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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Cal threw quite a surprise party last season. Who could have foreseen coach Mike Montgomery loosening the reins, or once out-of-control point guard Jerome Randle becoming a big-time scorer from outside and shooting 50 percent from the field, or the Bears...
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March To Madness (Free subscription) | yesterday
The No. 12 Golden Bears start the season at the top of the list because on paper, they're loaded and they've displayed few weaknesses during the offseason and trouncing D-II Chico State 84-42 in their lone exhibition. - Percy Allen, The Seattle Times This year, mostly because the team's senior-heavy roster has had more time to learn the nuances of second-year coach Mike Montgomery's system, Cal has...
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WorkAtHome (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Last season, California reached its first NCAA tournament in three years. In 2009-10, coach Mike Montgomery’s team appears primed to make a run even deeper into March. Armed with four returning starters and their highest preseason ranking since Jason Kidd manned the point in Berkeley, the No. 13 Golden Bears open the new season Monday [...]
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Cailin Jope says Rio Americano girls water polo coach Rafael Ruano "pushes us to perform our best in both practice and the games." If not for a free Hawaii trip, Rafael Ruano might be coaching basketball somewhere, perhaps even with his friend Mike Montgomery at Cal. Ruano's first love growing up was basketball, although he dabbled in other sports including water polo at Rio...
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SLAM Online (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Casey expounds on his respect for Mike Montgomery.
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Nick Sloan's Official Web Site (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
An interesting link on the future of the Kansas City Royals and the organizations Top 30 prospects. I'm not exactly Minor League Baseball guy, admittedly. But Hosmer's fall is a bit concerning and it seems like no one is just outplaying him – it's mostly based on his performance alone. The link . Notice the nice arms in the list though. That gives this fan some hope about the future. The top...
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Minor League Ball (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
More photos » by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP Kansas City Royals first baseman Billy Butler, 2004 First Round Draft Pick (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) Browse more photos » Top 20 Kansas City Royals Prospects for 2010. All grades are EXTREMELY PRELIMINARY and subject to change. Don't get too worried about exact rankings at this point, especially once you get beyond the Top 10. Grade C+/C...
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Building The Dam (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Here's your place to talk about today's festivities in Los Angeles, the annual Pac-10 Basketball Media Day. You can watch everything go down right here. http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html'code=pac10 . Go to Free Events and it should be on top of the list. Here is the schedule: 10:00 AM, Welcome 10:05 AM, Ernie Kent, Oregon 10:15 AM, Johnny Dawkins, Stanford 10:25 AM, Craig Robinson , Oregon...
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Building The Dam (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Oregon St. mens' basketball coach Craig Robinson and "point-post" Roeland Schaftenaar are headed to the Los Angeles Hilton, for the Pacific Life Pac-10 Mens' Basketball Media Day Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. The event kicks off the Pac-10 season, which concludes with the Pacific Life Pac-10 Tournament March 10-13, 2010, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The Beavers are third up in the event,...
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
In one year, Mike Montgomery took California from ninth place in the Pac-10 to the NCAA tournament.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
BERKELEY, Calif. -- In one year, Mike Montgomery took California from ninth place in the Pac-10 to the NCAA tournament.
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SI.com (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
BERKELEY, Calif. -- California coach Mike Montgomery stood on the court at Hass Pavilion on Saturday afternoon and patiently walked his players through an offensive set. About 15 minutes into practice, Montgomery found himself standing between two of his primary big men, 6-foot-7 juco transfer Markhuri Sanders-Frison and 7-3 sophomore center Max Zhang. Suddenly, Montgomery raised his voice, not out...
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Varsity Times Insider (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
California and Coach Mike Montgomery have won the recruiting battle for Santa Ana Mater Dei point guard Gary Frankin Jr., who announced Friday he has committed to the Golden Bears. Franklin had previously committed to USC when Tim Floyd was...