Cal Sports Report
Jake Curtis

Jake Curtis

Joined: Mar 21, 2023

Jake Curtis worked in the San Francisco Chronicle sports department for 27 years, covering virtually every sport, including numerous Final Fours, several college football national championship games, an NBA Finals, world championship boxing matches and a World Cup. He was a Cal beat writer for many of those years, and won awards for his feature stories.

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff
Football

Jared Goff Has a 'Perfect' Game in Lions' Big Win

Ex-Cal star Goff records a perfect passer rating of 158.3 one week after his 5-pick performance

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Members of the Cal axe committee carry the Axe onto the field at Stanford in 2023
Football

Cal a Surprisingly Big Favorite over Stanford in the Big Game

Despite Saturday’s results, the Golden Bears are two-touchdown favorites over their archrival

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Stanford place-kicker Emmet Kenney
Football

ACC Football Review: Stanford's Shocking Win Before 18,685 Fans

Clemson and SMU struggle, but both win to stay in contention for a berth in the ACC title game

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Courtney Boone
Other Sports

Cal Wins Opener of Women's NCAA Soccer Tournament in OT

Courtney Boone's weird goal in the second overtime period sends Cal to a second-round game at No. 5 Arkansas

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Syracuse quarterback Kyle McCord
Football

No One Saw This Cal Performance Coming

The Bears did little right in a 33-25 loss to Syracuse, which dominated the game more than the score indicates

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Cal running back Jaivian Thomas
Football

Cal Football Game Summary: Bears Lose to Syracuse

Orange score on its first six possessions while ending the Bears' two-game winning streak

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Syracuse wide receiver Trebor Pena
Football

Cal Football Game Preview: Bears Host Syracuse on Saturday

Cal needs one win to become bowl-eligible, but Syracuse has a strong passing attack

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Cal guard Kayla Williams
Basketball

Cal Women End Gonzaga's 37-Game Home Win Streak

Kayla Williams stars as the Bears improve their basketball record to 4-0 with a dominating 21-point win over the team favored to win the WCC

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Syracuse quarterback Kyle McCord
Football

Syracuse Beat Writer Answers Five Questions About the Orange

What has been the impact of new coach Fran Brown and transfer quarterback Kyle McCord, and why can't Syracuse stop the run?

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Four players signed by Cal
Basketball

Cal Women's Basketball Signs 4 Players for 2025

Two of the four players are ranked among the top 100 prospects, including No. 24 Puff Morris

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Syracuse head coach Fran Brown
Football

Cal’s Mission: Keep Syracuse Coach Fran Brown Out of the Shower

Brown reveals his interesting ritual following losses before he focuses on the school that produced Marshawn Lynch, DeSean Jackson and Aaron Rodgers

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Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza
Football

Fernando Mendoza Named National Manning Award QB of the Week -- Again

The Cal community got out the vote to give Bears quarterback Mendoza the award for the second time in three weeks

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