(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) Through its first period of play against Ohio State, Arizona State was like a platoon of soldiers trapped in the trenches, pinned down by the suppressive fire of its enemy. While some shots flew overhead and others connected, no matter how much return fire the Sun Devils were
Jacob Rudner
Jacob Rudner is a writer and broadcaster for the Walter Cronkite Sports Network covering men's hockey. Rudner covered baseball and men's basketball for the organization in the past and currently hosts the weekly TV show, Cronkite Sports Live.
From hockey coach to hired due to a phone number, Jon Laughner’s journey to ASU
Arizona State Hockey: Sun Devils name Evan DeBrouwer opening night goaltender
Photo: Sun Devil Athletics Sources confirmed Arizona State sophomore goaltender Evan DeBrouwer has been named the starter ahead of ASU’s season opener against Mercyhurst on Saturday night. DeBrouwer beat graduate transfer goalie Max Prawdzik and freshman Justin Robbins for the opening night start but is not guaranteed to start beyond the
ASU Baseball: Bruins beat the Devils and leave fundamentals in question
ASU Baseball: Tracy Smith has found his Swiss Army knife in Erik Tolman
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Tactfully, the owner of the versatile tool removed it from the pocket in which it waited. Its blades sat sharpened, its pliers strong and its tweezers tucked away still useful but unnoticed at the top of the Swiss Army knife. The knife’s name is flexible: multitool, multi-blade even
ASU Baseball: No. 13 Sun Devils lose tightly contested game to No. 4 Oregon State
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils salvage series finale with USC, look to improve on sloppy weekend
ASU Baseball: No. 7 Sun Devils suffer their second-straight dismantling loss
(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) On a 1-2 curveball diving sharply into the Dedeaux Field dirt, Hunter Bishop swung hard and missed harder. He walked back into the dugout, put his bat down and unleashed a frustrated punch into the stomach of the blue Powerade cooler nearest the bench’s side wall. Bishop’s punch
ASU Baseball: Spencer Torkelson and Alec Marsh key in victory over rival Arizona
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) With the count 3-1, and the bright lights of Phoenix Municipal Stadium beaming down onto the outfield grass as intensely as the rivalry match being played, Spencer Torkelson stood in the right-handed batter's box waiting for the next pitch to come. Randy Labaut, the left-handed Arizona Wildcat starter, was tenderly
