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UPDATE: Stanford holds on against OSU, 36-28
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It came down to the wire, but the Cardinal managed to preserve its first victory of the season against Oregon State, as a key turnover in the red zone gave Stanford a 36-28 victory in its season opener.
BRIEF: Record haul for Stanford Olympians
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Athletes currently or formerly associated with Stanford brought home 25 medals total from the 2008 Olympics — eight gold, 13 silver and four bronze — breaking the school’s previous mark of 21 total medals, set at the 1924 Paris Games.
BRIEF: Tree stands for Mascot Hall of Fame election
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Although the current Tree, Patrick “Patchez” Fortune ‘09, was unaware of the Mascot Hall of Fame until he was recently nominated, he is nonetheless confident in his chances of winning the online vote to decide this year’s inductee.
BRIEF: Women’s basketball unveils 2008-09 home schedule
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Stanford will open its regular season at Maples with a 7 p.m. contest on Friday, Nov. 14 against Minnesota and follow it up the following Thursday against New Mexico.
Fall Camp features QB battle
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With some of the amazing highlights Stanford football racked up last season, including victories over USC and Cal, it is somewhat remarkable that the threshold of the 2008 season is so far devoid of much in the way of buzz.
Childress makes a splash by signing across the pond
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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.
Stanford pair selected for international field hockey competitions
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A pair of Cardinal field hockey players will be representing their respective countries in upcoming international competition as rising sophomores Camille Gandhi and Xanthe Travlos were picked to play for the United States and English Under-21 teams, respectively.
Gall named to baseball’s Team USA
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Former Cardinal corner infielder John Gall ‘00 was selected to represent the United States at the Olympic Games in Beijing yesterday.
Women’s soccer set to send three to Beijing
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Rising senior Ali Riley has also punched her ticket to Beijing as a member of the New Zealand national team.
Brook Lopez gets his first taste of NBA action
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Lopez got just under 20 minutes of playing time in his first professional game (albeit in the preseason) against the Orlando Magic and scored 10 points.
Rants and Raves: Baseball’s classic All-Star chaos
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It rolls around every year, as inevitable as the change in seasons and as welcome as the end of a too-long winter.
Well, sort of.
Five compete for Olympic spots
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Another Cardinal powerhouse, the women’s volleyball program, will be looking to turn some heads in the direction of its sport at the Beijing Olympics, as five current and former Cardinal athletes are currently in the running to compete for the U.S. squad.
Card shines at Olympic qualifiers
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With all the attention that the Olympic trials for the U.S. swimming team has garnered in recent days, the Cardinal swimming program has, perhaps, seen its own profile rise yet again, as Stanford athletes and alums have made their mark in the pool.
Women’s lacrosse tabs Amy Bokker as new head coach
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Bokker guided the Patriots to their first-ever winning record in her first year on the job at George Mason in 1998, earning an 8-7 record on the season.
More Olympic qualifiers for Stanford ready to make their marks in Beijing
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Erica McLain ‘08 qualified for the U.S. Women’s Track and Field squad last week with a mark of 45 feet, 9 3/4 inches in the triple jump at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Ore., good for third place in the event.
Stanford rowers headed to Beijing
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Five current and former Stanford rowers were named to the U.S. and Canadian Olympic teams, marking the most rowers Stanford has ever sent to the Olympics.
Dawkins puts finishing touches on coaching staff
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New men’s basketball coach Johnny Dawkins announced the hiring of a trio of new assistant coaches as Dick Davey, Rodney Tention and Mike Schrage will join Stanford for the 2008-09 season.
Stanford wins 14th consecutive U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup
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Stanford earned 1,461.00 total points in the final rankings, nearly 300 points better than its nearest competition, UCLA.
Rants and Raves: Bay waves bye-bye to Baron
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It’s risky to write a column on a deadline about a story that’s clearly still developing.
Bulldogs spoil Cardinal run
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It wasn’t quite what the Cardinal had hoped for, but considering that preseason predictions had pegged Stanford baseball as just the sixth best team in the Pac-10, finishing among the four best teams at the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. has to be seen as a tremendous accomplishment.
Feelin' super: Card advances
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The story of the weekend for Stanford baseball was one of falling behind early which made the victories all the more dramatic when they came.
Card rides team effort
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It’s probably not surprising that Cardinal players dominated the Stanford Regional All-Tournament team given the squad’s eventual victory over the field and its advancing to the Super Regional to face Cal State-Fullerton.
Rants and Raves: The other 'Draft day'
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It may seem strange to say, but when I look at Major League Baseball from a fan’s perspective, something seems to be missing from the overall experience.
No Looking Back
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It’s easy to remember the good things about a player, a team or even an era.
True Two-Way Player
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Yount, who pitched the first complete game of his career on Friday, has had to take a more active role in his duties as a pitcher for the Cardinal since the midseason injury to preseason ace Jeremy Bleich.
Rants and Raves: Looking for excitement
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After a season replete with amazing storylines from coast to coast — from the rebirth of the Celtics to the rise of the Hornets and new superstar point guard Chris Paul to the Pau Gasol trade that rejuvenated the Lakers and Kobe Bryant’s career in L.A.
Cat bats crush Card
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Arizona did most of its damage with a flurry of singles, a pair of walks and a hit batter to score three runs before the Cardinal could record an out.
One hot hitter
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With the regular season quickly drawing to a close, No. 14 Stanford baseball is looking to regain some of the momentum that carried it through much of the season, to as high as No. 3 in the nation at the team’s peak.
Kobe: rethinking the image
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I was watching the Boston Celtics-LeBron James game last night (there were some other players involved too, I think they were from somewhere in Ohio) when I was struck by a shockingly irrelevant thought. The announcers were discussing other ongoing playoff series when they came to the injury status of Kobe Bryant.
