In preparation of this weekend's NCAA Softball Regionals here in Berkeley, Levine-Fricke Field is being outfitted with lights as the majority of the games will be played in the evening. Here is a quick look as lights are being installed at the stadium. We will have a full report on what it takes to host an NCAA Regional tomorrow, but for now, enjoy the photos below.


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Bay Area television station KTVU came out to the Cal boat house last week and talked to Cal and United States Men's Eight head rowing coach Mike Teti as well as former Golden Bear Zach Vlahos. The boat is attempting to qualify for the summer Olympics in London with the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta this coming Sunday through next Wednesday, May 20-23 in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Click here to watch the KTVU feature on Teti, Vlahos and the U.S. Men's Eight boat.

Here is video of the National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame 2012 Class announcement yesterday that included former Cal quarterback Steve Bartkowski.


Cal Clips For Wednesday, May 16

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Jeff Tedford Mic'd Up

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Ever wonder what goes on during a football practice? Well, earlier this spring we put a mike on Jeff Tedford and we bring you this inside look at spring drills as we follow the head coach around the field.


KPIX, the CBS affiliate in San Francisco, profiled sisters Jolene and Danielle Henderson of the softball team. Jolene, a junior, and Danielle, a freshman, have both played important roles for the top-ranked Golden Bears this season.

Jolene is a National Player of the Year candidate heading into the NCAA Championships with a 30-2 record and 1.22 earned run average to go along with 249 strikeouts in 211.2 innings in the circle this season. Danielle has started 53 of the Bears' 54 games in her first season in Berkeley with a .299 batting average and 14 home runs (third-most on the team).

Here is the piece that aired on KPIX on Monday on the Henderson sisters.


The National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame announced its 17-member 2012 Hall of Fame Class this morning, which included Cal standout quarterback Steve Bartkowski.

Bartkowski, who quarterbacked the Bears from 1972-74, was chosen from a national ballot of 76 candidates and a pool of hundreds of eligible nominees.

The 2012 College Football Hall of Fame Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Class will be inducted at the 55th NFF Annual Awards Dinner on December 4, 2012, at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York City. They will be honored guests at the National Hall of Fame Salute at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on January 2, 2013 and officially enshrined in the summer of 2013.

Here is Bartkowski's bio provided by the National Football Foundation.

STEVE BARTKOWSKI
University of California
Quarterback, 1972-74

Another legend in a long line of prolific Pac-12 passers, Steve Bartkowski becomes the 16th California Golden Bear to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Bartkowski earned consensus All-America honors by leading the nation in passing with 2,580 yards in 1974. The gunslinger also set school single-season records during his senior campaign by attempting 325 passes and accumulating 2,387 yards of total offense. He was universally named the best quarterback in the West following his senior year after being named team MVP, First Team All-Pac-10, an All-Coast Team selection and the NorCal Player of the Year. His four 300-yard passing games set a school record and still rank among the top five in Golden Bears history.

The first pick of the 1975 NFL Draft, Bartkowski played 11 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons and one year with the Los Angeles Rams. He was named the 1975 NFL Rookie of the Year, appeared in two Pro Bowls and compiled 24,124 career passing yards.

In addition to his football exploits, Bartkowski was an All-American first baseman for the Golden Bears baseball team in 1973. He became a member of the California Sports Hall of Fame in 1990. Bartkowski also hosted the outdoors shows Backroad Adventures with Steve Bartkowski on TNN and Suzuki's Great Outdoors with Steve Bartkowski on ESPN. The Atlanta native serves on the board of directors for multiple organizations and is a member of the Christian Sportsmen Fellowship.

Cal Clips for Tuesday, May 15

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Shareef Abdur-Rahim returned to the University of California today for a special ceremony... his graduation.

The former Cal basketball star played for the Golden Bears during the 1995-96 season where he averaged 21.1 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. He was the first freshman in Pac-12 (then Pac-10) history to win conference Player of the Year honors, and was named a Third Team All-American by the Associated Press. Abdur-Rahim also set the single-season freshman records for points, scoring average, field goals, and free throws.

He decided to leave Cal after his standout freshman campaign and was the third overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft.

Abdur-Rahim, an NBA All-Star in 2002, averaged 18.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game over a 13-year NBA career with the Vancouver Grizzlies, Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers and Sacramento Kings.

Abdur-Rahim, now the Assistant General Manager for the Kings, returned to Cal to complete his sociology degree and graduated with a 3.8 grade point average. He was back on campus today for the University's commencement, sharing the special moment with his family.

We talked to Abdur-Rahim about his experiences beyond basketball and the importance of returning to school to receive his college degree in the following interview.


Baseball opened the week of Golden Bear action with a 13-8 victory over Washington State in a rare Monday matinee at Evans Diamond. Cal improved to 26-22 overall heading into a three-game series with nationally-ranked UCLA this weekend.

The Bears reached double digits on the scoreboard for the first time since an 11-8 victory at Nebraska on March 9.

Senior left fielder and lead-off hitter Danny Oh led Cal offensively with a 5-for-5 day at the plate. He reached base all six times, drawing a five-pitch walk in the eighth. The school record for hits in a single game is six, shared by four people - Cliff McClain vs. Saint Mary's (1948), Mike Hodgins vs. UCLA (1974), Frank Mattox vs. USC (3-13-82) and Lance Blankenship at Arizona State (4-26-86).

For a full recap of today's action click here.

Head coach David Esquer and Oh recap today's contest in the following postgame interviews.





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