Stanford coach David Shaw resigns after Cardinal finish 3-9
Stanford coach David Shaw resigned Saturday night after finishing his 12th season at his alma mater with a 36-25 loss to BYU that dropped the Cardinal to 3-9. Shaw, 50, led Stanford to five double-digit win seasons, with three Pac-12 titles and Rose Bowl appearances in his first six years as head coach. Shaw arrived unusually late to his postgame news conference and said his decision only came in the last few days.
news.yahoo.com3 injured, 1 critically, in major crash caused by wrong-way driver on Allen Parkway and Stanford, HPD says
Multiple people have been injured in a major crash caused by a wrong-way driver on Allen Parkway and Stanford Street near downtown Houston Monday, officers with the Houston Police Department said.
Auburn, Stanford heading to Omaha; SEC nabs 4 of 8 CWS spots
The College World Series again will have a strong Southeastern Conference flavor after Auburn became the fourth SEC team to make the NCAA baseball tournament's final eight. The Tigers knocked off No. 3 national seed Oregon State 4-3 on the road Monday night to win their best-of-three super regional and lock up the last spot in the CWS. No. 2 Stanford also won the deciding game in its home super regional, beating UConn 10-5 to earn a second straight trip to the CWS.
news.yahoo.comBobcats get out-homered in loss to Stanford
PALO ALTO, Calif. โ Texas State chose to use its allowed mulligan.The Bobcats were out-hit and out-homered in an 8-4 loss to Stanford Sunday evening in an NCAA regional game.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] Sports San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
sanmarcosrecord.comNo. 1 Tennessee, 4 other teams lock up NCAA regional titles
Tennessee was right where it was expected to be Sunday night, celebrating an NCAA regional title on its home field and eager to continue one of the most dominant runs in college baseball history. The No. 1 national seed Volunteers, No. 4 Virginia Tech, No. 5 Texas A&M, Texas and Notre Dame closed out their regionals and advanced to super regionals beginning Friday. No. 6 Miami was the first top-eight seed eliminated, losing 4-3 to Arizona in Coral Gables, Florida.
news.yahoo.comBobcats heat up to stifle UC Santa Barbara, 7-3
PALO ALTO, Calif. โ Texas State slowly, but surely, got its offense in gear, staving off UC Santa Barbara 7-3 in the NCAA Stanford Regional on Friday night.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] Sports San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
sanmarcosrecord.comBelibi dunk highlights No. 1 Stanford rout of Montana State
Francesca Belibi blocked a shot at the 3-point line then drove the length of the floor and slammed the ball home with one hand for her third career dunk in the second quarter of top-seeded Stanfordโs 78-37 win against 16th-seeded Montana State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
No. 2 Stanford women top Oregon St. 57-44 in Pac-12 quarters
Haley Jones scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead No. 2 Stanford to a 57-44 victory over Oregon State on Thursday in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals. Stanford (26-3), which was 16-0 in conference play during the regular season, won its 18th straight game this season and has won 32 consecutive games against Pac-12 opponents, including postseason play. Stanford, which swept the regular-season series by 23 and 24 points, is 6-0 against Oregon State in the event.
news.yahoo.comStanford mourns death of goalkeeper Katie Meyer
Stanford goalkeeper Katie Meyer, who memorably led the Cardinal to victory in the 2019 NCAA College Cup championship game, had died. Stanford first announced the death of a student at one of its residence halls on Monday. On Tuesday, the university confirmed it was Meyer, a senior international relations major.
news.yahoo.comStanford's Latter-day Saints players share life experiences
The homesickness and depression began to overwhelm Houston Heimuli about four months into his mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A man in Indianapolis handed the 18-year-old Heimuli a glove that had belonged to his father โ autographed, no less โ from Lakei Heimuli's time as a star fullback on the 1984 BYU national championship team. It's a theme for the close-knit Cardinal โ who play their final home game of the season Saturday night against Notre Dame โ and exactly the kind of story and example coach David Shaw encourages Heimuli and five other Latter-day Saints players to discuss to help teammates through a challenging time, or even a triumph.
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