(Courtesy Photo/ASU Feature Twirlers) Fans are gravitating towards quirky sports like marble racing, rock-skipping, and sign-flipping to get their fill now that America’s major sports leagues are halted due to COVID-19. But for Kylie Cates and her family, twirling -- an activity that combines complicated dance routines with skillful baton-flipping -- isn’t
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Sun Devils celebrate senior day and face unexpected adversity
(Photo: Travis Whittaker/WCSN) Arizona State’s women’s basketball team celebrated senior day on Sunday at Desert Financial Arena, commemorating the careers of five players on their roster. The ceremony took place on the court immediately following ASU’s 55-44 loss to the Stanford Cardinal (25-5, 14-4). Robbi Ryan, Reili Richardson, Kiara Russell and Jamie Ruden
ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils survive scare from Cougars
(Photo: Ryan Blank/WCSN) In another game that went down to the wire, the ASU women’s basketball team ended its three-game losing streak, defeating Washington State on Friday night, 62-59. The Cougars (11-14, 4-9) erased a 12-point deficit to tie the game at 38 heading into the fourth quarter. With No. 22 Arizona State
ASU Women’s Basketball: Lack of effort hurts Sun Devils in loss to UCLA
(Photo: Misha Jones/WCSN) They say the most desperate team wins, and the No. 8 UCLA Bruins were that team Sunday afternoon in Tempe. The two teams that competed in Sunday’s game at Desert Financial Arena were on opposite ends of the spectrum. Arizona State came in off of a triple-overtime home victory over
ASU Women’s Basketball GALLERY: 70-61 loss to UCLA
ASU struggles on offensive boards in Territorial Cup loss
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Arizona State and UArizona were neck-and-neck even before the season started. A preseason coaches poll predicted ASU would finish fifth in the PAC-12, one spot ahead of UArizona. In their first meeting of the season in Tempe, the Wildcats stifled ASU’s comeback efforts in a wire-to-wire battle, emerging with a
ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devil defense stifles Beavers
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Arizona State's matchup with previously unbeaten No. 3 Oregon State Sunday came down to momentum. The Sun Devils controlled it all, largely due to their defense. The Sun Devils' emotional spark plug Kiara Russell made her presence known in her first game back from a foot injury, forcing Beavers
ASU Women’s Basketball GALLERY: 74-69 Win Over Idaho State
ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils go 2-1 at Gulf Coast Showcase
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils (5-2) went 2-1 in the Gulf Coast Showcase over the holiday weekend. The tournament in Estero, Florida, was the first real test of stamina for Charli Turner Thorne’s team this year, as the Sun Devils played three games in just three days. On Friday, ASU