Great Stanford Comebacks (GoStanford.com)
- The women's golf team's rally to win the NCAA title stirred thoughts of other great comebacks in school history. There have been some legendary ones, including many in recent years.
Aspen Grad Rowing in NCAA Championships (Aspen Times)
- Take an Aspen High School honors graduate and Nordic ski racer and drop her into the mechanical engineering program at Stanford. Mix her with a blend of like-minded, overachieving endurance athletes. What do you get? The girl in the boat.
Injuries Create Opportunities (GoStanford.com)
- Mark Marquess has always been a half-full man. But even he was tested during the recently completed season, when injuries to key players left him short-handed and forced to rush many of his 10 untested freshmen into the lineup.
Tennis's Bryan Brothers: The Secret Power of Twins (Wall Street Journal)
- The key to the most dominant doubles team of all time is the Bryans' ability to get angry with each other -- and get over it.
Adult Swim: Olympic-Level Coaches at the Hotel Pool (Wall Street Journal)
- Just when Stanford graduate Misty Hyman received a graduate degree in resort management, the economic downturn struck, hitting high-end hotels especially hard. So Hyman decided to exploit her other credential -- a gold medal in swimming from the 2000 Sydney Olympics -- by offering swim instruction.
The Champs Are Here (GoStanford.com)
- The newly-crowned NCAA champion women's golf team received a heroine's welcome when they returned to campus. Administrators, coaches, fellow student-athletes and well-wishers greeted the team when it arrived in front of Maples Pavilion.
Stanford, Harvard Grads Turn Bullpen Into Think Tank (Salt Lake Tribune)
- As the game moves into the middle innings, the conversations among the relief pitchers evolve in the bullpen down the right-field line of Smith's Ballpark. The relievers undoubtedly can claim the strongest academic credentials of any group in professional baseball, thanks mostly to the economics degrees held by Harvard alum Frank Herrmann and Stanford grad Scott Snodgress.
Gold-Onwude Provides Inside Scoop on the Warriors (San Jose Mercury News)
- The moment Stephen Curry tumbled onto the floor in Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference finals in Houston, a media frenzy erupted. Amid the chaos, Ros Gold-Onwude sought out the latest news.
Family Affair (NCAA)
- Once the reality of victory hit, all the Stanford moms, dads and other family members screamed and hugged amongst themselves exactly like the Cardinal players. Seconds before, Stanford had beaten Baylor for the NCAA women's golf title. Ken Stackhouse was one of those parents. He also was being a dad.
Stanford Eyes Golf Sweep (Golfweek)
- The last time a school swept men's and women's national golf titles in the same season? You have to go back 25 years to 1990. This year, it's Stanford's turn to take a crack at the sweep.
Meet Hillary Clinton's Staff Basketball Star (Forbes)
- After dinner at the Virginia Governor's Mansion not long ago, Amanda Renteria excused herself from the table and headed out to the basketball court to shoot hoops -- by herself.
Stanford a Super Bowl Practice Site (San Jose Mercury News)
- The Super Bowl 50 Host Committee confirmed that during the week before the game is played at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, one competing team will practice at Stanford.
Charlie Danielson Looks to Follow Sister Casey With NCAA Title (Golfweek)
- Right about the time Stanford's Casey Danielson boarded a plane bound for California, her older brother Charlie began his NCAA practice round with Illinois teammates. For the Danielson family, Act II at The Concession Golf Club means a legitimate chance at two national titles.
Stackhouse Gives Stanford First NCAA Women's Golf Title (USA Today)
- Mariah Stackhouse rallied to beat Hayley Davis in 19 holes to give Stanford its first NCAA women's golf title, 3-2, over Baylor in the match-play final. Two holes down after losing the par-4 16th, Stackhouse won the par-5 17th with a two-putt birdie and took the par-4 18th with a 15-foot birdie putt.
Stanford Rallies to Win Women's NCAA Title (Golf Channel)
- Stanford's Mariah Stackhouse capped a furious rally to defeat Baylor's Hayley Davis on the 19th hole, clinching Stanford's first-ever NCAA Championship in women's golf.
Stanford Beats Baylor for National Title: Quick Facts (Golf Channel)
- Quick facts about the NCAA Women's Golf Championships.
Stanford Captures Extra Special Win (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
- Walking toward the hole she needed to have in order to keep her team's national championship hopes intact, Mariah Stackhouse was approached by her coach. "How much fun is this?" Stanford women's golf coach Anne Walker said to Stackhouse, a junior from Riverdale, Georgia.
