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The wonder of sports
OPINIONS|
If you count the hours I’ve spent at the office, at Sunken Diamond, and in my room slaving on my computer, it is entirely possible that I’ve spent more time working for The Daily than I have spent on school (Don’t tell my parents).
Taylor stars in Alaska Baseball League
SPORTS|
Stanford baseball fans knew something special was in store when highly regarded recruit Michael Taylor arrived from Florida last fall.
Women start schedule against Penn State
SPORTS|
The defending national champion women’s volleyball squad has a number of things to prove this fall season. The Cardinal are out to prove that they, and not projected league winner Washington, rule the Pacific-10 Conference.
Smith, Haryasz key in World Games
SPORTS|
United States dominance in international hoops is hardly a new phenomenon, and this summer, Stanford stars are helping to carry on the tradition.
Legend coaches final event
SPORTS|
Richard Quick has said that during his time as the Stanford women’s swimming coach, he’s “lived a dream.” Quick spent 29 years at the helm of NCAA swim programs both at Texas and Stanford and owns more national titles than any other coach in the sport’s history (12), in addition to being a six-time Olympic coach.
Men display depth at Irvine Nationals
SPORTS|
You can say this for the swimmers on the Stanford men’s squad: They know exactly how to make their presence known. The Cardinal chose to announce their arrival with the 100-meter backstroke at the ConocoPhillips Summer National Swimming Championships, taking four of the top five finishes in the event.
Sports Briefs
SPORTS|
Former Cardinal swimmers Jayme Cramer (class of 2005) and Randall Bal (a 2003 graduate) teamed up with rising junior Ben Wildman-Tobriner to bring four medals home at the FINA World Championships in Montreal.
Quentin close to call-up
SPORTS|
With the July 31 trade deadline looming and the Arizona Diamondbacks’ flimsy offense begging for an infusion, few minor leaguers were pelted with anticipation like former Cardinal outfielder Carlos Quentin.
Barnhart, Buehler anchor U-21 women
SPORTS|
The U-21 women’s national soccer team has won eight of the last nine Nordic Cups, often with a little help from Stanford products.
Tennis alumni honored
SPORTS|
Title IX is a beautiful thing for athletics or a collegiate sports tragedy, depending on who you talk to, but the stories of two Stanford tennis alumni make it look a whole lot like the former.
Kirk sweeps fly events in SoCal
SPORTS|
In a field of dozens of high-level competitors and Olympians, the starring role at the Janet Evans Invitational last weekend was up for grabs.
Five Card join MLB
SPORTS|
After three years batting back-to-back in the Stanford lineup and minding the right side of the infield together, it seemed only fitting that when the MLB Draft rolled around last month, juniors John Mayberry, Jr.
Women thrive at nearby international meet
SPORTS|
It usually takes some kind of record to beat former Stanford swimmer Tara Kirk in her specialty, the 100-meter breaststroke.
Baseball falls to USC
SPORTS|
Stanford (32-23, 12-12 Pacific-10 Conference) and No. 21 Southern California (37-19, 15-9) met over the weekend for their final series of the season — and their last chance to make a statement before the NCAA Tournament’s field of 64 was announced Monday morning.
Card’s two aces from different decks
SPORTS|
At the start of their first practice as Stanford baseball players, juniors Jeff Gilmore and Mark Romanczuk picked up their gloves and a ball and began to play catch together.
Cardinal face red-hot Wildcats
SPORTS|
Last season’s Cardinal lineup was nearly unstoppable. The 2004 squad — which went 46-14 — posted a team batting average of .
Domaracki finds place in Card offense
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Freshman Brendan Domaracki didn’t expect to arrive at Stanford and step right into the Cardinal lineup. He’ll be the first to tell you that there were higher hopes pinned to bigger names than his on Stanford’s list of 2005 recruits.
Card squeezed out of victory
SPORTS|
On Friday afternoon, the No. 24 Stanford baseball team (27-16, 8-6 Pacific-10 Conference) played its game: solid pitching from the start, score first, score often.
