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VERDICT· Oct 16
1 game on today's slate
One matchup to watch today.
Read storyThe Arena· Sep 26
Tara VanDerveer’s retirement closes a career; Stanford still has to live with the standard
After 45 years as a head coach and 38 seasons at Stanford, VanDerveer leaves behind championships, repeated Final Four trips and a continuing advisory role. The harder story now is not the end of her run, but how the program carries its own expectations forward.
Read storyThe Women Who Built It· Sep 22
Before Staley's wall, who set the standard she had to reach?
Pat Summitt built the measuring stick.
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