Wrestling’s Coach McCoy to leave Farm for Maryland job
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Cardinal wrestling head coach Kerry McCoy announced yesterday that he is leaving Stanford for a head coaching position with the University of Maryland.
Rants and Raves: Warriors need to act now
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The Mavs are gone and Avery Johnson is out in Dallas.
Big Inning Blues
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No. 6 Stanford baseball rolled into its afternoon match-up with San Francisco yesterday riding a three-game winning streak and looking to build momentum in its final non-conference contest of the season. But an offensive outburst from the Dons in the fourth inning led to an ultimately insurmountable lead as USF outpaced Stanford, 13-9, avenging a Cardinal win in extra innings on April 16.
Grube named a Cleveland Golf Byron Nelson Award finalist
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Grube was recently awarded first team All Pac-10 status for the fourth time in his Cardinal career after finishing in the top 10 in four tournaments this season.
Men’s golf handed fourth seed for NCAA West Regional
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The No. 7 Stanford men’s golf team will start the postseason as the fourth seed in the Division I West NCAA Regional, which begins on May 15 and will be hosted by the University of Washington at the Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Wash.
Short stop
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Stanford baseball entered this week riding the high of a four-game winning streak and a 10-1 stretch that saw the Cardinal play some of its best games of the season.
Rants and Raves: Where's the future?
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By which I mean this probably wasn’t what Bowlsby or former coach Trent Johnson wanted.
Five former Cardinal players sign NFL contracts
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After zero players were drafted this past weekend in the annual NFL Draft, the news got better early this week for the Cardinal football team’s departing seniors, as five players signed preferred free agent contracts Monday.
Long ball beats Cardinal again
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Stanford baseball traveled down the peninsula to take on Santa Clara last night for its third showdown with the Broncos this year.
The Draft: It's finally here
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I couldn’t be more excited. Really, I couldn’t. It happens every year, and it’s back again: the single best weekend to be a sports fan in America.
Card blasts Broncos
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After having a six-game winning streak snapped Sunday at UCLA, the No. 5 Cardinal baseball team started another one Monday night against Santa Clara, walloping the Broncos 13-6 on the road at Stephen Schott Stadium.
Late-night comeback fuels victory
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The game was largely a story of the Cardinal pitching staff’s struggles before a pair of lefties, freshman Michael De Groot and junior Blake Hancock, shut down the Dons (21-15) over the final 4.1 innings of play.
Column: The best are better
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The NBA playoffs are upon us, and that means it’s time for a few months of drawn out, inconsequential struggles between a lot of teams that don’t really have a chance.
Road Warriors
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Stanford baseball will now look to continue its recent success against the nation’s best when it takes on two-time defending national champion Oregon State in Corvallis.
Rants and Raves: Picking up the pieces
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First, an apology to my readers that this column isn’t about the women’s basketball team.
Looking back and forward
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As most of Stanford’s student body was dispersing for Spring Break, five Cardinal wrestlers were making their way to St. Louis, Mo. for the NCAA Championships.
Devils downed
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And while Stanford arms shut down perhaps the Pac-10’s most potent lineup, Cardinal bats came alive at the plate as the team took two of three from the Sun Devils.
Devils bring the heat
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No. 13 Stanford baseball will open a crucial home series against the top-ranked team in the nation tonight as Mark Marquess’ squad takes on conference rival Arizona State.
Longhorns pose threat to Cardinal
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Stanford baseball played the Saint Mary’s Gaels to a temporary tie on the road Wednesday, in a final tune-up before the team’s first major road trip of the season.
Believe in the Warriors
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There are times watching sports when you can’t help but think you’re witnessing a once in a lifetime occurrence.
Wrestlers make history
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Stanford wrestling entered the Pacific-10 Championships with high hopes, in search of their first Conference title in team history.
Win streak snapped
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Stanford baseball suffered just its third loss of the season yesterday in a non-conference road game against conference opponent and local rival Cal, falling 8-3 at Evans Diamond in Berkeley.
Cardinal sends top squad to Pac-10 tourney
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For Stanford wrestling, in this crucial year for the program, it all comes down to this weekend’s Pacific 10 Conference Championships.
Training, healing the Card
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For every Cardinal squad, there is a trainer assigned to make sure that student athletes are not only competing to the best of their abilities, but are also receiving the necessary treatment for the injuries that afflict members of a team over the course of a season.
Baseball on the horizon
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You’ll forgive its earliness, I know, because you’re probably a lot like me.
Strong start
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Stanford baseball opened its 2008 season in similar fashion to how it closed out the 2007 season, taking two out of three games from Nebraska.
Cardinal takes down Arizona State
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Despite already securing the second-best record in program history, Stanford wrestling was looking to make yet another statement to end the 2007-2008 regular season this past Sunday.
Men’s Gymnastics set to host ‘Huskers
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The No. 2 Stanford men’s gymnastics team will be back on the Farm this weekend to battle No. 12 Nebraska.
A fix to lopsided trades?
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And so we’ve reached that dreaded hour in every sports year: February.
Wrestling earns MPSF split in SoCal
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After competing in two conference duals, just one opponent now stands between Stanford and the Pacific-10 Conference Championships, which raises an important question — just how ready is the Cardinal for events at which the stakes are simple: win or go home?
Wrestling ready for stretch run
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Tonight, the Cardinal (11-3, 4-2 Pac-10) travels to San Luis Obispo, Calif. to take on conference rival Cal Poly (5-4, 4-2) before hosting Cal State-Fullerton (9-5, 6-1) at noon on Sunday in Stanford’s final home dual of the season.
Griffin: Stars align for Giants
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Most of the time, being a sports fan is about the foreseeable.