Stanford takes on rival Bears
SPORTS|
From the start of the season, the California baseball squad (29-20, 9-9 Pacific-10 Conference) looked far from fierce on paper.
Card fall to Broncos
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Beginning with the first batter of the night, Stanford made the Santa Clara Broncos (19-22, 4-13 West Coast Conference) feel more at home than they should have at Sunken Diamond.
No. 24 Cardinal sweep Huskies
SPORTS|
Friday night’s Pacific-10 Conference contest at Sunken Diamond turned into a pitcher’s duel between Washington’s established ace and the Cardinal’s brand-new one.
Rough Pac-10 ride continues for Card
SPORTS|
No one ever expects the Pacific-10 Conference season to be easy, but even the No. 24 Cardinal baseball squad didn’t expect it to be this hard.
Leva loving starting spot
SPORTS|
Sophomore righthander Matt Leva made his first appearance in a Cardinal uniform more than a year ago, but he still grimaces a little when he tells the story.
Pac-10's top pitching staff comes to town: Card face OSU
SPORTS|
In January, the baseball world wasn’t paying any attention to Oregon State. The Beavers were picked to finish sixth in the Pacific-10 Conference, their postseason hopes looked grim and their top players were outshone by conference stars from Stanford, Arizona and Washington.
Baseball sweeps Cougars in Pullman
SPORTS|
Junior shortstop Chris Minaker and sophomore third baseman Adam Sorgi have been perfecting the craft of left-side fielding all season.
Pac-10 baseball squads proving unpredictable
SPORTS|
Layng down preseason bets is an entertaining part of being a baseball fan. But if you were hoping that it would also be a lucrative activity, here’s hoping that you paid no attention to the Pacific-10 Conference coaches when they projected conference finishes back in January.
Baseball upset by Pacific in extras
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By the end of the ninth inning, most of the fans had disappeared. The No. 12 Cardinal’s make-up matchup against Pacific had been a revolving door of new pitchers, weak bats and zeros dancing across the scoreboard.
Stanford wins three of four over break
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After a 13-day break for finals, the No. 12 Cardinal baseball squad returned to the field and managed to sneak in four games between rainy days.
Cardinal win two of three
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Bottom of the ninth, one out, nobody on. Score knotted at two. It’s the type of close game scenario that No. 11 Stanford has faced a few times already this season with mixed results.
Card return home to face No. 22 USC
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After a post-practice talk with the coaching staff, the Cardinal baseball team (7-5) rushes outside the dugout into a bouncing, shouting muddle of red.
Undefeated Longhorns sweep Stanford
SPORTS|
Pit two of the strongest college diamond dynasties against each other, and ninth-inning grand slams, two inside-the-park home runs and three tightly matched games is all part of the norm.
Duo’s debut sparks high hopes, Card to host KU
SPORTS|
Last weekend against Cal State-Fullerton, with the score knotted at three in the bottom of the seventh, Stanford head coach Mark Marquess waved a new pitcher out of the bullpen.
Out of reach: Baseball drops two of three
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FULLERTON, Calif. —- Maybe it was the home-field advantage, or the pre-game fanfare of presenting the National Championship trophy.
Football signs 16 players
SPORTS|
When Walt Harris was named Stanford’s new head football coach, he had to juggle double-duty. Harris had the challenge of preparing his Pittsburgh squad for their Fiesta Bowl while simultaneously pursuing recruits for the Cardinal.
Romanczuk, Stanford sweep Fresno State
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Stanford ace Mark Romanczuk walked the first batter he faced in the No. 6 Cardinal's season opener on Saturday afternoon.
Cardinal baseball ready to put skills to the test in home opener
SPORTS|
Year-old stats, fall workouts and daily practices only mean so much in the game of baseball. To see what a team can really accomplish, there’s nothing to do but wait for game time.
Stanford starts title defense against locked and loaded conference foes
SPORTS|
Four teams out of the nine in the Pacific-10 Conference were greeted last week with the news that they had garnered a top 20 preseason ranking.
