No. 12 Stanford men’s tennis (1-0, 0-0 Pac-12) took down St. Mary’s (0-1, 0-0 WCC) in a midday matchup on Thursday at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium. The team refused to relinquish a set in singles play on their way to a 7-0 victory. After recent storms delayed the match by a day, the Cardinal started where they left off in fall tournament play and had little trouble against … [Read more...] about Men’s tennis cruises to first victory of the season
Stanford’s Curzan, Huske and Ruck shine with 17 medals at Short Course World Championships
While their domestic dominance has been near-unquestionable so far in this 2022-23 collegiate season, the 2022 FINA (recently renamed “World Aquatics”) Short Course World Championships served as the setting for the first major international challenge since the summertime for a handful of Stanford’s standout swimmers — a challenge that was risen to from start to finish. … [Read more...] about Stanford’s Curzan, Huske and Ruck shine with 17 medals at Short Course World Championships
A tough battle in the Bay: Cal had the Cardinal on the ropes
No. 2 Stanford women’s basketball (16-1, 4-0 Pac-12) traveled across the Bay for a Sunday evening matchup against Cal (10-5, 1-3 Pac-12). The Cardinal defeated the Golden Bears 60-56 for the second victory over their rival in the last month, this time with NBA superstar Stephen Curry in the stands. Sonya & Steph Curry locked in watching Cam Brink and Stanford seal a win … [Read more...] about A tough battle in the Bay: Cal had the Cardinal on the ropes
Men’s basketball still winless in Pac-12 play after loss against Cal
The Stanford men’s basketball team (5-10, 0-5 Pac-12) dropped a road game across the Bay on Friday, losing to Cal (3-13, 2-3, Pac-12) in a 22-point rout. The 0-5 start in conference is the worst start during head coach Jerod Haase’s tenure on the Farm. The Cardinal were dealt a blow before the first whistle, as senior forward James Keefe was unable to play due to a lower leg … [Read more...] about Men’s basketball still winless in Pac-12 play after loss against Cal
Stanford Film Study: Buck Sweep
Although used sparingly during David Shaw’s tenure at Stanford, the buck sweep will figure much more prominently in the Cardinal’s run game under first-year head coach Troy Taylor. Similar to the power and counter runs, buck sweep is a gap-scheme run that attempts to open a running lane to the outside of a formation. What is Buck Sweep? If you play Madden, you may have heard of … [Read more...] about Stanford Film Study: Buck Sweep