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No mo’ MoMo: Jones is latest to leave UA basketball
Will the last guard out of Arizona please turn out the lights? We reported the decision of Daniel Bejarano to leave the University of Arizona basketball program a couple of weeks ago. Then, we told you about Corey Hawkins‘ decision to leave the Arizona State program. Now, Lamont “MoMo” Jones has announced he will be [...] -
Mtn Pointe wins baseball title; Red Mtn repeats in softball
Neither softball or baseball offered any real surprises at the high school state 5A-I championship games. But there were some interesting story lines on both sides. At the Rose Mofford Sports Complex, Red Mountain High School (Mesa) and Basha High School (Chandler) met in the softball championship game. No big surprise there. One or the [...] -
No. 1 ASU softball wins Pac-10 title for just second time
The No. 1-ranked Arizona State softball team took care of business this weekend, winning just its second Pac-10 championship in program history. The Devils clinched the title outright Thursday when they beat No. 11 Stanford in the opener to a three-game home series and boosted their conference mark to 16-3. They went on to take [...] -
Corey Hawkins’ sudden exit from ASU raises questions
The news earlier this week that Corey Hawkins has decided to leave the Arizona State basketball program after just one season was surprising. But, on another level, it was also somewhat disturbing. The announcement by Hawkins, the prolific scorer who set state records for career and season scoring at Estrella Foothills High School, comes just [...] -
Football schedule unveiled for NAU in expanded Big Sky
The Big Sky Conference is about to one-up the big boys. While the Pac-10 has been getting all the ink about expanding to twelve teams, the Big Sky has been quietly laying their own expansion plans and will take a leap in 2012 from nine to 13 member schools. The Big Sky, the home of [...] -
ASU VP Love nails the true value of new Pac-12 TV deal
Lisa Love‘s comments to the media last week focused a laser beam on the real value of the new $3 billion contract the Pac-10 Conference just signed with ESPN and the Fox network. “We’re pleased that our television partners recognized the power of the conference,” said Arizona State’s Vice President for Athletics. “Much is to [...] -
ASU, UA women capture top 4 spots at Pac-10 Multi Event
The championship portion of the 2011 track & field outdoor season in the Pac-10 is here already. And ASU has jumped out to a nice lead on the women’s side. Senior Samantha Henderson, who finished in fourth place in the women’s heptathlon at last year’s combined events portion of the Pac-10 Championships, climbed the ranks [...] -
Is he gone? Maryland expected to lure Sean Miller from UA
The University of Arizona, and probably most of Tucson, awaits the outcome of a meeting today between the athletic director at the University of Maryland and their rock-star head basketball coach, Sean Miller. In just the past couple of days, Miller has moved from being one of a small handful of potential replacements for Maryland’s [...] -
UA’s signing of Angelo Chol headlines recruiting news
The last couple of weeks have brought a little wave of excitement on the college recruiting front, as Arizona and Arizona State have both enjoyed some good news. Thanks to a waiver from the NCAA, the University of Arizona basketball team was able to secure a letter of intent just days ago for its prize [...] -
Mountain Pointe’s Cron may join brother in MLB draft
Kevin Cron and his older brother, C.J., may pull off a rare feat in professional sports when the Major League Baseball draft rolls around next month. Both are expected to be taken in the same draft. Kevin is a senior at Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix and C.J. is a junior at the University [...]
