Point guard Jerome Randle just went down with an injury with 14:30 to go in the second half and Cal up seven. He twisted his ankle while driving to the hoop and look to be in immense pain.

Patrick Christopher responded by draining a three, possibly a sign that the Bears will not wilt without their only legitimate ball-hander.

But Cal will have no chance in the Pac-10 tournament without Randle handling the ball. Nikola Knezevic will have to show some aggressiveness instead of just trying to avoid making mistakes.

Cal looks more than capable of playing and succeeding without DeVon Hardin, just like in wins at Washington and Washington State.

There is no better sign for next season, assuming forward Ryan Anderson comes back, because the rest of the Bears nucleus will return for another go-around. (Click here to read more…)

Pac-10 Commissioner Thomas C. Hansen’s sitting right behind me, discussing how difficult it was to get tickets to Cal-Stanford at Haas Pavilion in February. I’m actually looking at the “Fire Pac-10 Commissioner Thomas C. Hansen” page … I hope my tiny 12-inch screen is entirely covered by my 185-pound frame, or things might get a bit awkward here in the media room at HP Pavilion, San Jose. (Click here to read more…)