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ASU bats tie 1963 hitting record before rain washes out finale
ASU’s baseball game got rained out today. But the real downpour happened yesterday. Actually, the rain was probably the best thing to happen to Northern Illinois all week. The No. 5 Sun Devils unleashed a relentless barrage of hitting in the first two games of the three-game home series, piling up 36 runs and tying [...] -
A spooky start to the 2010 college baseball season?
Unless you put the game results up side-by-side, you probably wouldn’t notice. But upon closer examination, you’d see that yesterday’s season openers for ASU and UofA baseball were eerily similar. Arizona State beat Northern Illinois in its opener. University of Arizona beat Utah Valley in its first game of the season. ASU’s score was 8-0, [...] -
Hey, basketball fans, you’re about to enter the Pink Zone!
It’s time to get out the pink uniforms again. But that doesn’t mean the women wearing them at ASU on Sunday are going to be any less rough and tumble. Not when it’s the blue and red coming into town for the second basketball match-up with the Wildcats this season. The Sun Devils will be [...] -
Battered & bruised, Pac-10 hoops is taking a beating this year
It’s like trying to dribble with a lopsided basketball. You never know what to expect from the bounce. That’s the case with Pac-10 basketball this season, as the men’s teams continue to beat up on each night after night. And Arizona’s colleges are doing their part to enhance the confusion. Over the weekend, UofA was [...] -
Sparky makes the cut – but isn’t scary enough to be No. 1
Sparky finally got his props, as fans around the country noticed how unique the little devil really is. The sports blog, Bleacherreport.com, took notes on all the college mascots around the country and came up with a list of “The Most Clever Mascot Designations in College Football.” Right there, in the No. 5 position, was [...] -
ASU’s heavyweights put on a show in Flagstaff
Ryan Whiting didn’t waste any time. The two-time defending NCAA champion in the shot put claimed the top mark in national competition in just his first week of competition! The ASU senior won the shot put competition at the Mountain ‘T’ Track & Field Invitational in Flagstaff as the Sun Devils opened their 2010 season. [...] -
Erickson settles on a new offensive coordinator
Look for wide-open football that moves fast and, hopefully, scores often when ASU opens the 2010 season. Head coach Dennis Erickson has just named his new offensive coordinator, Noel Mazzone, and that’s what Mazzone says to look for with the revamped Sun Devil offense. “I grew up in the West and I know the Pacific-10 [...]
