![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/03/nau-basketball-programs-on-the-road-to-recovery/"></div>The students at Northern Arizona University may have re-discovered a long-lost diversion to help them get through the cold winter nights in Flagstaff. Basketball may once again be relevant on […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/03/nau-basketball-programs-on-the-road-to-recovery/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/NAUbbHand-640x250.jpg "NAU basketball programs…on the road to recovery?")
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/03/baseballs-cancellation-especially-hard-for-asu-skipper/"></div>College coaches across the country are anxiously waiting to see whether their spring sports seasons, suspended by the NCAA in reaction to the threat of the coronavirus, will be able […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/03/baseballs-cancellation-especially-hard-for-asu-skipper/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/TracSmith-640x250.jpeg "Baseball’s cancellation especially hard for ASU skipper")
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/03/argie-rhymes-gave-38-years-to-coaching-carl-hayden-hs/"></div>With the spreading coronavirus threat shutting down high schools and spring sports until the end of the month, we have some down time now to be able to look back […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/03/argie-rhymes-gave-38-years-to-coaching-carl-hayden-hs/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Basketball-26th-195x110.jpg "Argie Rhymes gave 38 years to coaching Carl Hayden HS")
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/03/bryce-drew-to-replace-majerle-as-gcu-basketball-coach/"></div>Grand Canyon University has hired Bryce Drew to replace head men’s basketball coach, Dan Majerle, with the hope that Drew brings to the program the kind of success he enjoyed […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/03/bryce-drew-to-replace-majerle-as-gcu-basketball-coach/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/BryceDrew-195x110.jpg "Bryce Drew to replace Majerle as GCU basketball coach")
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/03/recap-what-might-have-been-for-az-pac-12-hoops-teams/"></div>It was a good year for the basketball teams representing Arizona in the Pac-12 Conference. All four of the men’s and women’s teams posted 20-win seasons. All four earned national […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/03/recap-what-might-have-been-for-az-pac-12-hoops-teams/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Adia1-195x110.jpg "Recap: What might have been for AZ Pac-12 hoops teams")
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/03/coronavirus-infects-sports-az-schools-among-the-victims/"></div>The Coronavirus is spreading. And now it has infected college sports. In a big way. Meanwhile, high school sports in this state are still in a wait-and-see mode. (Update: With […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/03/coronavirus-infects-sports-az-schools-among-the-victims/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Emptyseats-195x110.jpg "Coronavirus infects sports; AZ schools among the victims")
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/03/asu-wrestling-has-arrived-a-national-power-once-again/"></div>When Zeke Jones was hired by Arizona State University in April of 2014, he was charged with reviving a moribund wrestling program that had fallen far from the national power […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/03/asu-wrestling-has-arrived-a-national-power-once-again/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ASUwrestling-195x110.jpg "ASU wrestling has arrived: a national power once again")
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It’s generally accepted that an important benefit to youth sports is the character it builds in the participating athletes. But this time, it’s the loss of sports that will test […]
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Argie Rhymes gave 38 years to coaching Carl Hayden HS
With the spreading coronavirus threat shutting down high schools and spring sports until the end of the month, we have some down time now to be able to look back […]
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Bryce Drew to replace Majerle as GCU basketball coach
Grand Canyon University has hired Bryce Drew to replace head men’s basketball coach, Dan Majerle, with the hope that Drew brings to the program the kind of success he enjoyed […]
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Recap: What might have been for AZ Pac-12 hoops teams
It was a good year for the basketball teams representing Arizona in the Pac-12 Conference. All four of the men’s and women’s teams posted 20-win seasons. All four earned national […]
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Coronavirus infects sports; AZ schools among the victims
The Coronavirus is spreading. And now it has infected college sports. In a big way. Meanwhile, high school sports in this state are still in a wait-and-see mode. (Update: With […]
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ASU wrestling has arrived: a national power once again
When Zeke Jones was hired by Arizona State University in April of 2014, he was charged with reviving a moribund wrestling program that had fallen far from the national power […]
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Which ASU teams will show up for March Madness?
