'Big Game' Shifts To Midseason For 1st Time Ever
The sun is shining, the days are warm and No. 22 Stanford and California still have half a season left to play entering the 115th edition of the Big Game rivalry.
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The sun is shining, the days are warm and No. 22 Stanford and California still have half a season left to play entering the 115th edition of the Big Game rivalry.
San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh and Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll have more than recent history, they have a rivalry going back to the college ranks when Harbaugh coached at Stanford and Carroll at USC.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of one of the Bay Area's most memorable sports moments, and perhaps one of the biggest moments in all of college sports history: The Play.
Two American scholars were awarded the Nobel economics prize on Monday for studies on the match-making that takes place when doctors are coupled up with hospitals, students with schools and human organs with transplant recipients.
TJ Jones made a reaching 7-yard touchdown catch in overtime and No. 7 Notre Dame stopped Stanford inches from the goal line to beat the 17th-ranked Cardinal 20-13 Saturday.
"The theme all week has been, we're going to be in for a physical, hard-nosed, four quarters, of just one of those good old-fashioned backyard brawls. It's going to be that kind of game," ND Coach Brian Kelly said.
While 17th-ranked Stanford has beaten No. 7 Notre Dame the last three seasons, Saturday's matchup appears to be a more difficult trip to South Bend with the Fighting Irish 5-0 for the first time since 2002.
The No. 17 Stanford Cardinal travel to South Bend, Ind. to take on the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday. Stanford will attempt to knock the Irish off the high they are riding.
Chase Thomas intercepted a tipped pass by Matt Scott in overtime, Stepfan Taylor ran for a 21-yard score two plays later and No. 18 Stanford rallied from a two-touchdown deficit to stun Arizona 54-48 on Saturday.
Washington rallied from 10 points down to stun No. 8 Stanford 17-13 on Thursday night.
Josh Nunes threw a go-ahead 37-yard touchdown to Zach Ertz, Stepfan Taylor ran for 153 yards and scored two touchdowns, and No. 21 Stanford upset second-ranked USC 21-14 on Saturday night for its fourth straight win in this series.
With Andrew Luck no longer around to match Matt Barkley, the No. 21 Cardinal (2-0) must find a way to slow second-ranked Southern California's passing game Saturday night in a rematch of last season's triple-overtime thriller.
After a close 20-17 win over San Jose State in the season opener sent them tumbling four spots in the AP poll, the No. 25 Cardinal (1-0) will learn more about whether that was a fluke or a sign of things to come without Andrew Luck this season when they host a stronger Duke (1-0) team Saturday night.
Jordan Williamson kicked a career-long 46-yard field goal and the go-ahead score from 20 yards, and No. 21 Stanford survived a 20-17 win over San Jose State on Friday night in its first game since Andrew Luck left.
Back then, former Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh allowed defenders to sack the quarterback on select plays. Nunes ran into the huddle for his turn in the rotation, and Harbaugh threw him a curve.
The current Stanford professor spoke at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, where Mitt Romney will formally accept the Republican presidential nomination..
Is a fear of sharks keeping you out of the ocean? No need to stay on land anymore, now that marine biologists at Stanford University have developed a free app for iPhones and iPads that tells you, in real time, exactly where Jaws is.
Cardinal coach David Shaw announced Tuesday that the junior won the lengthy and close competition against sophomore Brett Nottingham. He replaces the NFL's No. 1 overall pick and two-time Heisman Trophy runner-up Andrew Luck.
In a historic change at one of the world's most exclusive golf clubs, Augusta National invited former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina financier Darla Moore to become the first female members since the club was founded in 1932.
A domestic violence suspect was taken back into custody on the Stanford University campus early Thursday morning after jumping out of a patrol car and evading capture for nearly four hours, police said.
Valley Christian High School in San Jose was bursting with pride Monday after one of its students surprised the world with her table tennis skills at London's Olympic games over the weekend.
The Colts signed the Stanford quarterback and No. 1 overall pick in the draft to a four-year, $22.1 million deal on Thursday.
Lucky loser Coco Vandeweghe reached her first WTA Tour final with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 victory against Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer on Saturday at the Bank of the West Classic.
Mark Appel spurned the Pittsburgh Pirates and decided to remain at Stanford for his senior season, one of the first big casualties of baseball's new restrictions on amateur signing bonuses.