Stackhouse Leads Comeback (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Mariah Stackhouse picked a terrific time to live up to her Twitter handle.
Stanford Edges Baylor for First Women's Title (Bradenton Herald)
- The seed was planted more than a year ago, and Mariah Stackhouse spent Tuesday night dreaming about making clutch shots to win a national championship.
McNealy Has Filled Big Shoes (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Maverick McNealy made 10 on one hole in March -- and used the experience to punctuate his spectacular, landscape-changing, breakthrough season.
Never Say Never (GoStanford.com)
- During the fall quarter, junior coxswain Liza Gurtin was told by a doctor that she would need brain surgery and would never row again. However, Gurtin is not one to take no for an answer.
Peat's Start Delayed by School Schedule (ESPN.com)
- The New Orleans Saints will take the practice field for the first time today as they kick off three weeks of organized team activities. Top draft choice Andrus Peat won't be allowed to join the Saints because of an NFL rule that forbids rookies from participating until their school's academic year has finished.
Manuel Touches Out Neal (Swim Swam)
- Stanford teammates Simone Manuel and Lia Neal showed down in the 100 free on the final day of the Speedo Grand Challenge.
Impact Freshmen (NFL.com)
- Stanford has plenty of pieces to replace on defense this season, but it might be reloading instead of rebuilding thanks in part to players like Solomon Thomas.
Pac-12 Games to Look Forward To in 2015 (ESPN.com)
- The 2015 college football season kickoff is 100 days away, so it's time to turn focus to specific dates on the schedule.
Looking Ahead: Stanford (ESPN.com)
- It's never too early to look ahead to next season. The biggest thing to happen to the Stanford basketball last season didn't happen on the Cardinal campus.
Stanford Grad Wins Another AVP Title (Palo Alto Online)
- Former Stanford All-American Kerri Walsh Jennings and silver medalist April Ross extended their winning streak on the AVP Tour to eight tournaments, winning the season-opening AVP New Orleans Open.
Saunders On Pace With Nation's Best at Stanford (Cincinnati Enquirer)
- Not long ago, Claudia Saunders' feet ran her all over Ohio breaking records, and winning track and cross country titles at Princeton High School. Then, her feet carried her across the country to Stanford, where she's thrived in the gleaming California sun establishing herself as one of the nation's premier runners.
Between Two Paths (GoStanford.com)
- Mariah Stackhouse didn't know a pawn from a bishop. Rochelle Ballantyne didn't know a birdie from a bogey. But in another only-at-Stanford story, the two excel in golf and chess, respectively, and have forged an unlikely friendship.
A Look Into the 2015 Stanny Awards (Stanford Daily)
- Student-athletes switched out their jerseys and backpacks for suits and dresses as they filed into Hewlett Auditorium for the third annual Stannys, during which student-athletes and teams were honored for their accomplishments over the past year.
Kim Heading to World University Games (Stanford Women's Golf Blog)
- Junior Lauren Kim, the nation's 16th-ranked individual, will represent the Cardinal at the World University Games.
Senior Sit Down: Luke Pappas (Stanford Daily)
- Senior Luke Pappas divulged to The Stanford Daily that he has two girlfriends: school and baseball.
Late Show Connections (YouTube)
- At least two episodes of The Late Show With David Letterman included Stanford ties -- Andrew Luck hit Letterman on a fly route, and Letterman discussed his green retrofit with Mark Z. Jacobson, professor of civil and environmental engineering and senior fellow with the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment.
Q&A With Emily Dorst (Palo Alto Online)
- Women's water polo goalie Emily Dorst sat down with Daily News writer Vytas Mazeika after the dust settled for an exit interview to discuss her days in the pool while on The Farm.
Hoffpauir’s Lean Toward Pro Baseball Highlights Multi-Sport Offseason (ESPN.com)
- The tables have shifted on this one: Stanford defensive back Zach Hoffpauir, the dual-sport athlete who is a potentially valuable piece of an otherwise untested Cardinal defense, might well leave the football program after next month’s MLB Draft.
Shaw Tops Pac-12 List (Sporting News)
- There’s something so refreshing about a coach and a staff that won’t compromise who they recruit and how they coach, and the success that plays out year after year.
Soccer Standouts Help USA Women Win (Palo Alto Online)
- Stanford graduate Christen Press recorded an assist and Cardinal graduate Kelley O’Hara was a late-game replacement as the United States women's national soccer team beat Ireland, 3-0, in a friendly match at San Jose’s Avaya Stadium.
