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Archive for October, 2011
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Utah, playing at home, could spell trouble for ASU football
There’s something unsettling about Arizona State’s upcoming game with Utah. It’s one of those games that can trip up a whole season. It’s one that is expected to go into the “W” column for ASU, but could too easily go the other way. On paper, ASU has to be considered the favorite. The No. 22-ranked [...] -
GCU wrestling schedule packed with top D-II programs
The first wrestling match for Grand Canyon University is four weeks away, but R.C. LaHaye can’t wait for the season to get started. “We are very excited for this season,” says the head wrestling coach, who is entering his fifth campaign at the small D-II college in west Phoenix. “As long as we can stay [...] -
Fakler, Montoya run to Desert Twilight cross country titles
If Rolanda Jumbo thought she was going to have a better chance of beating Sarah Fakler this year at the Desert Twilight Cross Country Festival, she was mistaken. Fakler, the junior runner from Xavier Prep in Phoenix, beat Jumbo last year by just 10 seconds to win the Milesplit Sweepstakes race in the popular annual [...] -
UA football puts up 41 points, but still loses to USC
Mike Stoops can’t catch a break. His Arizona Wildcats were dealt a front-loaded schedule this season that included three Top 10-ranked teams in the first four games. The result is a 1-3 start to the 2011 season. Then today the Cats hopped on over to L.A. to play the University of Southern California. Not a [...] -
GCU men’s soccer ranked No. 5 in region, take down No. 2
The GCU men’s soccer players will have more to look forward to next week than just a chance to sleep in their own beds again. Grand Canyon University will be coming off a 10-day road trip that took them 3,000 miles from home – but the trip to Hawai’i will likely result in their moving [...]
