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Keenan Allen ran a kickoff back 98 yards for what seemed to be a score. An illegal block in the back sent it back to the 44-yard line, still giving Allen a 61-yard return, the longest kickoff return of the season for the Bears (previous best was 41 by Sofele at USC).

The illegal block in the back penalty was the first flag thrown against Cal in the game.

Cal settled for three points with the possession capped by a 26-yard Tavecchio field goal.

Chris Conte just blocked the ASU punt, recovered the fumble, and then ran the ball in for a touchdown. It is the first time since 2008 that Cal has returned a blocked punt for a touchdown.

Cal's up 40-3.

Shane Vereen takes the direct snap in for a five-yard TD run. It capped a 51-yard, 6-play drive to open the second half. The Bears now lead this one 33-3.

FYI: The Bears record (under Tedford) when they score 30 or more points is 54-5.

The rains seem to be making an impact as the slippery pigskin just evaded several players (both Sun Devils and Bears) on the ensuing kickoff, before ASU finally landed on it on the three.

Cal starts the first half with a 26-3 advantage.

Marvin Jones has 101 receiving yards in the first half. It was the third 100-yard receiving game of his career.

Riley logged his 50th career TD.

Unfortunately, the second half is going to be starting just as the rain is beginning to fall. It held off for the entire first half.

Ball is on the tee. Allen and Sofele are back to receive. Here we go...

Marvin Jones pulled in a career-long 52 yard touchdown reception to put the Bears up 23-3.

It was not the longest Riley-to-Jones of the season. That was a 62-yard pass play against Colorado.

The catch was Jones' 10th TD reception of his career.

Keenan Allen grabbed a four-yard Riley toss to put the Bears up 16-3. The extra point was blocked by the Sun Devils, snapping a string of 26-straight extra points converted by Tavecchio.

Allen's grab was his team-leading fifth touchdown reception of the year.

The scoring opportunity was set up by a 32-yard pass from Riley to Jeremy Ross, the longest reception play of the season for Ross. 

Shane Vereen rushed eight yards into the end zone to give the Bears their first lead of the game, 10-3 with 2:05 left in the first quarter. It was Vereen's ninth touchdown of the season. He came into the game fourth in the nation in scoring (12.0 points per game), which also ties him for first place in the Pac-10.

The drive was set up by a 28-yard punt return by Jeremy Ross. Ross came into the game 17th in the nation in punt return average (12.2 yards per return).

A 40-yard field goal from Giorgio Tavecchio ties the game 3-3. 40-yards ties Tavecchio's longest FG of the season.

The table was set by a 39-yard kickoff return by freshman receiver Keenan Allen. It was the second longest return of the season for the Bears and Allen's longest to date.

The rains are holding off (knock on wood). Forecast models say that it should remain overcast, but the rain should hold off until after the game is over. It's 66 degrees out right before kickoff, a pleasant fall day here in Berkeley and PERFECT football weather!

(Note: the weather DID hold, through the first half. Rains came during halftime)

In an effort to reduce the amount of waste generated at Memorial Stadium, Cal Athletics has instituted a new recycling program for the remainder of the 2010 season, which includes participation in the Environmental Protection Agency's Gameday Challenge, a nationwide endeavor encouraging universities to promote waste reduction at football games this fall.

The efforts began at the UCLA game and will continue through the remainder of the season. Look for these recycling bins near the front gates and throughout the stadium and deposit your plastics into the receptacles.

For those of you watching on Gametracker or listening to the game on KGO, today's uniforms will be white pants with blue jerseys.

Cal football and rugby alum Don James Jr. was today's guest on the KGO pregame show. James was inducted into Cal Athletic Hall of Fame Friday night, part of the 25th induction class. James and the rest of the inductees will also be honored on the field at halftime.

The Cal women's gymnastics team was back in action in the Fun Zone, painting faces for the young fans. The ladies are out there before every home game, so stop by and get some facial blue and gold added to your game day ensemble.

Pia Halbig snapped her string of below-par rounds, shooting a three-over 75 in the third round. Her German squad, however, remains in third place heading into the final round of play. She is still in the top-10 among individuals, currently in a tie for eighth place.

The German team is 16 strokes behind tournament-leading Korea. The Germans are  three strokes behind the second-place squad from the United States.

The final round takes place on Saturday, Oct. 23.

