Headline Sports with Barbara Mason: 49ers-Chiefs expected to be a toss up; Osaka favored to win Australian Open; plus more

mercurynews.com photo: Terry Bradshaw, left, concludes the NFC Championship trophy presentation as San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10), George Kittle (85), Raheem Mostert (31), Richard Sherman (25) an head coach Kyle Shanahan along with their family members celebrate their NFC Championship after defeating the Green Bay Packers 37-20 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara,

Cal Bears podcast with Morris Phillips: Cal drops two in a row to Southland schools

latimes.com photo: The UCLA Bruins David Singleton (31) tries to put the block on the Cal Bears Matt Bradley (20) on Saturday night at Pauley Pavilion Cal Bears podcast with Morris: #1Cal (8-10) struggles again another loss this time to the UCLA Bruins (9-9) at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles 50-40 on Sunday #2 Just

Bruins Got the Message: Quality defensive effort by UCLA shuts down Cal, 50-40

By Morris Phillips This wasn’t by statistical measures a great defensive effort by UCLA, but the Bruins did draw a line that the Cal Bears weren’t capable of crossing. That line came minutes into the second half when Cal’s final lead of the afternoon (25-24) morphed into an 11-minute scoreless drought that propelled UCLA to

NCAA basketball podcast with Michelle Richardson: Louisville brought down a tough opponent Duke; Trojans topple Stanford 82-78; plus more

courierjournal.com photo: The Louisville Cardinals Quinn Slazinski (11) does the reverse slam as Duke’s Jordan Goldwire (14) could only watch during Saturday’s game in Durham SC NCAA basketball podcast with Michelle Richardson: #1 Louisville (15-3) got a win over Duke (15-3) on Saturday 79-73. For Louisville four players in double figures David Johnson (19), Dwayne

A tale of two halves: USC prevails over Cardinal in OT 82-78

gostanford.com photo: The USC Trojan’s Nick Rakocevic (31) is surrounded by the Stanford Cardinals’ Jaiden Declaire (11) and Oscar Da Silva (13) on Saturday night at USC By Daniel Dullum Sports Radio Service Saturday, January 18, 2020 For the first 20 minutes, it was all Stanford in its Pac-12 men’s basketball game against Southern California.

Cal Bears Thursday game wrap: USC makes work of Cal 88-56; Bears drop to 8-9

calbears.com photo: Cal Bears Matt Bradley (20) takes it to USC on Thursday night, Bradley led Cal with 13 points in Southland By Michael Duca and Morris Phillips It was too much Jonah Mathews and Daniel Utomi as the USC Trojans (13-3) defeated the Cal Bears (8-9) on Thursday night 88-56. For Mathews 19 points

Stanford Cardinal basketball podcast with Jerry Feitelberg: Cardinal on win streak roll face USC on Saturday

sportschatplace.com photo: UCLA and Stanford last met up last season before facing each other last night at Pauley Pavilion On the Cardinal podcast with Jerry F: #1 After that tough loss to Kansas (13-3) on Dec 29th the Stanford Cardinal (15-2) have turned tide with four straight wins over Cal (8-8), Washington (11-6), Washington State

Cal Bears basketball with Michael Duca: After two straight wins can Cal take on USC in the Southland tonight?

latimes.com photo: USC head coach Andy Enfield, right, yells at forward Nick Rakocevic during the first half against UCLA on Saturday at Pauley Pavilion Cal Bears basketball podcast with Michael Duca: #1 Cal (8-8) has won their last two games that has to be a confidence building in this Pac 12 Conference schedule after the

Cardinal triumph at Pauley Pavilion for first time in 15 years 74-59

sfgate.com photo: Stanford forward Oscar da Silva shoots around UCLA forward Jalen Hill during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. By Daniel Dullum Sports Radio Service Wednesday, January 15, 2020 For the first time in 15 years, Stanford has won a men’s basketball game at

Cal Bears podcast with Morris Phillips: Cal comes off big win over Washington prepares for tough USC Thursday night

calbears.com photo: The Cal Bears Matt Bradley (20) takes a shot over the Washington Huskies forward Jaden McDaniels (0) on Saturday night at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley On the Cal Bears podcast with Morris: #1 How important was this 61-58 win for Cal (8-8) to get under their belts on Saturday night at Haas Pavilion