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Archive for July, 2010
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NCAA hands down sanctions on the program Lute built
The long wait is over. The NCAA just handed down its report on what sanctions will be imposed on the University of Arizona basketball program for violations that go back to 2007. The sanctions take a toll on today’s Wildcat basketball program. But they also put a black mark on the legacy of a truly [...] -
Football recruiting 2011…did UA find ‘a Tedy Bruschi’?
Head football coaches at the college level have to keep a lot of balls in the air. Right now, they’re very focused on a new season that will start in just a few weeks. They have to keep one eye on 2010, but not lose sight of the recruiting needs in 2011 and 2012. That’s [...] -
Hoops star gets chance to join elite group of college frosh
Kayla MacKenzie earned three region Player of the Year awards during her basketball career at Glendale’s Raymond S. Kellis High School. She set a 4A state record for points in a single game: 54. She averaged 27 points a game last year, her senior season. And she played in-your-face defense, snagging 18 steals in one [...] -
High school coaching carousel continues to spin up north
The topsy-turvy world of high school sports in the Arizona high country continues. Flagstaff High School just hired a new football coach – the fifth different head coach in six years. And Payson High School had to replace the men’s head basketball coach after just one season, shortly after the athletic director and head baseball [...] -
Chris Moon’s sacrifice reminiscent of ASU sports hero
The tragic story of Chris Moon ended yesterday when family and friends said their last goodbyes to a local sports hero who set aside a promising baseball career to enlist in the military. Spc. Christopher Moon died July 13 in a hospital in Germany after he stepped on a roadside bomb while on combat patrol [...] -
UA hits the road to bring the game to its sports fans
The Cat is on the prowl. The University of Arizona isn’t waiting for the rest of the state to come to Tucson to experience its sports programs. The ‘Wildcat experience’ will soon be coming to a town near you. Just days ago, UofA’s new athletic director, Greg Byrne, was shaking up the news cycle with [...] -
Volleyball’s UA vs. ASU match-up to get TV coverage
Fox Sports has made it easier on Phoenix-area volleyball fans to continue following the career of the state’s top high school player, Xavier Prep’s Stephanie Preach. Preach, the Arizona Republic’s Big School Player of the Year in 2009, will be playing for Arizona State this season and it was just announced that Fox Sports Net [...] -
ASU’s express to Omaha gets another Player of the Year
The rich keep getting richer. Nowhere is that truer than in sports. Those teams that are rich in talent win games. Winning attracts others who want to be a part of the celebration. Which perpetuates the winning. In college sports, that’s the crux of the recruiting process. In college baseball, few teams do it better [...] -
Jennie Finch, the face of women’s softball, retires at 29
As recently as 10 years ago, the retirement of a woman softball player wouldn’t have earned even a few lines of type in the back of a sports section. But when Jennie Finch, one of the most recognized athletes to come out of the University of Arizona, announced yesterday that she’s hanging up her cleats, [...] -
Lots of UA football heroes…are some being overlooked?
Looks like it took an Arizona State guy to get some recognition for a bunch of University of Arizona football players. The school hires a new athletic director, an ASU alum, and all of a sudden there are seven new Wildcat jerseys to retire. It has been more than a decade since the last jersey [...]
