to build momentum heading into the postseason.
The West Region No. 1 seed California rugby team will welcome the No. 4 seed Brigham Young Cougars to Strawberry Canyon for the 2026 D1A National Collegiate Championship quarterfinals Saturday. The Golden Bears and Cougars will kick off at noon PT, with the gates of Witter Rugby Field set to open at 11 a.m. for fan entry.
The California women's basketball team has added senior transfer Shannon Dowell to its roster for the 2026-27 season, Cal head coach Charmin Smith announced Thursday.
The California women's basketball team has added sophomore transfer Carly Amborn to its roster for the 2026-27 season, Cal head coach Charmin Smith announced Thursday.
The California men's gymnastics team will conclude its 2026 season this Friday-Saturday in the NCAA Championships, with a 16-man Golden Bear squad set to go toe-to-toe with the finest teams in the nation at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois.
California junior Emma Donley has been named a semifinalist for the 2026 AVCA National Collegiate Beach Player of the Year Award, the organization announced Thursday.
i was invited to a dinner last w/ the dean of the iSchool in NYC. the idea was to start engaging w/ alumni in the program i have been teaching in for the last 10 yrs.
it seems that Cal is finally getting the message that they need to do all these extra things in addition to just providing good educational experiences.
the interesting takeaway is the the data science masters program in the IScchool is going to stay separate from the newly formed College of Computing, Data Science, and Society, which has an undergrad DS major and a lot of money and university support.
in fact they mentioned that the iSchool was going to consider offering its own undergrad Data Science degree! which seems crazy to me ..
especially in this current moment to AI taking over everything.
Just did the LA Times crossword while eating dinner. One of the clues: Berkeley, familiarly. The answer- Cal. What is our identity?
acquisition
Ferengi Rules of Acquisition. some of the funniest parts of DS9
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Rules_of_Acquisition#Official_rules
i was cracking up the other day when Quark reminds someone of the 7 rule
> Keep your ears open.
probably not hard if you are a Ferengi with GIANT ears.
Word(le) games
Wordle 1,763 4/6
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WordleBot
Skill 58/99
Luck 55/99
Wordle 1,763 4/6*
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WordleBot
Skill 86/99
Luck 36/99
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nice. seems like more skill than 76
It was actually a lot of luck. Wordlebot said I had 8 possible words and I just happened to pick the right one. Amazing but sometimes it happens.
I never really noticed that you can hit the right arrow and see more detailed analysis.
oh yeah. that is the fun part, seeing what you should have picked!
quordle failure
🙂 Daily Quordle 1544
6️⃣4️⃣
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m-w.com/games/quordle/
Lucky guess on the top right.
🙂 Daily Quordle 1544
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m-w.com/games/quordle/
🙂 Daily Quordle 1544
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m-w.com/games/quordle/
Barely made it
not tough - just waffled around. i havent even solved yesterday's yet
Wordle 1,763 5/6*
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PRO
Warriors play the Suns tonight for the right to be in the playoffs and get destroyed by OKC.
now that we won 1 game, i am optimistic about PHX
Porzingas is questionable. He is needed and needs to shoot like he did at LAC.
If they make it past this game, then Post is due back in the 19th. He’s not nearly as good, but he could give Porzingas a break here and there.
I think Bassey fits in better than Q. When Q stopped making 3s, he isn't as effective because they don't need to worry about the pick and pop. I think Bassey has a higher motor and finishes better at the rim.
You’re right, I keep forgetting about Bassey.
Sharks beat the Jets 6-1 in the battle of the Weeessssttttt Siiiiiiidddddddddeeeeeeee
Celebrini takes the Sharks record for most points in a single season . . . at age 19. This dude is gonna be special.
I like both he and Will Smith. Not sure Will Smith will be like Marleau, but he looks like he'll be solid alongside Celebrini.
Now they need to find a couple of Vlasics.
