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Clemson runs win streak to three by beating Cal
Ian Schieffelin led the way with 21 points as host Clemson posted an 80-68 victory over Cal to stay unbeaten in the Atlantic Coast Conference on Saturday night.,Schieffelin shot well from the field (8-of-10), as did teammates Chase Hunter (8-of-12 for 19 points) and Chauncey Wiggins (7-of-10 for 15 ...

Clemson aims to continue ACC dominance against Cal
Clemson has played three conference games this season and won all three by double digits.,The Tigers hope to continue that trend Saturday when they host Atlantic Coast Conference newcomer Cal.,Clemson (11-3, 3-0 ACC) has posted league wins over Miami, Wake Forest and Stanford by an average margin of...

Pitt explodes in 2nd half to clip Cal, 86-74
Cameron Corhen hit seven of his eight shots en route to a season-high 19 points, Jaland Lowe led the way with 27 and Pittsburgh exploded from a halftime deficit into an 86-74 victory over visiting California on Wednesday afternoon.,Playing their first road game as a new member of the ACC, the Golden...

Cal kicks off inaugural ACC road trip at Pittsburgh
California gets its "welcome to the Atlantic Coast Conference" moment when it tips off its first East Coast trip as a member of the fabled league with a visit to Pittsburgh on Wednesday afternoon.,The Golden Bears (7-5, 0-1) already played one ACC contest, but it hardly felt like one in an 89-81 hom...

RB Jaydn Ott heading back to Cal for senior season
Running back Jaydn Ott is returning to Cal for his senior season, he announced Sunday morning on Twitter.,That's great news for the Golden Bears, who saw quarterback Fernando Mendoza enter the transfer portal.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="zxx" dir="ltr"><a hr...

Report: Ex-Cal QB Fernando Mendoza signs with Indiana
Former Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza is transferring to Indiana, ESPN reported Tuesday.,The 6-foot-5, 225-pound sophomore passed for 3,004 yards with 16 touchdowns and six interceptions in 11 games for the Golden Bears in 2024.,Over two seasons at Cal, Mendoza completed 66.5 percent of his passes...

No. 23 SDSU shuts down Cal for fifth consecutive win
Nick Boyd bombed in five 3-pointers in a game-high, 17-point performance, Magoon Gwath anchored a relentless defense and 23rd-ranked San Diego State shut down Cal for a 71-50 victory in the nightcap of the four-team San Jose Tip-Off men's basketball showcase Saturday night.,BJ Davis and Miles Byrd c...

No. 23 San Diego State, Cal square off in San Jose nightcap
No. 23 San Diego State and Cal will look for a momentum-builder when they complete the non-conference portion of their schedules Saturday in the nightcap of the four-team San Jose Tip-Off in California.,The first game of the tournament will pit Stanford against No. 10 Oregon.,The Aztecs (7-2) will a...

No. 24 UNLV defeats Cal in LA Bowl, secures 11-win season
Jacob De Jesus caught a touchdown and gained 142 all-purpose yards to lead No. 24 UNLV to a 24-13 win over Cal in the LA Bowl on Wednesday in Inglewood, Calif.,UNLV clinched their first 11-win season since 1984 with the victory, although all those wins were later vacated after the NCAA penalized the...

No. 24 UNLV, Cal aim to focus on LA Bowl amid upheaval
The LA Bowl on Wednesday in Inglewood, Calif., will feature two teams in flux, as No. 24 UNLV aims to secure an 11-win season against Cal after losing its head coach -- and hiring a new one in the same week. ,Purdue announced Dec. 8 that UNLV's Barry Odom would become the Boilermakers' 38th head coa...

Andrej Stojakovic's career game leads Cal past Northwestern State
Andrej Stojakovic thrilled the home fans with a career-high 31 points and California pulled away from visiting Northwestern State of Louisiana for an 84-66 nonconference victory Saturday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif.,Joshua Ola-Joseph and Rytis Petraitis contributed 3-pointers to an 11-2 burst to op...

Cal hires ex-Wazzu coach Nick Rolovich as assistant
Nick Rolovich, who lost his job as Washington State's head coach by refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19, was hired by Cal as a senior offensive assistant on Friday.,Rolovich led the Huskies to a 1-3 record in the abbreviated 2020 season, then a 4-3 mark in 2021 before he was fired when he wou...

Cornell fends off Cal for first win vs. ACC since 1951
AK Okereke scored a career-high 24 points and Cooper Noard added 21 as visiting Cornell held on to end a 42-game losing streak against ACC teams with an 88-80 victory over Cal on Tuesday at Berkeley, Calif., ,Nazir Williams scored 18 points and Jake Fiegen had 11 as Cornell (7-3) extended its winnin...

Cal aims to 'make the extra pass' vs. Cornell
After consecutive defeats halted all momentum from a strong start, Cal will attempt to get back on track when it plays host to Cornell on Tuesday in Berkeley, Calif.,The Golden Bears (6-3) returned to power-conference competition last week but fell 98-93 at Missouri last Tuesday in the SEC/ACC Chall...

Report: Cal to hire ex-Auburn head coach Bryan Harsin as OC
Former Auburn head coach Bryan Harsin is set to accept the offensive coordinator position at Cal, ESPN reported Monday.,Harsin has been out of coaching altogether since October 2022, when he was fired by Auburn after eight games and a 3-5 mark. Harsin, also the former head coach at Arkansas State (2...

Stanford knocks off Cal in both teams' ACC opener
Jaylen Blakes, Maxime Raynaud and Oziyah Sellers combined for 35 points in a 47-point, first half explosion Saturday afternoon and Stanford ran away from California for an 89-81 Atlantic Coast Conference road win in Berkeley, Calif.,Raynaud and Blakes finished with 20 points apiece for the Cardinal ...

Stanford takes aim at Andrej Stojakovic, Cal
Stanford and California meet for the first time as Atlantic Coast Conference rivals when each tries to prove its impressive non-league record is no fluke on Saturday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif.,Stanford (7-2) took last year's season series 2-1, but the clubs were so evenly matched -- the Cardinal ...

Cal moving on from OC Mike Bloesch
Cal will be looking for a new offensive coordinator to replace Mike Bloesch, the team announced Tuesday. ,Golden Bears coach Justin Wilcox said in a statement that there would be leadership changes made to the offensive staff and that the search for an offensive coordinator was underway. No one has ...

Missouri climbs out of 18-point hole to beat Cal
Anthony Robinson II scored a career-high 29 points as the Missouri Tigers rallied past the California Golden Bears 98-93 on Tuesday night in an SEC/ACC Challenge game in Columbia, Mo.,Mark Mitchell scored 21 points for the Tigers (7-1), who won despite falling behind by 18 points late in the first h...

Business about to pick up for Cal, host Mizzou
After rolling to six consecutive victories over low- and mid-major teams at home, the Missouri Tigers will face quite a different test in the SEC/ACC Challenge.,The SEC's Tigers (6-1) will host ACC newbies the California Golden Bears (6-1) on Tuesday in Columbia, Mo.,Missouri coach Dennis Gates, who...