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Archive for March, 2011
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Sun Devils picked to win Pac-10 basketball tourney?
OK, so no one is actually foolish enough to pick Arizona State to win the Pac-10 Tournament. The Sun Devils finished the regular season 4-14 in conference and dead-last in the standings. However, if you like (really) long shots, ASU might be worth a second look. Here’s how it could happen: ASU opens the tournament [...] -
ASU baseball rebounds after upset in Coca Cola tourney
Arizona State baseball hit the same bump in the road on their schedule that got in the way of University of Arizona last year. It was a small college in California with less than 8,000 students and playing their first year of Division I ball that knocked ASU off course. Cal State Bakersfield upset the [...] -
UA women’s basketball could finally catch rival ASU
Arizona State women’s basketball team has enjoyed an in-state dominance over rival Arizona for the past five years. UofA fans have endured, waiting for their Wildcats to begin catching up. Finally, the wait may be over. With one game left in the regular season, Arizona has a chance to finish in a tie with ASU [...] -
Basketball’s 5A state title games a picture of frustration
Frustration. That has to be the keyword leading into today’s 5A state high school championship basketball games. Several team finalists will have a chance to put an end to years of frustration for their schools. But, for at least one individual, the frustration will linger on well after his senior season. Frustration No. 1: the [...] -
UA swim teams ranked in top 10 and ready for nationals
University of Arizona swimmers continued their in-state domination this season and appear to be positioned as strong contenders at the NCAA Championships in a couple of weeks. The Wildcats closed their dual-meet regular season a couple of weeks ago by sweeping rival Arizona State’s men’s and women’s teams. In the meet held in Tucson at [...] -
Cameron Jones sets new NAU pts record as season wraps
The Northern Arizona men’s basketball team will play its final game of the season tonight with an offensive weapon they haven’t had on the floor in five years. Tonight’s line-up against Portland State will include the school’s new all-time scoring leader. The Lumberjacks’ senior guard from Los Angeles, Cameron Jones, took over the top spot [...] -
Big-school HS basketball titles are going south this year
If state high school titles are any indicator, this year the balance of power in big-school boys basketball appears to be shifting to the south. While the college rivalry between Arizona State in Tempe and University of Arizona down the I-10 in Tucson is at the forefront of every athletic contest between the two schools, [...]
