It's must-win time

Women seek revenge against Cal by Wyndam Makowsky (The Stanford Daily)
One of the most lopsided rivalries in women’s basketball has suddenly become competitive, and the stakes are as high as ever.

Stanford's Pac-10 title defense in jeopardy by Darren Sabedra (Mercury News)
But eight games into this season's race - one Stanford was expected to claim yet again - the No. 7 Cardinal has come across an unfamiliar pothole: It's must-win time.

Ex-Cardinal Smith now helping the blue and gold by Michelle Smith (San Francisco Chronicle)
"I'm fired up," [Charmin] Smith said. "It's going to be a little weird being in Maples on the other bench and in the visitors' locker room."