For any of you who have faithfully checked the blog this week only to find no new activity, I'm here to offer my deepest apologies.

If you have been with the Bear Blog from the beginning, you remember that I am currently in the process of writing an honors thesis on the polarization of the American news media. Having turned in a 42-page rough draft this week (with the final draft due on May 5), well, things have been a bit crazy on my end.

We'll be back with more complete coverage of Cal sports after the holiday weekend. If you are staying in Berkeley, I would suggest you check out the Brutus Hamilton Invitational, softball's series with rival Stanford and the first ever Swim With Mike event at Spieker Pool.