Here comes Arizona

This is a big week for the Cardinal. They have to defend their Pac-10 second-place position from third-place ASU and an improving Arizona. And it's the last home week of the regular season. Do you think Charli will give Candice the graduation present she promised her?

It's a huge week for ASU, their last chance to show they can be as good as they expected to be this season.

Here are some stories from Stanford's viewpoint:

• 3-way competition comes to a head by Michelle Smith (San Francisco Chronicle)
• ASU may have to wait until next year by Michelle Smith (San Francisco Chronicle)
• The last stand by Haley Murphy (The Stanford Daily)
• Truth time for Stanford men and Arizona State women by Gordon Kass (Palo Alto Daily News)

... from ASU:

• Tough Bay Area road trip awaits ASU women by Al Bravo (East Valley Tribune)
• Perimeter shooting is key for ASU women by Jason P. Skoda (The Arizona Republic)
• Sun Devils get another crack at Pac-10 leader Cal by Gina Mizell (Web Devil)

... from the University of Arizona:

• Women's basketball team flirts with milestones by Bryan Roy (The Arizona Daily Wildcat)

... and from Cal:

• First-place Cal must improve offensively by Jennifer Starks (Inside Bay Area)

Don't get so engrossed in reading all this that you forget to come to the game tonight!