Landen Roupp leads one-hit shutout in 3-0 win (Giants beat the Reds)
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/san-francisco-giants-scores-standings/105180/landen-roupp-leads-one-hit-shutout-in-3-0-win
The Cincinnati Reds managed only one hit in nine innings Thursday afternoon. And that includes two bench-clearing squabbles.
Landon Roupp struck out six Reds in six one-hit innings and a trio of relievers allowed just one baserunner in the San Francisco Giants’ 3-0 win over the Reds. Jung Hoo lee went 3-for-4 and delivered an RBI single in the Giants’ three-run 7th inning, when all the game’s offensive fireworks happened.
Dodgers defer the off-day.
The Ardennes classics kick off this weekend
three cycling classics held in mid-April in the Belgian Ardennes and southern Limburg in the Netherlands:
Amstel Gold Race (Sun), La Flèche Wallonne (Wed) and Liège–Bastogne–Liège (next Sun)
LBL is the 4th of the 5 one-day cycling monuments. it is also the tastiest one since we make Liege wafels at home once a year.
DBD AV Club
Maul (Disney). S1E1
TBD on my rating, good so far.
aside from the Imperial March, the ominous Darth Maul music might be one of the best in the entire Star Wars franchise. i would watch it just for that!
overall, i thought it was a good first episode. maybe not the dramatic quality of the live action ones like Andor or Mando, good enough though
Betamax vs VHS
reading a fun new book, The Stars Did Wander Darkling by Colin Meloy. in the early part of the book there is a video rental store that features prominently.
the store is called Movie Mayhem, all Beta all the time. no VHS.
some short excerpts of the book in the photos. let me see if i can extract the text
reminded me of all the trips to the video rental stores in HS and beyond. it was an experience itself just to go to the store and pick something out. not to mention actually watching the movie
https://photos.app.goo.gl/9mvgUZ5XuCCYjZq38
Mr. Fife here is very curious about what's happening up at the Langdon place," said Randy, studying the spools inside a videocassette to gauge its state of winding.
There were Bee Kind, Rewind stickers (an image of a bee floated above the words) affixed on every tape that Movie Mayhem owned.
Randy's main job, he complained, was rewinding tape for customers who had ignored the sticker's instruction.
“Better fidelity, crisper picture. Trust me. Beta’ll win out in the end. VHS is a passing fad. Those big clunky tapes.” He shook his head in disapproval.
Cal
[WTEN] No. 21 Cal Beats Florida State 4-2 In ACC Opener
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/16/womens-tennis-no-21-cal-beats-florida-state-4-2-in-acc-opener.aspx
CARY, N.C. — All-American Berta Passola Folch clinched the No. 21 California women's tennis team's 4-2 victory over Florida State on Thursday in the ACC Championship third round to send the Golden Bears to a rematch with 13th-ranked NC State in Friday's quarterfinals at Cary Tennis Park.
[LAX] Cal Drops Season Finale At No. 10 Stanford
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/16/lacrosse-cal-drops-season-finale-at-no-10-stanford.aspx
STANFORD - The 2026 season came to an end on Thursday night for the Cal lacrosse team with a 17-5 loss at No. 10 Stanford at Maloney Field at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium. The Golden Bears (6-11, 1-9 ACC) stayed in the game for most of the first half and trailed just 6-4 before the Cardinal (13-3, 8-2 ACC) scored began a string of nine unanswered goals with 5:44 remaining in the second period.
[T&F] Johnson Rises To No. 6 In Cal Decathlon History
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/16/track-field-johnson-rises-to-no-6-in-cal-decathlon-history.aspx
WALNUT – California track & field redshirt junior Seth Johnson concluded his Mt. SAC Relays decathlon campaign with an outstanding Day 2 on Thursday at Hilmer Lodge Stadium after posting a 5-PR outing on Day 1, finishing in fifth place (and third best of all collegians in the field) with a total of 7786 points – sixth-best in program history and the most by a Golden Bear since alumnus Hakim McMorris's score of 7941 in 2022. McMorris himself, now competing for VS Athletics as a professional athlete, won his second consecutive Mt. SAC decathlon title with a career-best 8420 points.
