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Cal left tackle Mike Tepper didn't want a bye week - until the bye week actually happened.

With one game left on its regular-season schedule, the Cal football team can still finish this season with 10 wins, in a multi-way tie for second place in the Pac-10 and ranked in the national top 20.

The USC game wasn't the first time Jim Harbaugh went for a two-point conversion with a big lead.

Freshman tailback Dasarte Yarnway participated in full-contact drills with the Cal football team for the first time in more than three months Wednesday.

What's a California-Stanford Big Game without heart-wrenching drama? One of the more interesting endings in a rivalry full of interesting endings had Stanford turning it over on downs inside their 30 and still almost pulling out a win before upset-minded Cal triumphed 34-28 in the 112th Big Game.

Tailback Jahvid Best addressed local media Wednesday evening for the first time since sustaining a concussion during the Cal football team's game against Oregon State, saying that his "expectation" is to be ready for a return to the field by the time the Bears play Washington on Dec.

TO GRASP TODAY'S Big Game mojo between Cal and host Stanford, it's time for our third annual interview with The Stanford Axe, also known as "Q & Axe." Q: We meet again, dear friend.

Don't look now, Cal and Stanford fans. But for the first time in forever, the Big Game is actually a big game.

Dear Mr. Football: Have you ever seen a protest in Berkeley? I've walked down Telegraph Avenue, which forever has a 1968 feel, but the only notable protest lately is against the athletic department's inability to pay its bills.

Last weekend, Oregon State quarterback Sean Canfield picked the Cal defense apart, completing 29-of-39 passes for 342 yards and two touchdowns.

RECORDS: Arizona 6-2, 4-1 Pac-10; Cal 6-3, 3-3. TV/RADIO: Versus; 810-AM SERIES HISTORY: The all-time series is tied 13-13-2. The Bears have won four of the last six, but the Wildcats have taken two of the past three.

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The California Golden Bears didn't have this game circled on their calendar when they began the season.

Twenty-nine carries into the heaviest lifting he's ever known as a collegian, Shane Vereen was as pristine as a blade of rubberized turf.

Shane Vereen rumbled 61 yards for a touchdown and finished with 159 yards on the ground in place of an injured Jahvid Best, as California upended 18th-ranked Arizona, 24-16, at Memorial Stadium.Giorgio Tavecchio kicked four field goals, including the go-ahead 22-yarder with under five minutes left.

California star tailback Jahvid Best joined his teammates for the opening coin toss before Saturday's game against Arizona, one after being knocked out following a frightening fall and concussion.

It's the middle of November, and Stanford has a better chance to reach the Rose Bowl than Cal does.

Jahvid Best took the direct snap from center, curled around left end and streaked for the goal line.

Jahvid Best is the amazing running back for the University of California Golden Bears football team.

The last time Ohio State played in the Rose Bowl was Jan. 1, 1997. It's almost hard to believe it's been that long.