Jake Curtis

Jake Curtis

Jake Curtis worked in the San Francisco Chronicle sports department for 27 years, covering virtually every sport, including numerous Final Fours, several college football national championship games, an NBA Finals, world championship boxing matches and a World Cup. He was a Cal beat writer for many of those years, and won awards for his feature stories.

Fernando Mendoza and Jack Endries join Pitt lineman Jackson Brown, who transferred from Cal after the 2022 season
Football

Ex-Cal Stars Fernando Mendoza, Jack Endries Among Top NFL Draft Prospects

ESPN experts rank the top five 2026 draft prospects at each position, and quarterback Mendoza and tight end Endries are included

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Cal head coach Justin Wilcox
Football

Reports: LB Rocky Cummings Becomes Cal's 22nd Commitment for 2026

Cal's class ranked among the nation's top 10 based on total rating points of all its commitments

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Cal head coach Charmin Smith
Basketball

Cal Women's Basketball Team Will Open 2025-26 Season in France

Golden Bears will play their first game ever in Europe on November 3 in Paris, France

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DeSean Jackson as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles
Best Of

Top 50 Cal Pros: No. 34 -- DeSean Jackson, Big-Play Machine

Jackson was a three-time Pro Bowl selection and led the NFL in yards per reception four times

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Cal's national championship rugby squad
Other Sports

Rugby Becomes Third Cal Sport to Be Endowed

Chancellor Lyons hopes to have more Cal Olympic sports endowed from donations

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Ron Rivera as the Carolina Panthers head coach in 2019
Best Of

Top 50 Cal Pros: No. 35 -- Ron Rivera, Two-Time NFL Coach of the Year

Rivera was head coach of the Carolina Panthers team that reached the Super Bowl in the 2015 season

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Cal head coach Justin Wilcox
Football

Cal Gets 21st Football Commitment for 2026: WR Tyree Sams

Sams is not big but he is fast, having timed 10.47 seconds in the 100 meters

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Cal head coach Justin Wilcox
Football

Another Cal Commitment from Hawaii: OL Kamo'i Huihui-White

Cal's 2026 recruiting class ranked as a high as 13th in the country. Five of Cal's 20 commits are from Hawaii

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Cal head coach Justin Wilcox
Football

Hawaii QB Nainoa Lopes Commits to Cal for 2026

Four of Cal's 2026 commitments are from players from Hawaii. Cal's recruiting class is ranked 16th in the country

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Cal middle infielders PJ Moutzouridis (left) and Jarren Advincula
Other Sports

Cal Baseball: PJ Moutzouridis, Jarren Advincula Enter Transfer Portal

Moutzouridis and Advincula have been the Bears' double-play combination the past two seasons but apparently they are headed elsewhere

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Cal athletic director Jim Knowlton
Football

Jim Knowlton Retires as Cal Athletic Director

Knowlton served during a challenging period, but lack of success in football and basketball and the handling of allegations against a swimming coach led to criticism

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Cal head coach Justin Wilcox
Football

Cal Gets a Second Sunday Commitment: DL Kingston Schirmer

The Golden Bears' 2026 recruiting class is ranked among the nation's top 16 by two football recruiting sites

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