The annual US News & World Report annual Best Colleges report is out and the University of California, Berkeley is once again the highest-ranked public university in the country. This is the 27th year that US News has released the extensive rankings of colleges and universities.

The University of California offers 351 degree programs, and 35 of the school's 36 graduate programs are ranked among America's Top 10. Cal's 35 programs among the Top 10 is No. 1 among all universities in the country, as is its 32 "distinguished" programs, as rated by the National Research Council. The library is ranked third in the country, as judged by the Association of Research Libraries with 10 million volumes in 32 campus libraries.
The faculty features seven Nobel Laureates, 135 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 28 MacArthur Fellows, 74 Fulbright Scholars, four Pulitzer Prize winners and more Guggenheim Fellows (359) than any other university in America.

Click on this link to see the 2011 US News Complete List

Joanne Lee shot a 77 in the second round, putting her at 9+ for the tournament. She was tied for 91st after finishing her round and will need a lot of help to move up into the top-64 to make the cut.

Lee had a pair of birdies, one on the fourth hole and one on 14. The 14th hole, a par-4, was one that she had bogeyed in her opening round.

Complete Results

Joanne Lee shot a +4 at the opening round of the US Women's Amateur. She is currently tied for 75th place. The top 64 golfers will advance to the match-play championship that begins on Wednesday.

Here is the link to follow her: Real Time Scoring (USGA website)

Joanne Lee begins competition today (Aug. 9) at the Charlotte Country Club, competing at the U.S. Women's Amateur. 

A complete recap will be posted at the end of the tournament for Joanne.

Here is the link to follow her: Real Time Scoring for the US Women's Am

Here are some details about the event:

The championship concludes on Sunday, August 15. Play begins on Monday, August 9 with 36 holes of stroke-play qualifying. After the first two days, the field of players will be cut to the lowest 64 scores. Starting Wednesday, August 11, contestants play match-play with the champion being determined by a 36 hole match-play final on Sunday.

Course: Charlotte Country Club
Dates: August 9-15, 2010
Practice Rounds: August 6-8, 2010
Estimated Par/Yardage: 37-35--72 at 6,560 yards
Architect: Donald Ross
Defending Champion: Jennifer Song, Old Warson Country Club

The SF ProAm summer women's basketball league comes to a close this next weekend (August 7) with their championship series between Golden State and Mission Rec.

Cal teammates faced off in the opening rounds of the playoffs with Gennifer Brandon and Natasha Vital, playing alongside incoming freshman Lindsey Sherbert on the San Francisco team taking out a Bay City team that had Eliza Pierre and DeNesha Stallworth on the roster. San Francisco fell in the semi-finals to Mission Rec.

In a look at the stats, Alexis Gray-Lawson was third in scoring, averaging 26.5 points per game. Natasha Vital was right behind her with a healthy 24.4. DeNesha Stallworth averaged 21.5, coming in right behind Vital. Mikayla Lyles, another Cal incoming frosh, scored 16.0 per game. Talia Caldwell was at 14.7.