Arizona State Sun Devils Rumors & News
Portland State won't announce starting QB until kickoff
Arizona Republic — Arizona State's months-long, three-person battle at starting quarterback ended Monday with coach Dennis Erickson's announcement that Steven Threet would be under center for the opener.
4 hours agoWisconsin Badgers ready to run in season opener
Arizona Republic — Wisconsin's power running attack feature junior standout John Clay, who will run behind an offensive line that averages 323 pounds.
4 hours agoASU volleyball opens at home without libero Sarah Johnson
Jeff Metcalfe's ASU Blog | Arizona Republic — Arizona State volleyball will be without Pac-10 digs leader Sarah Johnson when it opens at home Friday. Johnson, a senior libero, suffered a fractured nose when she collided with outside hitter Sarah Reaves in a match Sunday. She is out until at least Monday and must wear a mask for the next 4-6 weeks. "It makes a huge difference," said ASU coach Jason Watson, who also could be facing a second possible injury scenario depending on test results. He will use freshman walk-on libero Jenny Teslevich to replace Johnson when ASU (1-2) plays Seattle University (2-1) at noon and San Die...
8 hours agoASU-Portland State scouting report
Arizona Republic — ASU opens its 2010 season Saturday at home against Portland State. Doug Haller breaks it down with his scouting report.
19 hours agoASU offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone faces a big challenge
Arizona Republic — Arizona State first-year offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone has a history of helping quarterbacks. But his latest challenge is breathing life into a Sun Devils' offense that was predictable and stale last season.
19 hours agoSwimmer Tristin Baxter starts at ASU after Junior Pan Pacific success
Jeff Metcalfe's ASU Blog | Arizona Republic — Arizona State didn't recruit Tristin Baxter for an open water 10K swim in refilled Tempe Town Lake. But Baxter winning that event, held Monday off the coast of Maui, at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships reinforces her billing as one of ASU's top incoming women swimmers. "It was one of the coolest things I've ever done," said Baxter, who comes to ASU after swimming for her father Steve at Clovis West High School in Fresno, Calif. "You could see everything the whole time (in clear ocean water). It was really pretty and I really enjoyed it. That helped me to do better." Ni...
September 2, 2010Rihards Kuksiks to return to ASU for senior season
Arizona Republic — Rihards Kuksiks, who led ASU in scoring last season, had considered playing professionally in Europe.
September 2, 2010ASU football's Clint Floyd solidifies defensive backfield
Arizona Republic — Junior safety Clint Floyd has been a steady force in Arizona State's secondary.
September 1, 2010Steven Threet, Brock Osweiler help ASU avert quarterback angst of 2006
Arizona Republic — Good sport Brock Osweiler helps Arizona State avoid quarterback backlash like in 2006.
September 1, 2010Al Michaels, ASU graduate and NFL icon, as good as it gets
Arizona Republic — Bickley: Celebrated sportscaster Al Michaels has come a long way from his days at ASU.
August 31, 2010Arizona State Sun Devils merchandise
- NFL: Jordan Kent among local players cut Portland Tribune NFL teams, who must reduce their rosters to 53 players each by Saturday, began chopping more players with state-of-0regon ties on Friday. Among those waived: Ex-UO receiver Jordan Kent, by St. Louis Former Oregon State linebacker Keaton Kristick and ex-Portland State tight end Tony Curtis, ...
- Frank Gansz, Jr. doesn't like new rule UCLA Blog | ESPN Los Angeles The opening kickoff Saturday--and all other kickoffs this season for that matter--will look a lot different than in the past thanks to an off-season decision by the NCAA to adopt the NFL policy banning wedge blocking. UCLA’s special teams coach Frank Gansz, Jr., is not too happy about it. A wedge is defined as more than two players lined up shoulder to shoulder in order to provide blocking for the return man. “To me it wasn’t very well thought out in doing it,” Gansz said. “It’s sort of a knee-jerk reaction.” The NCAA rules committee proposed the chang...
- Kelemete looking forward to first start at left tackle Husky Football Blog | Seattle Times Of the many subplots in tomorrow's game. one of the more subtle is the first start for Senio Kelemete (pictured right) at one of the most important positions --- left tackle. The junior started last year at guard before making the move to tackle in the spring, and has performed so well in the run-up to the season that UW coach Steve Sarkisian has taken to referring to him as an "all-conference player,'' --- often not even making the qualifier that he has yet to earn those honors. It appeared for a while as if this might not be the optimum beginning for Kelemete when he suffered a high ankle ...
- Arizona Wildcats at Toledo Rockets game chat Arizona Republic The Arizona Wildcats open their 2010 season on the road at the Toledo Rockets.
- Defensive Issues Inside USC | Los Angeles Daily News You could argue it was a first game. In Hawaii. And the Warriors ran a spread-out offense. A less charitable view would be that USC's defense showed some disturbing tendencies that were peculiar to last season, especially in the Stanford...