Holiday Bowl notes: Former Cordova defender hopes to tattoo Cal
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Bee Staff Writer. SAN DIEGO - Mike Leach noticed all the markings in fall drills, then the Texas Tech coach known as &quot;The Strange One&quot; wondered if they come off with a good scrubbing.
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By Therese Poletti, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb.
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Oregon, South Florida and California were all ranked second in the country at some point this season. All will play in a bowl before the calendar flips to 2008.
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Just a day after California missed out on a trip to the Rose Bowl, football coach Jeff Tedford vowed to try again for five more years.
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Cal (10-1) was left out of the Bowl Championship Series, denied one of the eight spots in college football&#39;s big-money games despite a season of statistical superlatives and dominating victories.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- They were back on their turf now, back home in the warm embrace of Southern California. Their flight from frigid Boston had no sooner arrived here Friday afternoon, and they had no sooner checked into their hotel, when the Cali Contingent of Boston College's basketball team -- junior Craig Smith of Los Angeles and sophomores Jared Dudley ...
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This happened a year ago, after USC capped its regular season with an all-afternoon assault on the Oregon State end zone. Outside the Coliseum, the parents of some Trojans players celebrated
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Chronicle Sports Staff. SAN JOSE, Calif. - Following a fun-filled three days in California, the talk finally turned to football on Wednesday.
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LOS ANGELES - Southern Cal will introduce former Utah coach Rick Majerus as its next coach today after reaching a contract agreement, according to sources, the Los Angeles Daily News reported.
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Southern California celebrated after clinching a Rose Bowl berth. Only one problem -- the Trojans hope to play elsewhere in January.
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By Tamara Chuang, The Orange County Register, Calif.  Dec. 19--NEWPORT BEACH -- As a child growing up in Slovenia, Bostjan  Cadez would doodle during class.
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FOXBOROUGH -- If there is any tattoo that befits a player best, it is the Down &amp; Dirty etched in black ink on the right side of Corey Dillon's chest. Such is his style of play -- bone-bruising running that thumps and pummels and tires a defense while keeping the ball away from a potent offense -- that New England ...
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Boston College's 35-21 romp over Colorado State last year in the San Francisco Bowl seemed to serve as Exhibit A of what can happen to a team that tries to hurry its quarterback back from a hand injury. Last year, the Rams went to their backup quarterback after starter Bradlee Van Pelt broke the index finger of ...
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As a measure of how far Cal has come, wide receiver Geoff McArthur recalls his reaction to some trash talk aimed his way during a game against Washington when he was a true freshman.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep.
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By David Pollak, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb.
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San Diego -- Tight end Garrett Cross is one of 10, maybe 11, former junior- college transfers making his last appearance for Cal in Thursday&#39;s Holiday Bowl against Texas Tech.