Wrestling earns Oregon split
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Stanford wrestling went into this weekend’s pair of road duals in Oregon riding a four-meet winning streak that had propelled the team to a remarkable 10-2 start and a chance to match its best win total in Stanford history.
Wrestling Rolls North to Oregon
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After winning its fourth straight dual match last weekend, the Stanford wrestling team will face yet another major hurdle in the Pacific-10 Conference as it travels north for a pair of duals in Oregon this weekend.
Santana a big deal for NL
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As followers of this column — if any such readers exist — will know by now, I really have some deep-seated sports withdrawal issues at this time of the year.We are now entering the February doldrums, that dreaded time after this weekend’s Super Bowl when the NBA, NHL and college basketball are all mired in the midst of regular season marathons, pro and college football are on hiatus and there’s still quite some time before pitchers and catchers even report to spring training.
Wrestlers win three in a row
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Stanford wrestling made a strong statement heading into the heart of its conference schedule last week.
Wrestling triumphs in home opener
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The Cardinal (8-2, 2-1 Pacific 10) rode key wins from some of the squad’s most consistent performers to victory, winning six of 10 matches against the Roadrunners (5-2, 4-2).
Wrestling back on home turf
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Stanford hosts conference rival Cal State Bakersfield before taking on Menlo College and Portland State on Friday.
Eli might stand a chance
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I mean, really, the nation’s biggest game on its brightest stage comes down to whether Eli, not Peyton, or the ageless wonder Favre, or the reincarnated ghost of Johnny U., can outscore Tom Brady and the just-too-good New England Patriots.
Card wins one, loses one at Davis
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After a month and a half of what essentially amount to preseason matches, Stanford wrestling squared off against its first conference opponents Friday night in Davis, Calif.
Wrestling to begin Pac-10 season tonight in Davis
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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.
Is Rivers worse than the Pats?
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Last week’s column was, honestly, a bit of a cheap shot. Not that it’s unfair to pick on the Patriots — they have all the earmarks of the “easy to hate” franchise. The thoroughly despisable head coach, a cheating scandal, a star safety who was busted for his use of performance-enhancing drugs and a quarterback who seems to be just a bit too much of a media darling.
No. 1 men's gymnastics gears up for Windy City Invite
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The Stanford men’s gymnastics team looks to get its 2008 campaign off to a roaring start while living up to their preseason ranking as the top team in the country when they compete at the 38th annual Windy City Invitational at the University of Illinois at Chicago this Saturday.
Winter break wins for Card
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Stanford wrestling concluded a busy winter break schedule Sunday, sweeping a trio of duals in the Northeast in dominant fashion. The strong finish capped a flood of competition in which the squad squared off against five opponents in three days.
It's okay to hate on the Pats
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Sometimes in sports, there is reason for optimism, even when it’s hard to say exactly why that reason exists.
Seniors lead in Vegas wrestling Invitational
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Stanford wrestling went on the road to Nevada last weekend to take part in the 26th annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational for a key tune-up as the early season competition winds down.
Stanford goes out on top
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After a jubilant postgame scene subsided following Stanford’s 20-13 Big Game victory over Cal — the program’s first such win since 2001 — the last players to leave the locker room were senior receivers Mark Bradford and Evan Moore and sophomore quarterback Tavita Pritchard.
The Axe is back
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Senior cornerback Nick Sanchez picked off Cal quarterback Nate Longshore’s pass at Stanford’s eight-yard line to help seal the Cardinal’s first Big Game victory in six years on Saturday night. With the 20-13 win, Stanford reclaimed the Axe for the first time since 2001.
UPDATE: The Axe is ours
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Senior cornerback Nick Sanchez picked off Cal quarterback Nate Longshore’s pass at Stanford’s eight yard line to help seal the Cardinal’s first Big Game victory since 2001.
Veteran leader steps up for Card
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Stanford senior receiver Mark Bradford has seen a lot in his five years on the Farm, from three coaching changes to four starting quarterbacks.
As Big as it gets
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For both Stanford and Cal, the 2007 incarnation of the annual battle for The Stanford Axe comes at the close of largely forgettable seasons.
Wrestling wins keep coming
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This early in its 2007-08 season, Stanford wrestling’s main focus has to be on building towards a strong stretch run as opposed to evaluating immediate results. Nevertheless, it would be hard not to be encouraged by the continued early season success the Cardinal has experienced in a key year for the program.
It’s still a “big” game
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In a year in which we were crazed beyond belief here at Stanford because the Cardinal managed to win a game against a truly significant opponent, it’s fair to ask just how big Big Game really is this year.
Stanford tripped up by Irish
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Stanford’s tough luck at home continued on Saturday against Notre Dame, as the Cardinal offense failed to convert in the red zone in the team’s 21-14 loss to the Irish.
UPDATE: Irish upend Card, 21-14
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Stanford (3-8, 2-6 Pac-10) fell to the equally-lowly Irish (3-9) in a game was marred by penalties, turnovers and miscues by both teams throughout.
Stanford seeks dominion over Notre Dame
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As students begin streaming back to campus next weekend, the Fighting Irish will arrive for a showdown on Nov. 24, looking to salvage an utterly disastrous season.
Strong start for Card wrestling squad
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Since the wrestle-offs to determine the squad’s starting lineup, Stanford wrestling has hit the ground running to open its 2007-08 season with strong showings at tournaments and a dominating dual meet victory over Fort Hays State.
A bright future for football
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In the interest of full disclosure, I’d like to start by saying that I thought I’d be writing this column, more or less, a little over a month ago. I was fully prepared for the seemingly inevitable Stanford football loss on the road against USC.
