Basketball scrapes past Cats

Washington's free throws seal tight home win
By Patrick Fitzgerald
SPORTS| Stanford escaped against Arizona, 56-52, Thursday night. It was another ugly win for the Cardinal (14-3, 3-2 Pac-10) but it gave Stanford its first victory over the Wildcats since January 2005.

Women dismantle Wildcats

By Wyndam Makowsky
SPORTS| Freshman forward Kayla Pedersen and sophomore center Jayne Appel led No. 7 Stanford (15-3, 5-2 Pac-10) to an easy 89-64 win over unranked Arizona in Tucson last night.

Volleyball to face USC, Pepperdine

By Rebecca Harlow
SPORTS| Stanford’s weekend starts tonight with No. 11 USC (3-3, 2-1 MPSF) and then continues with No. 2 Pepperdine (2-0, 2-0) on Saturday.

Wrestling to begin Pac-10 season tonight in Davis

By Denis Griffin
SPORTS| At 5:00 p.m., Stanford (6-1) opens its Pac-10 season against a solid Boise State (4-1, 2-1 Pac-10) squad, featuring five wrestlers ranked among the top three in the Pac-10 at their respective weight classes.

Tennis competes for Cup

By Danny Belch
SPORTS| The Stanford men’s tennis team returns to action today after an almost two-month long hiatus.

Sports Briefs

By Jack Salisbury
SPORTS| The Stanford men’s and women’s track teams begin their indoor track seasons this weekend at the Washington Indoor Preview in Seattle, Wash.