![Jack Murphy‘s first 20-win season as the head basketball coach at Northern Arizona University will have to wait for at least another year. Even if the Lumberjacks win out the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/NAUmenBB.jpg "Upset win earns berth in Big Sky Tourney for NAU men")
![High school basketball fans in southern Arizona have good reason this year to stay involved as the playoffs wind their way toward crowning a boys’ state champion in Division II. […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/BballHoop-640x250.jpg "Southern AZ schools rolling in basketball state playoffs")
![You couldn’t tell it by the results of last night’s game, but the Northern Arizona University women’s basketball team has been improving as it works its way through a […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/NAUBanks-195x110.jpg "Improving NAU women’s hoops stunned by 35-pt. loss")
![OK, so it wasn’t the perfect start to a season for Arizona State baseball and its new head coach, Tracy Smith. That would have looked more like the 3-0 […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ASUbsbllCele-195x110.jpg "ASU baseball opens with series win vs. No. 5 Cowboys")
![The Mesa Mountain View High School wrestlers have certainly made up for lost time. After a tortuous 14-year span without a state title, and being forced to settle for […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hsWrestl-195x110.jpg "Mountain View holds on to D-I state wrestling title")
![“We think it’s the year of the wolf,” Cori Ghougassian told Arizona Republic writer Richard Obert after his Chandler High School soccer team beat Brophy Prep in Thursday’s state […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hsSccr-195x110.jpg "Chandler, Queen Creek win first-ever state soccer titles")
![The idea was to create a more competitive landscape in Arizona high school sports by using a formula that would incorporate more elements than just enrollment size to more […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/balls-195x110.jpg "Prep sports: finalizing a troubled division-placement plan")
![Just about this time last week, the coaching staffs at every major university sports program in Arizona were huddled around their fax machines, coffee in hand, as the long […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/RicRod-195x110.jpg "UA’s Rich Rod: Consider ending National Signing Day")
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![So how is the Arizona State men’s golf team doing without Phil Mickelson? Just fine, thank you. The Sun Devils’ men’s team has won three tournaments since the famous professional […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ASUrahm.jpg "Men’s golf team shaping up as one of ASU’s best")
Men’s golf team shaping up as one of ASU’s best
So how is the Arizona State men’s golf team doing without Phil Mickelson? Just fine, thank you. The Sun Devils’ men’s team has won three tournaments since the famous professional […]
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Improving NAU women’s hoops stunned by 35-pt. loss
You couldn’t tell it by the results of last night’s game, but the Northern Arizona University women’s basketball team has been improving as it works its way through a […]
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ASU baseball opens with series win vs. No. 5 Cowboys
OK, so it wasn’t the perfect start to a season for Arizona State baseball and its new head coach, Tracy Smith. That would have looked more like the 3-0 […]
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Mountain View holds on to D-I state wrestling title
The Mesa Mountain View High School wrestlers have certainly made up for lost time. After a tortuous 14-year span without a state title, and being forced to settle for […]
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Chandler, Queen Creek win first-ever state soccer titles
“We think it’s the year of the wolf,” Cori Ghougassian told Arizona Republic writer Richard Obert after his Chandler High School soccer team beat Brophy Prep in Thursday’s state […]
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Prep sports: finalizing a troubled division-placement plan
The idea was to create a more competitive landscape in Arizona high school sports by using a formula that would incorporate more elements than just enrollment size to more […]
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UA’s Rich Rod: Consider ending National Signing Day
Just about this time last week, the coaching staffs at every major university sports program in Arizona were huddled around their fax machines, coffee in hand, as the long […]
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![The best stories in any competition are those of the underdog, and this year’s high school state soccer playoffs offer up more than one. Three ‘Cinderella’ teams in the top […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SccrSave-115x115.jpg "Soccer state semifinals: ‘Cinderellas’ are still dancing")
Soccer state semifinals: ‘Cinderellas’ are still dancing
Posted on February 10, 2015 | No CommentsThe best stories in any competition are those of the underdog, and this year’s high school state soccer playoffs offer up more than one. Three ‘Cinderella’ teams in the top […] -
![There’s something mystical about Wells Fargo Arena that turns the Arizona State men’s basketball team into a giant-killer at least once a season. Kind of like the mysterious source […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/TraHoldr-115x115.jpg "ASU men’s basketball stuns highly-ranked UA – again!")
ASU men’s basketball stuns highly-ranked UA – again!