Arizona State basketball fans are confused. And with good reason. Whether attending a men’s game or a women’s game, fans can’t be sure which team they’re going to be watching. […]
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![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/03/valley-vista-girls-rally-for-6a-title-desert-vista-boys-win-big/"></div>The biggest difference between the boys’ and girls’ 6A championship games was easy to spot. He stands 6’10” tall and was all over the court in the boys’ contest. Valley […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/03/valley-vista-girls-rally-for-6a-title-desert-vista-boys-win-big/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/hsHoopss-115x115.jpg "Valley Vista girls rally for 6A title, Desert Vista boys win big")
Valley Vista girls rally for 6A title, Desert Vista boys win big
Posted on March 5, 2020 | No CommentsThe biggest difference between the boys’ and girls’ 6A championship games was easy to spot. He stands 6’10” tall and was all over the court in the boys’ contest. Valley […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/03/millennium-girls-repeat-5a-hoops-title-boys-fall-short/"></div>For the Millennium High School girls’ basketball team, winning state titles has become almost routine – and relatively easy.. For the Millennium boys, it has become the most frustrating part […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/03/millennium-girls-repeat-5a-hoops-title-boys-fall-short/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/HandsatRim-115x115.jpg "Millennium girls repeat 5A hoops title, boys fall short")
Millennium girls repeat 5A hoops title, boys fall short
Posted on March 4, 2020 | No CommentsFor the Millennium High School girls’ basketball team, winning state titles has become almost routine – and relatively easy.. For the Millennium boys, it has become the most frustrating part […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/03/seton-adds-to-state-record-with-11th-girls-hoops-title/"></div>Seton Catholic is back. The small Chandler high school of 600 or so students is back in a familiar place – atop the girls’ basketball 4A Conference. The Sentinels beat […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/03/seton-adds-to-state-record-with-11th-girls-hoops-title/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Seton-girlsBB-115x115.jpg "Seton adds to state record with 11th girls’ hoops title")
Seton adds to state record with 11th girls’ hoops title
Posted on March 2, 2020 | No CommentsSeton Catholic is back. The small Chandler high school of 600 or so students is back in a familiar place – atop the girls’ basketball 4A Conference. The Sentinels beat […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/02/brophy-prep-chaparral-girls-repeat-as-6a-soccer-champs/"></div>If you liked last year’s 6A soccer championship results, there’s a really good chance you enjoyed both title games again this year. This year was almost a mirror image of […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/02/brophy-prep-chaparral-girls-repeat-as-6a-soccer-champs/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/soccer_lights-115x115.jpg "Brophy Prep, Chaparral girls repeat as 6A soccer champs")
Brophy Prep, Chaparral girls repeat as 6A soccer champs
Posted on February 28, 2020 | No CommentsIf you liked last year’s 6A soccer championship results, there’s a really good chance you enjoyed both title games again this year. This year was almost a mirror image of […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/02/gcu-mens-volleyball-is-hot-three-top-10-wins-in-3-weeks/"></div>It has been a good month for the Grand Canyon University men’s volleyball team. It has been an even better week for the small Christian-based school in west Phoenix. The […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/02/gcu-mens-volleyball-is-hot-three-top-10-wins-in-3-weeks/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/GCUmVB-115x115.jpg "GCU men’s volleyball is hot: three top-10 wins in 3 weeks")
GCU men’s volleyball is hot: three top-10 wins in 3 weeks
Posted on February 26, 2020 | No CommentsIt has been a good month for the Grand Canyon University men’s volleyball team. It has been an even better week for the small Christian-based school in west Phoenix. The […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/02/boys-girls-3a-soccer-titles-are-first-ever-for-both-schools/"></div>While the soccer teams from the top three high school conferences await their turn to play for a state title the next couple of days, the 3A conference has already […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/02/boys-girls-3a-soccer-titles-are-first-ever-for-both-schools/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Gsoccer-115x115.jpg "Boys & girls 3A soccer titles are first-ever for both schools")
Boys & girls 3A soccer titles are first-ever for both schools
Posted on February 24, 2020 | No CommentsWhile the soccer teams from the top three high school conferences await their turn to play for a state title the next couple of days, the 3A conference has already […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/02/liberty-sunnyside-repeat-as-d-i-d-ii-wrestling-champs/"></div>The Flowing Wells Invitational, the last major tournament of the high school wrestling season, always provides a last look at teams from across the state prior to the postseason. But […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/02/liberty-sunnyside-repeat-as-d-i-d-ii-wrestling-champs/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/wrest1-115x115.jpg "Liberty, Sunnyside repeat as D-I, D-II wrestling champs")
