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Cal's football mantra and marketing slogan this year has been "Every Game Counts." But it's clear that some games count less than others. Take this Saturday's game at Memorial Stadium against winless Washington. Please.

The 7-4 Bears have already wrapped up a bowl game. They're going t......

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So now I guess it's official. Well, at least as official as it can be before Raiders owner Al Davis goes to the overhead projector at his next press conference and outlines the reasons why interim coach Tom Cable won't be coaching his team next season.

Cable looked like a short-timer f......

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I would never go to Charles Barkley for gambling advice. But sometimes, the Chuckster makes a lot of sense when he sticks to basketball. I caught one of those times Tuesday when Barkley was talking to Tom Tolbert on KNBR.

When the conversation turned away from his gambling escapades to......

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It's been over a day since Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens abused 49ers cornerback Nate Clements, catching 7 passes for 213 yards and a 75-yard touchdown in Dallas' 35......

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Amid the mass of humanity that flooded the Memorial Stadium field Saturday after Cal's 37-16 victory in the 111th Big Game, Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh couldn't get to Bears coach Jeff Tedford for the traditional post-game handshake.

So Harbaugh paid Tedford a visit in Cal's intervie......

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I took my first look at new Cal coach Mike Montgomery's team Thursday night when the Bears played a non-conference game at Haas Pavilion against the University of Texas-Pan American. Not familiar with the UTPA Broncs? It's a hoops "power" from Edinburg, about as far south as you can go in Texas b......

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If you believe the early betting line, Cal should beat Stanford by nine points Saturday in the 111th Big Game at Memorial Stadium.

I have some serious doubts about that hefty point spread. To me, this looks more like a flip-a-coin game.

I realize that Cal coach Jeff Tedford ......

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Imagine that. A slice of perfection Sunday in a very imperfect 49ers season, thanks to No. 3 quarterback turned backup turned starter Shaun Hill.

In the first half of the 49ers' 35-16 win over the Rams at Candlestick Park, Hill posted a perfect passer rating of 158.3. He completed 12 o......

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What do you get when you mix terrible decisions, horrible karma and over-the-top dysfunction into a giant cocktail and chug it down?

The Oakland Raiders, of course.

The Raiders have outdone themselves this year. I mean, you can't make this stuff up. Every time you think it c......

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I've been trying to get excited about the trade A's general manager Billy Beane's swung with Colorado for outfielder Matt Holliday. It should be easy, right? Holliday is a legitimate star, something the A's sorely lacked. He's a big-time hitter who has slugged 128 home runs and driven in 483 in j......

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Quick, get Safeway on the line. The Raider Nation is in serious need of brown paper bags. No need to poke eyeholes in these babies, the way Saints fans did when their team was known as the Aint's. Just put them over your head and protect your eyes from the Raiders' unwatchable offense.


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Quick hits from Oracle Arena after watching the Warriors lose 109-104 to the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night:

Rookie forward Anthony Randolph finally got a chance to play some meaningful minutes, thanks to injuries that sidelined veterans Corey Maggette and Al Harrington. You know wh......

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I didn't really think it was possible, but the Warriors are making a move in the battle to become the Bay Area's most dysfunctional professional sports franchise.

No, they'll never overtake the Raiders as long as Al Davis is in charge of the NFL's wackiest franchise. I mean, until Warr......

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Here's a football fact that can't have Cal fans feeling too good approaching Saturday's showdown against USC in Los Angeles: The Bears under coach Jeff Tedford are oh-for-L.A.

Since coming to Berkeley in 2002, Tedford has turned Cal into a football powerhouse. The Bears are 56-28 and h......

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I know it won't be easy, but I'm going to try to put the Raiders' humiliating 24-0 loss Sunday to the Atlanta Falcons into its proper, gory perspective.

Let's start with a few of the final numbers. The Raiders were outgained 453 to 77. They had three first downs to the Falcons' 30. The......

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