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Pritchard takes the lead at QB
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Harbaugh tabbed rising senior Tavita Pritchard to lead the offense, with rising junior Alex Loukas and rising senior Jason Forcier backing him up as the second- and third-string quarterbacks, respectively.
Seven Cardinal chosen in MLB Draft
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The Houston Astros selected Stanford catcher Jason Castro with the tenth pick in the MLB Amateur Draft on Thursday.
An open letter to the Commissioner
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Dear Commissioner Goodell,
I would like an explanation of the latest actions taken by the NFL.
Opening contest is a catchers’ showcase
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Stanford’s opening match against UC-Davis is being billed as contest between two of the best catchers in the nation: the Cardinal’s Jason Castro and the Aggies’ Jake Jeffries.
Davis Descends
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The Cardinal will begin play as the No. 1 seed of the Stanford Regional of the 2008 NCAA Baseball Championship tonight when it faces off against No. 4 UC-Davis.
NBA Draft ahead for Lopez duo
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Nearly two months ago, Brook and Robin Lopez announced to the basketball world their intentions to enter the NBA Draft.
Sports Briefs
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Stanford phenom freshman Alex Clayton has moved on to the NCAA Singles Championship’s Round of 16.
Lester’s triumph a treasure
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With all that’s gone wrong in the sports world this past month — Spygate reaching its height, the euthanizing of Eight Belles on the track at the Kentucky Derby — it seems fitting for a national feel-good story to emerge.
Extra, extra: Card wins in 11
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Stanford stayed in the race for the Pac-10 title with a crucial, 11-inning, 8-5 win over the Arizona Wildcats on Sunday night.
On The Prowl
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As their regular season winds down, No. 14 Stanford will hit the road over the next two weekends to face two tough Pac-10 opponents, Arizona and Washington. Tomorrow, they’ll head to the desert to take on the Wildcats.
One over par
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Stanford came within a shot of making the NCAA Championships, but the Cardinal was unable to overcome late round set backs and finished without a bid to the final tournament for the first time since 1988.
Bonds’ bat still intrigues
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We all know why: steroid allegations against him carry an enormous cloud wherever he goes.
Bear Season
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Stanford will take on Cal this weekend at Sunken Diamond, as the No. 6 Cardinal hosts its last home series of the season.
Regionals up next for ladies
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The women’s golf team will hit the links today for the first round of the NCAA West Regional.
Debating Kobe v. CP for MVP
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Certainly, Bryant added yet another great season to his brilliant career.
Sports Briefs
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The Cardinal women tied for first place at this weekend’s U.S. National Synchronized Swimming Championship in Tucson, Ariz.
Zito deals with Giant decline
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As he nears the end of one of the worst opening months ever for a pitcher, the San Francisco Giants’ Barry Zito will head to the bullpen.
Trojans shutout, routed
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No. 5 Stanford dominated USC in the first two games of their weekend series, but was unable to complete a comeback to win the final contest on Sunday.
Stanford sixth at Pac-10 tournament
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The Stanford women’s golf team entered the Pac-10 Championships as the sixth-best team in the conference, and despite momentum heading into the tournament, was unable to improve upon its ranking — the Cardinal finished in sixth place.
Late inning heroics
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rent Milleville came through in the clutch. Again.
With the bases loaded and the game tied in the eighth inning against St. Mary’s Wednesday night, the junior first baseman, who drove in the winning runs against San Francisco and Santa Clara last week, hit a two-out, three-run double to put Stanford in front, 7-4.
Big Weekend awaits Card pro hopefuls
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After months of preparation, Saturday marks the zero hour for Stanford’s NFL Draft hopefuls.
Catching on in the NFL Draft
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As the NFL Draft approaches, the talk naturally centers around the big-name prospects.
Golf to compete in Pac-10s
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The Cardinal will compete this week in the Pac-10 Championships in Palos Verdes, Calif.
Card faces L.A. challenge
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No. 10 Stanford heads to Los Angeles this weekend for a three-game set against UCLA. The team looks to extend its series win streak to 11.
