March 29, 2013

Sweet 16 Eve

There's so much to look at on Sweet 16 Eve.

Mikaela

Here's a special treat — two nice stories about Mikaela:

Stanford's Mikaela Ruef faces scholarship realities by Elliott Almond (Mercury News)

Stanford's Mikaela Ruef's unique style wins over teammates by Elliott Almond (Mercury News)

Joslyn

If you read the Chronicle, you've already seen this story. It was published a couple of days ago, but wasn't available to non-subscribers until this morning.
Wayne Tinkle proud of daughter Joslyn by Ann Killion (San Francisco Chronicle)

Sweet 16 Predictions

The espnW 5 have picked their Sweet 16 winners. They're unanimous in predicting that Stanford and Cal will advance to the Elite 8, but there are a couple of dissenting picks in the other games. Click here for the article.

Charlie Creme (espnW) tells us five things to look for in the Sweet 16. He apparently doesn't expect anything especially interesting in the Stanford/Georgia game, but predicts that LSU will not be the No. 6 seed that pulls another upset. Click here for the article.

Georgia Lady Dogs

Preview of the Stanford/Georgia game from Georgia:
Lady Dogs face huge task vs. No. 1 Stanford from the Albany Herald

Photos of the Lady Dogs' practice session in Spokane by Elaine Thompson (Associated Press):

Jasmine Hassell leads a sprint
Jasmine James practices passing

Stanford Cardinal

Preview of the Stanford/Georgia game from Stanford:
Women's Basketball faces Georgia in Regional Semifinal by Tom Taylor (The Stanford Daily)

A gallery of photos of the Cardinal's trip to Spokane by Don Feria (Stanford Photo).

A gallery of photos of the Cardinal's practice session and press conference by Don Feria (Stanford Photo).

The Cardinal's trip to Spokane

The Cardinal's practice session & press conference

"Move it Like Miley"

"Move it Like Miley" Behind the Scenes

Photos of the Cardinal's practice session in Spokane by Elaine Thompson (Associated Press):

The Cardinal practice passing
Jos is ready to go
Chiney is really ready to go

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