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After last week’s triumph at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, where junior Ky Robinson set a Stanford record in the 5000-meter, the Cardinal were feeling confident as they prepared to make their first appearance at the Spokane Invitational. Without a doubt, Stanford made their mark in Spokane, Wash. as they posted five wins across the course of the competition. Among … [Read more...] about Cardinal Track and Field achieve five first-place finishes at Spokane Invitational

After a two-week hiatus, the Stanford men’s basketball team (4-6, 0-2 Pac-12) is back in the win column after defeating the Green Bay Phoenix (2-10, 1-1 Horizon) 85-40 for their first win in December. The 45-point victory is the Cardinal’s largest of the season. A stifling defensive effort allowed Stanford to get out to an early double-digit lead in the first half. Even with … [Read more...] about Smothering defense allows men’s basketball to blow past Green Bay

Previous installations of Stanford basketball film study have taken a look at empty ball-screen and zoom action, which attempt to get ball-handlers going downhill. This installment will look at an action that Stanford likes to run off-ball to get shooters wide-open. We’ll call this action “Fake pindown,” since it uses a pindown screen to create false motion for the defense to … [Read more...] about Stanford Basketball Film Study: Fake pindown action

After 12 years under David Shaw, Stanford football officially began a new era Saturday morning, announcing Troy Taylor as the program’s 35th head coach. Taylor brings a breath of fresh air to the Farm. An offensive-minded head coach, he represents a radical departure from Shaw’s old-school, run-heavy offense that went stale in recent years. In Taylor’s mind, “offensive football … [Read more...] about Welcome Troy Taylor: Three questions facing Stanford’s new coach

Next week, a California team will head to the NCAA women’s volleyball Final Four in Omaha, Neb. But it won’t be the Stanford Cardinal. The San Diego Toreros (31-1, 18-0 WCC), seeded second, defeated top-seeded Stanford women’s volleyball (27-5, 19-1 Pac-12) in Maples Pavilion on Saturday night to end the Cardinal’s 21-match winning streak and with it, their promising postseason … [Read more...] about Women’s volleyball falls to San Diego in NCAA Elite Eight