Pac-12 Coaches Offer Early Signing Date Opinions (ESPN.com)
- It seems inevitable, at this point, that the NCAA will soon adopt an early signing period for college football. Exactly in what form remains to be seen -- the Pac-12 supports a likely mid-December date -- but it’s coming. And that is something Stanford coach David Shaw, who has long been a vocal opponent to the idea, is ready to accept, if only begrudgingly.
Senior Sit Down: Rachel Ozer (Stanford Daily)
- Lacrosse’s impressive season could not have been achieved without the outstanding play of fifth-year senior Rachel Ozer.
Tanner Belongs in Stanford's Pantheon (San Jose Mercury News)
- If he hasn't already, it is time for John Tanner to get his due as a member of the pantheon of elite coaches at Stanford. Tanner is kind of like E.F. Hutton -- when he talks, his team listens.
We Are the Champions (Stanford Daily)
- "I have never been a part of a game between two teams that wanted to win more than that one," writes guest blogger Jamie Neushul of the women's water polo title match against UCLA.
Maximizing Her Experience (GoStanford.com)
- Ellen Tsay might not be busiest student-athlete at Stanford, but she's in the discussion. The soft-spoken senior and women's tennis co-captain is involved with so many outside activities, it's a wonder she keeps her days straight.
Brandt-Sims Dashing Into Record Books (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Sprinters have been in extremely short supply on the Stanford track team in recent years. But Isaiah Brandt-Sims has helped change the equation.
Senior Leaders (NCAA)
- When Stanford had to decide who was going to take the 5-meter penalty shot with 11 seconds remaining to possibly break a 6-6 tie and win the NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship, there wasn't much debate. Senior Kiley Neushul might not have known she was going to take the shot, but the rest of her teammates did.
We Know Him (Sports Illustrated)
- Pac-12 Men's Golfer of the Year Maverick McNealy was featured in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd.
Carter Motivated By Late Sister (NFL Spin Zone)
- When it comes to the story of how Alex Carter made his way to the NFL, there almost wasn't a story at all. He nearly gave up his dream of playing football and going off to college at Stanford because of a family tragedy.
A Dream Realized (Stanford Daily)
- Championships are won on a series of small moments, and sometimes one singular shot can make all the difference. Those in attendance at Avery Aquatic Center saw the culmination of those small moments into one final triumph as Stanford bested UCLA, 7-6, to stand alone atop the water polo world.
From Stanford to Patriots, Richards a Smart Pick (Boston Herald)
- It was the type of statement one expected from a seasoned veteran of the organization, but Jordan Richards had been with the Patriots for only a few minutes. After being selected by the Patriots in the second round of the NFL Draft last Friday, Richards spoke with reporters via conference call. What he said at that moment was purely out of the Patriots playbook on speaking with the media as he was asked about how Stanford coach David Shaw prepared him for the pros.
Anderson, Parry Have Potential to Form Strong Tandem (Indianapolis Star)
- The Indianapolis Colts will tell you former Stanford defensive linemen Henry Anderson and David Parry were never intended to be a package deal in the NFL Draft. But to say there is coincidence to both being selected by Indianapolis is not exactly a factual statement.
The Golf Upstart of Silicon Valley (Wall Street Journal)
- Maverick McNealy, the top-ranked college golfer and son of a Sun Microsystems founder, didn't begin playing full-time until college. McNealy's path to the top is unusual for other reasons.
Baseball's Struggles Haven't Dampened Spirits (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Mark Marquess admits it has been his most challenging season as Stanford's baseball coach. And he has been at this for 39 years. Yet the team's morale has been excellent, according to Marquess. "When you're struggling, you're looking to see: Are they not working hard in practice?" he said. "It's been one of my better teams in that regard. It may be because they're so young."
Behind the Star (Stanford Daily)
- Jordan Morris wants to be about more than just soccer. What lies relatively unexplored by the media is what exists beyond his soccer accomplishments.
McNealy Ascends to Elite Status (San Jose Mercury News)
- At the age of 13, Maverick McNealy became the Stanford men's club champion -- a feat he accomplished two more times. So it only made sense for Stanford men's golf coach Conrad Ray to offer the Portola Valley native a spot on the team. The 19-year-old sophomore has no regrets. Nor should he.
Never Too Early? (ESPN.com)
- Football found itself ranked 23rd ESPN.com's Way-Too-Early Top 25.
