Stanford running back Tyler Gaffney will give up his final year of eligibility in football to pursue a professional baseball career.Gaffney ran for 449 yards and scored seven touchdowns as a junior last season for the Cardinal.He played outfield for three seasons at Stanford and batted .301 with eight homers. He was a 24th round selection by the Pittsburgh Pirates in June's draft and batted .245... [Read More]

In a rarity for a prestigious academics university that prides itself on a higher standard, Stanford had a player get into trouble with the law.Star linebacker Shayne Skov was arrested and jailed last weekend for driving under the influence.A Stanford University Department of Public Safety spokesman said Skov was arrested for driving under the influence Sunday at about 2 a.m. The incident, first... [Read More]

Chris Owusu's college football career is likely over.Whether he ever plays football again is still to be determined.Stanford coach David Shaw said Friday night that the senior wide receiver will "probably not" play in the Fiesta Bowl for the fourth-ranked Cardinal against No. 3 Oklahoma State on Jan. 2, adding, "it's not going to happen, it's not going to happen."Owusu... [Read More]

Stanford's Andrew Luck has won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, presented annually to the nation's top quarterback who best exemplifies character and scholastic and athletic achievement. The award was announced Monday by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation. The trophy will be presented Friday in Baltimore, where Unitas starred with the Colts. Luck threw for 3,170 yards and 35... [Read More]

Chris Owusu has been ruled out for Stanford (No. 4 BCS, No. 3 AP) against Oregon (No. 7 BCS, No. 6 AP) while the wide receiver recovers from his latest concussion. Stanford coach David Shaw said Tuesday that Owusu will not play against the Ducks on Saturday. He said the receiver's status for the rest of the season is still being evaluated. Owusu has had at least three concussions in the last 13... [Read More]

USC and Stanford played a game for the ages on Saturday with a triple-overtime finish that preserved the Cardinal's national title hopes and denied Trojans coach Lane Kiffin the biggest victory of his career. An announced crowd of 93,607 stood in stunned silence as USC tailback Curtis McNeal fumbled at the 3-yard line in triple overtime to give the fourth-ranked Cardinal a 56-48 victory at the... [Read More]