Linebacker continues family tradition
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For a lot of Cardinal football players, the game is in their blood. The roster is chock-full of players like sophomore quarterback Tavita Pritchard, whose uncle set NCAA passing records, or sophomore right tackle Chris Marinelli, whose father, uncle and cousin have all played in the trenches of NCAA football.
In NFL, dynasties reign
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It may be difficult to believe, but there was once a time when “parity” was synonymous with the NFL.
UW runs past Card
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In a game Stanford Football had to win to keep alive any realistic hopes of bowl eligibility, the Cardinal was run over by Washington on Saturday, allowing the Huskies a season-high 388 yards on the ground in a 27-9 rout.
BREAKING NEWS: Cardinal overrun by Huskies, 27-9
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In a game the Cardinal had to have to hold onto any realistic hopes of bowl eligibility, Stanford was run over by Washington on Saturday, allowing the Huskies a season-high 388 yards on the ground in a 27-9 rout.
Moore witness to Stanford rebirth
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Evan Moore has seen it all when it comes to Stanford Football. The 6-foot-7 wideout from Brea, Calif. has experienced more major team transitions than some programs face in a decade. But, as he sees it, his role has remained constant through all of those changes.
Stretch Run
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It is a mark of just how far Stanford Football has come in 2007 that tomorrow’s home contest against Washington could be termed a ‘must-win game.’ But with four games remaining and three victories needed for the Cardinal to reach bowl-eligibility, that’s exactly what the matchup against the Huskies is.
Where is A-Rod going?
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The big baseball story from Sunday from Boston’s four-game sweep of the Rockies in the World Series wasn’t anything on the field. No, it was the declaration mid-game that Yankee mega-star third baseman Alex Rodriguez would be opting out of his contract, making him a free agent this winter.
Wrestle-offs display Card's potential
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The Stanford wrestling squad took a big step toward setting its starting lineup in place for the season on Saturday, as the team held its annual intrasquad Wrestle-Offs in Burnham Pavilion.
Safety taking center stage
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Following the Cardinal’s 20-3 victory over Washington on Nov. 11 of last season, then-senior safety Brandon Harrison reflected on the feeling of immense relief he felt after earning what would be Stanford’s only win of the 2006 season.
Card kicks off its season
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After a long off-season, Stanford wrestling will set its starting lineup in place this Saturday at the annual wrestle-offs.
Red Sox: the post-curse era
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What ever happened to the Boston Red Sox? You know, that “curse-plagued” franchise that everyone used to love to cheer for once their own teams went down in the championship hunt.
Pritchard at the heart of turnaround hopes
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Actually, he did more than just witness it: the redshirt sophomore guided the Cardinal to its 24-23 win over the then-No. 2 USC Trojans in the L.A. Coliseum two weeks ago.
Rants and Raves: Football matters, finally
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If you haven’t figured it out for yourself yet, let me be the first to tell you.
Cardinal can’t contain TCU
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Despite leading for most of the game, Stanford came up just short on Saturday, falling 38-36 to the TCU Horned Frogs at Stanford Stadium in a game that, for the second straight week, was decided in the final minute.
BREAKING NEWS: Stanford comes up short against TCU
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The game came down to the wire, as the Frogs (4-3) pulled ahead 38-34 on an Aaron Brown touchdown run with just 4:13 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Defense, Yancy tamed the Trojans
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There is always a tendency, in any come-from-behind, upset victory, to overemphasize the role of the offense.
Going for two
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At 2-3, the Cardinal can climb back to .500 with a Homecoming win this Saturday against TCU.
Thank you Stanford Football
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Thank you, Jim Harbaugh. Thank you, Tavita Pritchard, Mark Bradford and Richard Sherman. Thank you, Clinton Snyder and Nick Sanchez. Thank you to every last individual who set foot on that Trojan field at the Coliseum to snap USC’s 35-game home win streak.
Intensity carries Snyder past pain
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Stanford linebacker Clinton Snyder has been staring down a major adversary since the season began for the Cardinal, independent of the team he lines up against every week.
Rants and raves: MLB Playoffs heat up
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For those of you who haven’t heard, the Colorado Rockies are in the playoffs. Yes, those Colorado Rockies. And if you haven’t seen the highlights of this game yet, do.
Edwards gets his chance this Sunday with the Bills
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Former Stanford quarterback Trent Edwards will make his first career NFL start this weekend as the Buffalo Bills host the New York Jets this Sunday. The rookie was thrust into the spotlight last weekend when Buffalo’s starter, J.P. Losman, sprained his knee early in Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots.
T.C. takes control of the spotlight
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For the first time since his high school years, fifth-year senior quarterback T.C. Ostrander is unquestionably at the helm of his team.
Rants and Raves: All hail the Anti-Walt
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Driving to campus at the conclusion of a desolate three-day road trip from Saint Louis — seriously, try driving through Wyoming sometime — a college football score on the radio instantly grabbed my attention.
Stanford Football 101
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Writing a column on Stanford football to an audience that’s probably going to consist primarily of fresh guys and gals on the Farm is an interesting challenge.
Football opens season with UCLA
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As a new era dawns for Stanford football, the Cardinal hopes to take another step forward and wash away the stench of an abysmal 1-11 2006 season by notching a win over UCLA.
Three sign MLB contracts
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After five Stanford juniors were selected in the annual Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on June 7-8, the futures of two remain somewhat uncertain.
UPDATE: MLB drafts five from Stanford baseball
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Five Stanford baseball players were selected last week in the 2007 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
Rants and Raves: The death of an old rivalry
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Taylor and Davis watching today’s MLB Draft
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Baseball scores eight on Pac-10 All-Academic roster
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Eight members of the Stanford baseball team were awarded Pacific-10 Conference All-Academic honors, led by junior pitcher David Stringer and sophomore first baseman Grant Escue, who were each First-Team selections.
