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Arizona Sports (AZCentral)- Watching film with ASU running back Marion Grice May 24, 2013
- Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney agrees to a long-term contract extension May 24, 2013
- ASU softball ace Dallas Escobedo is back on track and taking control in the postseason May 24, 2013
- PGA sewer: Golf's race relations still strained May 24, 2013
- Arizona State baseball's Trevor Williams showing improvement despite record May 24, 2013
ASU softball gathers awards as NCAA region play begins
Regional competition begins tomorrow in the world of college softball, and Arizona State is going into battle with a full quiver of arrows. The Sun Devil roster is loaded with…
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State track records fall as Brophy, Chandler win D-I titles
Brophy Prep won its second Division I boys’ state track championship in the last three years over the weekend, riding on the back of three individual titles from Devon Allen. …
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Sendek scores… adds top recruit, transfer to ASU basketball
You win some, you lose some. There’s a lot of coming-and-going lately in the Arizona State men’s basketball program, so it’s getting hard to keep track of the score, but it…
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GCU begins regionals; Pesqueira named Pitcher of Year
An emphasis on local recruiting is paying big dividends this year for the head coach of the Grand Canyon University softball program, Ann Pierson. Pierson, an Arizona State graduate who is…
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Boys volleyball: Top seeds left to vie for state finals berth
Gone are the days of domination in boys’ high school volleyball in Arizona. If you need proof, just look at today’s match-ups in the state tournament semi-finals. Gilbert High School,…
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Losses to Stanford drop ASU baseball from Top 10
After losing the first two games to Stanford in the weekend series, Arizona State came back to celebrate a win and another milestone in the program’s history with fireworks that…
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Back again…Brophy, Xavier repeat as D-I tennis champs
The temperature was inching up near a sizzling 100 degrees by the time the No. 6 singles match in the boys’ competition got underway at last year’s high school Division…
Latest Headlines
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Arizona softball stuns No. 3 ASU, ruins Pac-12 title hopes
Posted on May 5, 2013 | No CommentsThe roof fell in on the Arizona State softball team over the weekend. Not on their stadium, but on their season. It’s not just an old axiom that says you... -
Butts shuffles UA hoops staff again, adds Sean LeBeauf
Posted on May 4, 2013 | No CommentsIt would appear that Niya Butts will be given a little more time to try to turn around the struggling women’s basketball program at University of Arizona. She just hired... -
2011 hoops recruiting class fading fast; Chol leaving UA
Posted on May 2, 2013 | No CommentsSean Miller has had little trouble finding and signing some of the nation’s top recruits during his four years as the head coach for the University of Arizona basketball program.... -
New soccer program at AWC includes 8 local prep stars
Posted on May 1, 2013 | No CommentsIt has been 14 years since Arizona Western College in Yuma added a new sport to its offerings. But women’s soccer has finally been put on the list, providing new... -
Spring game didn’t solve NAU’s quarterback dilemma
Posted on April 30, 2013 | No CommentsEven after 15 years at the same old job, Jerome Souers can’t wait to get the new year started. Northern Arizona University‘s head football coach just wrapped up spring training... -
Brophy, Xavier sweep Div. I singles, doubles tennis titles
Posted on April 29, 2013 | No CommentsTo no one’s surprise, in high school tennis in Arizona, a select few schools continue to hold court. At least, in the bottom two divisions of the high school singles... -
ASU softball is back…21 runs & 9 homers bury California
Posted on April 28, 2013 | No CommentsPity the poor softball team that is next up on the schedule after No. 5 Arizona State gets beat by an unworthy opponent. Right now, that’s California. And all the... -
NAU claims Big Sky Golf Championship; regionals up next
Posted on April 26, 2013 | No CommentsThe Northern Arizona University women’s golf team will be going to the NCAA Regionals this year. And for one member of that team, it holds special meaning. Stephanie Kim is... -
Westbrook, Allen set more AZ prep track & field records
Posted on April 25, 2013 | No CommentsKy Westbrook took a big step toward her goal of being able to compete as a heptathlete in college, winning the shot-put competition at yesterday’s Chandler City Meet. Not just... -
It’s official…Sun Devils say goodbye to Packard Stadium
Posted on April 24, 2013 | No CommentsIt looks like the game of Musical Stadiums has officially come to an end. Arizona State University announced in a news conference yesterday that the Sun Devil baseball team will... -
MIVA Tourn: GCU men’s volleyball upsets No. 11 Ohio State
Posted on April 23, 2013 | No CommentsThe Antelopes’ men’s volleyball players threw everything they had at Ohio State in the quarterfinal round of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) Tournament. It paid off handsomely as Grand... -
A good sign: fans flock to ASU, UA spring football games
Posted on April 14, 2013 | No CommentsArizona’s Pac-12 football coaches were encouraged by what they saw at yesterday’s spring scrimmage games – and not just by what they saw on the field. Fans were abundant at... -
Xavier bags 2nd sand volleyball title as sport gets traction
Posted on April 12, 2013 | No CommentsNow that the state tournament for sand volleyball wrapped up this week, a couple of things have become apparent in Arizona’s effort to become the pioneer for instituting the sport... -
Jahii will be back; ASU basketball lives to fight another day
Posted on April 10, 2013 | No CommentsExhale, Herb. The kid’s coming back. Arizona State’s head basketball coach, Herb Sendek, won’t lose his young stud to the NBA draft – not yet, anyway. Jahii Carson, the Pac-12... -
Big hole to fill: James Whitford leaves UA basketball staff
Posted on April 8, 2013 | No CommentsHow big is the hole in the coaching staff following the departure of James Whitford from the University of Arizona basketball program? Think Grand Canyon here. Whitford wasn’t just an... -
AZ colleges finish strong at weekend in-state T&F events
Posted on April 7, 2013 | No CommentsThe warm weather this weekend brought out some of the best performances of the season by Arizona’s three Division I colleges, as the two Pac-12 schools hosted annual events that... -
Local prep stars found few rewards at in-state colleges
Posted on April 5, 2013 | No CommentsA high school athlete that wants to have a college career at a school that is close to home makes an easy target for in-state recruiters. If it’s a school... -
UA basketball strikes it rich with Aaron Gordon commitment
Posted on April 3, 2013 | No CommentsThe rich get richer. Or more appropriately in college sports, winning begets more winners. University of Arizona, coming off a run to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament, has... -
College softball continues to thrive in sun-drenched Arizona
Posted on April 2, 2013 | No CommentsAs might be expected in a climate that offers year-round opportunity for outdoor play, softball enjoys both popularity and success – something most evident at the college level. The three... -
Sollenberger Classic moves to Nevada for football opener
Posted on April 1, 2013 | No CommentsApparently, Nevada’s Bishop Gorman High School has recovered from the perceived snub it got last year from Arizona’s prep governing body. But, if the national football power is holding a...