Westhem: Treat Griner the way you treat Collins
For the past week, ESPN broadcasts and newspaper sports’ sections have been analyzing the announcement made by Jason Collins that he’s gay and the effect… Continue Reading »
Brittney Griner
Ogwumike nabs AP First Team All-American honors
On the heels of earning Naismith Trophy finalist honors, junior forward Chiney Ogwumike was named a 2013 Associated Press First Team All-American on Tuesday. Chiney and her older sister, Nneka Ogwumike ’12, became the first sister pair to earn AP First Team All-American distinctions.
BRIEFS: Ogwumike named to Wooden Award Midseason Top 20, Penev wins second-straight Gymnast of the Week honors
Women’s basketball’s junior forward Chiney Ogwumike named to John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 20, Men’s senior gymnast Eddie Penev wins second-straight Gymnast of the Week honors.
W. Basketball: Cardinal routs Long Beach State after upending No. 1 Baylor
Living up to its brand-new No. 1 ranking, the Stanford women’s basketball team routed Long Beach State 77-41 at Maples Pavilion yesterday. The win capped a perfect Thanksgiving break for the team, which also swept Baylor, Hawai’i and Tennessee-Martin a week ago to win the Jack in the Box Rainbow Wahine Classic and take the top-spot in the rankings from the Bears.
W. Basketball: Card seeks vengeance against Griner, Baylor tonight
As Pac-12 Player of the Week Chiney Ogwumike put it, Stanford’s narrow victory over Fresno State last Friday night was a “gut check” for the women’s basketball team, a test that hopefully helped to prepare the Cardinal for the much tougher competition it faces tonight against No. 1 Baylor.
Taylor: Just go for it
If women’s basketball is to grow in popularity, though, it is going to need to appeal to the less-informed and fickle fans. It is going to need something eye-catching, something like a dunk shot
W. Basketball: Stanford loses in Final Four for fifth straight season, falls short against Griner and Baylor
Five straight Aprils, five straight heartbreaks. Last night, the No. 1 Baylor women’s basketball team defeated No. 2 Stanford 59-47 in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament in Denver.
Taylor: Griner in the NBA would be intriguing
Struggling to find any excuse not to work on my first problem set of the year, I flicked on the TV on Sunday in time for the women’s basketball matchup between No.1 Baylor and unranked Texas