http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:46:32 -0700 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:52:27 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d20-VanDerveer-says-Stanford-is-better-this-season--Is-it?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner Nneka Ogwumike (30) is a potential star/AP Photo Paul SakumaAs a general rule of thumb, a coach's early-season praise for his/her team is inversely proportional to the team's preseason rating.The more the team is expected to achieve, the more the coa... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:52:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d20-VanDerveer-says-Stanford-is-better-this-season--Is-it?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Pedersens-threepointers-lead-Stanford-win-in-home-opener?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner Jayne Appel (left) and Kayla Pedersen/AP photo Paul SakumaWhen a 6-foot-4 forward is the leading three-point shooter for a women’s team that also features two of the best low-post players in the country, it has the makings of a scary offense.An... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:11:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Pedersens-threepointers-lead-Stanford-win-in-home-opener?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Appel-not-Stanfords-leading-scorer--again--but-it-does-not-matter?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner Jayne Appel scored 18 against Pepperdine/AP photo Paul SakumaThree games into the season and Jayne Appel has yet to lead the team in scoring – and that may be a good thing.Last season’s Pac-10 player of the year had 18 points in Stan... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:02:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Appel-not-Stanfords-leading-scorer--again--but-it-does-not-matter?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d19-ExStanford-players-in-the-NBA-Jarron-Collins-comes-up-big?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner Jarron Collins (far right) came up big Tuesday/AP photo J. Pat CarterFormer Stanford standout Jarron Collins has not played much for the Phoenix Suns since being signed as a free agent just before the season started, but he made his presence felt on ... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:08:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d19-ExStanford-players-in-the-NBA-Jarron-Collins-comes-up-big?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Stanford-loses-at-the-buzzer-but-may-have-found-a-point-guard?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner Stanford lost a heart-breaker at the buzzer on Wednesday, which will hurt in the short term, but the Cardinal may have found a point guard, which should pay dividends in the long term.Six seconds after Stanford’s Landry Fields tied the game wit... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:25:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Stanford-loses-at-the-buzzer-but-may-have-found-a-point-guard?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Stanfords-Green-finally-gets-hot-scores-20-in-loss?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner Three things were noteworthy about Stanford's 83-81 loss to Oral Roberts on Wednesday:1. The play of Jarrett Mann (see game story here).2. The size of the crowd.  (Less than 1,000 people were on hand when the game began and not many had joined t... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:17:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Stanfords-Green-finally-gets-hot-scores-20-in-loss?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Dawkins-comments-on-Stanfords-highly-rated-recruiting-class?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner Johnny Dawkins/AP Photo by Denis PoroyStanford on Wednesday finally announced the signing of five basketball players for next season, making offical what everybody had already known.The five players who will be Cardinal freshmen next fall -- 6-9 cent... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:15:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Dawkins-comments-on-Stanfords-highly-rated-recruiting-class?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Stanford-No-13-in-recruiting-rankings?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner Stanford's recruiting class for 21010 is ranked No. 13 in the country by scout.com after the early signing period.The rankings, released Nov. 17, could change a bit in the spring, because a few high-ranking players are still unsigned a... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:29:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Stanford-No-13-in-recruiting-rankings?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Top-25-recruiting-classes?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner Scout.com's ranking of the top 25 men's college recruiting classes for 2010 (see story here):1. Memphis2. Ohio State3.North Carolina4. Syracuse5. Illinois6. Michigan State7. Duke8. Wake Forest9. North Carolina State10. South Carolina11. UCLA12. Flori... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:11:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Top-25-recruiting-classes?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Pac10-mens-basketball-update-Thumbs-down-for-UCLA-Oregon-State?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner UCLA coach Ben Howland/AP photo Danny MoloshockThe Pac-10 men did not exactly wow anyone in the first week as two teams expected to finish in the top half of the standings suffered embarrassing losses in their openers.Oregon State not only lost ... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:49:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Pac10-mens-basketball-update-Thumbs-down-for-UCLA-Oregon-State?