Freshman Haber earns All-American honors to cap stellar season
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Outfielder Alissa Haber was named to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-America Third Team on Wednesday, capping her spectacular freshman season.
Stanford poised to capture 13th straight Directors' Cup
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Stanford maintained a healthy lead in the race for the U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup.
Rants and Raves: Goodell has his chance
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First, there was Pacman.
Baseball wraps up season red-hot
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Sweep redemption
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At the season’s beginning, Stanford baseball had every reason to expect to be playing well into June.
Steroids make muscle — and hypocrites
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Remember the simple days of sports?
Double Time
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For Toby Gerhart, the learning curve has been steep. The freshman outfielder is the latest in a long line of Stanford two-sport athletes, splitting his time between the diamond and the gridiron.
Rants and Raves: Cheaters prosper in NBA
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The NBA playoffs have been everything they’ve ever been cracked up to be this year.
Rants and Raves: A worthy Warriors’ tale
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In another week, before the Golden State Warriors took the world by storm, I would doubtless be writing about just how utterly awkward and trite that staged reintroduction of Roger Clemens to the Bronx was.
Cardinal mauled by Cougars
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In a season where almost nothing has gone right for Stanford baseball, Monday’s rubber match of a three-game series at Washington State was an especially crushing defeat.
Card battles Wazzu
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Stanford baseball, in last place in the Pacific-10 Conference, went on the road to Pullman, Wash.
Cellar Dwellers
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Sometimes, a long-distance road trip can be just the kind of jolt a team needs to snap out of a losing streak.
Character ignored at NFL Draft
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With another NFL Draft in the books, the team grades and fan reactions have already begun to pour in from across the country.
Men look to tame Broncos for first time this season
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After dropping Sunday’s rubber match of a three-game series against reigning national champion Oregon State, Stanford baseball will resume its cross-peninsula rivalry with Santa Clara tonight at Sunken Diamond. The Cardinal, having fallen short against the Broncos twice to start the season, is looking for a pick-me-up, even if outside the conference.
Edwards, Okwo earn first-day NFL draft selections
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The wait was longer than many expected, but former Cardinal quarterback Trent Edwards ‘06 did eventually get the call he had been waiting for.
NFL DRAFT: Q&A with Trent Edwards
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When former Stanford quarterback Trent Edwards ‘06 arrived on the Farm in 2002, USA Today ranked him as the No. 1 incoming passer in the nation.
Card looking for payback
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Stanford baseball, having struggled all season to live up to expectations, is due for an emotional kick-start.
The best day of the NFL
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Because, in truth, not all of the college stars of yesterday will soon be the NFL stars of today.
For baseball, the agony of defeat
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After losing two of three at Evans Diamond by a 19-9 margin, the Cardinal’s conference hopes look bleaker than ever.
Ratliff rakes in experience
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For the casual fan, centerfielder Sean Ratliff may not have stood out among Stanford baseball’s up-and-coming offensive force last year.
Jumping ship: sane or taboo?
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Hope is the great equalizer in sports.
Card buckle late to Broncos, 6-3
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In a season that has thus far been ripe with failure, the Cardinal again failed against Santa Clara, falling 6-3.
Broncos visit the Farm
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‘Cats take two, Card claws back in finale
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Cardinal baseball (15-17, 1-8 Pacific-10 Conference) finished its three-game weekend series against Arizona (30-7, 8-1) with a rousing 6-3 victory on Sunday that seemed to bring some life back to the Stanford dugout.
Card out to tame ‘Cats
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After snapping a six-game losing streak on Tuesday at Nevada, Stanford baseball will have an opportunity this weekend to snap out of another skid, as it takes on No. 13 Arizona.
No more lives for Pacman
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With NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell ruling yesterday that Pacman Jones would be suspended for the whole of the 2007 season, a real storm is on the horizon for the troubled cornerback.
Baseball looking to get back on track at Nevada
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After dropping the first six games of its Pacific-10 Conference schedule at home against UCLA and away versus Arizona State, Stanford baseball continues on its road swing with a 2 p.m. contest today at Nevada. The Cardinal will be looking for its first win since an 8-3 victory over San Jose State on March 27.
Baseball: Turning up the heat
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After suffering a home sweep at the hands of UCLA to open Pacific-10 Conference play, Stanford baseball heads to Tempe, Ariz.
Harbaugh talking the talk
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From newspaper columnists to ESPN’s semiliterate Jim Rome, talking heads everywhere wondered whether Harbaugh really does know something about Carroll’s future.
Wrestling squad powers forward
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The NCAA Championship Tournament may not have gone perfectly for Stanford wrestling, but the squad nevertheless scrapped and fought its way to a feat unmatched since 1967, as a pair of Cardinal wrestlers returned from the season’s greatest challenge with Top-Eight finishes and All-American honors.
Wrestlers ready to clench NCAAs
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For Stanford wrestling, the ultimate measure of the team’s success this year comes this Thursday through Saturday, when five Cardinal wrestlers will take part in the NCAA Championships — a marked increase from the two Stanford athletes who competed last season.
Card slides past No. 20 Trojans
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After losing the first two of three to No. 20 Southern California, Stanford baseball needed a win last Sunday to avoid its first series sweep at home since 1997.
Softball to host Classic
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After spending the last two weeks on the road, a home tournament may be just what the doctor ordered for No. 13 Stanford softball, which returns to the Farm to host the Stanford Classic after going 2-3 at the Worth Classic in Fullerton, Calif., and sweeping the competition for the FIU/Adidas Invitational title in Miami.
Card set for Trojan war
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After rattling off an eight-game winning streak against the likes of Kansas, California, San Francisco and Texas, the Cardinal was brought back down to earth by Santa Clara on Tuesday night, 13-5.