'A New Hero Every Night'
SPORTS|
Cardinal baseball in 2004 wouldn’t have been quite the same without Jed Lowrie’s stop-you-in-your-tracks season. Without Brian Hall’s breakout year, or Danny Putnam’s power-hitting eruption.
Dartmouth welcomes Teevens a second time
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They say you can’t go home again, but former Stanford football coach Buddy Teevens has proven that old adage wrong. Teevens was introduced Wednesday afternoon as the new head coach at his alma mater, Dartmouth College, where he was the head of the football program from 1987-92.
Soccer team earns 2004 NCAA Tournament berth
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Yesterday afternoon, the NCAA announced the bracket for the 2004 women’s soccer tournament — and for the seventh time in as many years, the Stanford women made the cut.
Men's soccer storms back to tie No. 10 Cal
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It was one of those nights when the crowd of Stanford fans at Maloney Field alternated back and forth between leaping up and screaming in excitement and jumping to its feet and staring open-mouthed in disbelief.
Against Cal, men’s soccer just hoping to start Pac-10 season on the right foot
SPORTS|
Forget what people say about the rivalry, about the never-dying Cardinal desire to beat Cal. Forget that they say a win over the Golden Bears means a little something extra; forget about the California / Stanford battle for the Gauntlet.
Home sweet home: Maples renovation nears completion
NEWS|
From the outside, Roscoe Maples Pavilion looks like any average construction zone. But on the inside, Maples is already looking like a sports lover’s dream.
Men’s soccer outdone
SPORTS|
Spectators at Friday night’s men’s soccer contest at Maloney Field arrived at the scene expecting to see sparks fly.
No.
Forget 2003: Men’s soccer starts 5-0-1
SPORTS|
After the Stanford men’s soccer team compiled the program’s worst record in over 30 years, the 2003 season was called an embarrassment. But for this year's Cardinal, 2003 can only be described one way: It’s over.
Fifteen Stanford affiliates get 17 medals during Olympics
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The Olympic Games brought triumph for some, heartbreak for others, but for the Stanford community that pinned its hopes to 42 of its own, pride was the only emotion present as the Olympic torch was put out Sunday night.
Still in pursuit of the medal stand
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Toby Stevenson, pole vaulting: 2000 grad Stevenson advanced to the finals of the pole vault competition this week, after clearing a height of 5.
Stanford athletes earn nine medals
SPORTS|
At the start of the 2004 Games, they seemed unbeatable. By the end of it all, they were clearly untouchable. So it seems only fitting that the first Stanford gold medalist of the Olympics was 2002 graduate Jessica Mendoza, one of the women of the U.
Team USA tops Japan, wins gold in Taiwan
SPORTS|
The U.S. national team went on an amazing 8-0 run through tournament play in Taiwan to win the gold medal in the Word University Games.
Stanford athletes still seek gold
SPORTS|
Through yesterday, 2004 graduate Markus Rogan and 1992 graduate Jenny Thompson were the only Stanford affliates to capture medals in Athens.
The 2004 Games: By the numbers
SPORTS|
$7.2 billion: The estimated cost of putting on the 2004 Olympics in Athens, though some analysts predict that the number could jump to as much as $12.
Women nab bronze medal
SPORTS|
The U.S. Olympic volleyball team, led by dominating Stanford alum Logan Tom, enacted some revenge on the Cuban squad on Sunday to capture a bronze medal at the World Grand Prix in Italy.
Gilmore, Minaker thrive in summer baseball matchups
SPORTS|
It’s tough to believe that soon-to-be junior Jeff Gilmore threw a whopping 2 1 / 3 innings without a decision in his freshman year.
