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Gerhart breaks 2 of Vardell's scoring marks

Gerhart's 61-yard touchdown run on Stanford's third snap was the longest of his career, beating his 60-yard gallop against Washington. But Gerhart wasn't in the mood to talk about records afterward. The Cardinal's Rose Bowl chances, admittedly a long ...

From TOM FITZGERALD,RON KROICHICK, San Francisco Chronicle,  22 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Jahvid Best,  Jeff Tedford,  Anthony Miller (football),  University of California, Los Angeles

Bears still wield Axe - barely

So how to explain the scene after this 112th Big Game? Shane Vereen, a blue-and-gold hard hat aptly on his head and a weary smile on his face, wandered amid the crowd of Cal fans. Syd'Quan Thompson sat atop the mosh pit, his dreadlocks bouncing wildly ...

From RON KROICHICK, San Francisco Chronicle,  22 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Jeff Tedford,  Pac-10,  Marvin Jones,  Jahvid Best

Harbaugh isn't one to take foot off the gas

To the displeasure of Trojans fans, the Stanford coach dialed up a two-point conversion attempt with a 27-point lead and less than 7 minutes remaining last weekend. The attempt failed, but Harbaugh was unrepentant immediately after the game, saying ...

From TOM FITZGERALD,RON KROICHICK, San Francisco Chronicle,  21 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Tampa Bay Buccaneers,  Pac-10,  Tommy Vardell (football),  Yukio Hatoyama (politician),  Jahvid Best

Stop Gerhart, or get tricky

"It's like taking down a bull," Bishop said. "We're going to have to make sure we gang tackle him, get the rope, make sure his legs are together, click the heels and then he'll go down." Bishop sounded so emphatic, so sure of the sequence, it seemed ...

From RON KROICHICK, San Francisco Chronicle,  21 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Pac-10,  Jeff Tedford,  Jahvid Best

A new era, and a new Tedford

This is the same stoic, reclusive Tedford who savors holing up in his office to watch video? Other times, during practices or at the start of the fourth quarter in games this season, he has stood in the middle of a scrum of Cal players. As they ...

From RON KROICHICK, San Francisco Chronicle,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Pac-10,  Aaron Rodgers,  Jeff Tedford,  Jahvid Best

Best talks: 'Every day, I feel a little better'

(11-18) 22:05 PST -- Jahvid Best watched the replay twice. Unlike his mom, his friends and most fans, he was not really shaken seeing the way he soared through the air, got twisted in flight and crashed awkwardly to the turf. Still, those replays made ...

From RON KROICHICK, San Francisco Chronicle,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Jahvid Best,  Tim Clark,  NFL,  Marvin Jones,  Jeff Tedford

Memories of Big Game loss lingers

Cal has won the Big Game in six of the past seven years. The one time the Bears lost during that stretch, 20-13 at Stanford Stadium in 2007, the empty feeling left a lasting impression on offensive tackle Mike Tepper and running back Shane ...

From RON KROICHICK, San Francisco Chronicle,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Wikipedia,  Anthony Miller (football)

Cal kicker's up-and-down season

He struggled mightily in this particular practice, prompting an uncommon outburst afterward. "I got really angry with myself," Tavecchio said Tuesday. "I was furious - I'd never been so mad in my life. ... I was swearing, kicking the bench. It wasn't ...

From RON KROICHICK, San Francisco Chronicle,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: University of California, Los Angeles

Best ruled out of Big Game

The news came as no great surprise, given the scary fall and severe concussion Best sustained Nov. 7 against Oregon State. He also had a mild concussion in Cal's previous game, Oct. 31 at Arizona State, so it makes sense for the doctors to proceed ...

From RON KROICHICK, San Francisco Chronicle,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: NFL

Harbaugh's 2 cents on the 2-pointer

That's the two-point conversion Harbaugh tried to tack onto a 48-21 score with 6:47 left against USC on Saturday. The unsuccessful PAT irked many USC fans who thought Stanford was kicking a dead (Trojan) horse. "This is what you teach?" one Los Angeles ...

From TOM FITZGERALD,RON KROICHICK, San Francisco Chronicle,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Pete Carroll,  Stanford University,  Jahvid Best,  Jeff Tedford,  Anthony Miller (football)

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