Taking over for Trent
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It’s been a tough couple of weeks for Stanford basketball.
Card captures first win of ‘08 at Peg Barnard Invite
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Stanford made a late push on Saturday to come from behind to win the Peg Barnard Invitational.
Sports Briefs
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Kornfeld named Swimmer of the Year
Wiggins goes third in draft
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The Minnesota Lynx selected Cardinal guard Candice Wiggins with the third pick of the WNBA Draft on Wednesday, a day after the Stanford senior’s collegiate career ended.
Tough Ending
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The Cardinal fell to Tennessee, 64-48, in the national championship game Tuesday night as Stanford’s run through the NCAA Tournament came to a sudden halt.
Stanford stands up for West
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Stanford’s locker room on one side of the screen; Maryland’s clubhouse on the other.
Chemistry hard to find
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Unity is an important aspect of any team sport that every team searches for, many unsuccessfully.
It's our turn
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Stanford has one more giant to topple before it can claim its third national championship.
The No. 2 Cardinal will face the No. 1-seeded Tennessee Lady Vols at 5:30 p.m. PST in Tampa tonight as it tries to cap off its magical run through the NCAA Tournament.
Rebounding gives Cardinal the edge
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One of the keys for Stanford was to prevent Connecticut from pulling down offensive rebounds.
Wiggins awarded Wade Trophy for ‘08
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Stanford’s star senior guard was presented with the award Saturday.
Last Dance
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The Cardinal never trailed, and extinguished Connecticut runs almost as soon as they started.
The Final Step
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Stanford has danced all the way to Tampa, but in order to keep its Final Four run going, the second-seeded Cardinal will have to knock off No. 1 Connecticut, arguably the best team in the country.
The state of Stanford basketball
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My first post-NCAA tournament column was going to be a plea to Robin Lopez to stay another year on the Farm.
Column: Foul play
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No. 8 UCLA fell from grace this weekend, losing two close games to their neighbors to the north, No. 5 Stanford and unranked Cal.
Women ready for NCAA run
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The Cardinal entered the Pac-10 Tournament with a No.
Pac-10 Champions
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Wiggins, who was named the Pac-10 Player of the Year in a ceremony on Thursday, added another award to her impressive resume: the Pac-10 Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.
Cardinal captures Pac-10 Tournament Championship
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The Pac-10 Tournament final turned into the Candice Wiggins shooting clinic Monday night, as the star guard scored 30 points to lead the Cardinal to a 56-35 victory over Cal.
Beware: Cardinal on the prowl
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Stanford women are the team to beat
Wiggins breaks Lisa Leslie's record
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“I think it’s a great accomplishment,” said Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer. "We're all really happy for her. It could not happen to a better person, a better basketball player, a better leader."
Pac-10 champions
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The Cardinal downed the Huskies on Friday and the Cougars yesterday. The victories, along with California’s loss on Sunday, gave Stanford the Pacific-10 Conference championship outright.
Card Stopped
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The Cardinal made a hard push in the final round, but it proved too little too late.
Combine: 40-yard relevant?
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Scouts, coaches and general managers flooded the RCA Dome in Indianapolis last weekend to watch the NFL Combine, the annual draft evaluation event.
Clemens hearings muddled
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While his former brethren reported to spring training, Roger Clemens was summoned to Capitol Hill to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on his alleged use of performance enhancing drugs.
Interview: "Definitely" the director
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Sports Briefs
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After two days of competition, Stanford women’s golf team stands in eighth place at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge.
Weighing the Shaq tradeoffs
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Ladies keep rolling
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The Cardinal is rolling, and recently, no team has been able to stop it.
Harbaugh nets solid second class
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The class, ranked 50th in the nation by Rivals.com — one of the Web’s premier recruiting services — was coach Jim Harbaugh’s first complete effort at Stanford.
Giants slay Pats as a team
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In the 2001-2002 season, New England was an upstart team led by Tom Brady, an unknown quarterback who had trouble winning a starting job in college, and Bill Belichick, a previous failure as a head coach.
