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Sweet 16 Pants Party: Texas Vs. Stanford
Texas Longhorns (30-6) vs. Stanford Cardinal (28-7)When: 7:27 p.m. ET tonight
Where: Houston More »
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When: 7:27 p.m. ET tonight
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STF's South Regional Preview
Now that we are down to just sixteen teams, STF will profile each Regional lineup to see how we got here, what the Sweet 16 really means to each participating school, and who has the best chance to advance to San Antonio. The final here, the South Region. More »
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Does Anybody Buy What Memphis Is Selling Anymore?
A "bold" proclamation: If Memphis doesn't at least make the Final Four this year, no matter what their record is next year, they're not getting a No. 1 seed. The team has looked downright wobbly so far and just about blew it yesterday. Though at least Derrick Rose was able to keep playing past the first round ... unlike some people. More »
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After our cheap, quick-hit, easy looks at each bracket, the gang at Storming The Floor take considerably closer looks, game-by-game. Here's the South Regional preview, with the Midwest coming later today. More »
Storming The Floor's South Region Preview
After our cheap, quick-hit, easy looks at each bracket, the gang at Storming The Floor take considerably closer looks, game-by-game. Here's the South Regional preview, with the Midwest coming later today. More »
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Stanford Cardinal
1. The Happiest Place On Earth. While other programs struggle with illegal shenanigans and recruiting scandals, the Cardinal are definitely rated G. Twins Brook and Robin Lopez are obsessed with everything related to Walt Disney, including knowing the answers to trivia questions such as: Where did Walt Disney live out the last 11 years of his life? (in an apartment above the fire house in Disneyland). The twins also love drawing and writing comic books, having been introduced to them as children when their AAU coach would give them a comic book each time one of them blocked a shot. Robin Lopez is named for Christopher Robin, the young boy from the Winnie the Pooh books. They also have a brother named Christopher. And their favorite singer is Michael Jackson, so much so that they play his song Speed Demon before every game. More »
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I am a firm believer that a basketball game cannot be lost on a single bad call. No, it takes many bad calls, as was proven Thursday in UCLA's 77-67 overtime win over Stanford at Pauley. Particularly galling to Cardinal fans was this apparent block by Lawrence Hill on the Bruins' Nick Collison with 2.5 seconds remaining in regulation. Stanford was up by two at the time, and if the ref does the right thing, the game is over. More »
In What Universe Is This A Foul?
I am a firm believer that a basketball game cannot be lost on a single bad call. No, it takes many bad calls, as was proven Thursday in UCLA's 77-67 overtime win over Stanford at Pauley. Particularly galling to Cardinal fans was this apparent block by Lawrence Hill on the Bruins' Nick Collison with 2.5 seconds remaining in regulation. Stanford was up by two at the time, and if the ref does the right thing, the game is over. More »
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A Night At The Roxbury, Stanford-Style
I've had a couple of chances to watch Stanford play this past week, as they picked up a split on their road trip through the cactus fields of Arizona. You may know that the Cardinal often put a pair of twins on the court who go by the names Brook and Robin Lopez. When the two seven-footers are on the court together, they wreak havoc on opposing big men. It struck me as comical every time some poor guy would get caught between the brothers, swiveling his head and trying to figure out which guy was going to end up with the ball - the mop-top or the suede-head. In fact, it kind of reminded me of the above video.
Being the nephew of former NFL quarterback Jack "The Throwin' Samoan" Thompson has helped prepare Stanford quarterback Tavita Pritchard for the big time. [SFGate]
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To put Stanford's win over USC into the proper perspective this morning, you should know that the Stanford Tree woke up with a raging hangover, empty tequila bottles strewn about his apartment and a pair of panties dangling from his upper branches. OK, that just means it's Monday. For real perspective, how about this e-mail I received yesterday from a Stanford grad: More »
Of Monday Hangovers, Booty Calls, And The Biggest Upset In College Football History
To put Stanford's win over USC into the proper perspective this morning, you should know that the Stanford Tree woke up with a raging hangover, empty tequila bottles strewn about his apartment and a pair of panties dangling from his upper branches. OK, that just means it's Monday. For real perspective, how about this e-mail I received yesterday from a Stanford grad: More »
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NCAA Pants Party: Louisville Vs. Stanford
Louisville Cardinals (23-9) vs. Stanford Cardinal (18-12)When: Thursday, 12:20 p.m.
