Card ready to defend Pac-10 title

By Kenan Jiang
SPORTS| he Belmont Plaza pool in Long Beach, Calif. has a long and storied tradition of world-class swimmers, broken records and fast swimming. The evidence displayed on the wall of Olympic

Baseball on the horizon

By Denis Griffin
SPORTS| You’ll forgive its earliness, I know, because you’re probably a lot like me.

For love of the pool

By Dong Liu
SPORTS| Under the fiery afternoon sunlight the swimmers’ tightly intertwined muscles and veins seem carved out of bronze and anointed with gasoline as they plunge into the rippling waves at strict rhythmical cadences.

Familiar faces to visit Farm

By Rebecca Harlow
SPORTS| When the No. 9 Stanford men’s volleyball team takes the court tonight, it will be a reunion of sorts for several of the Cardinal players. Four of them will be facing off with their hometown team, the Honolulu-based Hawaii Warriors.

Card wins Big Smash

By Danny Belch
SPORTS| The Stanford men’s tennis team knew exactly how they could beat No. 28 California yesterday: come out hot and win the doubles point. Keep the momentum and play well in singles.

Pitching carries Card

By Erik Adams
SPORTS| Nevada hung around all afternoon, but senior closer David Stringer was able to keep the Wolf Pack at the door without letting them in, and Stanford held on to win 4-3 at home yesterday.