Davenport picks up third Bank of the West singles title; Johnson selects new men’s basketball assistant coach
SPORTS|
Perhaps the unpredictable is what makes sports exciting, but fans got exactly what they expected this weekend at the Bank of the West Classic, which was held at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
Childress signs reported three-year deal with the Hawks; nine former Stanford baseball players ink pro contracts
SPORTS|
Childress inks 6.7 million dollar
contract with Atlanta’s NBA team
The Atlanta Hawks announced on Monday that the club has signed both of its first-round picks — high school selection Josh Smith and former Stanford standout Josh Childress.
Kirks, Caverly earn trip to Athens
SPORTS|
Recently graduated Stanford swimmer Tara Kirk is the quintessential confident competitor. For the past four years, all eyes have been on the world-class breaststroke specialist, as she’s flown through the water on the way to NCAA titles and American and world records.
Kirk, Woods and the miracle shot nominated for ESPYs
SPORTS|
So how well do you remember Nick Robinson’s miracle buzzer shot against Arizona?
This week in professional sports...
SPORTS|
Coach K passes on Lakers offer
A reported four-year, $10 million contract and the opportunity to coach the Golden State Warriors was enough to lure former Stanford basketball coach Mike Montgomery away from the college ranks.
Stanford sports notebook
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Stanford wins 10th consecutive Sears Cup
Nearly everyone in the country would love to see a school other than Stanford win the NACDA Division I Director’s Cup (also known as the Sears Cup), if only for the sake of variety.
Baseball players hit the summer leagues
SPORTS|
“Off-season” is a definite misnomer for the summer months that Stanford baseball players spend away from the Farm.
Three players-rising juniors Jed Lowrie, John Mayberry Jr.
Novice 8 snags silver medal at Pac-10s
SPORTS|
The Cardinal Novice 8 was a wonder to behold at last weekend’s Pacific-10 Conference Championships in Lake Natoma, Calif.
Series win places Stanford atop conference standings
SPORTS|
The top-ranked Cardinal’s series win this weekend over Southern California catapulted the baseball team back into a familiar spot — first place in the Pacific-10 Conference.
Pitchers compete for bragging rights in batting practice home run derby
SPORTS|
Stroll by Sunken Diamond during an afternoon Cardinal batting practice and you’ll hear nothing but the ping of an aluminum bat striking a ball and see nothing but baseballs sailing over the outfield fences.
No. 1 Card burned in desert
SPORTS|
In Sunday night’s unreal 19-18 loss to Arizona, the No. 1 Cardinal baseball team simply exhausted its bullpen. A group often praised for its depth and poise despite its youth wavered and then crumbled in the contest, leaving only three hurlers unused for yesterday afternoon’s rubber game.
No. 2 Stanford still in search of series closer
SPORTS|
The first two games of a series have become all but predictable affairs for the No. 2 Stanford baseball team. With sophomore starters Mark Romanczuk and Jeff Gilmore settling into effective pitching routines, the Cardinal hitters can breathe easy and do what they do best — provide run support.
O’Hagan takes no prisoners in closing role
SPORTS|
Look out onto the pitcher’s mound at Sunken Diamond during the late innings of a close game. If you see a Stanford hurler that seems completely poised as he baffles opposing batters, it’s probably senior reliever David O’Hagan.
Stanford falls flat in rubber game
SPORTS|
In April 2002, the Washington Huskies stunned the Stanford baseball squad in Seattle, taking two of three games as one pitcher, Shawn Kohn, picked up both victories in the series.
Hester thrives as backup backstop
SPORTS|
In many respects, Tuesday games at Sunken Diamond are business as usual for the Cardinal. A couple of Stanford home runs, some impressive arms out of the bullpen and yet another win for the top-ranked team.
Stanford hits record-setting eight homers
SPORTS|
By JESSICA PETERS
DESK EDITOR
It could be daytime or nighttime; you could throw a righty or a lefty; you could pitch to them or around them.
Card offense proves streaky
SPORTS|
The No. 2 Cardinal’s 21-hit, 15-1 victory over Sacramento State on Friday night was precisely what one would expect from a team that has outscored its opponents 333-154 this season.
