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Archive for December, 2010
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Arizona, ASU open Pac-10 play, as Sun Devils take a fall
Arizona and Arizona State were both on a roll going into last night’s Pac-10 basketball openers against the Oregon Schools. The Sun Devils had won four straight and the Wildcats had won six of the last seven. The Cats are still rolling after knocking off Oregon, 76-57. But the wheels came off the Devils’ ride [...] -
Alamo Bowl provides final embarrassment for UA football
“We have to re-evaluate all aspects of our program.” That was how Arizona’s coach, Mike Stoops, summed up the Wildcats’ 36-10 loss to Oklahoma State in the Valero Alamo Bowl last night. What else is left to say after a season that began with a 7-1 start went terribly wrong and ended with five losses [...] -
Nike hoops tourney held special interest for ASU coaches
The Arizona State coaching staff got a chance last week to check on the progress of one of their newest, and most prized, women’s basketball recruits. And they only had to drive to Chandler to do it. Karina Alofaituli is a six-foot guard/forward who plays for the No. 1 high school team in the country, [...] -
ASU wrestlers do well at Reno TofC, will host No. 2 OSU
ASU’s wrestlers have had this week circled on their calendars for quite some time. Their national ranking will, indeed, be tested over the next six days. The No. 24 Sun Devils will close out 2010 with one of the toughest events in college wrestling and then begin 2011 by facing the No. 2 team in [...] -
Holiday HS tournaments go prime time this week!
The Christmas holidays are for family gatherings, gift exchanges… and high school tournaments. Two of the biggest, the VisitMesa. com and McClintock Holiday Shootout basketball tournaments get underway today. But many events in various sports have already taken place in the week before Christmas. Most are hosted by a high school hoping to draw a [...] -
AZ girls hoops teams still struggling at nat’l Nike tourney
The best girls high school basketball teams were back in town this past week, giving Arizona schools an opportunity to see where they stand on the national landscape. Results again this year were mixed. St. Mary’s High School in Phoenix took its No. 16 national ranking (USA Today) and welcomed the chance to play with [...] -
ASU, UA women’s basketball off to a strong start
The Arizona and Arizona State women’s basketball teams are riding high as they look ahead to the start of the Pac-10 schedule next week. Both are sporting glossy 8-2 records after wins yesterday and each have one last non-conference game to play before their Dec. 31 conference openers with the Oregon schools. But the Sun [...] -
Stoops fills coaching vacancies in time for Alamo Bowl
Next week’s Alamo Bowl between Arizona and Oklahoma State has turned into a game of checkers. Not only on the field, but on the sidelines as well. And UA Coach Mike Stoops is a couple of jumps ahead of the Cowboys’ boss, Mike Gundy. Stoops took action right away to fill a couple of critical [...] -
Nations’ top scorer in Division II is an Antelope
Merry Christmas, Grand Canyon University sports fans! When you return to campus from your holiday break, you’ll be able to take a short stroll over to the gym to get a look at the nation’s leading scorer. Samantha Murphy found yet another plateau to reach in her basketball career. She closed out her high school [...] -
Tom Joseph gets ‘fresh start’ at Corona del Sol
Nine years is a long time to be rooted in one coaching job. So maybe it’s a good thing that Tom Joseph has found a new coaching gig. Joe Paterno, who just finished his 45th season at Penn State, might not agree. But we’re talking about high school football here. Joseph, who was let go [...]