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Pac10-womens-basketball-update?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner Michael Cooper/USC photoBesides Stanford's sweep of Old Dominion and Rutgers, it was USC and Arizona's Ify Ibekwe who made the most noise in the first week of Pac-10 women's basketball action.The Trojans made an impression even though they lost.... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:47:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Pac10-womens-basketball-update?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Stanfords-Ogwumike-Pac10-player-of-week?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner Nneka Ogwumike/Stanford photoStanford sophomore Nneka Ogwumike outshone her more publicized teammates in Stanford's first week of action, earning her Pac-10 player of the week honors.Jeanette Pohlen, Jayne Appel and Kayla Pdersen are the three Cardin... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:43:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Stanfords-Ogwumike-Pac10-player-of-week?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Stanford-men-win-home-opener-but-get-a-look-at-the-dark-side?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner Johnny Dawkins/AP Photo Denis PoroyStanford got a scary look at a situation it would rather not experience again in its 70-53 victory over Cal Poly in the Cardinal's home opener Sunday night.Landry Fields had 22 points, seven rebounds ... Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:22:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Stanford-men-win-home-opener-but-get-a-look-at-the-dark-side?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Rebounding-leads-Stanford-women-past-No-25-Rutgers?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner Kayla Pedersen/Pac-10 photoNo. 2 Stanford shot poorly, and its star, Jayne Appel, was held in check, but the Cardinal women made up for those shortcomings by dominating the boards in an 81-66 victory over No. 25 Rutgers on Sunday in Pi... Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:12:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Rebounding-leads-Stanford-women-past-No-25-Rutgers?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Fields-productive-but-Stanford-loses-opener-to-San-Diego?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner What analysts expected from Stanford this season is exactly what happened in the Cardinal's opener on Friday -- unfortunately for Stanford.Landry Fields scored a bunch of points, as expected.   Fields got to the foul line a lot, as expected... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:16:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Fields-productive-but-Stanford-loses-opener-to-San-Diego?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Ogwumike-has-big-game-in-Stanford-womens-seasonopening-win?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner Nneka Ogwumike in last season's action/AP Photo Denis PoroyThroughout preseason Tara VanDerveer told anyone who would listen how much Nneka Ogwukime had improved since last season, and Ogwukime affirmed her coach's appraisal by pouring in 25 points a... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:17:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Ogwumike-has-big-game-in-Stanford-womens-seasonopening-win?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Stanfords-Jeremy-Green-reinstated-expected-to-play-in-opener?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner Jeremy Green (5)/Stanford photoStanford has reinstated guard Jeremy Green, who had been suspended following his arrest on possible domestic violence, according to the San Jose Mercury-News.Green  accompanied the team when it departed Thursday&nb... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:58:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Stanfords-Jeremy-Green-reinstated-expected-to-play-in-opener?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Stanford-women-open-season-Friday-with-thoughts-of-a-title?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner Ros Gold-Onwude/Photo Kyle TeradaStanford’s women’s basketball team begins its season Friday with one simple, but lofty, goal – win it all.Cardinal players say merely getting to the Final Four for the third straight season would mak... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:23:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Stanford-women-open-season-Friday-with-thoughts-of-a-title?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Chiney-Ogwumike-talks-about-choosing-Stanford?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner Nneka (left) and Chiney Ogwumike/Photo USA BasketballChiney Ogwumike, the nation's No. 1 women's basketball prospect for 2010, spoke to the media Thursday afternoon about her decision to sign a letter of intent to come to Stanford next fall.&nbs... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:39:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Chiney-Ogwumike-talks-about-choosing-Stanford?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Nations-No-1-prospect-signs-with-Stanford?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner Chiney Ogwumike/Photo Glenn NelsonStanford women's basketball program received a major recruiting prize one day before it opens its 2009-2010 season as Chiney Ogwumike, the nation's top-ranked recruit for 2010, signed a letter of intent with Stanford... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:49:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Nations-No-1-prospect-signs-with-Stanford?cid=exrss-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner