I remember walking by PSL with my kids and seeing a sign for Pimentel. I both wondered if I misremembered that that was PSL, and also wondering if Mickey Pimentel was good enough to warrant having a building named after him.
Having 8 AM Physics 7A and Chem 1A classes there were BRUTAL. Walking over from Unit 3 and then trying to stay away in those seats that have a little recline and being able to put your feet up on the chair in front of you didn't help...
Econ 1 in Wheeler was my biggest classroom. A lot of people showed up! I had some DIGS class there too. I think it was DIGS, forgot what that stood for.
PSL Chem 1A and Physics 7A were definitely the largest class. I guess most of my freshman classes were fairly big. Math 50A was in Dwinelle I think. Physics 7B and 7C were in LeConte I think. And then I had E28 I think in Evans and E36 maybe also in Evans.
On the morning of Aug. 23, if you sat down with your coffee and opened up the wild-card standings page on your ESPN App, a number of adjectives might have flooded your mind.
Strange. Weird. Wacky. Lackluster. Close. Nutty. Packed. Clustered. For me, there were two: inevitable and shameful.
Tiffany Hayes (18 PTS), Kayla Thornton (17 PTS) and Kaitlyn Chen (15 PTS) combined for 50 points to lead the Valkyries to an 86-69 victory over the Portland Fire at Moda Center on Sunday. The Valkyries’ depth was on full display as several players stepped up in larger roles with two starters (Gabby Williams, Cecilia Zandalasini) and a leading candidate for Sixth Player of the Year (Janelle Salaün) out of the lineup. The Valkyries led by as many as 26 points in the win and had five players score in double figures. On the other end, the Fire’s offense sputtered without its leading scorer, Carla Leite, as they scored just 69 points and shot 38.7% from the field. Portland's 69 points are the second-fewest they've had in a game this season.
OAKLAND, CA – The Oakland Ballers (43-47, 21-21) delivered an offensive rampage to outslug the Long Beach Coast (63-27, 26-16) by a final score of 24-16 on Sunday afternoon at Raimondi Park in the regular season home finale.
The start of Sunday’s game was delayed 58 minutes by rain, and the Dodgers offense was delayed by two months of mediocre hitting. But they scratched together enough to end a dismal road trip on a relatively high note, beating the Tigers 6-1 at Comerica Park to secure a series win in Detroit.
MORAGA, CA— After starting the season 2-0, the California Golden Bears took their first road trip for the final match of the Gael Bear Classic.
Facing off against fellow host, Saint Mary's, who was 1-1 entering Sunday, the Bears never seemed to be able to sustain their momentum. Saint Mary's took the first set, winning 25-23, but then Cal stormed back in the second, winning 25-16.
The California field hockey team (2-0) had three players score in a 4-2 win over visiting Central Michigan (0-2) at Underhill Field on Sunday afternoon to sweep the opening weekend of the 2026 season. The Golden Bears improved to 4-0 all-time against the Chippewas.
AMSTERDAM – California men's rowing alumni brought home several medals at the 2026 World Rowing Championships held this past week in Amsterdam at the historic Bosbaan rowing course. A whopping 17 Golden Bears represented 10 different nations at the senior international competition, with six former Cal rowers combining for seven medals won.
BERKELEY –Abby Zimmerman recorded the most kills in a match by a Cal freshman in three seasons and the Golden Bears won their second consecutive contest to open the 2026 campaign with a 25-16, 18-25, 25-22, 25-17 triumph over UC San Diego on the second night of the Gael Bear Classic at Haas Pavilion.
LA JOLLA — The No. 4 California men's water polo team fought through early deficits with powerful second-half play to collect two wins in the Golden Bears' first official day of competition in 2026. Luke Bachler and Dom Brown tallied respective hat tricks in Cal's 14-9 victory over No. 15 UC Santa Barbara and 15-11 win over No. 12 host UC San Diego in Saturday's action at the Triton Invitational in La Jolla. Cal goalie Riley Clansen manned the cage for both games, topping out with 17 saves in the win over the Tritons to help the Bears to a 2-0 start to the year.
BERKELEY, Calif. – The California women's soccer team earned its first win of the season Saturday afternoon, defeating LMU 2-1 at Edwards Stadium.
Miriam Hils opened the scoring for the Bears in the 33rd minute, finding the back of the net off an assist from Emelia Warta to give Cal a 1-0 lead heading into halftime.
BERKELEY, Calif. -- UC Berkeley chancellor Rich Lyons was about 12 when he started visiting one of his older brothers on campus. His parents hadn't gone to college, but when his brother enrolled, those trips provided him an early window into a brand-new world.
