No. 2-ranked Stanford was on its way to another dominating win over Cal in the semifinals of the Pac-10 tournament on Saturday, when Cal’s all-conference guard Alexis Gray-Lawson landed awkwardly on her head with about five minutes left.
The fifth-year senior lay motionless for about 15 minutes, before being removed on a stretcher and taken to ...
Cal and Stanford will meet in the semifinals of the Pac-10 tournament on Saturday, and each team has a signficiant issue.
For Cal, it’s the drive for an NCAA Tournament berth. The Bears’ 70-60 victory over Arizona State on Friday at the Galen Center in Los Angeles strengthened Cal’s chances of landing an at-large berth, but ...
If we at JakesTakeOnSports had any influence over Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer – and it may come as a surprise that we don’t – we would use our best debating skills to try to persuade her not to play Jayne Appel in the Pac-10 tournament.
The crux of the debate, of course, is Appel’s ankle, which ...
If we at JakesTakeOnSports had any influence over Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer – and it may come as a surprise that we don’t – we would use our best debating skills to try to persuade her not to play Jayne Appel in the Pac-10 tournament.
The crux of the debate, of course, is Appel’s ankle, which ...
The No. 2-ranked Stanford women will play Cal again on Saturday in Berkeley, but it is not the same squad the Cardinal crushed 79-58 on Jan. 2.
“Obviously, they’re a different team,” Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said. “They’re not freshmen anymore.”
Well, technically, the Bears are still composed largely of freshmen, but they have matured significantly in ...
Items for the day after Thursday’s college basketball action:
– St. Mary’s junior Louella Tomlinson holds the Division I record for blocked shots as of Friday and will no doubt hold it when she finishes her career, but she may not have that record at the end of this season. Stranger still is that one of ...
Because St. Mary’s junior Louella Tomlinson will probably break both the NCAA Division I single-season and career records for blocked shots in Thursday’s critical home game against No. 22 Gonzaga, you simply assume she knows what he’s talking about when she says the key to blocking shots is not jumping.
If anyone else had said it, ...
Cal and UCLA are going barefoot in Saturday’s women’s basketball game at Haas Pavilion.
Well, no, the players are not going sneakerless. There will still be the customary squeaking as the Bears try to move into a tie for second place (with the help of Stanford on Sunday).
No, it is the two coaching staffs that will ...
The injury problems that have plagued Stanford’s backcourt have now invaded the Cardinal’s frontcourt.
While guards JJ Hones, Melanie Murphy and Jeanette Pohlen have had limited practice time this week because of ongoing health issues, preseason All-American center Jayne Appel has not practiced at all this week because of mysterious infection in her foot.
Coach Tara VanDerveer said Wednesday she is ...
Two things to note before we get started:
1. Stanford sophomore Nneka Ogwumike was NOT one of the top 21 candidates for the Wooden national player of the year award announced 10 days ago, which makes that panel look a little silly at the moment.
2. Ogumike probably would have been considered the Cardinal’s fifth-best player when ...
