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View MoreStanford swimming taps Alto Swim Club coach Alec Scott
Alec Scott, a lead coach at Palo Alto's Alto Swim Club, joins Stanford men's swimming full-time in the newly created Skip Kenney Assistant Coach position after seven years as a volunteer assistant.
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View MoreTaylor Burkhart returns to Stanford as assistant coach
Five-time NCAA All-American Taylor Burkhart rejoins Stanford men's gymnastics as an assistant coach, returning to the program where he helped win three national titles as a competitor from 2022 to 2025.
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View MoreStanford's Nneka Ogwumike to retire after 15 WNBA seasons
Stanford's most decorated women's basketball alumna, Nneka Ogwumike, announced her retirement from the WNBA after 15 seasons, an MVP award, 11 All-Star selections and a landmark CBA that transformed player salaries league-wide.
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View MoreOlympian Lily Zhang to headline State of the City at Paly
Four-time U.S. Olympian and Paly graduate Lily Zhang will be the special guest at Mayor Veenker's State of the City address Wednesday evening at Palo Alto High School's Performing Arts Center.
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View MoreStanford names 10-member 2026 Hall of Fame class
Stanford Athletics' 2026 Hall of Fame class pushes the institution to 500 total inductees, featuring Olympic medalists Erik and Kawika Shoji, first-ballot volleyball star Inky Ajanaku and Bay Area diver Kristian Ipsen among 10 honorees across seven sports.
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View MoreStanford men's gymnastics signs five recruits to defend national title
Stanford men's gymnastics signed five nationally credentialed recruits for the 2027 season, bolstering a program that has won six of the last seven NCAA titles and extended the university's championship streak to 50 consecutive years.
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View MoreTwo former Cardinal players to call Stanford football games on KNBR
Former Stanford linebacker Kevin Richardson '88 and 12-year NFL veteran Jason Fisk '94 will call Cardinal football games on KNBR and KTCT 1050 AM starting with the Aug. 29 opener against Hawai'i, reuniting a broadcast duo that previously worked together at San Jose State.
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View MoreAikey becomes Stanford's third overall Academic All-American
Palo Alto native Jasmine Aikey became only the third Stanford athlete ever to win the College Sports Communicators Overall Academic All-American of the Year, joining Tommy Vardell and Katie Ledecky after a senior season in which she led Division I in points, won the Hermann Trophy, and earned a computer science degree.
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View MoreStanford football launches first college players association chapter
Stanford football players launched the first active-athlete chapter of the College Football Players Association, electing fifth-year seniors Fisher Anderson and Ernest Cooper as representatives just before fall camp opened.
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View MoreShanahan admits fault in Palo Alto crash, says he dropped his phone
49ers coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters Tuesday, July 28, that he caused the July 14 crash at Alma Street and Hamilton Avenue by dropping his phone and taking his eyes off the road, while PAPD confirmed he was at fault but said no citation was issued and no preferential treatment was given.
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View MoreCHP report: 49ers coach Shanahan was holding cell phone during Palo Alto crash
CHP records show 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan was holding a cell phone when his Tesla crashed into a Mercedes at Alma Street and Hamilton Avenue on July 14, yet neither driver has been cited as of July 26.
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View More49ers coach Kyle Shanahan broke ribs, hand in Palo Alto crash, will miss start of training camp
Kyle Shanahan suffered a broken nose, three broken ribs, a broken hand and a severe concussion in a July 14 collision at Alma Street and Hamilton Avenue in Palo Alto; the 49ers confirmed Saturday he'll join camp in a limited role while assistant Chris Foerster leads practice.
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