http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Tue, 21 May 2013 23:24:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/13/your-brain-on-sports/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/13/your-brain-on-sports/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 05:50:25 +0000 Barry Bergman http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34536 Author, J-School instructor and sports nut Eric Simons set out on a quest to figure out why he, and millions of other fans all over the world, act the way they do. He gathered his findings in a new book, The Secret Lives of Sports Fans.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/13/your-brain-on-sports/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/12/van-rheenen-poi/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/12/van-rheenen-poi/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:20:04 +0000 Steve Hockensmith http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34071 Derek Van Rheenen, the director of Berkeley's Athletic Study Center, is living proof that "you can have a very rich athletic, physical life and a very rich academic and intellectual life." He's determined to teach today's crop of Cal athletes they can "have it all."]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/12/van-rheenen-poi/feed/ 0 http://youtu.be/_zyfgAW6xC0 http://youtu.be/_zyfgAW6xC0#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:52:21 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33727 When their teammate Jill Costello was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009, the UC Berkeley Women's crew committed themselves to the fight against the disease. On Dec. 1, "Team Jill" joined Kelcey Harrison in the last few miles of her four-month cross-country run, which raised money and awareness in Costello's memory.]]> http://youtu.be/_zyfgAW6xC0/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/19/year-in-review-2012/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/19/year-in-review-2012/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:21:27 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33594 New faces, new vitality, reflection and celebration — 2012 brought all that, and more, to UC Berkeley. Here's a glance back at the year, in pictures.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/19/year-in-review-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120512aaj.html http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120512aaj.html#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:38:53 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33615 Sonny Dykes, who directed the nation's top-ranked scoring offense at Louisiana Tech this past season, has been named head football coach at UC Berkeley, Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour announced Wednesday. ]]> http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120512aaj.html/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/02/national-championship-week/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/02/national-championship-week/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:58:39 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32932 For Berkeley's seventh annual National Championship Week, Cal's student-athletes received a well-deserved heroes' welcome at a reception hosted by Chancellor Birgeneau at University House.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/02/national-championship-week/feed/ 0 http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-crew/spec-rel/071212aab.html http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-crew/spec-rel/071212aab.html#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:29:55 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32383 In the first in a series of Cal Athletics' stories on UC Berkeley athletes and coaches at the Summer Olympics, "Octolympian" Mike Teti is profiled. Teti, head men's crew coach at Cal, has participated in seven previous Olympic Games. In London, the 1992 Olympic bronze medalist will coach the men's eight rowing team. ]]> http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-crew/spec-rel/071212aab.html/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/22/year-in-pictures/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/22/year-in-pictures/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:15:41 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=22806 Beyond the protests, the story — as always — is one of engagement, passion and perseverance in the face of challenges, whether institutional or personal.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/22/year-in-pictures/feed/ 0 http://www.calbears.com/genrel/072711aab.html http://www.calbears.com/genrel/072711aab.html#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:41:33 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=14416 The Pac-12 Conference announced July 27 the creation of Pac-12 Networks, which will provide unprecedented exposure for each of the league's institutions in both the athletic and academic arenas. Under the agreement, four of the largest cable operators will eventually telecast 850 live collegiate sporting events a year.]]> http://www.calbears.com/genrel/072711aab.html/feed/ 0 http://www.calbears.com/genrel/070111aab.html http://www.calbears.com/genrel/070111aab.html#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:55:02 +0000 Steve McConnell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=13767 With top-10 finishes in 14 different sports, including national championships in rugby and men's and women's swimming & diving, Cal Athletics has posted its highest finish ever in the Directors' Cup, taking third overall in rankings that measure overall success in intercollegiate athletic programs nationwide]]> http://www.calbears.com/genrel/070111aab.html/feed/ 0 http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/062311aaa.html# http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/062311aaa.html##comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:39:48 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=13513 California baseball saw its season come to an end with an 8-1 loss to top-seeded Virginia in an elimination game at the College World Series Thursday.]]> http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/062311aaa.html#/feed/ 0 http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/062111aaa.html http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/062111aaa.html#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:21:13 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=13382 Kyle Porter and Derek Campbell led Cal to a 7-3 victory over Texas A&M on Tuesday for the Golden Bears' first win at the CWS since 1980. Hours earlier, Cal's David Esquer was named National Coach of the Year.]]> http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/062111aaa.html/feed/ 0 http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/061911aaa.html http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/061911aaa.html#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:46:42 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=13244 The California Golden Bears battled the No. 1-seeded team of the College World Series for six scoreless innings Sunday before falling to Virginia, 4-1.]]> http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/061911aaa.html/feed/ 0 http://californiamag.typepad.com/california_magazine_blog/ http://californiamag.typepad.com/california_magazine_blog/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:46:59 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=12704 The Cal Bears baseball team, trailing Baylor in the bottom of the ninth, got a miracle ending — and the KALX-FM game-call it deserved, by an ecstatic and hoarse Danny Freisinger ("Fry"), a senior who will call the games this weekend as Cal faces Dallas Baptist in the Super Regional playoffs in Santa Clara. Watch and listen. ]]> http://californiamag.typepad.com/california_magazine_blog/feed/ 0 http://www.calbears.com/sports/w-tennis/recaps/053011aac.html http://www.calbears.com/sports/w-tennis/recaps/053011aac.html#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 21:10:59 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=12307 Top-seeded and No. 1-ranked California women's tennis junior Jana Juricova captured her second singles national title as the winner of the 2011 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships on May 30.]]> http://www.calbears.com/sports/w-tennis/recaps/053011aac.html/feed/ 0 http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-rugby/recaps/052211aaa.html http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-rugby/recaps/052211aaa.html#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 17:09:30 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=12020 The Golden Bears won the 2011 national collegiate championship May 21, by defeating Brigham Young, 21-14, in Utah. Flyhalf James Bailes was named MVP, as California earned the 26th title in program history. ]]> http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-rugby/recaps/052211aaa.html/feed/ 0 http://www.calbears.com/genrel/050511aaa.html http://www.calbears.com/genrel/050511aaa.html#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 20:18:35 +0000 Herb Benenson http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=11041 The landmark media rights package announced May 4 by Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott will benefit all members of the conference by generating new revenues, expanding the reach of the conference and providing more national exposure, Cal's Intercollegiate Athletics office reports.]]> http://www.calbears.com/genrel/050511aaa.html/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/05/02/gymnastics-to-continue-at-cal/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/05/02/gymnastics-to-continue-at-cal/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 22:37:43 +0000 Herb Benenson http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=10758 As a result of fundraising efforts that have raised in excess of $2.5 million, the men's gymnastics program at UC Berkeley will be preserved as an Intercollegiate Athletics sport, campus officials announced Monday.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/05/02/gymnastics-to-continue-at-cal/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/08/baseball_decision/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/08/baseball_decision/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:39:12 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=9069 In the wake of a full-tilt fundraising campaign, spearheaded by former Bear pitcher Stu Gordon, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau declared Friday that Cal baseball is here to stay, after all. Donors pledged some $9 million in six weeks; a formal announcement of the chancellor's decision will come once another $1 million is raised.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/08/baseball_decision/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/08/baseball-to-continue-at-cal/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/08/baseball-to-continue-at-cal/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:34:13 +0000 Herb Benenson http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=9004 Baseball will continue to represent UC Berkeley as an Intercollegiate Athletics sport, now and into the future, as the result of a successful and ongoing fundraising effort on the part of alumni, former players, parents of current players and other team supporters, campus officials announced Friday.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/08/baseball-to-continue-at-cal/feed/ 0