[WGOLF] Kahler Leads Bears At ACC Championships
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/16/womens-golf-kahler-leads-bears-at-acc-championships.aspx
WILMINGTON, N.C. - The California women's golf team wrapped up their first day of the ACC Championships Thursday, finishing with a score of 11-over par 587. The Bears sit in 11th place after the first two rounds of action.
[SB] Cal Drops Midweek Contest At CSUN
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/16/softball-cal-drops-midweek-contest-at-csun.aspx
NORTHRIDGE – The California softball team fell to CSUN, 6-3, on Thursday afternoon at Matador Diamond.
[MTEN] Cal Defeats SMU In Round 2 Of ACC Championship
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/16/mens-tennis-cal-defeats-smu-in-round-2-of-acc-championships.aspx
CARY, N.C. - The No. 47 California men's tennis team (16-12) advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC Championship after defeating No. 34 SMU (19-11) 5-0 in the second round on Thursday at Cary Tennis Park.
[BVB] No. 7 Bears Wrap Up Regular Season At Stanford
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/16/beach-volleyball-no-7-bears-wrap-up-regular-season-at-stanford.aspx
BERKELEY – Armed with its highest ranking of the season, the No. 7 California beach volleyball team closes out the 2026 regular season this weekend at the Stanford West Coast Classic. The Golden Bears (20-9) will get an opportunity against two more top 10 opponents as they look to continue to build momentum heading into the postseason.
[RUGBY] Cal Hosts BYU For National Quarterfinals
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/16/rugby-cal-hosts-byu-for-national-quarterfinals.aspx
The West Region No. 1 seed California rugby team will welcome the No. 4 seed Brigham Young Cougars to Strawberry Canyon for the 2026 D1A National Collegiate Championship quarterfinals Saturday. The Golden Bears and Cougars will kick off at noon PT, with the gates of Witter Rugby Field set to open at 11 a.m. for fan entry.
[WBB] Cal Signs Shannon Dowell For 2026-27 Season
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/16/womens-basketball-cal-signs-shannon-dowell-for-2026-27-season.aspx
The California women's basketball team has added senior transfer Shannon Dowell to its roster for the 2026-27 season, Cal head coach Charmin Smith announced Thursday.
[WBB] Cal Signs Carly Amborn For 2026-27 Season
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/16/womens-basketball-cal-signs-carly-amborn-for-2026-27-season.aspx
The California women's basketball team has added sophomore transfer Carly Amborn to its roster for the 2026-27 season, Cal head coach Charmin Smith announced Thursday.
[MGYM] Bears Set For NCAA Championships
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/16/mens-gymnastics-bears-set-for-ncaa-championships.aspx
The California men's gymnastics team will conclude its 2026 season this Friday-Saturday in the NCAA Championships, with a 16-man Golden Bear squad set to go toe-to-toe with the finest teams in the nation at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois.
[BVB] Donley Named Semifinalist For National Player Of The Year
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/16/beach-volleyball-donley-named-semifinalist-for-avca-national-player-of-the-year.aspx
California junior Emma Donley has been named a semifinalist for the 2026 AVCA National Collegiate Beach Player of the Year Award, the organization announced Thursday.
i was invited to a dinner last w/ the dean of the iSchool in NYC. the idea was to start engaging w/ alumni in the program i have been teaching in for the last 10 yrs.
it seems that Cal is finally getting the message that they need to do all these extra things in addition to just providing good educational experiences.
was nice to see some former students.
the interesting takeaway is the the data science masters program in the IScchool is going to stay separate from the newly formed College of Computing, Data Science, and Society, which has an undergrad DS major and a lot of money and university support.
in fact they mentioned that the iSchool was going to consider offering its own undergrad Data Science degree! which seems crazy to me ..
especially in this current moment to AI taking over everything.