Posted on February 8, 2015 | No CommentsThere’s something mystical about Wells Fargo Arena that turns the Arizona State men’s basketball team into a giant-killer at least once a season. Kind of like the mysterious source […] -
![College recruiting is a lot like the sport of fishing. You cast your line across the water and, if you snag a big one, you have to hope that […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/TodGrahm-115x115.jpg "So who had a better football Signing Day…ASU or UA?")
So who had a better football Signing Day…ASU or UA?
Posted on February 6, 2015 | No CommentsCollege recruiting is a lot like the sport of fishing. You cast your line across the water and, if you snag a big one, you have to hope that […] -
![There may never be another pitching duo quite like the one that just graduated the Arizona State softball program, but second-year head coach Craig Nicholson has a good jump […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ASUsball-115x115.jpg "ASU softball unveils new pitching staff in today’s opener")
ASU softball unveils new pitching staff in today’s opener
Posted on February 5, 2015 | No CommentsThere may never be another pitching duo quite like the one that just graduated the Arizona State softball program, but second-year head coach Craig Nicholson has a good jump […] -
![The high school state tournaments for the winter sports programs are about to start and, as usual, there are numerous side stories that make the journey through the playoffs […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/soccrlights-115x115.jpg "Prep sports: state playoffs offer interesting side stories")
Prep sports: state playoffs offer interesting side stories
Posted on February 3, 2015 | No CommentsThe high school state tournaments for the winter sports programs are about to start and, as usual, there are numerous side stories that make the journey through the playoffs […] -
![Rebounding is an important part of any basketball game, but it’s especially important when it refers to a team’s ability to bounce back from adversity. That’s what makes the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Rarrick-115x115.jpg "Saguaro’s Rarrick leads GCU women’s hoops rebound")
Saguaro’s Rarrick leads GCU women’s hoops rebound
Posted on February 1, 2015 | No CommentsRebounding is an important part of any basketball game, but it’s especially important when it refers to a team’s ability to bounce back from adversity. That’s what makes the […] -
![Rick DeMont just hit a couple of big speed bumps on the road to a successful run through the Pac-12 in his first season as the new head coach […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/UAswimmr-115x115.jpg "Mixed results in DeMont’s first year as UA swim coach")
Mixed results in DeMont’s first year as UA swim coach
Posted on January 27, 2015 | No CommentsRick DeMont just hit a couple of big speed bumps on the road to a successful run through the Pac-12 in his first season as the new head coach […] -
![University of Arizona basketball fans have seen this movie before. Their women’s team is off to an 0-7 start in conference, a nightmare of sorts that arrives about this […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/NiyaB-115x115.jpeg "UA women’s hoops: Butts still can’t solve Pac-12 woes")
UA women’s hoops: Butts still can’t solve Pac-12 woes
Posted on January 25, 2015 | No CommentsUniversity of Arizona basketball fans have seen this movie before. Their women’s team is off to an 0-7 start in conference, a nightmare of sorts that arrives about this […] -
![We’re still in the first month of the new year, but girls’ high school sports in Arizona are already setting high marks for 2015. Page High School came into the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/HSgrlsSccer-115x115.jpg "Girls prep sports rolling up big numbers as 2015 begins")
Girls prep sports rolling up big numbers as 2015 begins
Posted on January 22, 2015 | No CommentsWe’re still in the first month of the new year, but girls’ high school sports in Arizona are already setting high marks for 2015. Page High School came into the […] -
![Perry High School and its sophomore sensation, Markus Howard, were given the prime-time slot at this year’s MLK Classic basketball tournament as organizers tried to minimize the absence of […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bbCU-115x115.jpg "Perry, Dobson win MLK Classic ‘showcase’ games")
Perry, Dobson win MLK Classic ‘showcase’ games
Posted on January 20, 2015 | No CommentsPerry High School and its sophomore sensation, Markus Howard, were given the prime-time slot at this year’s MLK Classic basketball tournament as organizers tried to minimize the absence of […] -
![In stark contrast, the men’s and women’s basketball teams at Arizona State find themselves on completely opposite tracks this year. One is rolling into the record books, the other […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ASUcoachs2-115x115.png "A tale of 2 teams…ASU basketball is a mixed bag")
A tale of 2 teams…ASU basketball is a mixed bag
Posted on January 19, 2015 | No CommentsIn stark contrast, the men’s and women’s basketball teams at Arizona State find themselves on completely opposite tracks this year. One is rolling into the record books, the other […] -
