UPDATE: Stanford trounces Cornell 77-53 in NCAA first round

Cardinal to face sixth-seeded Marquette Saturday
By Daniel Novinson
SPORTS| Stanford claimed its first NCAA Tournament win in four years, downing Cornell 77-53 Thursday to advance to the second round, where the Cardinal will face off against the sixth-seeded Marquette Golden Eagles Saturday.

UPDATE: Stanford earns No. 3 seed in NCAA Tournament

By Jack Salisbury
SPORTS| Named a No. 3 seed in the South Regional, the Stanford men’s basketball team will face another top academic school in its first round match-up with the Cornell Big Red on Thursday at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.

Card comes up short in conference final

By Patrick Fitzgerald
SPORTS| It came down to the wire, but Stanford fell short in the title game of the Pac-10 conference tournament, losing 67-64 to UCLA in a game marked by runs by both teams and a wild final minute where Stanford had a shot to tie at the end.

Stanford to face UCLA in Pac-10 final

By Patrick Fitzgerald
SPORTS| Brook Lopez scored 30 points and brought down 12 rebounds, and the Cardinal beat the Cougars 75-68 to advance to today’s Pac-10 Tournament title game against UCLA.

Stanford advances in Pac-10 Tournament

By Patrick Fitzgerald
SPORTS| Stanford won with its bread and butter Thursday, asserting itself on the boards and in the post. The Cardinal held off the Wildcats 75-64 to advance to a semifinal round match up against three-seed Washington State Friday night.

Pac-10 Champions

By Wyndam Makowsky
SPORTS| Wiggins, who was named the Pac-10 Player of the Year in a ceremony on Thursday, added another award to her impressive resume: the Pac-10 Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.

Men seeded No. 2

By Patrick Fitzgerald
SPORTS| Assume, for a moment, that you are Stanford coach Trent Johnson.

Baseball streak extends

By Christopher P. Anderson
SPORTS| The Cardinal recovered from an opening 5-2 defeat to the Texas Longhorns to post thrilling 6-5 and 12-9 victories this past weekend, winning its sixth straight series dating back to May of 2007.

Softball sweeps Stanford Classic

By Daniel Bohm
SPORTS| Cardinal pitchers Missy Penna and Ashley Chinn were dominant over the course of the weekend, allowing only three runs combined in the six games played.

Swimming Pac-10 27-peat

By Kenan Jiang
SPORTS| With one of the most impressive streaks in all of the NCAA, the Stanford men’s swim team won the Pac-10 Swimming Championships for the 27th straight year this past weekend in Long Beach, Calif.

Women ready for NCAA run

By Wyndam Makowsky
SPORTS| The Cardinal entered the Pac-10 Tournament with a No.

Women's tennis bounces back

By Anthony Nguyen
SPORTS| After losing three matches before winter quarter’s end, there were plenty of questions about the No.

Fencers prep for NCAAs

By Jack Salisbury
SPORTS| The Stanford fencing squad will look to improve on last year's ninth place finish when it travels to Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio to compete in this year's NCAA Championships.

No. 2 Stanford edged by top-ranked Bruins

By Sam Svoboda
SPORTS| Coming into this past weekend, it was easy to tell that the No.

Stanford loses to 49ers, then beats Tritons

By Rebecca Harlow
SPORTS| Stanford (14-7, 9-7 MPSF) enters a two-week break with five wins in its last six outings.

Gymnasts get revenge on Cal on Senior Night

By Jacob Johnson
SPORTS| The Stanford men's gymnastics team proved its mettle once again, asserting that it is the team to beat.

Men's tennis splits in Arizona desert

By Danny Belch
SPORTS| After pulling out a close victory on Friday against No.

Card falls to USC

By Daniel Novinson
SPORTS| The Galen Center was going crazy for their Trojans, 77-64 victors over Stanford in what might well have been the final home game for O.J.

Stanford makes impressive showing at Davis

By Anarghya Vardhana
SPORTS| Senior teammate Mike Macellari also turned in a great performance with a regional qualifying throw of 55-11 3/4 in the men's shot put, finishing first in the event.

No. 20 lacrosse upsets No. 6 Penn, 10-8

By Rebecca Harlow
SPORTS| The Stanford women’s lacrosse team is on a roll and shows no signs of slowing down.

Sports Briefs

By Jack Salisbury
SPORTS| After starting 19 of 21 games and averaging 18.9 points and 8.2 rebounds a game, sophomore big man Brook Lopez was named to All Pac-10 First Team.

Column: Foul play

By Wyndam Makowsky
SPORTS| No. 8 UCLA fell from grace this weekend, losing two close games to their neighbors to the north, No. 5 Stanford and unranked Cal.