Cactus vs. Mesquite football opener is replay of 4A title game
Didn’t we just watch this movie? Mesquite High School and Cactus High last took the football field to play each other in the 2020 4A state championship game, which Mesquite … Read More
Tag: season opener
First ASU, then UA…USC football beats both in final minutes
Arizona’s Pac-12 football teams have something in common this season — the same recurring nightmare. The University of Arizona‘s loss to USC yesterday makes it a clean sweep by the … Read More
ASU football flying blind into next game with California
Arizona State‘s football team is scheduled to play California on Saturday. But the Sun Devils will be flying blind going into that game at Sun Devil Stadium. ASU wasn’t able … Read More
ASU football tries to repeat 2018 USC win, but with new cast
Arizona State will be looking for a return to 2018 when it opens its football season Saturday against USC. That was the last time the Sun Devils beat the Trojans, … Read More
Chaparral football finally ready to play after 3-week delay
Chaparral HIgh School is set to play its first game of the 2020 season tomorrow night, weeks after most Arizona high school teams already have several games under their belts. … Read More
Wait…what?! Territorial Cup game to OPEN football season
This won’t be the first time that the Arizona State and University of Arizona football teams have met in a season opener. However, you have to go back more than … Read More
QB Daniels makes history leading ASU to win in opener
“Going out the tunnel I had butterflies, but after the first snap I was fine.” That was Jayden Daniels‘ response to the media’s question after Arizona State‘s football victory … Read More
Casteel football loses 42-19… #2 ranking a bit premature
It looks like sentiment won out over logic as the azcentral sports preseason rankings were compiled this year. Casteel High School was given the No. 2 spot in the 5A … Read More
Questions still linger after ASU’s lacklustre football win
There were so many questions about the Arizona State football program coming into this season. After last night’s season-opening 37-31 win over New Mexico State, most of them are … Read More
NAU football ready for UA and its bobblehead frenzy
When you open your football schedule against a team that you regularly beat by four to five touchdowns, it takes a little marketing creativity to get the fan base … Read More
Rocky football start for ASU, UA as Cats drop opener
If you’re a college football fan in Arizona, it didn’t make much difference last night whether you were rooting for Arizona Sate or University of Arizona. After the first … Read More
Tables turned: NAU football is the ranked team vs. ASU
Arizona State will host Northern Arizona in tomorrow night’s football opener for both teams. Guess which one is nationally-ranked. Nope. It’s the NAU Lumberjacks. The Division I Flagstaff school, … Read More
Sun Devil Stadium nearing unveil of Phase II renovations
In little more than two weeks, Arizona State football fans will get a close-up look at what $268 million can buy. Two of the three construction phases of the … Read More
Jay Johnson era begins as UA baseball opens with Rice
A new era in University of Arizona baseball opens tonight – but not in Tucson. For the first time in eight years, the Wildcats will open the regular season … Read More
Candrea may have UA’s ticket back to softball WCWS
So how do you overcome losing all but one of your offensive weapons from the previous season? University of Arizona softball coach Mike Candrea seems to have found at least … Read More
UA GymCats win opener; latest to draw a record crowd
The women’s gymnastics program at University of Arizona is apparently the latest sport to catch on to a rising tide of interest lately in college athletics. Attendance at college … Read More
UA women win hoops opener, but instill little confidence
You know your Pac-12 program is in trouble when you have to travel to Toledo to play the season opener. Not just play a team from Toledo, mind you, … Read More
Sacramento State spoils Bobby Hurley’s ASU hoops debut
There were almost 2,000 more fans that packed into the GCU Arena on the west side of Phoenix to watch last night’s season opener for the Grand Canyon University men’s … Read More
ASU vs. Texas A&M football…here are the back stories
The big day is finally here as Arizona State‘s No. 15-ranked football team prepares for this afternoon’s much-anticipated and much-hyped season opener against Texas A&M. This game, pitting a … Read More
Without Scooby, UA football struggles to win opener
While Arizona State gets ready for tomorrow’s season opener against Texas A&M, a Power Five conference (SEC) team, the Arizona Wildcats began their season last night against UTSA, a … Read More