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Former Cardinal phenom Josh Childress made an untraditional move in free agency yesterday, signing with the Greek club Olympiacos for a reported $20 million over three years. Childress, formerly the Atlanta Hawks sixth man, had the opportunity to remain in the NBA but chose Europe instead. #gallery http://daily.stanford.org/image/full/9367
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Former Cardinal phenom Josh Childress made an untraditional move in free agency yesterday, signing with the Greek club Olympiacos for a reported $20 million over three years. Childress, formerly the Atlanta Hawks sixth man, had the opportunity to remain in the NBA but chose Europe instead.

Wozniak wins Classic in upset

By Anthony Nguyen
SPORTS| Defying all odds and overcoming a crowded field of top-ranked players, a new champion was crowned at the 38th annual Bank of the West Classic held at Stanford’s Taube Family Tennis Stadium this past week.

Bartoli’s warrior spirit captures hearts at Farm’s Classic

By Anthony Nguyen
SPORTS| To look at her on the court, Bartoli had run out of steam at the finish line in her first finals appearance since her Cinderella run to the 2007 Wimbledon finals.

Childress makes a splash by signing across the pond

By Denis Griffin
SPORTS| Childress, drafted sixth overall, landed with the Hawks, where he eventually developed into a solid sixth man for Atlanta, averaging double-digit points per game in each of his first four seasons in the Association.

Frosh Eight finish strong at Temple Challenge Cup

By Angelique Dakkak
SPORTS| The Freshmen Eight’s suspenseful run through the Henley Royal Regatta’s Temple Challenge Cup came to a halt on Saturday, as the Cardinal was defeated by two lengths in its semifinal race against Trinity College.

Football announces preseason schedule

By Angelique Dakkak
SPORTS| The Cardinal, under second-year head coach Jim Harbaugh, will open its 2008 preseason football practice on Friday, Aug.

Grube, Wie set to take part in Reno-Tahoe Open

By Angelique Dakkak
SPORTS| Rob Grube ‘08, a highly acclaimed, four-time All-American who led Stanford to the 2007 NCAA men’s golf championship, has recently been granted a sponsor’s exemption to play in the 2008 Legends at Sparks Marina Reno-Tahoe Open.

Women’s water polo earns high marks from ACWPC

By Angelique Dakkak
SPORTS| Four of the nine achieved “Outstanding” status, the highest honor given by the ACWPC.

Norman steals the show again

By Danny Belch
SPORTS| The clouds loomed and the wind blew. The rain fell down and the scores shot up. The grass wasn’t a beautiful shade of green and the TV telecast seldom could follow the ball. And on top of it all, golf’s biggest name was missing.

Forecasting the future of a wild MLB second half

By Erik Adams
SPORTS| With baseball just a few days past the All-Star break, now is the perfect time to look back at some of the interesting games and performances of the first half.