SB Nation User Blog: calgbear

Joe Starkey retiring from 49er broadcasts

calgbear — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:23:18 -0000

Joe Starkey retiring from 49er broadcasts

"...has been juggling both Cal and 49ers broadcasts for nearly 20 years. Starkey said today that the travel burden simply had become too much to handle."

Starkey will continue with his Cal job.

A's release Mike Sweeney

calgbear — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:46:55 -0000

A's release Mike Sweeney

Wish he could have stayed healthy - sounds like a really great guy.

Natalie breaks 100m backstroke WR again

calgbear — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:31:06 -0000

si.com link

Coughlin became the first woman to break 59 seconds, just one day after she reclaimed the world record in the preliminaries. She touched in 58.97, locking up the first of perhaps as many as six races she could swim in Beijing.

Also, from the calbears.com article:

former Bear Jessica Hardy ... earned an automatic spot on the Olympic Team after finishing in first place of the 100-meter breaststroke finals with a time of 1:06.87.