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College golf facilities: Stanford Cardinal and Siebel Varsity Golf Training Complex

Take a look at the Siebel Varsity Golf Training Complex.

The Stanford men’s and women’s golf teams have long been dominant, and looking at the Cardinal facilities, it’s easy to see why.

The Siebel Varsity Training Complex debuted in April of 2008. The 20-acre site is adjacent to the second hole at Stanford Golf Course and was a collaboration between Stanford and Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects.

The complex features bent grass hitting areas for golfers and donors, five custom green complexes that include bunkers, chipping and pitching areas able to accommodate full to half wedges and a 20,000-square foot putting green situated in front of the Varsity Golf Clubhouse.

Each putting complex is fashioned with characteristics of prominent golf course architects that team members will face in competition. Design features by Alistair MacKenzie, A.W. Tillinghast, Robert Trent Jones Sr., Pete Dye and Tom Fazio are presented. All five practice greens can be played to from a variety of locations on the property.

All greens are bent grass, although four strains were used on the large putting green and three smaller greens. Three types of sand were used in the bunkers, ranging from fine, medium and coarse. As a result, players can adapt to many specific conditions while preparing for tournaments.

Here’s a look at more college golf practice facilities.

Photos: Siebel Varsity Golf Training Complex

ACC announces 15 teams will make men’s and women’s basketball tournament despite expansion

The ACC announced on Wednesday that the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will remain at 15 teams, despite the conference expanding to 18 teams.

The ACC announced on Wednesday that only 15 teams will play in the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments despite the conference’s expansion to 18 teams, starting in 2024-25.

The resolution came during the conference’s annual winter meetings, according to a release from the conference.

The ACC reiterated in the announcement that each team’s conference schedule will remain at 20 games for men and 18 for women.

The ACC is adding California, Stanford, and SMU next season to the conference’s current 15 teams.

The current format of the ACC basketball tournament gives the top four seeds a double-bye and the next five seeds a first-round bye, with the final six seeds playing in the opening round.

The conference also recently announced that Charlotte and Greensboro, North Carolina, will be the next two host cities for the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament.

Georgia adds experienced transfer to loaded tight end room

Georgia lands commitment from experienced tight end transfer

Even despite having lost Brock Bowers to the NFL, the Georgia tight end room was still one of the best in SEC and college football, and that thought only became more evident Friday as the Bulldogs secured a commitment from Benjamin Yurosek.

Yurosek comes to Athens from Stanford, where he has spent each of the last four seasons as one of the Pac-12’s top pass catching tight ends.

A former three-star prospect from the 2020 class, Yurosek has seen in-game action each of the last three seasons at Stanford, a span in which he had a combined 108 receptions for 1,342 yards and five touchdowns. Yurosek also had 16 receptions for 239 yards and a touchdown this past season for the Cardinal, while also rushing for 53 yards on 11 attempts.

As for the impact that Yurosek can have as well, look no further than his 2021 season at Stanford in which he led the Cardinal with 43 receptions for 658 yards and three touchdowns.

Yurosek will now join a 2024 Georgia tight end room that also includes the likes of Oscar Delp, Lawson Luckie, Pearce Spurlin III, Colton Heinrich, and Jaden Reddell.

WBB Recap: Slow start costs Oregon a possible upset on The Farm

After falling down 20-0, the Oregon Ducks women’s basketball team plays No. 8 Stanford almost even on the road.

If only they could just erase those first six minutes.

The Oregon Ducks women’s basketball team fell down 20-0 to No. 8 Stanford on the road and although they made a valiant effort the rest of the way, the Cardinal came away with an 88-63 win.

It was a historic victory for Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer as she collected win No. 1,202, which ties her with former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski for all-time wins in college basketball.

For Oregon, however, it was just another loss down on The Farm, a place the Ducks have won just three times in their history. They fell to 11-8 overall and 2-4 in Pac-12 play.

The game was over in that initial 20-0 run, but then Stanford’s All-American Cameron Brink injured her knee and didn’t come back rest on the night. With Stanford’s post player out, the Ducks went on a 15-2 run and cut that deficit in half at the end of the first quarter at 25-15.

Oregon eventually cut the lead to eight, but could never make a further dent in the deficit. The Ducks could have easily thrown in the towel, but they kept on playing and gained confidence which will hopefully carry over to the next game at California on Sunday.

Chance Gray led the Ducks with 19 points on 6-of-14 from the floor and 3-of-5 from three-point land. Phillipina Kyei was the only other Duck in double figures with 14 points.

The Ducks will next battle the Bears on Sunday for a noon tip-off.

After back injury, top amateur Michael Thorbjornsen set to return at Hero Dubai Desert Classic

Thorbjornsen competed at the Dubai Desert Classic last year and finished T-20.

Michael Thorbjornsen, one of the best players in amateur golf, is set to make his return this week after an extended layoff because of a back injury.

The senior at Stanford will tee it up this week at the DP World Tour’s Hero Dubai Desert Classic, his first start since last summer at the Western Amateur, where he was one of 16 golfers to make match play. A week before the U.S. Amateur last August, Thorbjornsen announced he would miss the competition, as well as the Walker Cup, because of a stress fracture in his back.

Ranked fourth in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, Thorbjornsen received the exemption into the Dubai Desert Classic thanks to his ranking in the PGA Tour University standings. As the No. 1 player, he received an exemption into the field and will play alongside stars like Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and others at Jumeirah Golf Estates.

