National Grip | Stanford’s Alissa Haber led the US softball team to a 9-2 victory against Australia’s team at the world championships in Caracas, Venezuela on Sunday. The tournament is still in group stage, but the US team is set to move into quarterfinals as top seed after one more game.

Stem Cell Stimulus | Four Stanford researchers were awarded $5.6 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine for their work in overcoming immune rejection. Each researcher received about $1.4 million; with these awards, CRIM has now granted Stanford researchers about $173 million.

Overheard | Stanford law professor and Supreme Court expert Thomas Goldstein predicts that Elena Kagan’s confirmation hearings will receive “63, 64” votes in an interview Monday with The Hill. By comparison, Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed with 68 votes from the Senate. Confirmation hearings (HuffPo liveblog) began Monday.

Benefactor passes away at 95 | Walter Shorenstein, early benefactor of the institution that is now the Freeman Spogli Institute, died at his home on June 24. He endowed the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center in 2002. He was 95.

The Most Interesting Intern In the World | Greg Justice is his name; Cisco Communications is his game. Justice, a rising senior, is an intern with Cisco Communications and has created an intern rap that’s been picking up web interest. For a quick bite: “I’m courteous and affable, my name badge is retractable / You other interns laughable, your thermos must be half as full. / I’m 6’7” staffable, you can’t find giraffes this tall, / I’m known to play some basketball, or finish office tasks on call.”

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