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Archive for November, 2011
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UA hoops sliding…time to bring in the young’uns?
Sean Miller is still trying to break in some new colts from a corral full of studs he picked up in the 2011 recruiting class. And tonight he may have a chance to see if the schooling has begun to take effect. The University of Arizona head basketball coach began the season with a top-10 [...] -
It’s official: ASU football collapse costs Erickson his job
When Arizona State and Illinois met in the third game of the football season, who would have guessed that both head coaches would get their walking papers at the end of the season – with both announcements coming on the same day, yesterday (although no official release came from ASU until this morning)? Both coaches [...] -
Upsets highlight AZ high school football championships
There is little in life that is more unpredictable than high school sports. Saturday’s Arizona state football championship games illustrated that point perfectly. Sure, there were the expected outcomes… Chaparral High School won its third straight state title, beating Cienega High School in the Division II finale, 37-14… Saguaro High wrapped up its second consecutive [...] -
Chinle’s Rolonda Jumbo leaves a legacy of state XC titles
As this year’s high school cross country season closed out at the Nike Cross Southwest Regional this past week, a decade-long period of individuals dominating the sport at various levels appears to also be drawing to a close. Rolonda Jumbo claimed her fourth straight cross country state title earlier this month, ending a domination that [...] -
ASU basketball struggling without solid play at the point
How long can the Arizona State basketball team wait for Jahii Carson? Unfortunately, the Sun Devils have to cool their heels until the NCAA at some point rules on the eligibility of the four-star recruit from Mesa High School. So perhaps the more relevant question should be: “How deep in the hole will ASU be [...] -
Cienega HS brings ‘Cinderella’ story to football title games
There will be some great high school football on display this weekend, as teams in the various divisions vie for state championships. But one game offers the best chance for a compelling storyline. Cienega High School will represent southern Arizona in a Saturday evening Division II game at Sun Devil Stadium. The Bobcats, from tiny [...] -
Rich Rod pops up again… as UA’s new football coach
It was inevitable that a college football program somewhere would be desperate enough to take a chance on hiring Rich Rodriguez. That somewhere appears to be Tucson. Greg Byrne, the University of Arizona athletic director, has scheduled a noon press conference to announce that the former West Virginia and Michigan head coach will soon be [...] -
ASU football still has a pulse…but it’s very, very faint
As Lee Corso, the inimitable host of ESPN’s College Game Day every Saturday morning, would say when disputing one of his colleague’s predictions… “Not so fast, my friend.” Or to paraphrase a famous line from the humorist, Mark Twain… “The reports of ASU’s death have been greatly exaggerated.” The ASU football team is on life [...] -
UA women’s basketball program building on 2010 success
It’s still too early in the basketball season to be able to judge whether the University of Arizona women’s basketball team is ready for the next big step in the rebuilding process. But there isn’t any question the Cats can put the points on the board. A squad that is laden with young talent has [...] -
ASU football needs to beat UA to keep bowl hopes alive
On the surface, it looks like tomorrow’s Arizona State vs. Arizona football match-up is little more than a game between two teams just trying to get through the remainder of a season gone wrong. Both teams have lost three of their last four games. The head coach for one of the teams (Arizona) has already [...]
