ASU Women’s Basketball: Late effort falls short under Cal defensive pressure

(Photo: Travis David Whittaker/WCSN) As they have many times before, Arizona State women’s basketball seniors Ja’Tavia Tapley, Reili Richardson and Robbi Ryan all had chances to rescue their team from the jaws of defeat. Instead, the overwhelmingly partisan crowd for the Sun Devils on Thursday morning at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center

ASU Triathlon: Sun Devils are heating up as they head into the National Championships

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Since the NCAA voted triathlon as a sport in Jan. of 2014, Cliff English has built his Arizona State Sun Devil triathlon team into the sport’s first empire at the collegiate ranks. This season has been a continuation of the Devils dominance. The NCAA triathlon season is short, starting in August

ASU Triathlon: Coach English has olympians in the making

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) When Arizona State triathlon head coach Cliff English sits down with prospective recruits, English’s experience working with Olympic triathletes weaves its way into the conversation. The endgame for most triathletes is to make the summer Olympic Games at some point in their careers, and there is perhaps no coach

ASU Women’s Basketball: Devils dispatch Miami, make Sweet 16 behind Ryan’s clutch defense

(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) The Arizona State women’s basketball team has suffered numerous crushing losses this season where the team either held an advantage in the second half or was within striking distance down the stretch. The No. 5 Sun Devils found themselves in a similar situation on Sunday during their second-round

ASU Women’s Basketball: Suffocating defense helps No. 21 Devils pull away from Wildcats late

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) After splitting the weekend series against USC and UCLA, the no. 21 Arizona State women’s basketball team returned to action at home Friday night and defeated their in-state rival Arizona 60-47. The Devils were looking to avenge their loss to the Arizona Wildcats in Tucson earlier this season where

ASU Women’s Basketball: Devils comeback falls just short against No. 5 Oregon

(Photo: Riley Trujillo/WCSN) Faced with a hostile crowd and the most efficient team in women’s college basketball, the No. 19 Arizona State Sun Devils put up a tremendous effort against another Top-10 opponent, but eventually fell to No. 5 Oregon 77-71. ​This 2018-2019 season has to feel like the equivalent of a

ASU Women’s Basketball: Despite experience, No. 19 Devils struggling to take final step against top opponents

(Photo: Riley Trujillo/WCSN) No. 19 Arizona State’s loss to No. 6 Stanford on Friday night can be viewed as a microcosm of the entire season for the Devils when they’ve gone up against top-tier opponents. They competed fiercely, and at many times were agonizingly close to securing a signature win, but