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By Chris Carr
It literally rained sideways in the Bay Area this past Friday. Earlier that same day, fire was set on the southside of UC Berkeley’s campus after a group of two-hundred people occupied one of the administrative halls. One day later, the California men’s basketball team made history by doing something the [...]

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When considering the hierarchy of American sports, there is no debating the fact that the National Football League enjoys the top ranking, both in terms of entertainment value and popularity. The championship series or game in sports like Major League Baseball, the NBA, the NHL (and even Canada’s Grey Cup, if we want [...]

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First, it was Pete Carroll’s move to the Pacific Northwest, then Mark McGwire’s admitted to steroid use, and Lane Kiffin was named as the new head coach of Trojans football. All this week, the University of Southern California has warranted both local and national media attention. In the cacophony of news about the [...]
Thursday witnessed the crowning of a new National Champion in the college ranks with Alabama’s win in Pasadena. As the calendar turns to 2010, college football now relinquishes center stage to the professionals of the National Football League. The Wild Card portion of the playoffs start on Saturday and by Sunday, February 7, a new [...]

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Jahvid Best will not be donning the blue and gold of the California Golden Bears football team next season. Instead, he has traded in his senior season in Berkeley for a chance to be drafted into the National Football League this coming April. The player whom fans affectionately call “Jahvid the Jet” reached [...]













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