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Stanford hosts Pac-12 Sustainability Conference

At the annual event, representatives from all 12 universities convened to discuss enhancing sustainability efforts within collegiate athletics departments.

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Stanford marks 40 years since ‘The Play’

The Stanford Historical Society recently convened Stanford and Berkeley alumni to recount the bizarre events surrounding the end of the 1982 Big Game – which has since become one of the most iconic plays in American college sports history.

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Stanford at the Olympics

More than three dozen Cardinal athletes have qualified, along with five delegates, for the Tokyo Summer Olympics.

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Stanford launches Cardinal Connect

The new campus program is designed to help student-athletes take advantage of opportunities to receive compensation for their name, image and likeness (NIL) without forfeiting their athletic eligibility.

Stanford to continue 11 varsity sports

Men’s and women’s fencing, field hockey, lightweight rowing, men’s rowing, co-ed and women’s sailing, squash, synchronized swimming, men’s volleyball and wrestling will continue competing as varsity teams at Stanford.

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Graduation Success Rate reflects academic success

Stanford Athletics registered an overall graduation rate of 97 percent in the latest NCAA Graduation Success Rate report, with 17 programs earning a 100 percent graduation rate.

Physicist investigates home run increase

The home run rate has surged in the past several years and Major League Baseball wanted to know why. The league convened a committee of scientists to find out, including Stanford physicist Roger Blandford.

Cooling glove helps athletes and patients

What unites the needs of Ebola workers, people with multiple sclerosis and athletes comes down to one thing – cold hands. A device that cools the hands is finding widespread use from the playing field to the clinic.

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Remembering Konrad Reuland

A year after Konrad Reuland’s far-too-early passing, the former Stanford tight end continues to live on in the heartbeat of a fellow athlete, the memories of his family and friends, and in the indomitable spirit of a young girl.

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Love named Heisman Trophy finalist

Cardinal junior running back and human biology major Bryce Love was named a Heisman Trophy finalist by the Heisman Trophy Trust on Monday.

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Morrison Warren: My American story

Stanford Football’s first black recruit tells his experience of living the American story – full of hopes, dreams and promises.

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Stanford legend Bob Murphy passes away at age 86

Bob Murphy, whose voice, spirit and wit defined Stanford athletics for many years, died Tuesday at the age of 86 in Santa Cruz. He had suffered from Alzheimer's.

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Not your average road trip

When Stanford kicks off the 2017 football season against Rice at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Australia, few will know how much work behind the scenes went into making the game a reality.

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Cardinal football to face North Carolina in Sun Bowl

For a school-record eighth consecutive season, Stanford will play in a postseason football bowl game. The Cardinal (9-3) will face North Carolina (8-4) in the Sun Bowl on Dec. 30 in El Paso, Texas. Kickoff is slated for noon (MT), and CBS will broadcast the game nationally.