Government disaster
Google bowed down to Trump and Google Maps now shows Lake America...UGH
Digital Diversions
Worldle
#Worldle #1683 (31.08.2026) 1/6 (100%)
🔥 Current Win Streak: 5 days
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I guess a few countries and stopped.
I was in the right region the whole time. Still took a few guesses
#Worldle #1683 (31.08.2026) 5/6 (100%)
🔥 Current Win Streak: 1 days
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Globle
🌎 Aug 31, 2026 🌍
🔥 22 | Avg. Guesses: 7.48
🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟩 = 7
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#globle
🌎 Aug 31, 2026 🌍
🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 5.64
🟧🟨🟧🟥🟥🟩 = 6
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#globle
Octordle
Daily Octordle #1680
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Quordle
🙂 Daily Quordle 1680
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🙂 Daily Quordle 1680
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Bombed in Wordle today, but this is my best ever in Quordle
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🙂 Daily Quordle 1680
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Wordle
Wordle 1,899 2/6*
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Wow lol
That's amazing!
I bet you were equally surprised
I really was
It's one of the words I use a lot in my guesses
Wordle 1,899 6/6*
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Skill 94/99
Luck 46/99
Wordle 1,899 X/6
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That rabbit hole snuck up on me.
Was lucky on guess 4. There were at least 3 other words all of equal probability
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PSL
I remember walking by PSL with my kids and seeing a sign for Pimentel. I both wondered if I misremembered that that was PSL, and also wondering if Mickey Pimentel was good enough to warrant having a building named after him.
A group of us spontaneously met in PSL Physics 5A, and continued to sit together for a few more classes. Good times.
Having 8 AM Physics 7A and Chem 1A classes there were BRUTAL. Walking over from Unit 3 and then trying to stay away in those seats that have a little recline and being able to put your feet up on the chair in front of you didn't help...
I never had a large class like that at Cal, but sometimes I went to a friend's class at PSL just to hang out
I guess I have econ 1 in Zellerbach with 1000 people. But I never went.
Econ 1 in Wheeler was my biggest classroom. A lot of people showed up! I had some DIGS class there too. I think it was DIGS, forgot what that stood for.
PSL Chem 1A and Physics 7A were definitely the largest class. I guess most of my freshman classes were fairly big. Math 50A was in Dwinelle I think. Physics 7B and 7C were in LeConte I think. And then I had E28 I think in Evans and E36 maybe also in Evans.
PRO
Some "interesting" solutions to not allowing sub .500 MLB playoff teams
How to keep losing teams out of MLB playoffs
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49732045/mlb-2026-playoffs-postseason-losing-teams-500-schedule-format-interleague-intraleague
On the morning of Aug. 23, if you sat down with your coffee and opened up the wild-card standings page on your ESPN App, a number of adjectives might have flooded your mind.
Strange. Weird. Wacky. Lackluster. Close. Nutty. Packed. Clustered. For me, there were two: inevitable and shameful.
Tadej Pogacar seemingly had the Vuelta under control until the below happened.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/teams-riders/tadej-pogacar-transferred-to-barcelona-hospital-by-ambulance-as-question-marks-linger-over-cause-of-crash-and-rest-of-season-after-vuelta-a-espana-abandon/
Indeed. Sucks for him and all of cycling. At least we have a suspenseful race now ...
Morikawa had a poor Saturday to drop out of close competition and finished T-14 in the middle of the field. Still made just over half a million.
Tiffany Hayes, Kayla Thornton and Kaitlyn Chen Combine for 50 Points to Lead Valkyries Past Fire (86-69)
https://valkyries.wnba.com/news/gameday-recap-20260830
Tiffany Hayes (18 PTS), Kayla Thornton (17 PTS) and Kaitlyn Chen (15 PTS) combined for 50 points to lead the Valkyries to an 86-69 victory over the Portland Fire at Moda Center on Sunday. The Valkyries’ depth was on full display as several players stepped up in larger roles with two starters (Gabby Williams, Cecilia Zandalasini) and a leading candidate for Sixth Player of the Year (Janelle Salaün) out of the lineup. The Valkyries led by as many as 26 points in the win and had five players score in double figures. On the other end, the Fire’s offense sputtered without its leading scorer, Carla Leite, as they scored just 69 points and shot 38.7% from the field. Portland's 69 points are the second-fewest they've had in a game this season.
Two week break for FIFA women’s BB.
Many of the games will be on HBO Max.
Ballers outslug Coast to win home finale (24-16)
https://www.oaklandballers.com/sports/bsb/2026/releases/202608313khscd
OAKLAND, CA – The Oakland Ballers (43-47, 21-21) delivered an offensive rampage to outslug the Long Beach Coast (63-27, 26-16) by a final score of 24-16 on Sunday afternoon at Raimondi Park in the regular season home finale.
