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Can Nick Foles lead ‘new’ Wildcats back from 1-5 start?
Who has the toughest job in college football this week? Tim Kish certainly has to be a leading candidate for that dubious distinction. The used-to-be assistant coach at University of Arizona just got handed a program that is off to a 1-5 start and in disarray after losing the head coach it has known for [...] -
Miller, Williams lead Arizona basketball out of the desert
Lute who? My, how soon we forget. That’s what winning does, particularly when it leads to a berth in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. The basketball program that Lute Olson built at the University of Arizona fell into disarray when he retired in 2008 after 25 years at the helm of the Wildcat [...] -
UA gets commitments from impact players Chol, Savage
It has been an exceptionally good week for University of Arizona athletics. The Cats just picked up commitments from impact players in two major sports. Angelo Chol and Tom Savage almost crossed paths this past week, as Chol was on the Tucson campus over the weekend and Savage made his visit on Tuesday. By Thursday, [...] -
UA gymnasts upset No. 14 Boise St. with best floor event
Arizona’s gymnastics team just knocked off No. 14 Boise State in what the Cats’ coach called their “strongest performance of the year.” Arizona, ranked No. 32 going into the match, scored a season-high 195.375 to Boise State’s 194.400. “We expect to be better than this,” said the program’s head coach, Bill Ryden, “but it is [...] -
Wildcats tested by nation’s track elite at Razorback Invite
It was a busy weekend for the University of Arizona track & field team. The Wildcats set a new school record, three nation-leading marks, and a second-place national mark. And along the way, recorded a number of personal-best times. It all happened at the Razorback Invitational at the University of Arkansas, where the Cats got [...] -
After 2nd ugly bowl loss, are UA faithful still with Stoops?
There may not be all-out panic in Tucson right now. But it’s safe to say there is a good deal of consternation. And head-scratching. And second-guessing. In other words, the University of Arizona football program has raised some serious questions that weren’t even on the horizon when the 2010 season started. The Cats were coming [...] -
Cowboys will be a handful for Wildcats at Alamo Bowl
By now, everybody knows that the Arizona Wildcats drew Oklahoma State for their bowl opponent. OK, so it’s not Oklahoma. It’s the Sooners’ little brother, the Cowboys. But, that’s probably a good thing. Sure, it would have made fascinating TV to watch the Stoops brothers battle it out in a bowl game. Let’s face it, [...] -
Is UA football over-rated…or ASU under-valued?
Won-loss records can be deceiving. Take those of Arizona and Arizona State, for example. ASU might just be the best 4-4 team in the Pac-10, maybe even in the country. On the other hand, UofA might be one of the most over-rated 7-3, nationally-ranked teams. The closest thing this season to a ‘signature win’ for [...] -
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 [...]
