Stanford women reach the NCAA Final Four Sports, posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 31, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Wiggins scores 41 in wild 98-87 victory over top-seeded Maryland
It was back on March 17 when it all began. Maryland received the No. 1 seed in the Spokane Regional and Stanford had to settle for No. 2. Maryland cheered and celebrated while the Stanford players sat stonefaced, shocked at the news. Fast forward to Monday night and the NCAA Spokane Regional final. This time it was Stanford celebrating and Maryland shocked following the Cardinal's wild 98-87 victory.
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Posted by SUMD, a resident of Stanford, on Apr 1, 2008 at 2:24 pm
what nobody talks talks about are the high rate of serious injuries these young women suffer, often leading to chronic crippling conditions.
Injuries for male players are much less and they have the option of playing for money after they graduate.
I think it is a waste of opportunities at Stanford for these women to spend so much time playing a game that may cripple them while providing no future economic opportunities.
Posted by Bill, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Apr 1, 2008 at 3:26 pm
To: SUMD
Evidently you are a Stanford MD. You 'may' have some valid points - but then you may not. In the meantime, please don't rain on our parade. Go Stanford.
Women are more susceptible to ACL rupture and new research shows that women may be up to 8 times more likely than men to rupture the ACL. Researchers continue to debate why women are more likely to tear their ACL than men. Most theories center on the "anatomical and hormonal differences among men and women." [3]A few of these differences include the following:
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