College Basketball News

VanDerveer's Cardinal don't mind being No. 2 (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

If the Stanford Cardinal were the type of athletes who respond to cheap motivational gimmicks, coach Tara VanDerveer would have everything she needs to whip them up into a self-righteous frenzy this week. The Cardinal (29-4) are the Pac-10 regular-season and tournament champions, riding a 16-game winning streak to a No.