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Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot

What: Organizers of the five-year-old charity event expect 9,500 runners and have attracted a quality field that is expected to include six Olympians. The event is part of the American road racing grand prix circuit and has a $25,000 purse, counting ...

From ELLIOTT ALMOND, The San Jose Mercury News,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Applied Materials, Inc.,  Ryan Hall

Interception caps tough day for Stanford's Andrew Luck

And it was especially tough on Luck, who completed 10 of 30 passes for 157 yards and no touchdowns. Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck stepped into the cauldron of his first Big Game on Saturday with a chance to enter Bay Area sports lore. He departed ...

From ELLIOTT ALMOND, The San Jose Mercury News,  22 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Jim Harbaugh,  NFL,  Tiger Woods

Stanford women beat Santa Clara 1-0 in NCAA soccer tournament

seen her make great saves," Noyola said of the Archbishop Mitty graduate. "If the ball was an inch lower, she would have saved it." It didn't come easily Friday night, but top-seeded Stanford ultimately reigned to find itself on the doorstep of the ...

From ELLIOTT ALMOND, The San Jose Mercury News,  21 Nov 2009
Related Topics: National Collegiate Athletic Association,  Boston College

Big Game: Stanford not just Toby Gerhart and Andrew Luck; receivers can play, too

to be played." One night this week, a handful of sweaty receivers played catch in nearly empty Stanford Stadium. The Cardinal players mimicked touchdown-scoring routes as shafts of white lights reflected across the grass field. For these guys there's ...

From ELLIOTT ALMOND, Contra Costa Times,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Jerry Rice,  Pac-10,  NFL

Big Game: Stanford receivers could play big role

to be played." One night this week, a handful of sweaty receivers played catch in nearly empty Stanford Stadium. The Cardinal players mimicked touchdown-scoring routes as shafts of white lights reflected across the grass field. For these guys there's ...

From ELLIOTT ALMOND, The San Jose Mercury News,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Jerry Rice,  Pac-10,  NFL

Cardinal cruises in home debut

wasn't any one player that propelled the team on a night the Cardinal committed 21 turnovers. In the Stanford Cardinal's home debut Thursday night against Pepperdine a game broke out. For about two seconds. Ultimately, Stanford (3-0) crushed the Waves ...

From ELLIOTT ALMOND, The San Jose Mercury News,  20 Nov 2009

Stanford's Toby Gerhart may be rising in Heisman Trophy race

lists that are created by media opinion makers. This week, he is running a strong second to Alabama running back Mark Ingram. The college season began as the Year of the Quarterback. All the Heisman Trophy talk centered on Oklahoma's Sam Bradford, ...

From ELLIOTT ALMOND, Contra Costa Times,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Mark Ingram,  Sam Bradford,  Tim Tebow,  Colt McCoy,  Toby Gerhart

Stanford's Toby Gerhart rising in Heisman hunt

lists that are created by media opinion makers. This week, he is running a strong second to Alabama running back Mark Ingram. The college season began as the Year of the Quarterback. All the Heisman Trophy talk centered on Oklahoma's Sam Bradford, ...

From ELLIOTT ALMOND, The San Jose Mercury News,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Mark Ingram,  Sam Bradford,  Tim Tebow,  Colt McCoy,  Toby Gerhart

USC s Pete Carroll turns deaf ear to this olive branch

It took just a few seconds for Stanford to try an in-your-face two-point conversion while leading USC 48-21 last weekend. The fallout, however, has continued much longer. While Cardinal coach Jim Harbaugh attempted to downplay the significance of the ...

From ELLIOTT ALMOND, The San Jose Mercury News,  18 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Los Angeles Times

Stanford QB Andrew Luck playing like a polished veteran

in their early collegiate years. THE FATHER, a former NFL quarterback, won't take credit. The coach, a quarterback of 15 NFL seasons, downplays his role. The kid himself, Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, dishes off praise like a point guard. He ...

From ELLIOTT ALMOND, Contra Costa Times,  18 Nov 2009
Related Topics: NFL,  Houston Dynamo,  John Elway,  Pac-10,  Oliver Luck (football)

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