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Arizona State Archive
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![The Arizona Wildcats took their place on the pedestal of college softball at the start of the 1990’s, beginning a rivalry with mighty UCLA, which had ruled the college softball […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/SunDevilSball-115x115.jpeg "ASU is early favorite for 2nd straight national softball title")
ASU is early favorite for 2nd straight national softball title
Posted on February 5, 2012 | 2,791 CommentsThe Arizona Wildcats took their place on the pedestal of college softball at the start of the 1990’s, beginning a rivalry with mighty UCLA, which had ruled the college softball […] -
![If you were keeping score at yesterday’s big media frenzy, as high school seniors signed a National Letter of Intent to play football at the college of their choice, it […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/signing-115x115.jpg "Signing Day results…UA, ASU football off to an even start")
Signing Day results…UA, ASU football off to an even start
Posted on February 2, 2012 | No CommentsIf you were keeping score at yesterday’s big media frenzy, as high school seniors signed a National Letter of Intent to play football at the college of their choice, it […] -
![Todd Graham got more than the best high school running back in Arizona when D.J. Foster committed yesterday to play for his Sun Devils. The new Arizona State head football […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/DJfoster-115x115.jpg "D.J. Foster’s commit is a big step in ASU football ‘re-birth’")
D.J. Foster’s commit is a big step in ASU football ‘re-birth’
Posted on January 28, 2012 | 640 CommentsTodd Graham got more than the best high school running back in Arizona when D.J. Foster committed yesterday to play for his Sun Devils. The new Arizona State head football […] -
![They’re off and running. And winning. All three Division I colleges in Arizona gathered together over the weekend in Flagstaff to try to determine just how prepared they are for […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ASUshotpt-115x115.jpeg "AZ colleges open track season at Lumberjack Invitational")
AZ colleges open track season at Lumberjack Invitational
Posted on January 15, 2012 | 2,364 CommentsThey’re off and running. And winning. All three Division I colleges in Arizona gathered together over the weekend in Flagstaff to try to determine just how prepared they are for […] -
![Right now, the Arizona State basketball team is like a rowboat struggling to get to the other side of the lake while springing one leak after another. But Herb Sendek‘s […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Keala-King-115x115.jpg "Keala King dismissal is latest hit to ASU basketball hopes")
Keala King dismissal is latest hit to ASU basketball hopes
Posted on January 10, 2012 | 3,129 CommentsRight now, the Arizona State basketball team is like a rowboat struggling to get to the other side of the lake while springing one leak after another. But Herb Sendek‘s […] -
![Brock Osweiler has always seen football as a simple game. “Take what they give you. I would say that is how I have always played,” he once explained at a […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "NFL-bound: Osweiler leaves behind ASU passing records")
NFL-bound: Osweiler leaves behind ASU passing records
Posted on January 6, 2012 | No CommentsBrock Osweiler has always seen football as a simple game. “Take what they give you. I would say that is how I have always played,” he once explained at a […] -
ASU’s Burfict taking his talent – and volatility – to the NFL
Posted on January 4, 2012 | No CommentsVontaze Burfict has seen the writing on the wall. It says that next year will be a different ball game under a new head coach. So he’s taking his shtick […] -
![A head coach knows she’s hired the right assistants when she can step away for a season and the program doesn’t skip a beat. Charli Turner Thorne did just that […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ASUwmBball2-115x115.jpeg "Interim coach Anders has ASU women’s hoops at 10-2")
Interim coach Anders has ASU women’s hoops at 10-2
Posted on January 3, 2012 | 2,510 CommentsA head coach knows she’s hired the right assistants when she can step away for a season and the program doesn’t skip a beat. Charli Turner Thorne did just that […] -
UA basketball will be favored against ASU…but not so fast
Posted on December 30, 2011 | 695 CommentsWith the first half of the Territorial Cup basketball rivalry between Arizona and Arizona State coming up tomorrow afternoon in Tucson, it’s going to be hard to predict a winner. […] -
ASU, UA will enter 2012 baseball season ranked in Top 20