Rants and Raves: Offseason wheeling and dealing
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Free agency.
Missy Penna: Softball's ace in the circle
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Entering the 2007 season, Stanford softball was projected to be a team that would score in bunches.
Rants and Raves: Fight, fight, fight!
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Staff set for 2007
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After Athletic Director Bob Bowlsby hired him in December as the new head football coach, Jim Harbaugh went on a hiring spree. Ten hires later, Harbaugh admits it was a monumental task.
Five-star finish at Pac-10
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Stanford wrestling may not have broken its 74-year conference title drought this past weekend at the Pacific-10 Conference Championships in Bakersfield, Calif., but Kerry McCoy’s team nevertheless made significant progress in his second year as the Cardinal’s head coach.
Stanford eyes Jayhawks series win
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“I think we have a lot of momentum coming off of Sunday’s big win against Texas, and Tuesday was a good win too,” Juhl said.
Wrestling hunts for first Pac-10 title
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Stanford wrestling didn’t have much time for reflection after a tough, 23-20 loss to Arizona State last Friday ended its dual-meet regular season.
The recruit review
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New Stanford football coach Jim Harbaugh may not have had as much time to work on his first recruiting class as he would have liked after he was hired Dec. 19, but he was still pleased with the overall group of 19 incoming freshmen who signed national letters of intent on Feb. 7.
Major League drama
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So, it seems that Alex Rodriguez no longer likes Derek Jeter.
Stanford be-Deviled on the mat
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Stanford wrestling closed out its season on Friday with a 23-20 home loss to Arizona State.
Card go long at Stanford Invitational
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In a collision of playing styles, the long ball triumphed over the small ball on Sunday.
Softball to host Stanford Invitational
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The Cardinal (4-2) has gotten off to a tremendous start offensively, with five starters hitting above .300.
No. 3 Water Polo at the ready against No. 2 USC
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The No.
Rants and Raves: So long, Marty! Hello...?
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Sometimes, nice guys finish last.
No luck up north for wrestling squad
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Scene-stealing slugger
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Sophomore Maddy Coon exploded onto the scene last year and is back for more in 2007.
Rants and Raves: Not another Super Bowl column
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This column is not about the Super Bowl.
Pinning the competition
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The Cardinal wrestlers continued their Pacific-10 Conference dominance on Friday, as they leveled the competition with runaway victories in a pair of duals against Oregon and Cal Poly at Burnham Pavilion.
Wrestling faces double duals
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The Cardinal (4-5, 2-1 Pacific-10 Conference) enter the most crucial stretch of their season today, as they take on Pac-10 rivals Cal Poly (4-3, 4-1) and Oregon (2-7, 1-5).
Friday-Night Spotlight
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The Cardinal pitching corps lost three key contributors to the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft at the end of last season.
Rants and Raves: Too close to call, almost
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So who’s ready for a coronation?
Card clench exhibition win over Menlo
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It may not have counted for much beyond pride and practice, but wrestling notched an exhibition victory over the NAIA’s No. 11 Menlo College this past Saturday.
Menlo provides local opposition
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Wrestling’s goal in November and December was to gear up for the season with the toughest non-conference opponents they could find. In January, the focus shifted to recuperation and preparing for the heart of the Pac-10 schedule to come. Saturday, the Cardinal has one more chance for a tune up — as Stanford hosts Menlo College just before the competition truly heats up.
Peyton Manning’s true test
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It’s amazing, really, how much is sometimes riding on one game.
Men eke out win over Roadrunners
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The Cardinal kept building momentum for their crucial late-season schedule in February, eking out a close win over Cal State-Bakersfield on Sunday.
Track season off and running after solid performance in Seattle
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Stanford track and field opened its 2007 season last Saturday with a strong overall showing at the UW Indoor Preview in Seattle.
Rants and Raves: Future is bright for hoops
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Wrestlers pin SF State
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Stanford’s decisive 37-6 victory over SF State was perhaps the first time in the past two seasons that the Cardinal not only controlled a match, but dominated it.
Talented Card ready for duals
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Although the Cardinal have been back in the Bay Area for awhile now, tonight will be the first chance for many Stanford fans to see a dual meet this season, as the squad takes on San Francisco State in the first home dual of the season following winter break tonight in Burnham Pavilion.
Rants and Raves: Harbaugh's up side is tantalizing
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The Walt Harris era is over, of that there’s no doubt.
Card face winter woes
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Stanford wrestling stayed busy over the winter break, as the Cardinal continued to gear up for the heart of its Pac-10 schedule in February.
Rants and Raves: Mooch is the man for the job
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Indeed, Bowlsby had probably more or less made up his mind by midseason that Harris had to go.
Mixed results in Vegas
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The Cardinal proved to be only moderately successful in achieving their aims, as the squad advanced three wrestlers — junior All American Tanner Gardner at 125 pounds, sophomore Rafael Chavez at 141 pounds and junior Josh Zupancic at 157 pounds — to the second day of the tournament, with Zupancic eventually placing seventh and Gardner fourth.
Time for Sherman to shine
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This Saturday, Stanford will write the final chapter in a disappointing year for all those involved with the program.
Rants and Raves: Unless they win
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It had to happen sooner or later, even though I’ve managed to avoid it all season.
Strong field ahead for wrestlers in Las Vegas
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Stanford (2-2, 1-0 Pac-10) came out on top against the Titans (0-1, 0-1 Pac-10) on Nov.
Harrison leaving his mark on D
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Following last Saturday’s 20-3 victory over Washington, Stanford’s first win of the season, one might expect a celebratory mood from a Stanford squad that had endured 11 consecutive losses.