Scores

Pia Halbig has helped move the Germany team up to third place after the second round of the World Amateur Team Championships in Buenos Aires. Halbig shot a five-under 67 in the second round. She is in a tie for fifth at -6 for the tournament. Her teammate, Sophia Popov, is also in the top-ten, tied for eighth after shooting a founr-under 68 in the second round.
After bogeying two, Halbig went bogery-free the rest of the round, carding six birdies for her 67.
Here are the scoring rules for the team scores:
Each team has two or three players and plays 18 holes of stroke play for four days. In each round, the total of the two lowest scores by players from each team constitutes the team score for the round. The four-day (72 holes) total is the team's score for the championship.
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Pia Halbig has helped move the Germany team up to third place after the second round of the World Amateur Team Championships in Buenos Aires. Halbig shot a five-under 67 in the second round. She is in a tie for fifth at -6 for the tournament. Her teammate, Sophia Popov, is also in the top-ten, tied for eighth after shooting a four-under 68 in the second round.
After bogeying two, Halbig went bogey-free the rest of the round, carding six birdies for her 67.
Here are the scoring rules for the team scores:
Each team has two or three players and plays 18 holes of stroke play for four days. In each round, the total of the two lowest scores by players from each team constitutes the team score for the round. The four-day (72 holes) total is the team's score for the championship.
Follow the action live with scores from golfstat.com

Senior Pia Halbig is representing Germany at the World Amateur Team Championships being held Oct. 20-22 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Pia and her two German teammates ended the first round in a tie for fourth place (out of 52 teams). Pia shot a one-under 71, tying her for 11th among individuals (in a field of 155).

WR Marvin Jones just ran 48 yards for a TD. It was his first career rushing touchdown and a career-high for yardage on a single carry. It is only his second career rush.

Jones' 48 yards on the ground is also more than UCLA has a team through the 8:48 mark of the fourth quarter. The Bruins have just 26 yards on 23 carries. UCLA came into the game averaging 262.4 rushing yards per game.

Mychael Kendricks just threw UCLA QB Kevin Prince down for a 12-yard sack (giving him 5.5 career sacks and 3.5 this season). Kendricks followed it up with a QB hurry that forced a fourth-and-27 and a UCLA punt.

Darian Hagan came up with his second big play of the game. After getting a fumble recovery in the first quarter, Hagan just came up with a third quarter pick, the 4th interception of his career.

Check out the action from the UCLA game in photos courtesy of GoldenBearSports.com. There is a great picture of the massive hit put on by Mychal Kendricks.

Shane Vereen just went over the 100-yard rushing mark in the game (with just over four minutes remaining in the first half). It is his eighth 100-yard rushing performance of his career. It is the third straight 100 yard rushing performance.

Vereen also has 47 yards of receiving (a 31-yarder and a 16).

Shane Vereen now has a catch in 31straight games, every single game of his career. Vereen has the longest active pass reception in a game streak in the NCAA among running backs and is ninth overall for consecutive games with a catch among all players.

The Bears hold a 14-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Bears have shut out their opponent in the first quarter in four of five games this season. They have also now outscored their opponents 28-7 in the first 15 minutes.

Darian Hagan logged his first career sack, taking down the UCLA QB at the Cal 45. The defense followed with another blitz, this time with Mike Mohamed bring the heat and getting the quarterback hurry, leading to a Bruin punt.

The Bears got possession of the ball on the Bruin 17 after Chris Conte forced a fumble (jumped on by Josh Hill, his first recovery of the season) to set up a four-yard Shane Vereen touchdown. This is the 8th career multi-TD game for Vereen.

Cal has now scored 55 points off turnovers this season. This was the sixth force fumble of the year for the Bear D.

The Cal women's basketball team found a shady spot across from the Alumni House to hang out before the UCLA game. Giant cookies and breakfast burritos were on the menu as well as a whole lotta fun! Check out the photo gallery HERE!

Cal scored on the opening drive of the game, the first time this season the Bears found the end zone in the opening drive. Sophomore TB Isi Sofele had a career-long 24 yard career (his previous best was 22). Shane Vereen had carries of 15 yards and 11 yards (which put Cal on the one) before he punched it in for his 28th career touchdown.

Check out the Photo Gallery of images from pregame around campus.

Members of the Bears women's gymnastics team were manning the face painting booth on the Maxwell Family Field FunZone. Check out the photo gallery HERE!!!!

Looks like the jersey du jour is gold with blue pants. It is the first time this season that Cal has worn the golds.

Former Cal football linebacker Hardy Nickerson was the guest today on the KGO PreGame Show, broadcast live from Maxwell Family Field an hour before kickoff.