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ASU, UA hit major bumps in road to football bowl invites
This year’s Duel in the Desert just turned very interesting. Based on the results of this weekend’s Pac-10 football games, that annual meeting between Arizona State and the University of Arizona at season’s end might be a much closer game than originally anticipated earlier this season. Arizona has put together a solid season, rising to [...] -
UA volleyball wraps up Territorial Cup point with 5-set win
Arizona State volleyball took the second half of their series with University of Arizona to five sets, but couldn’t deliver the knock-out punch. The ASU loss gives the No. 23-ranked Wildcats (16-7, 5-5) the full point in the State Farm Territorial Cup series. The Cats picked up a half-point with their Oct. 1 win in [...] -
Will Arizona QB Foles be ready for UCLA game?
Nick Foles is ahead of schedule in his attempt to recover from a dislocated knee injury suffered two games ago against Washington State, and may be ready to take the reins of the Arizona offense again Saturday against UCLA at the Rose Bowl. The junior transfer from Michigan State, who took over the starting role [...] -
It’s Matt Scott’s move, as Arizona football tries to adjust
If you look at football like a chess match, Arizona and Washington both lost some valuable pieces from their boards last week. The No. 15 Wildcats (5-1) go into tonight’s game against the Huskies without their most important board piece, their starting quarterback. Washington’s starting defensive end, the guy that chases after the quarterback, was [...] -
UA softball using fall play to get back on winning track
Nothing like a little fall ball to shake off the lingering hangover from last year. The University of Arizona softball team, still smarting from its loss to UCLA in the Women’s College World Series last year (PhxFan article 6.09.10), got its mojo back in gear by coasting through the Arizona Fall Classic with five straight [...] -
Schluntz is third ‘Woman of Year’ from UA swim program
It makes you wonder… what are they putting in the pool water down at the University of Arizona? Not only are they turning out great swimmers, but they’re producing great all-around individuals. Justine Schluntz, a five-time NCAA champion at Arizona, was named this week as the 2010 NCAA Woman of the Year. Last year, it [...] -
UA, NAU football back to winning; Jacks upset No. 9 MSU
While Arizona State football enjoyed a week off, those other college teams in Flagstaff and Tucson got back on the winning track in Saturday’s games. The University of Arizona did what was expected against the last-place team in the Pac-10, dispatching Washington State despite losing quarterback Nick Foles early in the game. Back up QB [...] -
ASU volleyball and women’s soccer chalk up huge wins
If you were an Arizona State fan on the Tempe campus yesterday, you couldn’t go wrong with your choice of sports to watch. In the cool confines of Wells Fargo Arena, the volleyball team was busy accomplishing something that has eluded them for the past 15 years. And if you wanted to enjoy the warm [...] -
Tables are turned: ASU football wins, UA & NAU stumble
The Arizona State football team played through a downpour in Seattle on Saturday to break a three-game losing streak with a convincing 24-14 rain-drenched win over the Washington Huskies. Now the Sun Devils get a week off to dry out and rest up before meeting California. But the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona didn’t [...] -
Volleyball kicks off Territorial Cup Series; Cats win first
Friday’s 3-0 volleyball sweep by the Wildcats officially opened the annual Territorial Cup Series between the University of Arizona and Arizona State. Arizona gets half a point for its win. It needs to win again when the rivalry shifts to Tempe later this month to earn the full point and move closer to the 9.5 [...]
