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![What a difference a year can make in college sports. Last year, the No. 1 Arizona State softball team lost two straight games to Florida in the Super Regionals to […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "ASU going to softball World Series; UA must win 2 today")
ASU going to softball World Series; UA must win 2 today
Posted on May 28, 2011 | 1,040 CommentsWhat a difference a year can make in college sports. Last year, the No. 1 Arizona State softball team lost two straight games to Florida in the Super Regionals to […] -
North High’s Daniel Bejarano will play at Colorado State
Posted on May 25, 2011 | 2,657 CommentsIt looks like Daniel Bejarano has found some love in Colorado. The all-star guard from North High School wasn’t getting enough love in Tucson – and not nearly enough playing […] -
Coaching carousel spinning in UA swim & dive program
Posted on May 25, 2011 | No CommentsLike his father before him, Augie Busch has left the University of Arizona swimming pool for fresh water. Frank Busch, a six-time NCAA Coach of the Year who led the […] -
Tempe Prep teams sweep state HS track championships
Posted on May 18, 2011 | No CommentsThe best high school track talent in the state gathered at Mesa Community College for four days of competition under the new format that offers just four divisions, instead of […] -
No mo’ MoMo: Jones is latest to leave UA basketball
Posted on May 17, 2011 | No CommentsWill 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 […] -
A new era in ice hockey begins at UA; Icecats are no more
Posted on April 29, 2011 | 153 CommentsIce hockey at the University of Arizona is coming in from the cold. The program, run as an independent corporation for the past 32 years, will finally be aligned with […] -
Bejarano leaves UA basketball; Jahii hopes ASU fits better
Posted on April 28, 2011 | 2 CommentsDaniel Bejarano‘s basketball resume suffered a serious hit this year. The former No. 1 college prospect in the state of Arizona is leaving the University of Arizona basketball team after […] -
UA track teams will be hard to beat in Double Dual at ASU
Posted on April 27, 2011 | 129 CommentsThis weekend will present an opportunity for the three Arizona D-I universities to go head-to-head on the track in the annual Double Dual in Tempe. And each of the schools […] -
ASU softball sweeps UA for first time in program history
Posted on April 24, 2011 | 2,369 CommentsThe kitchen sink was just about the only thing the seventh-ranked Arizona softball team didn’t throw at No. 2 Arizona State yesterday, trying to stave off a first-ever Sun Devil […] -
UA track teams enjoying best outdoor season in years
Posted on April 20, 2011 | 171 CommentsThe University of Arizona women’s track team has been methodically working its way up the national rankings since the outdoor season started in mid-March. They have moved up exactly one […] -
Line drive fells Fowler; may miss softball series with ASU
Posted on April 19, 2011 | 128 CommentsThere’s never a good time for a sports injury. But the timing of the fluke concussion to Arizona’s premier pitcher, Kenzie Fowler, couldn’t have been worse. Not only was the […] -
Yet another major injury mars UA football’s spring game
Posted on April 18, 2011 | 44 CommentsThe 2011 football season can’t possibly be any tougher than spring practice has been. At least, that’s probably what the University of Arizona coaches are thinking after wrapping up three […] -
UA taps Big-10’s Eric Hansen to take over swim program
Posted on April 12, 2011 | 2,534 CommentsThis afternoon, the University of Arizona will formally introduce their answer to replacing the long-time face of the Wildcat swimming & diving program. Arizona has lured Eric Hansen from his […] -
Conference tourneys capping long college golf season
Posted on April 9, 2011 | 162 CommentsIs it any surprise that college golf teams do well in the state of Arizona? More than 400 golf courses ooze out of every pore of the state, they’re open […] -
AZ high school track teams flock to Sun Angel Classic
Posted on April 8, 2011 | 9 CommentsArizona State has opened its track facilities to some 2,500 high school and college athletes from around the country this weekend. But tomorrow’s events in the 32nd Sun Angel Track […] -
Football spring practice proves costly for both ASU, UofA
Posted on April 5, 2011 | 1,753 CommentsA run at a championship in college football is often as fragile as a knee ligament. And, believe it or not, a rash of injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament […] -
Arizona teams start Pac-10 softball in a winning way
Posted on April 4, 2011 | 2,502 CommentsSurf’s up for Arizona’s Pac-10 softball teams! Arizona’s representatives took to the road over the weekend to open conference play in California. Both swept their respective series, with No. 4 […] -
UA assistant hoops coach, Archie Miller, hired by Dayton
Posted on April 3, 2011 | 42 CommentsIt looks like they’re breaking up another brother act at the University of Arizona. This time, Arizona’s head basketball coach, Sean Miller, is saying goodbye to his little brother – […] -
Jim Click Shootout draws Big-10 track teams to UofA
Posted on March 31, 2011 | 1,713 CommentsAlthough we’re several weeks into the college outdoor track & field season, Arizona is looking at this weekend’s “shoot out” as the first true meet on its 2011 outdoor schedule. […] -
UA, ASU baseball to break rivalry series tie today
Posted on March 27, 2011 | 134 CommentsBeautiful spring weather, the excitement of the opening baseball games in Pac-10 play, and a match-up between two nationally-ranked teams that lead the conference in most offensive categories. All that […] -
UA track caps successful indoor season with nat’l titles
Posted on March 15, 2011 | No CommentsThe 2011 indoor track & field season has to be considered a break-out year for the University of Arizona. The women’s team came in seventh overall at the NCAA Championships, […] -
Hamilton High football enjoying the ‘celebrity’ perks
Posted on March 14, 2011 | 2,111 CommentsSo, what do you get when you’re a high school football team that has won 40 straight games and just become the first 5A team in Arizona to win three […] -
Arizona loses Pac-10 tourney title on shot at the buzzer
Posted on March 12, 2011 | 127 CommentsWhen Kevin Parrom sunk that three-point shot to tie the game with 20 seconds left in overtime, it looked like the Wildcats were headed for a second overtime period. But […] -
Miller can thank Derrick Williams for Coach of Year award
Posted on March 10, 2011 | 105 CommentsUniversity of Arizona basketball coach, Sean Miller, is this year’s Pac-10 Coach of the Year. And that’s an honor well-deserved. Just as it was last year when Arizona State’s head […] -
UA women’s basketball could finally catch rival ASU
Posted on March 5, 2011 | 1,589 CommentsArizona 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. […] -
Basketball’s 5A state title games a picture of frustration
Posted on March 4, 2011 | 137 CommentsFrustration. 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 […] -
UA swim teams ranked in top 10 and ready for nationals
Posted on March 3, 2011 | 40 CommentsUniversity 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 […] -
Big-school HS basketball titles are going south this year
Posted on March 1, 2011 | 129 CommentsIf 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 […] -
Is UA basketball getting future Wildcats…or sweathogs?
Posted on February 26, 2011 | 120 CommentsSaturday musings… As I read about the misadventures of some of the high-profile recruits arriving next year at University of Arizona, it brought back memories of the old TV show, […]