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End of UConn's Streak Restores Competition to Women's Basketball

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- There were two minutes and change left in the life of a 90-game winning streak, and the best female player on these shores ducked her head, a move equivalent to waving a white flag. Maya Moore had been erratic all night, an obvious sign something was definitely amiss, but when she missed another...

Winning Streak on Line, UConn Steels for Fight at Stanford

If the pressure is all on top-ranked UConn in Thursday night's spotlight matchup with No. 9 Stanford in Palo Alto, Calif., someone should tell the Huskies. The team with the 90-game winning streak, placing it on the line in a big way against a big, deep, experienced Cardinal team that just put a 37-point licking on the...

Stanford Looks Ready for UConn After Routing No. 4 Xavier

STANFORD, Calif. -- If Stanford has a been a team with an identity crisis, the Cardinal may have finally found that elusive identity: the team that can beat Connecticut. The Cardinal warmed up for Thursday night's showdown against the Huskies with an unexpectedly easy 89-52 win over No. 4 Xavier on Tuesday afternoon. A...

Tara VanDerveer Hits 800-Win Milestone

When Jennifer Azzi took the USF job last spring, she took a look at the schedule, saw the Stanford game and decided that her rebuilding program might not quite be ready for the team that had just finished as the runner-up in the NCAA tournament. And, in the back of her mind, the former Stanford All-American knew the...

'Legend' Tara VanDerveer Winning in Her Own Way

In the women's basketball cult of personality, Connecticut's Geno Auriemma is the yeller, stalking the sidelines. Tennessee's Pat Summitt comes with the icy glare of disapproval and expectation. Stanford's Tara VanDerveer is the professor. Studious and detailed, reserved and competitive, VanDerveer has carved out one of...

Background on Tara VanDerveer

Tara VanDerveer (born June 26, 1953) has been the Stanford University women's basketball coach since 1985. She led the Stanford Cardinal to two NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championships: in 1990 and 1992. She stepped away from the Stanford program for a year to serve as the U.S.

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