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ASU Football: What to expect from Mike Bercovici

by Matt Harden - September 17, 2014September 18, 2014

(Photo: Courtney Pedroza/WCSN) The only honest answer I can give when asked what to expect from Mike Bercovici is, “I don’t know.” And I'm not the only one. Taylor Kelly’s injury has forced Bercovici into the starting lineup and many people are wondering if the Sun Devils’ season is over already. Kelly runs

ASU Football: Carlos Mendoza sheds green jersey

by Adam Stites - September 17, 2014

(Photo: Courtney Pedroza/WCSN) With dark clouds on the horizon, the Sun Devils proactively moved their practice inside the Verde Dickey Dome on Wednesday to avoid the possibility of rain. The practice, which started later than usual and ended earlier than usual for the media, didn’t give reporters much of a look at

ASU Football: Demetrius Cherry climbs to first-team role

by Adam Stites - September 16, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) The media was out in full force for Tuesday’s practice as it was the first featuring Mike Bercovici at the helm of the offense. Following an injury suffered by Taylor Kelly in the second half of a 38-24 victory over Colorado, Bercovici has been given the reins of

Sun Devils say they aren’t sunk with Mike Bercovici

by Jacob Garcia - September 16, 2014September 16, 2014

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) Nine minutes and 40 seconds. That was the duration of ASU quarterback Mike Bercovici’s post-practice interview session on Tuesday. The nearly 10 minutes of nonstop Bercovici are indeed a stark contrast to the routine unavailability of Taylor Kelly for post-practice comments. The expansion of press access from one starting quarterback to the

ASU Basketball schedule at a glance

by Zac Pacleb - September 16, 2014September 16, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) With the full men’s basketball schedule being released, the Arizona State Sun Devils and their fans can have more structure in speculating how the 2014-15 season will play out for head coach Herb Sendek and his squad. ASU will attempt to find their way back to the NCAA tournament despite losing

Center Ice: ASU hockey vs Niagara preview

by Jayson Chesler - September 16, 2014September 16, 2014

In this week's installment of Center Ice presented by Speak of the Devils, WCSN color commentator Jayson Chesler and House of Sparky beat writer Justin Emerson preview the weekend's ASU hockey matchup with Niagara. The pair also recap the first "Battle Day" practice of the season and are joined by

Pac-12 Rankings Roundup

by Zac Pacleb - September 16, 2014

(Photo: Steve Rodriguez/ASU Athletics) No. 1: Stanford (last week: No. 1), 7-0 Topping the rankings once again is the Stanford Cardinal. They handled then-No. 22 Duke in four sets before sweeping Penn and Santa Clara. Against Santa Clara, Stanford put up a season-best 15 blocks. The Cardinal travel to San Diego, California

Todd Graham and Ray Anderson donate $500K each to “Momentum” campaign

by Adam Stites - September 15, 2014September 15, 2014

(Photo: Adam Stites/WCSN) Todd Graham has only been the head coach of the Arizona State football team for fewer than three years and Ray Anderson has only served as the school’s athletic director for fewer than one year, but both men showed their commitment to the university on Monday by pledging

New Face, Same Results

by Troy Lynch - September 15, 2014September 15, 2014

(Photo: Christian Coates/WCSN) Starting off the season ranked No. 25 and without libero Stephanie Preach, someone needed to fill in the spot that she left. Preach finished her career at ASU second on the all-time dig list with 2,010. There aren’t many people who can play with the same caliber as

ASU football still lacks pressure from the front four

by Matt Harden - September 14, 2014September 14, 2014

(Photo: ASU athletics) It has become cliche to talk about Arizona State’s defense replacing nine starters and starting three true freshmen. But that is the reality. Head coach Todd Graham is not accepting youth as an excuse for the defense’s mistakes. The Sun Devils want to win championships now. Which means,