Giants had a super rare Sunday offday
Dodgers finally find some offense, backing stingy Tyler Glasnow (beat Detriot 6-1)
https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-scores-standings/123194/teoscar-hernandez-freddie-freeman-tyler-glasnow
The start of Sunday’s game was delayed 58 minutes by rain, and the Dodgers offense was delayed by two months of mediocre hitting. But they scratched together enough to end a dismal road trip on a relatively high note, beating the Tigers 6-1 at Comerica Park to secure a series win in Detroit.
CAL
Football is finally almost here!! Can't wait for this weekend.
[VB] Cal Drops Final Match of Gael Bear Classic Despite Historic Showing From Cari Bohm
https://calbears.com/news/2026/8/30/volleyball-cal-drops-final-match-of-gael-bear-classic-despite-historic-showing-from-cari-bohm
MORAGA, CA— After starting the season 2-0, the California Golden Bears took their first road trip for the final match of the Gael Bear Classic.
Facing off against fellow host, Saint Mary's, who was 1-1 entering Sunday, the Bears never seemed to be able to sustain their momentum. Saint Mary's took the first set, winning 25-23, but then Cal stormed back in the second, winning 25-16.
[FH] Cal Defeats Central Michigan To Sweep Opening Weekend
https://calbears.com/news/2026/8/30/field-hockey-cal-defeats-central-michigan-to-sweep-opening-weekend
The California field hockey team (2-0) had three players score in a 4-2 win over visiting Central Michigan (0-2) at Underhill Field on Sunday afternoon to sweep the opening weekend of the 2026 season. The Golden Bears improved to 4-0 all-time against the Chippewas.
[MROW] Cal Men’s Rowing Collects Medals At Senior Worlds
https://calbears.com/news/2026/8/30/mens-rowing-cal-mens-rowing-collects-medals-at-senior-worlds
AMSTERDAM – California men's rowing alumni brought home several medals at the 2026 World Rowing Championships held this past week in Amsterdam at the historic Bosbaan rowing course. A whopping 17 Golden Bears represented 10 different nations at the senior international competition, with six former Cal rowers combining for seven medals won.
[VB] Zimmerman's Memorable Night Lifts Cal Past UCSD
https://calbears.com/news/2026/8/29/volleyball-zimmermans-memorable-night-lifts-cal-past-ucsd
BERKELEY –Abby Zimmerman recorded the most kills in a match by a Cal freshman in three seasons and the Golden Bears won their second consecutive contest to open the 2026 campaign with a 25-16, 18-25, 25-22, 25-17 triumph over UC San Diego on the second night of the Gael Bear Classic at Haas Pavilion.
[MPOLO] Cal Captures Two Wins To Open 2026 Competition
https://calbears.com/news/2026/8/29/mens-water-polo-cal-captures-two-wins-to-open-2026-competition
LA JOLLA — The No. 4 California men's water polo team fought through early deficits with powerful second-half play to collect two wins in the Golden Bears' first official day of competition in 2026. Luke Bachler and Dom Brown tallied respective hat tricks in Cal's 14-9 victory over No. 15 UC Santa Barbara and 15-11 win over No. 12 host UC San Diego in Saturday's action at the Triton Invitational in La Jolla. Cal goalie Riley Clansen manned the cage for both games, topping out with 17 saves in the win over the Tritons to help the Bears to a 2-0 start to the year.
[WSOC] Cal Earns First Win Against LMU
https://calbears.com/news/2026/8/29/womens-soccer-cal-earns-first-win-against-lmu
BERKELEY, Calif. – The California women's soccer team earned its first win of the season Saturday afternoon, defeating LMU 2-1 at Edwards Stadium.
Miriam Hils opened the scoring for the Bears in the 33rd minute, finding the back of the net off an assist from Emelia Warta to give Cal a 1-0 lead heading into halftime.
[FB] Bears To Begin Broadcasts Of Home Games In Multiple Languages
https://calbears.com/news/2026/8/29/cal-football-introduces-spanish-coverage
For the first time in the program's 144-year history, California football games will be available in Spanish.
Beginning this season, the Golden Bears will offer a Spanish livestream during every home game on the Cal Football and Cal Athletics Youtube pages
'We're in this to build something': Why there's renewed optimism for Cal football
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/49639156/2026-cal-football-acc-renewed-optimism-investment
BERKELEY, Calif. -- UC Berkeley chancellor Rich Lyons was about 12 when he started visiting one of his older brothers on campus. His parents hadn't gone to college, but when his brother enrolled, those trips provided him an early window into a brand-new world.