![Danny Vega from Ironwood Ridge High School used the prestigious Flowing Wells Wrestling Invitational to boost his incredible three-year prep record to 70 consecutive wins, dominating the competition in […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wrest3-115x115.jpg "Olivas, Vega steal the spotlight at Flowing Wells Invite")
Olivas, Vega steal the spotlight at Flowing Wells Invite
Posted on January 18, 2015 | No CommentsDanny Vega from Ironwood Ridge High School used the prestigious Flowing Wells Wrestling Invitational to boost his incredible three-year prep record to 70 consecutive wins, dominating the competition in […] -
![It’s time again for the MLK Basketball Classic. This will be the 12th year the annual basketball tournament will be held in the Valley, with the ‘showcase’ games taking […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/girls-hoops-115x115.jpg "#1 Dobson HS girls headline MLK Classic hoops tourney")
#1 Dobson HS girls headline MLK Classic hoops tourney
Posted on January 16, 2015 | No CommentsIt’s time again for the MLK Basketball Classic. This will be the 12th year the annual basketball tournament will be held in the Valley, with the ‘showcase’ games taking […] -
![Connor Brewer is on the move again. One of the most celebrated Arizona high school quarterbacks in recent years is still trying to find a college football program that […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ConnorBrwr-620x2501-115x115.jpg "A dying dream… Chaparral’s Brewer leaves UA football")
A dying dream… Chaparral’s Brewer leaves UA football
Posted on January 15, 2015 | No CommentsConnor Brewer is on the move again. One of the most celebrated Arizona high school quarterbacks in recent years is still trying to find a college football program that […] -
![Soccer has just been elevated to major-sport status at Grand Canyon University. The announcement yesterday of the hire of a high-profile coach with decades of experience at the college […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/GCUhyndmn-115x115.jpg "Hyndman’s hire will “put GCU soccer on national map”")
Hyndman’s hire will “put GCU soccer on national map”
Posted on January 14, 2015 | No CommentsSoccer has just been elevated to major-sport status at Grand Canyon University. The announcement yesterday of the hire of a high-profile coach with decades of experience at the college […] -
![So far, Jack Murphy has been doing a pretty good job of heeding that old positive-thinking mantra that recommends turning lemons into lemonade. Since losing his starting point guard […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/NAUnixon-115x115.jpg "After losing point guard, NAU men post 3 hoops wins")
After losing point guard, NAU men post 3 hoops wins
Posted on January 12, 2015 | No CommentsSo far, Jack Murphy has been doing a pretty good job of heeding that old positive-thinking mantra that recommends turning lemons into lemonade. Since losing his starting point guard […] -
![Just midway through its second season of playing Division I ball, the Grand Canyon University men’s basketball team is undefeated in conference play. OK, so they’re 1-0 after beating […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Majerlesmile-115x115.jpg "GCU men’s basketball starts WAC play with key win")
GCU men’s basketball starts WAC play with key win
Posted on January 11, 2015 | No CommentsJust midway through its second season of playing Division I ball, the Grand Canyon University men’s basketball team is undefeated in conference play. OK, so they’re 1-0 after beating […] -
![Bringing out the red home uniforms last night failed to work the same magic the University of Arizona women’s basketball team enjoyed the last time they played Arizona State. […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/UAvASU1-115x115.jpg "ASU women dominate in 88-41 hoops win over UA")
ASU women dominate in 88-41 hoops win over UA
Posted on January 9, 2015 | No CommentsBringing out the red home uniforms last night failed to work the same magic the University of Arizona women’s basketball team enjoyed the last time they played Arizona State. […] -
![We’re just one week into the new year, but the high school football landscape is beginning to re-shape itself for the 2015 season. There will be dozens of new […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/fbcoach-115x115.jpg "Coaching carousel begins to spin in AZ prep football")
Coaching carousel begins to spin in AZ prep football
Posted on January 7, 2015 | No CommentsWe’re just one week into the new year, but the high school football landscape is beginning to re-shape itself for the 2015 season. There will be dozens of new […] -
![If you watched Herb Sendek sitting on the Arizona State bench last night, as the Arizona Wildcats were running past his Sun Devils, it was easy to think the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/UAvASU-115x115.jpg "Wildcats pounce early, run away with hoops win over ASU")
Wildcats pounce early, run away with hoops win over ASU
Posted on January 5, 2015 | No CommentsIf you watched Herb Sendek sitting on the Arizona State bench last night, as the Arizona Wildcats were running past his Sun Devils, it was easy to think the […]