Arizona State Sun Devils Rumors & News
ASU mounts big comeback against Auburn
East Valley Tribune — The Arizona State baseball team's perfect record on the season looked like it was in jeopardy on Friday night against visiting Auburn. After the Sun Devils took an early two-run lead in the second, Auburn scored the next seven runs to take a 7-2 advantage heading into the bottom half of the fifth inning.
15 mins agoASU women lose in Pac-10 quarterfinals
East Valley Tribune — LOS ANGELES — After five seasons at California, Alexis Gray-Lawson has learned how to finish with a flourish.
14 hours agoASU Sun Devils baseball rallies to top Auburn, remain unbeaten
Arizona Republic — Arizona State defeats Auburn 9-8 on Friday night at Packard Stadium.
15 hours agoASU Sun Devils softball cruises to two more wins
Arizona Republic — Arizona State opened the Diamond Devil Invitational on Friday night at Farrington Stadium with two victories, defeating Brigham Young 9-1 in five innings and downing Pacific 4-0.
15 hours agoCan Arizona State women limit slide to one season?
Jeff Metcalfe's ASU Blog | Arizona Republic — Arizona State women's basketball update: A few days before leaving for the Winter Olympics, I covered the costliest loss this season for Arizona State women's basketball: 66-62 at home to Washington State. It wasn't much better when I returned, a 60-50 loss Friday in Los Angeles to California in the Pac-10 Tournament quarterfinals. Starting with Washington State on Feb. 6, ASU is 3-6 for 17-13 overall and bound for the WNIT rather than the NCAA Tournament. The bigger question is whether the Sun Devils' drop-off from NCAA Elite Eight appearances in 2007 and '09 will be limited to one seaso...
17 hours agoASU's Ryan Whiting wins 3rd straight NCAA shot-put title
Arizona Republic — Arizona State's Ryan Whiting won his third consecutive national shot-put title Friday at the NCAA indoor track and field championships in Fayetteville, Ark.
19 hours agoASU Sun Devils basketball's Ty Abbott tries to get back on track
Arizona Republic — Notes: Before the Arizona State Sun Devils learn their postseason fate, they need to get standout guard Ty Abbott back on track.
23 hours agoASU women's basketball falls to Cal in Pac-10 tourney
Arizona Republic — The Sun Devils were eliminated from the Pac-10 Tournament with the loss.
23 hours agoNCAA hopes take a hit as ASU falls to Stanford
East Valley Tribune — LOS ANGELES — Arizona State came up with a clunker just when it needed a win. Losing 70-61 to Stanford in the Pac-10 Conference tournament quarterfinals Thursday night may have cost the Sun Devils a berth in the NCAA tournament.
March 12, 2010ASU football adds series with New Mexico
Arizona Republic — Arizona State completes football schedules through 2015 by adding home-and-home series against New Mexico.
March 12, 2010
- Basketball: Christopher not worried about fatigue vs. Huskies — `It’s what I’m built for’ BearTalk | Oakland Tribune Mike Montgomery rested his players Thursday against Oregon, but went just seven deep on Friday night to assure an 85-72 win over UCLA in the Pac-10 tournament semifinals. Could the Bears fall victim to fatigue in today’s tournament final against a Washington team with a deeper bench? No chance, said senior Patrick Christopher. “This is college basketball, this is what we do,” Christopher [...]
- Oregon State basketball: CBI bid coming? Robinson says, "none of us want the season to end'' Behind The Beavers Beat | Oregonian OSU has turned in paperwork, and Beavers would be willing to pay to host at least one game, says Robinson
- Poll question: UW or Cal? Husky Men's Basketball Blog | Seattle Times Too many winners among the posters to list from Friday's Pac-10 Tournament semifinals. But in the Guess the UW Score game, we have a repeat winner: Baby Yao, who predicted the Huskies would win 78-65. The final score was 79-64. Great job. Congratulations. Okay, let's move on. TODAY'S GAME: No. 1 California vs No. 3 Washington, 3 p.m. (CBS) Pac-10 record: 80-66 Give me your pick below on the poll and in the comments thread. Who wins: No. 1 California or No. 3 Washington?survey software AND THE WINNER IS ... Read more...
- Coaching Options: Mark Turgeon Ducks Blog | Oregonian Probably the most interesting name that's been consistently brought up that's not Mark Few. Turgeon was an assistant to Jerry Green of course, before Coach Kent was hired. Many thought he should've gotten the job, but instead, the Ducks turned...
- Bubble watching: UW roots for Purdue, Duke and others Husky Men's Basketball Blog | Seattle Times Washington (23-9) has won 11 of its last 13 games and plays in the Pac-10 Tournament finals today, but there's still some doubt among the bracket gurus about the Huskies' NCAA tournament candidacy. --- ESPN's Joe Lunardi says they are the 64th entry in the 65-team field at the moment, but as we know his brackets can change at a moment's notice. Lunardi believes UW is among the 10 teams fighting for five spots. --- Jerry Palm at CBSsports.com doesn't have the Huskies in his bracket. --- SBNation.com improved Washington to a No. 11 seed in the tournament. --- And brackettology101.com has UW as ...
- Oregon basketball: Ducks, Ernie Kent await fate Behind The Ducks Beat | Oregonian Oregon holds out hope for the NIT but realizes the season and the Kent era may be over.
- Cardinals talking contract with Whitehurst's agent Kent Somers' Cardinals Blog | Arizona Republic Arizona Cardinals update: The Cardinals and Seahawks are both discussing contract parameters this weekend with Chargers quarterback Charlie Whitehurst, a restricted free agent. The Chargers gave Whitehurst an original round tender, meaning they would receive a third-round pick in return should they not choose to match a team's offer for Whitehurst, drafted out of Clemson in 2006. The Seahawks don't have a third-round pick, so they would have to trade for Whitehurst. The Cardinals have two third-round picks and apparently are willing to part with one of them for Whitehurst. Both teams are...
- Tikhonov joins team Ice Chips | Arizona Republic Phoenix Coyotes update: The Coyotes have recalled forward Viktor Tikhonov, who played this season for both the San Antonio Rampage and the Cherepovets of the Kontinental Hockey League. Tikhonov was loaned to the Russisan team in November. He had 14 goals in 25 games for the Cherepovets. In his rookie season with the Coyotes (2008-09), he played 61 games with eight goals and 16 points. He was a first-round selection (28th overall) in the 2008 entry draft. ...read the rest of this post
- LaRoche brings leadership to D-Backs East Valley Tribune TUCSON — The Diamondbacks acquired Adam LaRoche for his consistent bat and stellar defense. Arizona manager A.J. Hinch also likes the first baseman's leadership.
- Arizona Cardinals sign Rex Hadnot, Ben Claxton Arizona Republic The Cardinals signed two offensive linemen Friday, including unrestricted free agent Rex Hadnot, a six-year veteran who can play guard and center.
- Lakers use balanced effort to beat Suns East Valley Tribune PHOENIX -- There was no one-man show for the Los Angeles Lakers this time.
- Phoenix Suns' Alvin Gentry says Lakers' Kobe Bryant is best closer ever Arizona Republic Notes: How much respect does Suns coach Alvin Gentry have for Lakers star Kobe Bryant?