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For years, the Academy Awards conflicted with March Madness, so it was great when the show moved to February. Sure, some folks think the Oscars are bloated and phony and over-the-top, and thus unwatchable. But ... those are pretty much exactly the...

The key to Stanford finally winning another NCAA title this season might rest on senior Nneka Ogwumike recognizing and embracing just how great she is.

Fifteen years ago, Tara VanDerveer and Teresa Edwards led the United States to gold in the Atlanta Olympics, taking women's basketball to higher levels and paving the way for unprecedented growth. So it's only fitting they enter the Naismith Hall of Fame together.

Stanford has a long history of falling short at the Final Four. Add Sunday's finish to the many years of misery.

Upset-minded and hometown favorite Gonzaga enlivened the Spokane Regional. Stanford, though, owned it, beating the Bulldogs on Monday to earn a fourth consecutive Final Four berth.

Stanford's Tara VanDerveer talks about the Ogwumike sisters' performance against North Carolina and facing Gonzaga in the Elite Eight. SPOKANE, Wash. -- Stanford's Jeanette Pohlen wasn't really sure what was off for her on Saturday, but something de...

Four months after a nonconference meeting that Stanford won, Gonzaga gets another shot -- this time at the top seed in Spokane with a trip to its first Final Four on the line.

Stanford's Tara VanDerveer talks about the Ogwumike sisters' performance against North Carolina and facing Gonzaga in the Elite Eight. SPOKANE, Wash. -- Last season, Stanford's heart-stopping victory on the way to the Women's Final Four came in the ...

Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer is in this somewhat odd position a lot: talking up teams that her squad has every intention of going out and beating handily. The Cardinal have consistently been at the top of the totem in the Pac-10 for so long that e...

The past two seasons, there was a sense of inevitability about the Huskies. So Stanford's win Thursday over UConn gave the rest of the country what it needed: proof that the Huskies can be beaten.

As UConn coach Geno Auriemma said, his Huskies hadn't faced any team playing as well as Stanford did Thursday, when the Cardinal put an end to UConn's historic 90-game win streak.

UConn and Stanford have met in the Final Four each of the past three years. They meet again Tuesday in one of the season's biggest regular-season games, with the Cardinal -- the last team to beat the Huskies -- hoping to end UConn's 90-game win streak.

Most coaches who reach major milestones tell you it's just a number. Tara VanDerveer, who won her 800th career game Wednesday, isn't any different.

Tara VanDerveer hardly wears her emotions on her sleeve. But the Stanford coach has a lot to be excited about this season.

It's a stereotype that rings true: Sometimes, these Stanford student-athletes can be too cerebal. But sophomore Nnemkadi Ogwumike is learning to let the game come to her and count on her instincts.

Jeanette Pohlen never planned to play point guard full time for Stanford. But she has answered the call exceedingly well.