STANFORD, Calif. (AP) For each of the past two summers, Penn State coach Coquese Washington has visited Tara VanDerveer at the Stanford coach's New York home to talk basketball and, specifically, ...

VanDerveer's legendary 45-year coaching career transformed women's basketball. During her 38 seasons at Stanford, she led the Cardinals to three NCAA Championships, 14 Final Four appearances, and ...

She sits a few rows behind Stanford’s bench, warmly greeting old friends as the women’s basketball team faces their first opponents of the season. Even for an exhibition game, she demonstrates her ...

Massachusetts native Tara VanDerveer grew up surrounded by a family that valued both education and sports. That played a pivotal role in her future coaching philosophy. VanDerveer’s career on the ...

Tara VanDerveer would have much preferred not to wait through two tough losses to reach her 800th victory. The way things turned out, she had a couple of stars from her first recruiting class right ...

1921 — Kenesaw Mountain Landis takes office as baseball’s commissioner. 1947 — Carl Hubbell, Frank Frisch, Mickey Cochrane, and Lefty Grove are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1953 — Dizzy Dean ...