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Oregon narrowly beats UA track teams for Pac-10 title
Posted on May 20, 2011 | 690 CommentsThe University of Arizona track team is probably still having bad dreams about Ducks, almost a week after the close of the Pac-10 Conference Championships. The University of Oregon held […] -
Is he gone? Maryland expected to lure Sean Miller from UA
Posted on May 7, 2011 | 805 CommentsThe University of Arizona, and probably most of Tucson, awaits the outcome of a meeting today between the athletic director at the University of Maryland and their rock-star head basketball […] -
UA’s signing of Angelo Chol headlines recruiting news
Posted on May 6, 2011 | 692 CommentsThe last couple of weeks have brought a little wave of excitement on the college recruiting front, as Arizona and Arizona State have both enjoyed some good news. Thanks to […] -
UA track teams enjoying best outdoor season in years
Posted on April 20, 2011 | 913 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 | 709 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 […] -
Can Angelo Chol become the next Derrick Williams?
Posted on April 15, 2011 | 742 CommentsThe very last 2011 recruit to the University of Arizona basketball team is now looking like the most important acquisition in a top-10 recruiting class. When Derrick Williams announced on […] -
UA taps Big-10’s Eric Hansen to take over swim program
Posted on April 12, 2011 | 3,617 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 […] -
Football spring practice proves costly for both ASU, UofA
Posted on April 5, 2011 | 2,827 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 | 3,499 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 | 2,754 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 | 659 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 | 1 CommentThe 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, […] -
Arizona loses Pac-10 tourney title on shot at the buzzer
Posted on March 12, 2011 | 822 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 […] -
UA women’s basketball could finally catch rival ASU
Posted on March 5, 2011 | 2,513 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. […] -
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 […] -
Is UA basketball getting future Wildcats…or sweathogs?
Posted on February 26, 2011 | 608 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, […] -
ASU, UA, NAU use Lumberjack Invite as a final tune-up
Posted on February 22, 2011 | 3,157 CommentsArizona’s Division I colleges used last weekend’s Lumberjack Invitational as a final tune-up heading into the championship portion of the indoor season. Each came away from Flagstaff with varying results. […] -
Unranked ASU vs. No. 15 UA…hoops upset brewing?
Posted on February 9, 2011 | 2,758 CommentsHerb Sendek has knocked off a ranked team every year since he came to ASU in 2006. But not this year. Not yet anyhow. Sunday may be the last chance […] -
UA head coach reaches Elite 8 in nat’l free-throw contest
Posted on January 27, 2011 | 3,245 CommentsArizona has just one representative in the nationwide free-throw competition among college coaches called “Shots from the Heart.” But it looks like we’ve got a good one. University of Arizona […] -
Arizona gets narrow win in gymnastics Duel in Desert
Posted on January 24, 2011 | 852 CommentsThe Arizona State gymnastics squad managed to close the gap with University of Arizona, but couldn’t quite pull off the win in this year’s Duel in the Desert. A narrow […] -
Is Josiah Turner giving UA hoops coaches 5-Star doubts?
Posted on January 21, 2011 | 715 CommentsArizona basketball coach Sean Miller picked up his first-ever 5-star recruit on September 19, when a Top 25 combo guard named Josiah Turner made up his mind to play for […] -
ASU women beat UA, 75-43, to avenge men’s hoops loss
Posted on January 17, 2011 | 798 CommentsArizona State’s women’s basketball team evened the score yesterday. And then some. They invited Arizona to their side of the state and then handed them an embarrassing 32-point drubbing in […] -
Derrick Williams leads Cats past ASU in hoops match-up
Posted on January 16, 2011 | 783 CommentsYesterday’s Duel in the Desert between the Arizona and ASU basketball teams offered up a case study in what recruiting does to the delicate balance of power in college basketball. […] -
ASU, Arizona women stagger into basketball Duel Sunday
Posted on January 14, 2011 | 767 CommentsLike two punch-drunk fighters staggering back to the center of the ring, the Arizona and Arizona State women’s basketball teams will square off on Sunday for the annual Duel in […] -
The X factor in Anae’s hire at UA…winning bowl games
Posted on January 12, 2011 | 778 CommentsHey, we just figured out the real reason Mike Stoops hired Robert Anae to play a key role on Arizona’s offensive coaching staff! Sure, Anae is one of the hottest […] -
UA women begin track & field season with No. 14 ranking
Posted on January 7, 2011 | 843 CommentsIt’s still early in January and it’s already time for the jocks in the baggy, knee-length basketball shorts to make room on the sports page for those athletes running around […] -
Is Niya Butts turning around UA women’s basketball?
Posted on January 5, 2011 | 42 CommentsThis may be the year Niya Butts turns the corner in Tucson. The third-year women’s basketball coach at University of Arizona has the Wildcats off to a great start and […]