(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils are halfway through the 2017 season, playing their third ranked opponent in the past week. Thursday night, the team competed with NCAA ranked No. 1 University of California, Los Angeles, but fell short with a 3-0 loss. ASU was coming off a 6-0 loss in Palo
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ASU Baseball: Smith announces 2018 non-conference schedule
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) After Arizona State’s baseball team sustained perhaps its worst season in program history in 2017, on Thursday Oct. 5 head coach Tracy Smith released its non-conference schedule for the upcoming season. The announced schedule features 20 homes games, including four series against NCAA tournament teams from 2016. A year
ASU Women’s Hockey: Dynamic defense key for Devils
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) While defending the goal is of the utmost importance for the Arizona State’s blue line, jumping into the rush is elevating the scoring chances for the Sun Devils this season. And when odd-man attacks break out, the ASU defense strives to always communicate with their partners. In their first series
ASU Soccer: California run continues with ranked UCLA and USC
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) After a challenging week on the road against Cal and Stanford, the Arizona State women’s soccer team will continue their run against California teams this weekend. The Sun Devils return to their home turf to take on No. 1 UCLA on Thursday and No. 6 USC on Sunday. Although
ASU Women’s Hockey: Aggression to play major role to success for Sun Devils
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) If there could only be one takeaway from the first series of the year for the Arizona State women's club hockey team against Grand Canyon University, it would certainly be the Sun Devils' aggressive play in the attacking zone. This aggressive approach, mainly coming from the defensive line, has been a
ASU Football: Sun Devils to focus on health and discipline during off week
Pac-12 Picking: After Washington, conference picture muddied with unknowns
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) With two weeks of Pac-12 football in the books, the hierarchy in the conference is unclear, muddied by another round of unexpected results. USC, preseason favorites to not only win the conference but also make a national championship run, finally succumbed to weeks of mediocre play with a loss
ASU Football: Bye week comes at a crucial time for the Sun Devils
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) A 34-24 loss to Stanford brought ASU football back to earth after riding the high of upsetting Oregon. Now, with two weeks to prepare for the most challenging stretch of their season, the Sun Devils (2-3, 1-1 Pac-12) have time to reflect and make adjustments. There are plenty of
ASU Women’s Hockey: Ghostbuster or Goalie?
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) It has always been in Jordan Nash-Boulden’s blood to be an Sun Devil. Entering her second season, Nash-Boulden is the lone goalie for the Arizona State women’s club hockey team. Growing up in Cave Creek, Arizona, she didn’t have to travel very far to attend Arizona State. “It was my
ASU Football: What to expect vs. Stanford
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) The last six quarters have showcased significant improvement for ASU football. A road game at Stanford presents an opportunity to continue that trend and pull off another upset, but the Sun Devils (2-2) will need to play their best game so far to escape Palo Alto with a