Rants and Raves: No doubting Paterno
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With Joe Paterno at the helm of the Penn State football program for the fortieth year, Nittany Lions fans, as well as the rest of America, may soon find out.
Gardner must carry a big load
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In a Stanford wrestling program that seems to be on the rise, 125-pound junior Tanner Gardner has come closer than any of his teammates to the pinnacle of collegiate achievement in his sport.
No. 1 Gophers dig Cardinal loss
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Things may not have been perfect for the Stanford wrestlers at the Bison Open in Fargo, N.D. last Saturday, but there were plenty of reasons to remain optimistic for the season.
Kimble Searching for Daylight
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When the Cardinal take the football field this weekend against Washington, it is more than likely that the game will be played in less than optimal conditions.
Rants and Raves: Don't speak too soon
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Perhaps the trend in sports fandom I find most annoying in recent days is the need for everything to be “the best” as soon as we see it.
Card wins one of three at Avalon
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The Stanford wrestling squad returned from the Avalon Duals in Edinboro, Penn., happy with the strides they made in winning their first dual meet of the season against Mercyhurst of Pennsylvania.
USC wins every phase of the game
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Column: Cardinals more than lucky
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There is a philosophy held by a certain segment of MLB General Management that I used to hate.
Wrestling off to the mats of Avalon
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This weekend, the Cardinal wrestling squad will go on the road to Edinboro, Penn., for the Avalon Duals.
Wrestlers secure starting roles
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The Stanford wrestling team is all set to open the 2006-2007 season after determining the starting lineup at last Saturday’s annual Wrestle-Offs.
Wrestle-offs to determine starters for season opener at the Avalon Duals
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This Saturday, the Stanford wrestling squad will determine its starters going into the season in the annual wrestle-offs.
Upcoming opponents do battle in Corvallis
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Stanford fans will have to wait a week for their Cardinal to return to action as the team completes its bye week.
Rants and Raves: How 'bout them Cowboys?
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Osaisai brings spark to secondary
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Rants and Raves: Wanted: A franchise QB
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America and I have a little tradition every Sunday.
Sports Briefs
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According to Lusty Lady employee Dee Timmons, a visibly intoxicated Purtz entered a video pornography booth at the club while his friend asked for prostitutes for the two men, as was first reported by the Daily Californian yesterday.
Searching for the first win
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After losing 31-10 to the Fighting Irish in South Bend, Ind. last Saturday, the Cardinal return home to face Arizona tomorrow.
Rodriguez trade could prove costly
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Honestly, I didn’t want to do it.
In search of an offense
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While the defense showed dramatic improvement last week against UCLA, the Cardinal’s offensive performance was decidedly dismal.
Seeing green and gold
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Tuesday’s Daily featured the prediction of my fellow columnist, Andrew Lomeli, who sees a Dodger postseason run reminiscent of the last year that team won more than one game in any postseason — 1988.
Card look to cool No. 15 Cal
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Entering the most crucial stretch of their season this weekend, the Cardinal men’s soccer team will face Pac-10 opponents in all eight of their future matches between now and Nov.
Edwards holding his head high
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On a Cardinal football squad devastated by injuries and reeling from an 0-4 start, it’s hard not to notice one of the team’s few bright spots — senior quarterback Trent Edwards.
Surprising twist to T.O. saga
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Maybe the unifying theme from the young NFL season is that nothing stays the same, and the changes that occur are rarely those we would expect.
Second-chance Ricky
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Is anyone else suddenly very interested in watching the Canadian Football League next year?
Club cricket team sets up pitch on Roble Field, adds undergrads to ranks
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Cricket season is just barely underway, but optimism continues to build for the organization’s future at Stanford. The recent addition of cricket grounds to Roble Field has energized the club, and attracting undergraduate interest to a degree never seen before.
Rants and Raves: Barry who? Go Albert!
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Growing up a Giants fan in St. Louis has led to some interesting experiences for me in years past.
Club Sports: Cyclists meet goals at conference, national races
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Since the Daily last talked with Stanford Cycling, the club qualified for and competed at the NCCA National Championship, where — after placing fifth in the Western Collegiate Cycling Conference — the Cardinal took 16th overall in the May 14th road race. The finish was a promising sign for a club sport whose members admit to being in a rebuilding phase.
Bush belongs in No. 5
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Lately a lot of controversy has been swirling around the steroid scandal, Barry Bonds and his quest to pass Babe Ruth’s legendary 714 career homeruns en route to Hank Aaron’s record.
Willeman brings home Cacchione Cup
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The Stanford equestrian team competed in Nationals on May 4-7 and brought home fantastic results.
Not only did Stanford co-term Sarah Willeman earn the title of the best collegiate rider in the country by winning the Cacchione Cup, but Stanford as a team finished second as the Reserve National Champions.
Club sports: Ultimate playing at top level
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Stanford Men’s Ultimate Frisbee looks to earn its first national championship since 2002 this Memorial Day weekend at the 2006 UPA College Championships.
Betting on Barbaro, not Bonds
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While watching Juan Pierre temporarily halt Barry’s assault on history and Babe Ruth last night, I was struck by the inevitable disappointment of the whole situation.
Rants and raves: Texans foul-up on biggest no-brainer
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Welcome to the league, rookie.
In recent years that phrase has made its way into everyday use. But Saturday, Reggie Bush learned what it really meant.
Rugby ready for repeat of nat’l title
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So what are you doing this Saturday?
Canoe and Kayak: Now you know
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The Stanford Canoe and Kayak team might just be the best Stanford sport you’ve never heard of.
Best sports weekend of the year
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Fear not, sports fans. Because the most glorious weekend of the year is upon us.
I guess you could watch playoff basketball if you’re so inclined, but there’s no real drama there, at least not yet.
The Turnaround: The long legacy of losing
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How do you measure mediocrity?
Rants and Raves: A baseball story that matters
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So, how did you know the 2006 baseball season was really underway?
Barry Bonds better beware
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Barry Bonds needs help. Not psychological help, not legal help, not even public relations help, although all those things should also be high on his agenda.
Mixed results at final meet
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Stanford wrestling wrapped up its season at the NCAA Tournament in Oklahoma City, Okla. March 16-18. In a fashion indicative of the team’s season results — 7-6 on the season and in the 4-3 Pac-10 — the pair who made the trip east came away with mixed results.
Two headed to NCAAs
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For the majority of Stanford’s wrestlers, the season is over. But two members of the Cardinal squad will continue on to represent Stanford at the NCAA Tournament, beginning March 16 in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Damn (whiny) Yankess
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Spring is in the air and I, for one, couldn’t be happier. The start of the Major League Baseball season is just around the corner, and with the boys of summer on deck, summer itself can’t be too far behind.
The end of the NFL as we know it
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Welcome to the end of the world, sports fans. Or as ESPN.com NFL writer Len Pasquarelli has dubbed it, “Bloody Thursday.
Three wrestlers on to NCAAs
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The Stanford wrestlers faced the most important test of their season in the Pac-10 Conference tournament on Sunday and Monday in Maples Pavilion.
Olympic ‘teams’ are joke
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Finland. The U.S. men’s hockey team’s quest for the gold — or any Olympic medal, for that matter — came to a crashing halt with a loss to Finland.
Wrestlers blow by Fresno State Bulldogs
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Wrestling took to the road Wednesday evening to face Fresno State in a final tune-up before the Pac-10 tournament.
Baseball Classic sans Bonds?
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I mentioned in my last column that February is a pretty boring month for sports fans. And guess what?
Wrestlers pinned by Pac-10’s best
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With the crucial Pac-10 tournament only weeks away, the Cardinal wrestlers closed out their conference dual meet schedule this past weekend with a pair of losses to the top ranked teams in the Pac-10.
Fans face February funk
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So the Super Bowl is over, we’ve still got a few weeks left until pitchers and catchers report, the NBA is trapped in that torturous midseason spot where most of the drama is on hold until the playoffs .
Meets end with mixed results; top two teams are up next
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Wrestling closed out its home dual-meet schedule this weekend, facing three Pacific-10 Conference rivals in a 24-hour span.
Wrestling with the future: Oregon schools await
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The Cardinal wrestlers are already focused on the Pac-10 Tournament, slated to begin on Feb. 26, that will decide their individual fates moving into the NCAA Tournament and their team standing within the conference at the end of the year.
No matter how dull, the Super Bowl lives on
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By now, you’ve heard it.
Sports pundits from across the nation have dubbed this year’s NFL Championship extravaganza the “Snore Bowl” and “Super Bore.
UC-Davis takes down Stanford
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Heading into Friday’s dual meet against Pac-10 rival UC-Davis, Stanford wrestling appeared confident. Sure, basketball and football had fallen short against the Aggies, but the wrestling squad had won two straight, as victories over CSU-Bakersfield and CSU-Fullerton had wiped away the disappointment of a 39-0 loss to Illinois.
Cardinal stay on top
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The Stanford wrestlers hosted Cal State Fullerton on Monday in a matchup of Pacific-10 Conference rivals. Fresh off of their win over Cal State
Stanford scores needed victory
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The Cardinal may not have admitted it, but they needed a win Friday night against Cal State Bakersfield. After Illinois swept the Stanford wrestlers a week before, the team had to find some shred of hope in Friday’s dual — a daunting task considering Stanford’s abysmal 2-25 all-time record against Bakersfield going into the contest.
Wranglers enter Pac-10 play
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The Cardinal’s loss to Illinois Sunday was the kind of defeat not soon forgotten. With every wrestler in Stanford’s lineup losing, the Cardinal need a win in the worst way.
Cardinal wrestling falls hard against No. 4 Illinois
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Stanford’s wrestlers expected No. 4 Illinois to be a challenge. But Sunday at Burnham Pavilion, the Fighting Illini proved they were more than a challenge — they proved to wrestle at an entirely different level, sweeping the Cardinal for a 39-0 decision.
Wrestlers welcome No. 4 Illinois
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Stanford wrestlers have a golden opportunity to prove their mettle with the challenge they face this weekend. In the squad's home opener this Sunday, the Cardinal are scheduled to square off against No.
Stanford wrestling rebounds at Lone Star Duals after weak tourney results
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Over winter break, Stanford wrestlers continued to gear up for the heart of the season with competition in three events: the Reno Tournament of Champions, the Midlands Tournament in Evanston, Ill.
City of S-invitational
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Stanford wrestling competed in the Las Vegas Invitational over the past weekend, searching for momentum with the heart of its season rapidly approaching.
Cardinal head to Sin City for Vegas Invite
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Stanford wrestling has taken its act on the road for the Las Vegas Invitational tournament, which takes place today and tomorrow in Sin City.
Wrestling dominant in early-season action
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Over Thanksgiving break, the Stanford wrestling squad competed in the Cal Open in Fullerton, Calif., before notching its first dual meet win of the season at San Francisco State.
Card making hard work pay off
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While most Stanford students will kick back and enjoy the extended Thanksgiving break, the Cardinal wrestlers plan to soldier on.
Wrestlers rebound from loss
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The Stanford wrestlers had an up-and-down weekend in the Midwest, facing Missouri in their opening dual meet of the season on Friday and taking part in the Central Missouri Open on Sunday.
Men hit mat in Missouri
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The Stanford wrestlers launch into the 2005-2006 regular season as they travel to Kansas City, Mo. this Friday to take on the Missouri squad in the Cardinal’s first dual meet.