Liberty, Sunnyside repeat as D-I, D-II wrestling champs
Posted on February 21, 2020 | No CommentsThe Flowing Wells Invitational, the last major tournament of the high school wrestling season, always provides a last look at teams from across the state prior to the postseason. But […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/02/herm-adds-nfl-heavyweights-to-coach-asus-defense/"></div>With the spinning carousel of assistant coaches shaking up the foundation of Herm Edwards‘ construction project on the Arizona State football program, the third-year head coach has wrapped himself in […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/02/herm-adds-nfl-heavyweights-to-coach-asus-defense/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/HermEdw-115x115.jpg "Herm adds NFL heavyweights to coach ASU’s defense")
Herm adds NFL heavyweights to coach ASU’s defense
Posted on February 8, 2020 | No CommentsWith the spinning carousel of assistant coaches shaking up the foundation of Herm Edwards‘ construction project on the Arizona State football program, the third-year head coach has wrapped himself in […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/02/asu-softball-searching-for-a-1-2-punch-in-the-circle/"></div>Last season, Trisha Ford got blindsided by a new NCAA transfer rule that likely cost her team an appearance at the Women’s College World Series. The Arizona State head softball […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/02/asu-softball-searching-for-a-1-2-punch-in-the-circle/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Cielo-115x115.jpg "ASU softball searching for a 1-2 punch in the circle")
ASU softball searching for a 1-2 punch in the circle
Posted on February 5, 2020 | No CommentsLast season, Trisha Ford got blindsided by a new NCAA transfer rule that likely cost her team an appearance at the Women’s College World Series. The Arizona State head softball […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/02/flagstaff-hs-grad-breaks-38-yr-old-tf-record-at-nau/"></div>Madeline Wilson‘s collegiate career on the Northern Arizona University track & field team started without any great fanfare. The Flagstaff High School grad competed in the eight-team Friday Night Duals […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/02/flagstaff-hs-grad-breaks-38-yr-old-tf-record-at-nau/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/MadWilson-115x115.jpg "Flagstaff HS grad breaks 38-yr-old T&F record at NAU")
Flagstaff HS grad breaks 38-yr-old T&F record at NAU
Posted on February 3, 2020 | No CommentsMadeline Wilson‘s collegiate career on the Northern Arizona University track & field team started without any great fanfare. The Flagstaff High School grad competed in the eight-team Friday Night Duals […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/01/brophy-prep-becomes-first-aia-esports-state-champion/"></div>After a false start last year that delayed the debut of the new Esports League for Arizona high school students, the inaugural season is finally in the books. That delay […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/01/brophy-prep-becomes-first-aia-esports-state-champion/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/EsportsChampion-115x115.jpg "Brophy Prep becomes first AIA Esports state champion")
Brophy Prep becomes first AIA Esports state champion
Posted on January 27, 2020 | No CommentsAfter a false start last year that delayed the debut of the new Esports League for Arizona high school students, the inaugural season is finally in the books. That delay […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/01/tonights-asu-vs-ua-rivalry-game-will-make-hoops-history/"></div>Tonight’s rivalry game between the Arizona and Arizona State women’s basketball teams gets a place in the record books without even determining a winner. This will be the first time […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/01/tonights-asu-vs-ua-rivalry-game-will-make-hoops-history/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ASUua-115x115.jpg "Tonight’s ASU vs. UA rivalry game will make hoops history")
Tonight’s ASU vs. UA rivalry game will make hoops history
Posted on January 24, 2020 | No CommentsTonight’s rivalry game between the Arizona and Arizona State women’s basketball teams gets a place in the record books without even determining a winner. This will be the first time […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/01/mlk-classic-returns-12-teams-vie-in-day-long-hoops-event/"></div>When a sports event gets to the point that the title takes 12 words to complete, it’s probably time for a nickname. Monday’s high school basketball showcase at Tempe High […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/01/mlk-classic-returns-12-teams-vie-in-day-long-hoops-event/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Hsbbll-115x115.jpg "MLK Classic returns, 12 teams vie in day-long hoops event")
MLK Classic returns, 12 teams vie in day-long hoops event
Posted on January 22, 2020 | No CommentsWhen a sports event gets to the point that the title takes 12 words to complete, it’s probably time for a nickname. Monday’s high school basketball showcase at Tempe High […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/01/flowing-wells-invite-liberty-hs-wins-first-ever-team-title/"></div>For the last decade, the Sunnyside High School wrestling teams have used the prestigious Flowing Wells Invitational, the last major tournament of the season, to help gauge where the Blue […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/01/flowing-wells-invite-liberty-hs-wins-first-ever-team-title/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/HSwrest-115x115.jpg "Flowing Wells Invite: Liberty HS wins first-ever team title")
