Cheering on the USA, Mexico, Senegal, or South Korea? Here’s some gathering spots in Berkeley and Oakland for international soccer’s greatest competition.
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Farewell, FTX Field: Cal suspends naming rights deal with the crypto exchange
Photos shared on social media this week appeared to show workers scrubbing off an FTX logo from the turf on California Memorial Stadium.
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Brengle wins Berkeley women’s tennis challenge — again
The top-seed overcame an early deficit to win her second title since 2019.
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Rain check: Berkeley’s first ‘roller boogie’ rescheduled for this Sunday
The skate party will shut down much of downtown Berkeley from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25, and feature live DJs and skate lessons.
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Cal alumna comes ‘home’ for Berkeley tennis tournament
Maegan Manasse, member of a title-winning Cal tennis squad, returns Monday for the Berkeley Tennis Club Women’s $60K Challenge.
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Berkeley lawn bowlers have been rolling bowls in Poet’s Corner since 1928
Yes, bowls, not balls! The club is enjoying a pandemic-fueled renaissance. Meanwhile, its unused green could become a public park.
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Berkeley High crew qualifies five boats for nationals
The longest-running high school rowing program in Northern California heads to the Scholastic Rowing Association of America national championships.
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2 men arrested after carjacking of BHS Mountain Bike Team members
They have been charged with a carjacking in Daly City and are tied to carjackings in San Francisco, Oakland and Livermore, authorities say.
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After carjacking of BHS Mountain Bike Team members, community raises $22K
Carjacking is rare in Berkeley and the targeting of BHS students, coaches and their bikes made the incident particularly shocking.
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His madcap recaps of Berkeley softball games have been a hit for 25 years
Raymond Weschler has organized an egalitarian pick-up softball league since 1997, but he prefers writing emails about the games to playing in them.
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Gene Ransom, basketball star killed in freeway shooting, was shaped by youth in Berkeley
Ransom, who was shot and killed on I-880 on Friday, was guided by Berkeley mentors and the city’s multicultural spirit.
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UC Berkeley forges on with beach volleyball complex, but project’s fate rests with courts
The new complex is needed to comply with Title IX regulations, but some neighbors say they will violate long-standing covenants the university agreed to.