Stanford men’s tennis added three stellar freshmen to their roster this year — one of the Cardinal’s strongest recruiting classes yet. Nico Godsick, Kyle Kang and Hudson Rivera kept busy this quarter developing their already-elite tennis games, integrating with their new teammates and adjusting to their new life as student athletes in college. Prior to … [Read more…]
Playing in white and pink, No. 5 women’s soccer (13-0-2, 6-0-1, Pac-12) defeated the Oregon Ducks (0-13-2, 0-7, Pac-12) 2-0 Sunday, in their annual Breast Cancer Awareness game. The Cardinal dominated with 27 shots on goal and 17 corner kicks, but their victory was not the only notable part of yesterday’s game. As they do … [Read more…]
The Cardinal (2-5, 1-4 Pac-12) dropped a home game to the No. 25 UCLA Bruins (5-2, 2-2 Pac-12) by a score of 42-7 — on the heels of a miraculous comeback against Colorado last week. The result was never in question. The Bruins’ offense had a methodical approach that allowed them to move the ball … [Read more…]
Most people start preparing for a job after they are officially offered a position. But not Stanford alum Troy Clardy ’97, who was prepared to call the Cardinal’s first football game against Hawaii this season before he was offered play-by-play announcer role for Stanford football and men’s basketball. “I started prepping for the season-opener just … [Read more…]
One of many paradigmatic shifts that have hit collegiate athletes over recent years is the NCAA’s decision to let athletes capitalize off their own name, image and likeness (NIL) — changing the game of how athletes can make money, and forcing schools to scramble to address new expectations from collegiate players. NIL has emerged as … [Read more…]
Stanford women’s golf had a strong start to the fall season and 2023-24 campaign. The team, which held the top spot in the Golfweek preseason rankings, is expected to compete again for the national championship this spring. On the seven-women roster, seniors Rachel Heck and Sadie Englemann, juniors Caroline Sturdza and Yu Wen Lu, sophomores … [Read more…]
Welcome to “This Week in Sports.” We are Kenneth King and Charis Charitsis from The Daily’s sports section, and we will be walking you through the major games, events and stories from the past week. Football Stanford (2-4, 1-3 Pac-12) stormed back in the second half from a 29-point deficit to beat Colorado (4-3, 1-3 … [Read more…]
No. 3 women’s volleyball (15-2, 8-0 Pac-12) continued its outstanding season with a 3-0 win against USC (11-7, 5-3 Pac-12) on Friday evening and a 3-1 win against UCLA (10-8, 2-6, Pac-12) on Sunday afternoon. The Cardinal improved to 8-0 in the Pac-12 following this weekend’s victories. The Friday game started close, with both USC … [Read more…]
Stanford football (2-4, 1-3 Pac-12) delivered a come-from-behind victory against the Colorado Buffaloes (4-3, 1-3 Pac-12) in a double overtime matchup in Boulder. Stanford fans witnessed history be made as the Cardinal recorded the largest comeback in program history. Conference play is proving to be more difficult for Colorado than head coach Deion “Coach Prime” … [Read more…]
Coming off a close 3-4 loss at Big Match, No. 1 Stanford women’s golf and Stanford men’s golf continued their fall season at the Jackson T. Stephen’s Cup hosted at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas. While there were strong individual showings for the women, Stanford was unable to defend its title, finishing third. The … [Read more…]