Flowing Wells Invite: Liberty HS wins first-ever team title
Posted on January 21, 2020 | No CommentsFor the last decade, the Sunnyside High School wrestling teams have used the prestigious Flowing Wells Invitational, the last major tournament of the season, to help gauge where the Blue […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/01/azs-4-natl-coaches-of-the-year-have-177-years-on-the-job/"></div>When the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Association released its 2019 list of National Coaches of the Year last week, the first name that jumped out […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/01/azs-4-natl-coaches-of-the-year-have-177-years-on-the-job/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/coachhh-115x115.jpg "AZ’s 4 nat’l Coaches of the Year have 177 years on the job")
AZ’s 4 nat’l Coaches of the Year have 177 years on the job
Posted on January 20, 2020 | No CommentsWhen the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Association released its 2019 list of National Coaches of the Year last week, the first name that jumped out […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/01/asu-buys-into-herms-nfl-vision-with-contract-extension/"></div>When Herm Edwards was hired three years ago to begin rebuilding a stagnated football program at Arizona State University, he had a vision that using an NFL approach to the […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/01/asu-buys-into-herms-nfl-vision-with-contract-extension/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/HermEdward-115x115.jpeg "ASU buys into Herm’s ‘NFL vision’ with contract extension")
ASU buys into Herm’s ‘NFL vision’ with contract extension
Posted on January 16, 2020 | No CommentsWhen Herm Edwards was hired three years ago to begin rebuilding a stagnated football program at Arizona State University, he had a vision that using an NFL approach to the […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/01/hoops-stunner-asu-women-beat-nations-no-2-no-3/"></div>The Arizona State women’s basketball team returned last night from their weekend road trip through Oregon, leaving behind a trail of road kill from Eugene to Corvallis. Within a span […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/01/hoops-stunner-asu-women-beat-nations-no-2-no-3/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ASUwbb-115x115.jpg "Hoops stunner! ASU women beat nation’s No. 2 & No. 3")
Hoops stunner! ASU women beat nation’s No. 2 & No. 3
Posted on January 13, 2020 | No CommentsThe Arizona State women’s basketball team returned last night from their weekend road trip through Oregon, leaving behind a trail of road kill from Eugene to Corvallis. Within a span […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/01/sumlins-future-with-ua-football-riding-on-coaching-hires/"></div>These are unsettling times for the University of Arizona football program. Head coach Kevin Sumlin just hired a new defensive line coach and new outside linebackers coach, the latest steps […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/01/sumlins-future-with-ua-football-riding-on-coaching-hires/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/KevinSmln-115x115.jpg "Sumlin’s future with UA football riding on coaching hires")
Sumlin’s future with UA football riding on coaching hires
Posted on January 11, 2020 | No CommentsThese are unsettling times for the University of Arizona football program. Head coach Kevin Sumlin just hired a new defensive line coach and new outside linebackers coach, the latest steps […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/01/celebration-of-life-is-saturday-for-coaching-legend-kiefer/"></div>Karl Kiefer used to fill the stands when his Arizona high school football teams were winning state championships during the ’70s and ’80s. And it’s safe to assume that the […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/01/celebration-of-life-is-saturday-for-coaching-legend-kiefer/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Kiefer-115x115.jpg "Celebration of Life is Saturday for coaching legend Kiefer")
Celebration of Life is Saturday for coaching legend Kiefer
Posted on January 8, 2020 | No CommentsKarl Kiefer used to fill the stands when his Arizona high school football teams were winning state championships during the ’70s and ’80s. And it’s safe to assume that the […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/01/ua-exploits-asus-size-difference-in-lopsided-hoops-win/"></div>The Arizona Wildcats exposed a huge weakness in the Arizona State men’s basketball program – and then used it to administer a double-digit beat-down of the Sun Devils in the […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2020/01/ua-exploits-asus-size-difference-in-lopsided-hoops-win/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/UAzeke-115x115.jpg "UA exploits ASU’s size difference in lopsided hoops win")
UA exploits ASU’s size difference in lopsided hoops win
Posted on January 6, 2020 | No CommentsThe Arizona Wildcats exposed a huge weakness in the Arizona State men’s basketball program – and then used it to administer a double-digit beat-down of the Sun Devils in the […]