Jeff Faraudo
San Jose Mercury News
San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States
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After WCC title blowout loss, Saint Mary’s regroups for NCAA Tournament run
Mark Few, whose Gonzaga team beat the Gaels Tuesday night, has no doubt SMC’s lockdown defense will present a unique challenge to NCAA opponents. → Read More
Column: Former Stanford, Cal MBB coach Mike Montgomery says schools are ‘not keeping up’ with college changes
After leading both Stanford and Cal to their greatest recent heights, Mike Montgomery says the Bay Area schools have not adapted to the new college sports landscape → Read More
Column: San Jose State men’s hoops rebuild is finally on track under Miles
The Spartans aren’t near the top of the Mountain West, but they’re a long way from the basement SJSU has inhabited for years. → Read More
Santa Clara guard Podziemski shines as transfer — and four other top Bay Area men’s players
Brandin Podziemski transferred from Illinois and is scoring nearly 20 points per game. → Read More
Bay Area college basketball: Can anyone join Stanford women, Saint Mary’s men in March Madness?
Since 2010, the Cardinal women and Gaels men have combined for 18 NCAA bids; the Bay Area’s other 10 programs over both genders have totaled 14. → Read More
With No. 500 in the books, Randy Bennett and the Saint Mary’s Gaels take aim at Gonzaga
The 18th-ranked Gaels, playing in front of a capacity crowd, improved to 20-4 and remain alone atop the West Coast Conference standings at 9-0. → Read More
Randy Bennett notches 500th coaching win as Saint Mary’s beats USF
The Gaels trailed late but went on a run spurred by freshman guard Aidan Mahaney to beat the rival Dons. → Read More
Randy Bennett notches 500th coaching win as Saint Mary’s beats USF
The Gaels trailed late but went on a run spurred by freshman guard Aidan Mahaney to beat the rival Dons. → Read More
Randy Bennett, on brink of 500 wins, has built Saint Mary’s from the ground up
Bennett has turned the Gaels into West Coast Conference contenders over his 22 years through strong player relationships and a pipeline to Australia. → Read More
East Bay native Mahaney pushing No. 22 Saint Mary’s with scoring as a freshman
Campolindo graduate Aidan Mahaney and the Gaels are on a nine-game winning streak, and he’s scored 16.7 points per game over that stretch. → Read More
Saint Mary’s blasts Santa Clara to win ninth straight, stay unbeaten in WCC play
Freshman Aidan Mahaney scores 20 points as the Gaels make their case for the AP Top 25 with 77-58 over Broncos → Read More
Cal football: Bears add offensive depth on signing day, but lose starting QB Plummer to transfer portal
The Bears’ highest-rated high school recruit is wide receiver Nyziah Hunter, a consensus four-star prospect from Salinas High. → Read More
San Jose State football: Spartans get their bowl assignment
Spartans will face Eastern Michigan in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Dec. 20 on ESPN → Read More
Transfer QB-WR connection helps San Jose State beat Hawaii in regular season finale
Cordeiro throws two touchdowns to help the Spartans beat his old team, the Rainbow Warriors → Read More
San Jose State beats Hawaii as transfer QB Cordeiro shines against his old school
Cordeiro throws two touchdowns to help the Spartans beat his old team, the Rainbow Warriors → Read More
What went wrong with Cal football this season and can the Bears fix it?
“I think Cal’s in a really good spot. They’re a new system and a couple offensive linemen away from flipping their record,” said Yogi Roth, an analyst for the Pac-12 Network. → Read More
Cal comes from behind to beat Stanford in 125th Big Game
Bears score 21 points in the fourth quarter to pick up first home win in Big Game rivalry since 2008 → Read More
Dwight Garner, key figure in Cal football history, dies at 58
In the 1982 Big Game between the California Golden Bears and the Stanford Cardinal, Dwight Garner was the third player in the five-lateral touchdown known as "The Play." → Read More
Cal has secret advantage over Stanford in Big Game
After the Bears fired their offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, they’ve kept mum about what the offense will look like this week. → Read More
Cal has secret advantage over Stanford in Big Game
After the Bears fired their offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, they’ve kept mum about what the offense will look like this week. → Read More