Card defeats SCU in 14
SPORTS|
The No. 2 Stanford baseball squad (32-6) defeated Santa Clara (19-24) last night at Buck Shaw Stadium, 12-8. But the run totals don’t even begin to tell the story.
Women swing into action at Pac-10s
SPORTS|
The Cardinal women’s golf squad whipped up a three-round total of 932 this week at the 2004 Pacific-10 Conference Championships to finish in seventh place in the team competition.
Rookie Rinehart leads team into Pac-10 play
SPORTS|
With batting averages ranging from .500 to .048 and a 5-4 league record, it’s clear that Stanford’s starting nine has yet to find its swing in Pacific-10 Conference play.
No. 2 Cardinal hosts Gaels
SPORTS|
On paper, the St. Mary’s baseball squad is no match for No. 2 Stanford (29-5, 7-2 Pacific-10 Conference). The Gaels have a dismal 11-27 overall record and coming into tonight’s face-off at Sunken Diamond, the team has won only one of its 14 contests away from home.
Men’s golf hosts last tourney before Pac-10s
SPORTS|
The Stanford men’s golf team has one last chance to nab a tournament title before vying for the Pacific-10 Conference crown — and the Cardinal has the familiar greens of the Stanford Golf Course working in its favor.
Lightning D
SPORTS|
It’s hard to believe that in 2000, a righthander wearing the number 12 was stepping into the circle in Cardinal red for the first time.
Home runs power Card over SC, 12-3
SPORTS|
By JESSICA PETERS
DESK EDITOR
Last season, senior centerfielder Sam Fuld scored 83 runs, tying former Cardinal Jeffrey Hammonds for most by a Stanford player in a single season.
Lowrie locks and loads
SPORTS|
Sophomore Jed Lowrie posted 62 hits in 60 games during his rookie campaign — but not a single home run.
After just 27 games this year, the Stanford infielder has eight.
No. 1 Card opens Pac-10 play
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Good pitching beats good hitting, as the story goes, but this weekend in Los Angeles, it’s going to be even more crucial for the Stanford hurlers to maintain control — UCLA’s Jackie Robinson Stadium, much like its namesake, has the potential to be a pitcher’s nightmare.
Stanford gets season’s first shutout, over San Jose St.
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Despite the fact that the Stanford baseball squad (21-3) swept San Jose State (14-13-1) in the teams’ two 2003 meetings, last night’s contest at Municipal Stadium held no guarantees for the top-ranked Cardinal.
Kirk breaks world record in the 100-meter breast stroke
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Though the Auburn women’s swimming and diving squad left College Station, Texas, last week with its third national title in hand, Stanford senior Tara Kirk left the NCAA Championships just as content as any of the Tigers.
Card takes series from Trojans, 2-1
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The unranked Southern California baseball squad (4-7) has had a rough season so far, likely because of injury problems and a tough schedule.
Cardinal captures 15th Pac-10 title
SPORTS|
Halfway through the 200-yard breaststroke at the Pacific-10 Conference Championships this weekend, Stanford senior Tara Kirk was incredibly confused.
No. 1 baseball team beats up on Golden Bears
SPORTS|
If anyone hadn’t yet figured out how the Stanford baseball team has been able to build a 13-2 record and become the top-ranked squad in the NCAA, this past weekend revealed it all.
Women in first at Pac-10 swim
SPORTS|
If someone were making predictions about the Pacific-10 Conference women’s swimming and diving championships, Stanford head coach Richard Quick said that most people would guess that No.
Women look to qualify at Pac-10s
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While the No. 3 Stanford women’s swimming and diving squads (5-2, 3-2 Pacific-10 Conference) head in different directions this week, members of both teams have their sights on the same thing: a Pac-10 Conference crown and, more importantly, one last chance to qualify for the NCAA Championships next month.
Baseball to face undefeated Longhorns
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At this point in the season, most college baseball teams are trying to set lineups, integrate newcomers and take one game at a time.
Baseball sweeps Kansas to record 15th straight home win
SPORTS|
It was the scenario that every young baseball fan imagines while pitching to him or herself in the front yard.