Where: Lexington More »
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Stanford Cardinal
1. Dynamic Duo. In everyday life, seven-foot Stanford twins Brook and Robin Lopez are mild-mannered freshmen on the Cardinal's basketball team (some say a bit too mild mannered). But while not hiding behind their secret identities, they enjoy writing and drawing homemade comic books. "They draw their own little comic characters and comic strips," Alex Lopez, the younger of their two older brothers, told the Arizona Daily Wildcat. "I think they both like Batman, and Superman and Flash and all the Justice League type of characters." Alex Lopez, by the way, started for Santa Clara for two years. Deborah Ledford, their mom, was the world's second-fastest female swimmer in the 400-yard individual medley in 1976; and Heriberto Lopez, their dad, played baseball in Cuba. More »
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One Small Step For A Harbaugh, One Giant Leap For Mankind
Not 24 hours after Jim Harbaugh was introduced as the new head football coach at Stanford on Tuesday, there was a fairly large earthquake centered in Berkeley, home of rival Cal. A sign from the football gods? The answers are unclear; although personally we think that if God were going to punish the Bears, he would have done it with a series of tornadoes. At any rate, Harbaugh seems ready to move mountains. More »
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Jim Harbaugh Is Back In Town
Collegiate sports in the San Francisco Bay Area are — how shall we phrase it? — a little less intense than in other localities. For instance, if Auburn ever goes 1-11, expect that coach to show up at the next tailgate as the guest of honor, i.e., revolving slowly on a spit. But in Palo Alto, there was no rending of garments when Stanford won only one game in 2006, although coach Walt Harris was fired (we bet the letter came tucked in a basket of muffins, however). The Cardinal also took its sweet time choosing a successor (two weeks), finally deciding on former Michigan and NFL quarterback Jim Harbaugh, who was 11-1 at the University of San Diego this past season. More »
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The Dangerous Rebel With The Fresh Pine Scent
The Ron Artest of sports mascots? Clearly it's the Stanford Tree, in trouble yet again after another shameful display at a basketball game. You may recall back in February, when the Tree was ejected from a men's basketball game between Stanford and Cal for being drunk. (He/she/it registered a Breathalyzer blood-alcohol level of 0.157, three times the legal limit in California for trees.) The Tree once again became the center of attention during Sundays's Women's NCAA Basketball Tournament game at the Pepsi Center in Denver between Stanford and Florida State, ejected after refusing to heed the instructions of tournament officials to clear the floor at halftime. More »
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Blogdom's Best: Hating The Stanford Cardinal
Perhaps nothing says hatred like college athletics. We have witnessed the body painting, we have seen the flaming objects hurled onto the court. Yes, we have seen the pants waving from atop the flag pole. And today, we salute those pants. We believe that college athletics were invented to give students an excuse to taunt each other from short distances. In the computer age, much of this is done on the Internet. So here now are some of the best hater blogs, college edition.Before we get to the Stanford Festival of Hate, we thought we'd bring you up to date on the aftermath of the Rose Bowl. Always one to kick a rival when they're down, UCLA's What's Bruin had a nice parting shot for their friends the Trojans.
But on to the subject at hand. There is perhaps no greater college rivalry than that between Stanford and Cal, located as they are just across San Francisco Bay from one another. It's a clash of ideologies as well as traditions — Stanford people seen as snobby gourmet cheese-eaters, Cal's as Bohemian sidewalk tie-die shirt hawkers. Anyway, most of the nation's Stanford hate emanates from areas in and around Berkeley. Let's take a closer look, shall we?
3. Stanford Rejects. Includes fun games for the kids — our favorite is Vandalize Stanford.
2. Cal Spirit and Traditions. Oski vs. The Tree — the final showdown.
1. Stanfurd Sucks. From "The Play" to that Stanford Sucks computer wallpaper you've been looking for, this site has it all.
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Another Cardinal Home Razed
Another venerable institution is being razed this month — this one also home to a team called the Cardinals. Um, sorry, that's Cardinal. Stanford Stadium was built in 1921, in part inspired by the ancient Roman amphitheater in Pompeii, Italy. And what gladiators it played host to — Frankie Albert, John Brodie, Jim Plunkett, John Elway ... and possibly the greatest pro quarterback matchup ever, Joe Montana vs. Dan Marino in the 1985 Super Bowl. Herbert Hoover accepted the 1928 Republican Presidential nomination there, as was the 1995 World Cup.Actually it's a renovation, with the 85,000-seat structure being reduced to about 50,000. But everything must go, including the old benches which witnessed all those Stanford band shenaningans, like the time they formed a giant penis as a salute to Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer. You can watch it all on live cam here. A little sad, actually. More »
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