Posted on December 21, 2011 | No CommentsThe first baseball game isn’t until February, but already it looks like a hot season is brewing in the Pac-12. And even more so right here in Arizona. Arizona and […] -
ASU out to avenge basketball loss to NAU five years ago
Posted on December 17, 2011 | 819 CommentsFor Arizona State’s Herb Sendek, this afternoon’s basketball game with Northern Arizona must seem like deja vu. But not the good kind. The Lumberjacks were the first opponent for the […] -
Pittsburgh’s Todd Graham to be new ASU football coach
Posted on December 14, 2011 | No CommentsThe swirling dust devil surrounding the search for a new Arizona State football coach has apparently died out long enough for the school to hit a new target. ASU will […] -
Sendek gets new hoops contract…but loses Jahii Carson
Posted on December 10, 2011 | 1,093 CommentsPoor Herb Sendek. Even when the ASU basketball coach catches a break off the court, it gets offset with a loss on the court. Sendek, whose team is struggling to […] -
Still waiting…ASU whiffs again on new football coach hire
Posted on December 8, 2011 | No CommentsThe ASU search for a new head football coach is rolling across the Texas plains like a cyclone. Not just for the speed it’s moving, but the destruction it is […] -
MAACO Bowl gives ASU football a chance for redemption
Posted on December 5, 2011 | No CommentsAccording to his contract, Dennis Erickson should receive a $25,000 bonus for getting his team to a bowl game. Looks like he will collect, since Arizona State has been invited […] -
ASU no longer offering football job to Kevin Sumlin?
Posted on December 3, 2011 | No CommentsWhat do Arizona and Arizona State have in common when it comes to hiring a new football coach? Apparently, very little. Both schools fired their head football coaches this season, […] -
It’s official: ASU football collapse costs Erickson his job
Posted on November 28, 2011 | No CommentsWhen 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 […] -
ASU basketball struggling without solid play at the point
Posted on November 25, 2011 | 794 CommentsHow 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 […] -
ASU football still has a pulse…but it’s very, very faint
Posted on November 21, 2011 | No CommentsAs 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 […] -
ASU football needs to beat UA to keep bowl hopes alive
Posted on November 18, 2011 | 695 CommentsOn 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 […] -
AZ prep stars help ASU build top-5 recruiting class in 2013
Posted on November 17, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe Arizona State baseball team is dealing with a pot full of NCAA sanctions and will not have a chance to play in the post-season this year. But that apparently […] -
College wrestling in AZ gets jump-start at ASU duals
Posted on November 15, 2011 | No CommentsLast weekend’s double duals at Wells Fargo Arena provided an early look at the strength of the college wrestling programs in Arizona. Arizona State hosted the event and took on […] -
ASU football loss to WSU could be start of Erickson’s exit
Posted on November 13, 2011 | No CommentsThe gray, gloomy skies and cold, wet November weather that enveloped Martin Stadium at Washington State yesterday must have reminded the Arizona State football players of a scene from the […] -
NCAA rejects appeals; no post-season for ASU baseball
Posted on November 5, 2011 | 687 CommentsThe Arizona State baseball team took its appeal to the NCAA into extra innings, but ran out of at-bats this week. Most of the penalties originally imposed against the program […] -
Sun Devils set to help GCU christen new basketball arena
Posted on November 5, 2011 | 1,551 CommentsTonight’s exhibition game with Grand Canyon University is going to give the Arizona State basketball team a chance to hone its mental game before the regular season even starts. The […] -
Will GameDay’s Corso pick ASU over Oregon? Not likely
Posted on October 14, 2011 | No CommentsWhen Lee Corso reaches beneath the desk on the ESPN College Gameday set tomorrow morning to pull out the mascot head that represents his pick for the winner of the […] -
ASU baseball takes another hit…this time in the courts
Posted on October 13, 2011 | No CommentsJust when it appeared it was safe to come out from cover following Arizona State’s battle with the NCAA over its baseball program, someone lobs another grenade. Michael Rooney, ASU’s […] -
ASU, UA win team titles at Grand Canyon XC Invitational
Posted on October 12, 2011 | 2,964 CommentsThe Grand Canyon University cross country team held its annual party, and this year most of the invitees from Arizona went away happy. Kipkorir Mutai did a good job representing […] -
Utah, playing at home, could spell trouble for ASU football
Posted on October 6, 2011 | No CommentsThere’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 […]