Bars, Cardinal fall at Oklahoma

By Kristen Bell
SPORTS| If you think weird things don’t actually happen on Friday the 13th, talk to the women’s gymnastics team. When sophomore Natalie Foley mounted the uneven bars at last Friday’s meet in Oklahoma, the bars collapsed and completely ripped out of the floor.

Softball sweeps Invitational

By Brian Dunne
SPORTS| The No. 10 Stanford softball team started last weekend with high hopes after winning three of its first four games, including a split with a then-No.

Women’s tennis weathers UNLV in sweep

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| The top-ranked Stanford women’s tennis team (7-0) swept No. 38 UNLV (3-1), 7-0, at Taube Family Tennis Stadium on Friday, tainting the Rebels’ previously spotless record.

Damn Yankees: Why the A-Rod trade is simply bad for baseball

By Dan McCarthy
SPORTS| Let it be known that I’ve always said that the New York Yankees rank slightly below Carson Daly and vegetarianism in my own personal hierarchy of hatred, but this takes it to a new level.

Cal swims by Cardinal women

By Sean Howell
SPORTS| The No. 3 Stanford women’s swimming team (5-2, 3-2 Pacific-10 Conference) fell to No. 5 California (9-0, 6-0), 151-149, in a dramatic short-course meters dual meet at the Avery Aquatic Center on Saturday in the regular season finale for both teams.

Lacrosse fights through rain, wins twice

By Mark Thoma
SPORTS| The Stanford women’s lacrosse team (2-0) got off to a strong start at home last weekend, defeating UC-Davis on Saturday, 15-4, and edging St.

Craig, Dobson qualify at Pac’s

By Sean Howell
SPORTS| Junior Alicia Craig and senior Ian Dobson won their respective 5,000-meter races at the Pacific-10 Indoor Invitational on Saturday to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships.