ASU football adding recruits, but still under cloud of NCAA probe
It’s been eerily quiet in the hallowed halls of the Arizona State football program. And maybe a little on the gloomy side. But that’s to be expected when the ominous … Read More
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ASU baseball gives Bloomquist his first shot at coaching
Arizona State University is trying something different in an effort to turn around its sagging baseball program. The Pac-12 school just hired a new head coach with no coaching experience. No … Read More
After 7 underachieving seasons, Smith out as ASU baseball coach
It’s exceedingly difficult to maintain a national reputation in college baseball when you haven’t been to the College World Series in over a decade and it’s been 40 years since … Read More
ASU football calls it quits, ends season with Oregon St. win
Arizona State football has decided to shut it down. No postseason. But, after a tumultuous regular season, the Sun Devils are going out on top. ASU followed up last week’s … Read More
Here’s why ASU isn’t firing its baseball coach…
Ray Anderson knows baseball. The Arizona State athletic director enjoyed a successful college career playing at Stanford. But his recent decision to bring back his head baseball coach for another … Read More
Todd Graham’s fate a tough call for ASU AD Anderson
Since Ray Anderson was announced as Arizona State‘s new Vice President of University Athletics on Jan. 9 of 2014, he has had to make a ton of decisions that … Read More
ASU’s sports struggles reflecting poorly on AD Anderson
Every summer, as a new college school year gets close to beginning, there’s always speculation about which coaches might be on the hot seat. At Arizona State, the school’s … Read More
Not a good sign: No contract extension for ASU’s Graham
Evidently, a half-million dollar contribution doesn’t necessarily buy job security. If Todd Graham didn’t know that before, he does now. The head football coach at Arizona State University ponied … Read More
Matt Hill will try to revive discontinued ASU men’s tennis
It has been a long road back for Arizona State men’s tennis. In May of 2008, the Pac-12 school announced the discontinuation of the men’s tennis program due to … Read More
ASU uses $1M gift from its AD to reinstate men’s tennis
Ray Anderson must really love his job as the Vice President for Athletics at Arizona State University. So far, he appears to be giving back to the school more … Read More
ASU adds women’s lacrosse and triathlon for 2017-18
Last November when Ray Anderson announced that Arizona State University would be adding men’s ice hockey to its sports offerings, the school’s athletic director hinted at plans to also … Read More
ASU softball still seeking stability as Nicholson resigns
Looks like Ray Anderson has another opportunity to make a major coaching hire at Arizona State after the resignation Monday of the Sun Devils’ head softball coach. This will be … Read More
Out of the pool! ASU fires swim coach Tierney-Walker
Spring cleaning continues in the Arizona State athletic department. The latest head coach to get broomed is the school’s swimming & diving coach, Dorsey Tierney-Walker. Her dismissal follows that … Read More
Herb gets forked: Sendek out as ASU men’s hoops coach
Arizona State men’s basketball was one of just three teams to beat University of Arizona this season. But it wasn’t enough to save the job of the Sun Devils’ … Read More
ASU men out of NIT…so how safe is Herb Sendek’s job?
Has Markus Howard become the canary in the coal mine? The highly-prized recruit from Perry High School in Gilbert gave his verbal commitment last August to the Arizona State … Read More
$32 million in donations puts ice hockey in play at ASU
Calling it a “huge decision for ASU and Sun Devil Athletics,” Ray Anderson used a press conference yesterday afternoon on the Tempe campus to announce the addition of ice … Read More
Sun Devil Stadium renovation expanding – in size & cost
Looks like Ray and Todd are going to have to reach a little deeper into their pockets. The facelift on their football stadium is going to cost more. A … Read More
Tracy Smith takes over the reins of ASU baseball program
One thing you have to respect about the new Arizona State athletic director… he has no trouble making major decisions. And he doesn’t waste any time doing it. Ray … Read More
Tim Esmay ‘resigns’ as head baseball coach at ASU
It was the end of March in 2010 and Arizona State baseball was riding high. The team had just drawn a sell-out crowd for each of its three weekend … Read More
ASU raids Arkansas, taps Rene Lyst to coach gymnastics
Ray Anderson, the new athletic director at Arizona State, found the experience he was looking for in a new gymnastics coach, picking a highly-successful career assistant to replace hall-of-fame … Read More