Dubai Desert Classic: Photos

Last summer, he made four professional starts, including his third at the U.S. Open. He missed three cuts but finished T-17 at the John Deere Classic. Thorbjornsen also finished fourth at the 2022 Travelers Championship.

He competed at the Dubai Desert Classic last year and finished T-20, including a 64 in the third round. This is the third year the tournament has offered an exemption to the top player in the PGA Tour University rankings, with Sam Bennett (2022) and Ludvig Aberg (2023) earning the spots the previous two years.

As a junior, Thorbjornsen won the Fighting Illini Invitational and Pac-12 Championship. He was also tabbed 2023 Pac-12 Golfer of the Year and earned Golfweek First Team All-America honors.

Jaylyn Sherrod hits ‘night night’ celebration in Colorado’s win over Stanford

Jaylyn Sherrod hit the “night night” celebration late in Colorado’s win over Stanford

On Sunday, the Colorado women’s basketball team beat Stanford, 71-59, in a huge top-10 showdown. At halftime, the No. 5 Buffs held a slim lead, but they used a huge third quarter to pull away from the No. 8 Cardinal.

With the game nearly over, CU star point guard Jaylyn Sherrod, who finished the game with 13 points, four rebounds and four steals, hit Stephen Curry’s signature “night night” celebration after making a late layup. Sherrord’s basket gave the Buffs a seven-point lead to essentially seal Colorado’s fifth Pac-12 win.

Quay Miller also had 13 points and added 10 rebounds. Three other Colorado players scored also scored in the double-figures in a well-balanced attack for head coach JR Payne’s team.

Here’s a video of Sherrod’s “night night” to Stanford:

For Stanford, Kiki Iriafen was nearly unstoppable, posting a game-high 19 points and 17 rebounds, and Cameron Brink also had a double-double (12 points and 12 boards).

But, Colorado shot 41.7% from the field, 42.9% from 3-point land and had 11 steals.

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Colorado women’s basketball hands Stanford loss in top-10 matchup

In front of the ninth-largest home crowd in CU women’s basketball history, the No. 5 Buffs downed No. 8 Stanford

The Colorado women’s basketball team kept on rolling in front of a packed CU Events Center on Sunday.

Faced with its first of three straight games against top-10 opponents, the No. 5 Buffaloes controlled the pace against No. 8 Stanford en route to a 71-59 win.

Colorado’s defense came to life against Stanford, holding the Cardinal to only 20 makes on 59 field goal attempts (33.9%), well below its season average of 46.9%. Stanford got a majority of its scoring from three players as Kiki Ifriafen, Cameron Brink and Brooke Demetre combined for 43 points.

On offense, Colorado’s balanced attack was too much for the Cardinal to handle. Five Buffaloes, including four starters, scored at least 10 points. Quay Miller and Jaylyn Sherrod each scored 13, Maddie Nolan had 12 and Frida Formann finished with 10. Miller also secured her third consecutive double-double with 10 boards.

The 9,111 in attendance marked the ninth-largest home crowd in CU women’s basketball history.

In what will likely be a matchup of top-five teams, current No. 2 UCLA comes to the CU Events Center on Friday.

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No. 5 Colorado women’s basketball vs. No. 8 Stanford: How to watch, listen and stream

If you can’t make it to Boulder, here’s how you can watch No. 5 Colorado’s matchup with No. 8 Stanford

Now riding an eight-game winning streak, the No. 5 Colorado women’s basketball team will welcome No. 8 Stanford to Boulder on Sunday.

Just about everything is clicking right now for the 14-1 Buffs, who are 4-0 in conference play for the first time since 1994-95. That fourth win came on Friday as head coach JR Payne’s bunch took down Cal, 76-61.

Entering Sunday, Aaronette Vonleh leads Colorado with 15.7 points per game, Jaylyn Sherrod is averaging 13.9 and Frida Formann has made seven of her last 12 shots from deep.

Stanford, led by legendary head coach Tara VanDerveer, is 15-1 (4-0 Pac-12). Kiki Iriafen and Cameron Brink are both averaging over 17 points per game for the Cardinal.

Colorado is looking for its first win over Stanford since knocking off the then-No. 1 Cardinal in 2020-21.

Game time: Sunday, Jan. 14 at noon MT

Location: CU Events Center (Boulder, Colorado)

TV: Pac-12 Network (Jenny Cavnar and Kami Carmann Snyder)

Listen: Live audio is available at CUBuffs.com

Live Stream: fuboTV (try it free)

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5 Stars: The best and the worst of Notre Dame’s win over Stanford

Once again, a lot of good for the Irish

The Irish really didn’t need to do much to defeat Stanford, as long as they played an average game, it should be a Notre Dame win. That’s exactly what happened, although you could argue that it wasn’t an average game for the Irish but a very good regular season win. There once again wasn’t too much to complain about, but here are the best, 5 stars, and worst, 1 star, performances for the Irish against the Cardinal.

5 stars: The best and worst of Notre Dame’s win over Stanford

Who played well, who didn’t for the Irish?

Notre Dame football started off a bit slow, but finished strong as they won its regular season finale on the road over Stanford, 56-23.

The Irish used a strong third quarter to blow the game open, outscoring the Cardinal 21-0, and then the rout was on. The win improves Notre Dame’s record to 9-3, with a bowl game looming in the weeks ahead.

We can only guess where the Irish are headed, but what we do know it that they performed at a high level against Stanford. Find out below which players did the best, 5-stars, and the worst, 1-star, in Notre Dame’s blowout win against the Cardinal.