Re-direct the cup?

UCLA and 11-time champ Stanford in a dogfight for
By Daniel Novinson
SPORTS| The Directors’ Cup might be headed to Westwood.

For Manship, there’s no win like home

By Andrew Lomeli
SPORTS| Heading into this weekend’s NCAA Regional in Austin, Texas, with the possibility of eventually facing the defending national champion Longhorns, senior pitcher Matt Manship will have an extra chip on his shoulder — just like any time the Cardinal tackle Texas.

Uphill battle as Card visit Austin Regional, host Horns

By Elizabeth Aguilar
SPORTS| Stanford baseball’s four Texas natives aren’t the only ones excited about returning to the Lone Star State this weekend. And it’s not just the fact that the Cardinal reached the NCAA Regional Tournament for the 13th straight season that has the whole team excited.

Mismatches abound in NCAA

By Elizabeth Aguilar
SPORTS| With 64 teams converging on 16 Regional locations across the country, there is bound to be some disparity in the 2006 NCAA baseball tournament. While most teams in the tournament have either outstanding or at least over-.500 records, there are a few who might find it hard to get out of the first regional.

Lucky 13? Stanford seeks return to dominance in NCAA tourney

By Wes Mateo
SPORTS| The superstitions surrounding the “unlucky number 13” don’t bode well for the members of the Stanford baseball team, who take on North Carolina State this morning in NCAA Regional action.

Better Red than Dead: Get in the Zone

By Rebecca Harlow
SPORTS| When the new $90 million Stanford Stadium opens in September, the Cardinal hope to see a fan in every one of the 50,000 seats. In the past few years, the student cheering section has been small and quiet, but in 2006 all that should change.

What Bonanza!:Aggies against the odds

By Alex Gyr
SPORTS| Everyone loves an underdog. That is why today I am going to start with a quick anecdote about one of the most impressive and shocking underdog stories to hit the West Coast in recent memory.

Directors' Cup: Nitty Gritty of a Photo Finish

By Daniel Novinson and Rebecca Harlow
SPORTS| Streaking through the Years: 13 — baseball’s consecutive NCAA appearances, kept alive this season — barely 11 — consecutive men’s basketball NCAA appearances, snapped this March 11 — consecutive Director’s Cups, hanging in the balance 4 — consecutive losing seasons — and Big Games — for football 8 — years since women’s basketball has reached the Final Four, despite three straight trips to the Elite Eight 107, 86, 18 — consecutive women’s tennis home wins, including the 2006 NCAA championship; consecutive dual-match wins; consecutive postseason dual-match wins 2005-06: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Sept.