Guards key to Stanford's success
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Senior Candice Wiggins, the undisputed Cardinal leader, has 68 assists, and sophomore point guard JJ Hones, who has started the past three games, has 51.
Card avenged loss to UCLA
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Just as Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer predicted after Thursday’s rout of USC, much of the action in the No. 7 Cardinal’s 75-62 win on Saturday over UCLA came down low.
UPDATE: Women exact revenge on Bruins
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In one of Stanford’s most physical contests of the year, faces were elbowed, players were hacked and a plethora of scrums for balls—loose or not—ensued.
Farm's Finest
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Senior guard Candice Wiggins broke a storied record, the Cardinal avenged a previous loss, and No. 7 Stanford put on a defensive clinic en route to a 77-51 win over USC Thursday night at Maples Pavilion.
Column: My life as a die-hard sports fan
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The NFL playoffs have made me introspective.
Women seek revenge against Cal
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The Cardinal has won 25 of its last 27 games against Cal, routinely blowing out the Golden Bears while establishing itself as the premier basketball program on the West Coast.
Mediocre pitchers rake in the cash
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I’m teaching my kids how to pitch.
Women dismantle Wildcats
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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.
Women sustain their dominant pace
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The measure of a great college program is how its team performs on a year-to-year basis.
Column: Running backs enter Draft race
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Since the beginning of the new year, a number of underclassmen have declared for the NFL Draft.
Column: Overhaul for broken BCS
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Who knew that the “Greatest Upset Ever” would have so many bowl implications?
Women upset twice
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After dispatching then-No. 10 Baylor and then-No. 1 Tennessee in the same week in late December and getting past Washington and Washington State in its opening Pac-10 series, the No. 7 Cardinal now finds itself 2-2 in the conference after dropping two straight in Los Angeles to unranked UCLA and USC.
No. 5 Cardinal set to take on Aggies
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The No. 5 women’s basketball team will face upstart UC-Davis on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Maples Pavilion.
Card decimates Dons
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In front of a small Maples Pavilion crowd, the No. 5 women’s basketball team dismantled San Francisco last night, clobbering the Dons 96-61.
Column: Michigan fans set an example
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I grew up a Michigan football fan, idolizing stars such as Braylon Edwards, Charles Woodson and Lamarr Woodley.
Taking on Team USA
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For one night only, Stanford is going pro.
The No. 5 Cardinal will face off against the USA Basketball Senior Women’s National Team in an exhibition game tonight.
Column: QBs lead Heisman hunt again
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This was supposed to be the “Year of the Running Back” in college football.
Sherman sidelined
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Head coach Jim Harbaugh has suspended sophomore wide receiver Richard Sherman indefinitely for unsportsmanlike behavior during the Cardinal’s loss to Washington last Saturday.
Makowsky: Oh-leven gridiron glory
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The Wyn Column: Luck is on Stanford's side
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The quarterback, in shotgun formation, receives the snap at his own 48. He takes a standard three-step drop, looking, but not finding, any open receivers.
Trent Edwards named starter in Buffalo
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The Buffalo Bills have named former Stanford quaterback Trent Edwards their starter — for good.
Thanks for the memories, Mr. Torre
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My mentor has left.
Golf a disappointing ninth at home tournament
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The Stanford women’s golf team finished ninth at the Stanford Intercollegiate this weekend to wrap up a tumultuous fall season.
Talented field visits Farm
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After poor putting plagued them at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational last week, the Stanford women’s golf team has spent the week leading up to the Stanford Intercollegiate Tournament perfecting their short game.
Turning things around
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It’s been a hectic five weeks for the Stanford women’s golf team.
The Wyn Column: Holliday is your MVP
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The 2007 NL MVP race will surely be one of the closest in recent memory.
Card falls short at tourney
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The Stanford women’s golf team entered the final round of the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational with little chance of winning the tournament for the second straight year.
Golf looks to move up in final round of play
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After two rounds of play at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational, the No. 15 Stanford women’s golf team sits in sixth place and is 19 total shots behind the leader, No. 4 Southern California.