California Golden Bears

A field outside a school. The sun is shining on a little boy as he fidgets, unable to stand still. From behind the camera comes the voice of his brother, 18 years older and just a few years removed from running pass...

Breaking down the battle to become USC's No. 1 challenger in the Pac-10 ...

He has long gone against the grain in this staid, often self-important profession, so it wasn't overly surprising to see Pete Carroll playing with an action figure in the visitors' locker room at Nebraska last Saturday.

It comes in with a whimper, this 2007 season, offering a single battle between ranked teams on opening weekend. Not on a pale blue afternoon in a venerable college football town, either, but rather under lights, in...

At the end of a 20-minute chat Wednesday, California quarterback Nate Longshore circled back to emphasize a point he'd made earlier. "I have nothing but respect for Appalachian State," he repeated. "Those guys have...