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Football
Hunter Barth during a game against Florida State University at Stanford Stadium on Oct. 18. Barth has been on the winning side of Big Game with Cal the past four seasons and is looking to bring the Axe back to Stanford. (Photo: MATTHEW HUANG/ISI Photos)

Stanford football’s Hunter Barth searching for fifth straight Big Game win

Grace Pratt
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Nov. 17
Men's Tennis
Samir Banerjee during a match against Cal at Taube Pavilion on April 12. Banerjee's performance against Cal included an impressive win against No. 13 nationally ranked opponent Carl Emil Overbeck.

Stanford men’s tennis clinches rivalry win over Cal to close regular season

Caroline Chen and Jordan Huang
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April 13, 2025
Men's Basketball
Mike Montgomery recieves recognition during a game against Oregon in 2017. (Photo: BOB DREBIN/ISI Photos)

Stanford basketball to celebrate former head coach Mike Montgomery during rivalry game

Rhea Pandya
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Feb. 20, 2025
Women's Basketball
Shay Ijiwoye during a game against North Carolina State University. (Photo: ERIN CHANG/ISI Photos)

Stanford women’s basketball falls to Cal, swept in season series

Isaac Sullivan
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Jan. 23, 2025
Football
A view of Stanford Stadium during last year's Big Game.

Stanford football commit Tyson Ruffins flips to rival Cal

Kaushik Sampath
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Dec. 22, 2024
Men's Basketball
Stanford bench celebrates during a game against Utah Valley at Maples Pavilion.

Men’s basketball defeats Cal to open ACC play

Jordan Huang
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Dec. 10, 2024
Football
Gaethan Bernadel during a game against the University of Louisville.

Stanford football rides momentum ahead of quest for Big Game redemption

Jordan Huang and Audrey Chang
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Nov. 22, 2024
Special Editions
A woman sitting on letters that spell "Crossword"

Big Game, Big Crossword (Nov. 21, 2024)

Bradley Bush
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Nov. 21, 2024
Football
Justin Lamson and head coach Troy Taylor after a game against the University of Louisville. (Photo: KAREN HICKEY/ISI Photos)

Sampath | Stanford athletics cannot continue with its illusion of success

Kaushik Sampath
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Nov. 20, 2024
Football
A view of Stanford Stadium during last year's Big Game.

A rivalry rewritten: Rugby’s brief reign in Big Game

Patricia Tran
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Nov. 20, 2024
Football
The Axe, the ultimate trophy of the Stanford-Cal rivalry, became the centerpiece of a legendary 1973 heist that outsmarted tight security and sparked chaos.

Give ’em the Axe: The grand heist of 1973

Charis Charitsis
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Nov. 19, 2024
Football
Oski the Bear and the Stanford Tree during the 2023 Big Game. (Photo: AL CHANG/ISI Photos)

Unpacking Big Game’s 127-year history

Shreyes Balachandran
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Nov. 18, 2024
Football
A collage of newspaper clippings and headlines falsely claiming that Stanford won the 1982 Big Game.

Inside the prank after ‘The Play’: Daily staffers print fake Cal paper

Zach Zafran
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Feb. 23, 2023
Football
A football player is tackled

Q&A with the Daily Cal’s football beat writer Will Cooke

Bridget Stuebner
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Nov. 17, 2022
Football
A young girl stands on a track and looks at a football in the

It’s just ‘The Play’

Madeline Grabb
  •  
Nov. 17, 2022
Football
A football player in a red uniform and white football player runs behind his teammate

Junior Justice: Stanford football upperclassmen eager for Big Game revenge

Ryan Beyer
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Nov. 16, 2022
Football
A football player rises up to catch a football

Big Game in Berkeley: The Cardinal’s time to shine

Hawe Adugna
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Nov. 15, 2022
Football
The stanford band plays in the stands at a football game

A Stanford student’s guide to the 125th Big Game

Annie C. Reller
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Nov. 15, 2022
Football
In his fifth career start and first in the Big Game, junior quarterback Davis Mills (#15 above) completed 26-of-35 passes for 285 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. Despite his efforts, Cal handed the Cardinal a 24-20 loss at the 122nd Big Game on Saturday. (Photo: SAM GIRVIN/The Stanford Daily)

Chase Garbers’ run snaps 9-year Stanford streak with the Axe

Daniel Martinez-Krams
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Nov. 23, 2019
Football
The Stanford football team carries the Axe out to midfield after their 2018 Big Game victory at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley. Cal's stadium has been home to many iconic moments, including "The Play" in 1982. (Photo: BOB DREBIN/ISI Photos)

From fan to field: Growing up with the Big Game

Daniel Martinez-Krams
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Nov. 22, 2019
The Stanford Daily

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