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Top College Pitcher NiJaree Canady’s Potential Move to OU: Updates and Predictions
Stanford's star pitcher NiJaree Canady entering the transfer portal with two seasons left has sparked interest nationwide, particularly Oklahoma's Patty Gasso who eyes her for the Sooners' 2025 season pitching needs, amidst a string of national championships. Canady, a two-time All-American, led Stanford to the Women's College World Series for...
Stanford in the ACC: Getting to know new conference mate Clemson
As Stanford moves into the ACC, Cardinal247 takes a deeper look at the new conference mates that the Cardinal will now be joining. Up next, get to know the Clemson Tigers. The Stanford Cardinal athletics department has concluded its on-field participation in the Pac-12 and is now set to begin a new era in the ACC for the 2024-25 season. To get to know the new conference mates, Cardinal247.com is taking a deep-dive look at each of the new programs that Stanford will share the league with. Up next is a breakdown of the Clemson Tigers.
Santa Clara Police Carry Flame of Hope to Santa Clara University for Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run
Last Friday, June 28, the Santa Clara Police Department proudly carried the Flame of Hope from Sunnyvale to Santa Clara University for the Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR). SCPD received the Flame of Hope from the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety and carried it on the final leg...
Texas Softball Clinches Spot in WCWS Championship Series with 1-0 Win Over Stanford
Top-seeded Texas Softball wins a pitchers' duel against Stanford, securing a spot in the WCWS Championship Series with a 1-0 victory. Teagan Kavan (20-2) and NiJaree Canady (24-7) showcased strong pitching performances. Texas tied the program's single-season wins record with 55 wins in the 2024 campaign. State of Play. First...
Stanford and Cal officially say goodbye to the Pac-12 and hello to the ACC
By Ben Parker, CardinalSportsReport: On July 1st, 2024, Stanford and Cal were officially welcomed into the ACC as the newest members of the conference along with SMU. While they won’t officially be members of the league until August 2nd, the conference decided to get a jump on officially welcoming them as football media days will be happening later this month.
Soundtrack of ’94: A Trip to House of Faith
I invaded Town & Country Village in Palo Alto for World Cup 1994 memories, but yacht rock drove me to the ghost of Bart Thurber’s old recording studio down the street. By the time you read this, Brazil will have already sold out Levi’s Stadium for a first-round Copa América game against Colombia, drawing tens of thousands of fans to the South Bay. A regional tournament that usually unfolds in South America, Copa América this year takes place in the United States. It’s much smaller than the World Cup, and since Brazil landed just one game here, the scene stood no chance of replicating the party of 30 years ago, when the Brazilians stayed in Los Gatos and played multiple World Cup games at Stanford Stadium.
Briarwood Pitching and Defense Shine in Season Finale
The All Star season for the Briarwood El Camino Little League 12U All Stars came to a conclusion with a 2-0 loss to Sunnyvale National. While Briarwood had hoped to advance through the District 44 round-robin pool play and into the elimination tournament, the team came up a smidge short.
Swim for free at Eagle pool as heat wave hits Mountain View
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Looking for a way to escape the heat? Recreation swim at Eagle Park Pool is free for Mountain View residents from Tuesday through Thursday this week due to the hot weather. Anyone who lives in Mountain View can use the pool for free from...
ACC Welcoming 3 New Teams to League
The ACC is welcoming three new teams. Two Former PAC-12 members are set to join in early August, and one former AAC team joined on July 1st. Cal, SMU, and Stanford are the newest members of the Atlantic Coastal Conference, and their arrival has changed the landscape of college basketball. With that said, how does this affect the rest of the conference? Will these new members rise to the top, or fall to the bottom of the standings? The ACC is one of the toughest college basketball conferences, and none of these newbies will have an easy in-conference schedule.
Colombian Fans Shine in Bay Area's Last Copa América Match
In a nail-biter of a game, the Brazilian national men’s soccer team tied with Colombia 1-1 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Tuesday afternoon. The two South American giants faced off to decide the top spot in their group before both advanced to the quarterfinals of Copa América, a quadrennial soccer tournament hosted this year in the United States that features national teams from all over the Western Hemisphere.
Kim Williams Returns to Alma Mater as Stanford Women’s Assistant Coach
Decorated Stanford swimming alum Kim Williams is returning to The Farm as the new women's assistant coach after spending one season at Cal-Berkeley. Current photo via Stanford Athletics. Former Stanford swimmer Kim Williams is making her return to the Cardinal swimming and diving team, having just been announced as the...
MABL/MSBL Player of the Week: Scott Warfel, Arizona MSBL
A Lugnuts team record 12-run, seventh inning broke open a close game as the 65+ Arizona Lugnuts ransacked the Arizona Rangers by a final of 16-5 Sunday at Mountain View High. The game was a seesaw battle through the first six innings. The Rangers grabbed an early 2-0 lead. The Lugnuts then tied the score with runs in the second and third innings. Another back and forth and it was 5-4 Rangers after six innings. Then, it was all Lugnuts as the offense put up an even dozen in the top of the seventh as 17 players came to bat.
Bert Wood Novice Stakes To Be Featured at 2024 Woodside Summer Horse Trials
The Bert Wood Novice Stakes will bring FEI-level prize money and a big-event atmosphere to eventing’s Novice level, as well as honor the extensive contributions that cross-country builder and designer Bert Wood has made on the sport, at the Woodside Summer Horse Trials from August 9-11. Entries opened on June 25 and will close on July 23 for the second of three USEA-recognized events that will take place at The Horse Park at Woodside in California in 2024.
Cardinal Rules with Coach Tara VanDerveer
If you want to find the winningest coach in the history of NCAA college basketball look no further than Maples Pavilion on the Stanford campus. Tara VanDerveer, the recently retired head coach of Stanford women’s basketball, earned 1,216 victories and three NCAA titles over the course of her nearly five-decade career — a remarkable run.
Fans turn out for Brazil vs. Colombia in final COPA America match at Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara, CA - Fans turned out in force at Santa Clara's Levi's Stadium for Tuesday night’s face off between the national teams of Brazil and Colombia in the COPA America tournament. Fan enthusiasm – especially on behalf of Colombia – has been incredibly high here through the afternoon.
Cobb Earns Academic All-America Selection
STANFORD, Calif. – Graduate student Owen Cobb has been named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America second team, it was announced on Tuesday. Including Cobb, five members of this year’s Academic All-America® Division I baseball team are earning a recognition for the second time. Jesse Barker (University of Central Arkansas) is the only player on this year’s first team to also be a first team honoree in 2023. Cobb repeats as a second team selection, previously earning the honor in 2023. Ryan Campos (Arizona State), Slade Wilks (Southern Mississippi), and Travis Bazzana (Oregon State) are on the first team this year after earning third team honors in 2023.
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