Bottom of the ninth.
Baseball heads to Fresno State for first away series of year
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Only four college baseball teams managed to beat Rice, the eventual NCAA champion, two times during the 2003 season. Stanford’s weekend opponent, Fresno State, is one of those squads.
Baseball sweeps Fullerton 3-0
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The 2004 Stanford baseball season opener was supposed to be a pitcher’s battle. Cardinal Mark Romanczuk and Cal State Fullerton ace Ryan Schreppel, both of whom are left-handed sophomores, were expected to keep Friday’s game a low-scoring affair.
Marshall, Wilson head to MLS
SPORTS|
Every year, Major League Soccer claims the best of the country’s collegiate stars, and in the 2004 MLS Superdraft earlier this month, the league snatched two of Stanford’s own: sophomore Chad Marshall and senior Mike Wilson.
Sluggers must step up for Card
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There’s an old baseball adage that says “good pitching beats good hitting.” Fans will always debate the idea and offensive powerhouses will always hope that it doesn’t hold true, but for Stanford coach Mark Marquess, it’s a fact.
Baseball: On the defensive
SPORTS|
A year ago, Cardinal baseball fans flooded Sunken Diamond every weekend expecting to see a Stanford win, and with good reason.
Baseball stays busy in offseason
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By JESSICA PETERS
DESK EDITOR
The Cardinal baseball team’s tremendous 2003 season ended at the Championship game in Omaha with a 14-2 heartbreak loss to Rice.
Men end season with 1-0 loss
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It ended this way against Old Dominion. It ended this way twice in one weekend, in home contests against Oregon State and Washington.
Men face Cal in final game
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On Wednesday afternoons, the under-11 Strikers — a local club soccer team — practices its moves on the Stanford intramural fields.
Fernandez meets goals
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Two years ago, then-rookie forward Darren Fernandez was referred to as a “freshman sensation,” and was expected to be an asset to the Cardinal soccer squad.
Card men stop skid, win 5-1
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On Wednesday, Stanford junior Darren Fernandez spoke confidently about his squad’s chances to claim a long-awaited win in yesterday’s matchup with San Jose State (10-5-2).
Card battles S.J.
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After playing the best attacking games of the season last weekend in Oregon and Washington, the struggling Stanford soccer team (2-14-2, 0-9 Pacific-10 Conference) has the confidence it needs to turn up results today against San Jose State (10-4-2, 5-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation).
Geiger leads struggling team north
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The College Cup seasons, this year’s 2-12-2 season, a coaching change: When it comes to Stanford men’s soccer, fifth-year senior Abe Geiger has seen it all.
Soccer shutout in pair of Pac-10 games
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Painful. That’s the only way to describe the weekend games played by the Cardinal men’s soccer team.
There was pain in watching junior forward James Twellman aim a corner kick in to junior Matt Janusz, who headed the ball at the net .
Shorthanded soccer hosts a pair
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Game after game this season, the Stanford men’s soccer squad (2-6-2) has unveiled a new formation style, an altered strategy, or a shuffled lineup in hopes of finding its footing with its developing team.
Soccer set to battle No. 1 UCLA
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“We gotta play ‘em one day at a time.”
It’s a fundamental strategy in sports. If you ask Kevin Costner’s character in Bull Durham, it’s one of the most crucial clichés to know.
Injuries plague Cardinal in losses
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Entering this weekend’s matches with Fresno State (4-9-0, 1-4-0 Pacific 10 Conference) and top-ranked UCLA (12-1-0, 5-0-0), the Cardinal men’s soccer team (2-10-2, 0-5-0) hoped to translate its recently improved play into a victory that would have snapped a three-game losing streak in conference play.
Soccer seeks to avenge NCAA loss
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Dec. 15, 2002: Stanford men’s soccer lost to UCLA, 1-0 in the NCAA title game.
Nov. 10, 2002: The Cardinal lost to UCLA, 1-0.
