Former Cal goalie Weinberg comes up huge for US in water polo shootout

Given his Cal education, Adrian Weinberg knows how to use his head.

Wednesday, Weinberg used all of it as he stuck out his face to block a key penalty shot, one of two saves in a shootout that helped Team USA advance over Australia, 11-10, in men’s water polo.

With a win, the Americans clinched a spot in the semifinals for the first time since 2008, when they won a silver medal.

Weinberg, who won three national championships as the goalie at Cal, finished with 11 saves in...