• CAL has increased the number of Gym Leaders on the roster up to 10!  This allows you as challengers an easier time collecting your 8 badges.  Check out the League Challenge page for updated rules, and go challenge our three new leaders today!
• Art has been added to our Images page on the main menu!  All of your favorite CAL banners and sprites are in one place now--be sure to check it out!  We'll be updating the page as new images are created.
• CAL's annual user awards, CAL Commemorations, have just been completed--read up on the 2009 winners here!  We appreciate all of your votes--thanks to everyone who participated!  
• This month (January) is the first ever CAL Laddering Month!  For the duration of this exciting event, join your fellow CAL members on your favorite Smogon shoddybattle ladder under a CAL account to promote the site!  For more information, check out the Laddering Month topic in our League Announcements forum. 
• CAL's first official tournament, the Dragonair Invitational, is off to a roaring start!  Hosted annually by El Blecko, this tournament brings the best players from every competitive community together for some epic battles.  Though the tournament is invitation-only, it's still an exciting event for spectators.  Keep up with this year's DI by checking the Tournament forum regularly.
• Sub-Challenges have been refurbished, with new leaders manning many of the positions!  Read up on the games on our Sub-Challenges page and challenge the leaders in our forums!
• CAL's official competitive tutoring program, CALibur, is up and running!  Though currently in the middle of its third round, keep an eye on the CALibur forum for sign-up topics if you're looking for a spot with our ever-expanding group of certified tutors in the future!
• We're beginning the process of uploading our pokemon analyses onto this site!  Forretress was the first to be added, followed shortly be Gengar--expect plenty more where that came from!  (Want to contribute to this project?  Check out our Analyses & Articles forum for information on how to get involved.)
• With the advent of tournament directors, CAL is pleased to announce that regular users now have the ability to host tournaments.  Check out our two newest--CAL's Uber League and Nothing to Hold--on our Tournament page!

Check back regularly for more league updates!