Wilson back from Tehran
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Last season, Stanford senior Mike Wilson started every game, scored a total of five goals and came up big for his team in key moments during NCAA tournament play.
Gentry leads golf in tourney
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When the Cardinal men’s golf team competed at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational a year ago, it found itself in a tie for dead last place after the second round.
One-goal losses haunt Stanford men's soccer
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The Stanford men’s soccer team’s weekend contests with Oregon State (8-4-0, 2-1 Pacific-10 Conference) and No. 8 Washington (8-1-2, 2-1-1 Pac-10) demonstrate the sort of luck that the squad has been having this year.
Men's golf takes 11th at Windon
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The Stanford men’s golf team flew out to the North Shore Country Club in Glenview, Ill. this weekend in hopes of wowing crowds like former Cardinal golfers Casey Martin and Tiger Woods.
Stanford soccer ties
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The Cardinal men’s soccer team knew to expect a tough game long before last night’s matchup with No. 22 Santa Clara (7-2-3) actually commenced.
Soccer looks to new leadership
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By JESSICA PETERS
DESK EDITOR
A year ago, then-sophomore forward Matt Janusz and the rest of his class were still finding their place on the Cardinal men’s soccer team (2-5-1), looking to seasoned veterans like Todd Dunivant and Roger Levesque for guidance.
Men snap six-game losing streak
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In the 32nd minute of the Cardinal’s 4-1 victory over UC-Irvine (3-6) on Sunday, Anteater junior Davis Yemane fired a goal into the net unassisted, past Stanford’s goalkeeper, freshman Andrew Kartunen, who was struggling to regain his footing from a save he made only seconds earlier.
In first season, Ryan gets his kicks
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After the Cardinal men’s soccer team lost six vital players to graduation, freshman midfielder Marcus Ryan knew he would have to step up this season if Stanford was to make another run at the College Cup.
Finally, soccer returns home
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The turf will be familiar and the fans will be wearing Cardinal red, but the level of competition doesn’t get any easier for the Stanford’s men’s soccer team (1-4-1) this weekend at the Stanford / Nike Tournament.
Frosh hits new goal
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Andrew Kartunen is widely regarded as the best freshman goalkeeper in all of collegiate soccer and he is already getting a chance to prove that.
Athlete obsession
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I sat down today to go over my thoughts on the Kobe Bryant scandal, and realized that I truthfully didn’t know what to think about it.
No compassion necessary for mascot-assaulting Simon
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Three years ago, loudmouth John Rocker publicly humiliated then-teammate Randall Simon for blowing a play that cost the Braves a game, and then Simon claimed Rocker referred to him as a ‘fat monkey’ in Sports Illustrated.
Cardinal women’s crew takes bronze
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The Stanford women’s Varsity Eight brought home a bronze medal from the NCAA Rowing Championships in Indianapolis this weekend after racing in arguably the most competitive field in the history of the event.
Superfly snatches Ultimate title
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After outscoring their opponents 652-224 and dropping only one game during the regular season, Superfly, the Stanford women’s Ultimate team, headed to the 2003 College Nationals with hopes of bringing home the fourth title in school history.
Crew defeats Huskies for first Pac-10 title
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The Washington Huskies have spent years making their mark on women’s crew, rounding up titles in every level of collegiate competition, including three NCAA titles.
Making their mark
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When your team reaches the College Cup two years in a row, you know you’ve got some talented players. Such is the case for Stanford soccer — and the rest of the international soccer community is starting to take notice.
Hurler lives up to expectations
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Every afternoon freshman Mark Romanczuk pulls on a Cardinal baseball jersey, knowing well that the color on his back could easily have been different.
Stanford skating, go figure
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For the first time in history, a Cardinal club team stepped onto the ice at a national championship.
Stanford sent three of its seven competitive figure skaters to the University of Denver, the host of the 2003 National Intercollegiate Team Championships March 28 to 30.
