Welcome to “This Week in Sports.” We are Kenneth King and Charis Charitsis from The Daily’s sports section, and we will be walking you through the major games, events and stories from the past week. Women’s volleyball Women’s volleyball recorded another successful week, improving its record to 13-2, 6-0 Pac-12. On Friday, the team beat Washington in Seattle (11-6, 2-4 … [Read more...] about This Week in Sports: Women’s volleyball and women’s soccer dominate again
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Stanford Basketball: 2023-24 season preview for the Cardinal
Back in 2014, Stanford Basketball marched to the Sweet Sixteen as a 10-seed, with names like Chasson Randle and Dwight Powell helping deliver an upset win over Kansas and a fantastic ending to the season. Nearly a decade has passed and the Cardinal have not so much as returned to the Big Dance. Many things […] Stanford Basketball: 2023-24 season preview for the Cardinal - … [Read more...] about Stanford Basketball: 2023-24 season preview for the Cardinal
Brothers in legs: Men’s soccer wins against Santa Clara
On Monday, No. 10 Stanford men’s soccer (6-1-3, 0-1-3 Pac-12) faced the Santa Clara Broncos (4-5-2, 2-0 Pac-12) for their 10th game of the season. After no goals scored for either team in the first half, the Cardinal netted two goals to end with a 2-0 victory. The second goal of the night came from sophomore forward Fletcher Bank, one half of the Bank twins, who dominate … [Read more...] about Brothers in legs: Men’s soccer wins against Santa Clara
Titan of Topeka: NiJaree Canady rises through the ranks
“Hold on, can you give me five minutes? I’m signing balls.” During a Topeka summer, sophomore pitcher NiJaree Canady was at her aunt’s house, hosting an impromptu motivational session for her cousin’s 14U baseball team. She had agreed to an interview 30 minutes prior, but had gotten held up by teenagers eager to receive wisdom from Stanford’s ace pitcher. The session … [Read more...] about Titan of Topeka: NiJaree Canady rises through the ranks
Cardinal crush Utah and Colorado to remain undefeated
No. 3 Stanford women’s soccer (12-0-1, 5-0-0 Pac-12) brought home all six points from their road trip, coming back against No. 25 Colorado (10-3-1, 2-2-1 Pac-12) and Utah (5-4-5, 1-2-2 Pac-12) to keep their outstanding undefeated season alive. In their game against the Buffaloes on Thursday, the Cardinal went down early, conceding a grass-cutting shot from the Pac-12’s … [Read more...] about Cardinal crush Utah and Colorado to remain undefeated