Jeff Faraudo was a sports writer for Bay Area daily newspapers since he was 17 years old, and was the Oakland Tribune's Cal beat writer for 24 years. He covered eight Final Fours, four NBA Finals and four Summer Olympics.
The Golden Bears' run of 15 consecutive top-2 finishes ends with a seventh-place effort
The 32-year-old posts the fastest time in the world this year to claim her first major international title
The Bears win decisively on the road and now return to Berkeley to face Columbia in a quarterfinal home game on Thursday
Freshmen and sophomores lead the way as the Bears post their highest national finish in five years
Ian Strong, Chase Hendricks and Cooper Perry provide QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele three new targets
An All-America receiver who won a national championship at Florida 30 years ago, Hilliard is inspiring the players he's coaching
Lulu Twidale scores 27 points as the Bears reach 20 victories; Cal plays at Kansas State on Sunday
The Mustangs played their NCAA game Wednesday without guard B.J. Edwards, injured at Haas Pavilion last month
Colorado State transfer Jackson Brousseau excited to join star sophomore Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele in the Bears' QB room
Cal's new coach, a fresh staff and 44 new players embrace the start of spring practice at Memorial Stadium
The Cal coach expresses confidence in Jordan Somerville and Michael Hutchings going into the start of spring practice on Wednesday
The Bears and Flames set to square off at Haas Pavilion on Wednesday night in the NIT
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