Women end season at No. 6
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Three days of fierce competition at the NCAA Championships in Auburn, Ala., landed the Stanford women’s swimming and diving team in unfamiliar territory: sixth place.
Women hope to end season with a splash
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There is a time when the mistakes and accomplishments of yesterday fade away and all attention turns to the present and the potential for new triumphs.
UCLA wins Pac-10s; Kirk breaks own mark
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The Pacific-10 Conference swimming and diving title was within the grasp of most of the competing schools in this past weekend’s conference championship, but no one would have guessed that the champion would be the team that didn’t win a single event in the three days of competition.
Women go fish for Pac-10 title
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The Stanford women’s swimming and diving team has won 14 Pacific-10 Conference Championships — and the Pac-10 Championship has only existed for 16 years.
Card knocks Cal out of the pool
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The California Bears may have been able to best Stanford in football, but in women’s swimming and diving, No. 7 Cal didn’t have the depth to come out on top of the No.
Card hopes to outstroke California
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The No. 7 Cardinal women’s swimming and diving team (7-2, 3-1 Pac-10) heads up to Berkeley on Saturday for its last in a slew of Pacific-10 meets and with the hopes of tallying a win against its cross-bay rivals, the Golden Bears.
Two top-20 teams fall to Card
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After dropping in the NCAA rankings from No.4 to No.7 as a result of a loss to Arizona, the Stanford women’s swimming and diving team (7-2, 3-1 Pacific-10 Conference) had to turn out a pair of victories this weekend to maintain its momentum leading up to the Pac-10 Conference Championships at the end of the month.
Caverly to the rescue: frosh sparks swimming
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Back at the beginning of the season, Swimming World ranked the Stanford freshman swimmers as the best female recruiting class in the nation.
Kirk swims to two wins over Kovacs
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Anyone in the NCAA would love to be the one to finally break Stanford junior Tara Kirk’s unbeaten streaks in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke.
Kirk faces rival Kovacs in ASU showdown
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Two minutes, 7.36 seconds. That is how long it took Stanford junior Tara Kirk to swim to a victory and an American record in the 200-yard breaststroke at last year’s NCAA Championships.
Sophomore Rosenthal wins 1-meter at invite
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SoCal schools offer test for Card
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Stanford diver Ashlee Rosenthal is an athlete that has considerable pressure on her to perform well, but her smile lets the world know that she doesn’t really mind the challenge.
Kirk, Caverly swim to success over UOP
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Any Stanford women’s swim meet that includes a triumph for junior Tara Kirk in the 100-yard breaststroke, a pair of wins for freshman Kristen Caverly, and a team victory for the Cardinal can be summed up in two words: no surprise.
Hawaiian break preps Card
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For the Stanford women’s swimming and diving team, winter break meant training as usual, only with a slight change in location.
Swimming beats Pacific, falls to No. 1 Auburn
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The Stanford Invitational this weekend saw a long Cardinal win streak come to an end and a couple of records fall, as the Stanford women’s swimming team fell to 3-1 for the season.
Women swimmers face early challenge
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If the early season will reveal any hint as to how the Stanford women’s swimming squad will perform in the NCAA Championships, that hint will come this weekend in the first home meet of the year, the Stanford Invitational.
Women divers leap to solid finishes
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The Stanford women’s diving team faced rainy skies and generally mediocre competition this weekend in Los Angeles, as the Cardinal outperformed the majority of the contending athletes at the Trojan Invite at the McDonald’s Swim Stadium on the campus of Southern California.
‘Believe in Belief’
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There is a quote on the wall of the Stanford women’s swimming and diving team’s locker room that reads “Believe in Belief.
Women's swim takes two
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According to the women’s swim team’s captain, junior Tara Kirk, the duel meet in Texas last weekend was a “see what we can do meet.
Women swim team enters season with strong freshman class
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It would hardly be considered the dream of every coach to go into a season with a young team. Yet three-fourths of coach Richard Quick’s women swimmers are freshmen or sophomores, and the upcoming season just might be a dream come true.