Arizona Desert Swarm 14 hours ago
Arizona football opens as small favorite vs. Oklahoma in Alamo Bowl
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The Arizona Wildcats were the best bet in college football this regular season, covering in all but two games. So perhaps it shouldn't be a surprise that oddsmakers like Arizona’s chances to win and cover against the Oklahoma Sooners in the Alamo Bowl. Arizona has opened as a 1-point favorite against Oklahoma, according to DraftKings Sportsbook. No over/under has been listed yet. The game will be played in San Antonio on Dec. 28. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. MST on ESPN. Arizona (9-3) enters the game as a favorite despite not...
Arizona Desert Swarm 16 hours ago
Arizona football selected for Alamo Bowl, will face Oklahoma
Arizona Athletics First bowl since 2017! Arizona will be playing games annually in Texas in its future, with the move next season to the Big 12 Conference. Why not get a jump start on visiting the Lone Star State? The Wildcats (9-3) have been chosen to play in the Alamo Bowl, their first postseason game since 2017, and will face Oklahoma (10-2) in San Antonio on Dec. 28. The game will be played in the Alamodome and air on ESPN at 7:15 p.m. MT. See y’all in Texas : Oklahoma ️: Alamo Dome : San Antonio, Texas : 12.28.23 pic.twitter.com/pbnpQXyjyg—...
Arizona Desert Swarm 19 hours ago
Arizona football remains at No. 14 in Associated Press poll
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The Arizona Wildcats held put at No. 14 in the Associated Press poll Sunday. Arizona didn’t stand to gain much in the rankings during conference championship weekend as the teams ranked directly ahead of the Wildcats were also off. Arizona did gain votes this week, however. The UA got 740 votes compared to 712 a week ago. One reason Arizona may have gained votes is that Louisville lost its ACC championship game to Florida State, dropping the Cardinals from No. 15 to No. 16 in the rankings. Arizona’s No. 14 ranking is its highest...
Arizona Daily Star 19 hours ago
Arizona Wildcats to face Oklahoma Sooners in Alamo Bowl
No. 14 Arizona will square off with No. 12 Oklahoma in the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 28 in San Antonio.
Arizona Daily Star Dec 3, 2023
Arizona women's basketball 'punched in the mouth' in 72-53 loss to UNLV in Las Vegas
The Arizona Wildcats were out-hustled and out-willed in 72-53 blowout loss to UNLV in Las Vegas.
Arizona Desert Swarm Dec 2, 2023
Arizona women’s basketball gets blown out in uninspired effort at UNLV
Photo by Christopher Hook/Icon Sportswire via Arizona head coach Adia Barnes wants the identity of her program to be defense. When the Wildcats have played lockdown defense in the past, that philosophy has been successful for them even when they weren’t sharp offensively. When the defense deserts them, though, they can be in deep trouble. That was the case in a 72-53 loss to UNLV at the Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday evening. “We had a hard time guarding them and it wasn’t off of any plays,” Barnes said. “It was off pure guarding the ball, not getting into...
Arizona Daily Star Dec 2, 2023
'QB guru' Jedd Fisch drove SoCal star Dash Beierly to Arizona Wildcats
Quarterback Dash Beierly, the second commit of Arizona's 2025 recruiting class, said "having a QB guru like Coach (Jedd) Fisch, he can challenge and develop me every day."
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No. 2 Arizona men's hoops overwhelms Colgate in second half for 82-55 win
Caleb Love scored 14 points, Oumar Ballo had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 2 Arizona made a strong statement to move up to No. 1.
Arizona Desert Swarm Dec 2, 2023
What Tommy Lloyd, Oumar Ballo and KJ Lewis said after Arizona’s win over Colgate
Photo by Christopher Hook/Icon Sportswire via Arizona took care of business on Saturday, beating Colgate 82-55 to set itself up for the No. 1 ranking in the next Associated Press Top 25. It would be the Wildcats’ first time being No. 1 since 2014, but Oumar Ballo isn’t looking at it as a major milestone. “It doesn’t really mean anything,” Ballo said. “It’s not March, it’s not April, and we have bigger goals than just being No. 1.” UA coach Tommy Lloyd took a different tact, calling it “what we want in this program.” Our recap can be found here....
Arizona Daily Star Dec 2, 2023
Hansen's notebook: Arizona football's Jedd Fisch changes blueprint for top college coaches
Greg Hansen's Sunday Notebook: The Star's longtime columnist discusses Jedd Fisch's unique path to coaching stardom, an all-conference squeeze for UA star Tetairoa McMillan, the championship legacy of Canyon del Oro football coach Dustin Peace, UA hoops at No. 1,…
Arizona Desert Swarm Dec 2, 2023
Arizona women’s basketball adds forward Erin Tack to squad
Arizona javelin thrower Erin Tack has been added to the women’s basketball team | Photo courtesy of Arizona Athletics Arizona head coach Adia Barnes thought she could use the 11-day absence of games to practice and improve. While the Wildcats did some of that, they also dealt with yet more injuries that kept players out. “It’s funny because we need to get healthy, but then we had people out with concussions,” Barnes said. “So it didn’t even really benefit us that much. We weren’t like full days of a ton of practices.” In the future, Barnes will have one...
Arizona Desert Swarm Dec 2, 2023
Arizona men’s basketball runs past Colgate in 2nd half, avoiding letdown with No. 1 ranking on line
Zachary BonDurant-USA TODAY Sports On a weekend where so many ranked teams have lost, the soon-to-be No. 1 squad in America made sure not to avoid that trend. Second-ranked Arizona shook off a slow start offensively before flipping a switch late in the first half and then running back Colgate 82-55 on Saturday afternoon at McKale Center. It was the 25th consecutive nonconference home win for the Wildcats (7-0) and, combined with Purdue’s loss at Northwestern on Friday night, should catapult them to the top of the next Associated Press poll. Arizona was last No. 1 in...
Arizona Desert Swarm Dec 2, 2023
Arizona women’s basketball tries to hand UNLV its first loss of the season
UNLV women’s basketball leading scorer Desi-Rae Young. | Photo by Rebecca Warren/NCAA Photos via What do the numbers say? Arizona had to make some accommodations if it wanted to play this weekend. The Wildcats had already been on an 11-day hiatus that head coach Adia Barnes was unhappy with, but she felt she had to do it in order to go to a strong tournament in the Bahamas. “I do the scheduling and that’s not what I wanted, but I could not fill a game,” Barnes said. “Because that tournament’s right before Thanksgiving, so it’s really tough. And no...
Arizona Desert Swarm Dec 2, 2023
Arizona men’s basketball vs. Colgate: Game time, TV schedule, odds, streaming and more
Photo by Ethan Miller/ It’s Game Day! The 2nd-ranked Arizona Wildcats are back in action after more than a week off, hosting the Colgate Raiders. Here’s all the info you need to catch this game: Arizona-Colgate game time, details: Date: Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023 Time: 1 p.m. MT Location: McKale Center; Tucson, Ariz. Line: According to DraftKings SportsBook, Arizona is a 21-point favorite and the over/under is 149.5. KenPom.com gives the Wildcats a 97 percent chance of winning. Which TV channel is Arizona-Colgate on? Arizona-Colgate will be televised on the...
Arizona Daily Star Dec 2, 2023
Door swings open for Arizona Wildcats to take No. 1 AP spot after Purdue loses at Northwestern
Thanks to an assist from another set of Wildcats, Arizona may have a chance to land atop the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the first time in nearly a decade with a win over Colgate on Saturday at McKale…
