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ASU Football: Cal Poly players to watch

by Zac Pacleb - September 11, 2015

(Photo: Tyler Paley/WCSN) In the first game in the slightly altered, but not quite finished Sun Devil Stadium, Arizona State has the opportunity to get back on its feet in a game against Cal Poly -- a team that is familiar with success in the FCS. The Big Sky Conference side

ASU Soccer: Sun Devils head to Tucson for tough first match in Cats Classic

by Anthony Marroquin - September 11, 2015September 11, 2015

(Photo: Steve Rodriguez/ASU Athletics) The No. 22 Arizona State Sun Devils will face their toughest test of the season against No. 14 Pepperdine, in the first game of the Arizona Cats Classic in Tucson. Pepperdine, which lost its main goal scorer from the 2014-2015 season, comes into the game a slight favorite

ASU Football: Sun Devils ready to christen new stadium renovations

by Zac Pacleb - September 10, 2015September 10, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) After playing in a hostile environment in the season opener, Arizona State returns to the friendly confines of Sun Devil Stadium. The team is 16-4 at home in the Todd Graham era. Although Sun Devil Stadium is still well in the midst of its renovation, head coach Todd Graham

ASU Football: Saturday’s special teams fiasco doesn’t change season-long outlook for Shawn Slocum

by Zane Hopen - September 9, 2015September 9, 2015

(Photo: Tyler Paley/WCSN) Much of the hype surrounding Arizona State coming into the season was placed on redshirt senior quarterback Mike Bercovici, or the defense and their barbaric blitzing, but who could have guessed the play of the special teams would be as crucial as it was in the week one

ASU Football: Sun Devils move past loss to A&M, prepare for Cal Poly

by Zane Hopen - September 9, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) If there was one thing to learn from Wednesday’s practice, it was that the Sun Devils are on to the next week, and it was made clear by offensive coordinator Mike Norvell. “I’m not focused on last week anymore,” Norvell said. “Pretty much got past that Sunday night when

ASU Volleyball: No. 10 Sun Devils drop Northern Arizona, Gardner achieves new milestone

by Jacob Franklin - September 8, 2015September 8, 2015

(Photo: Elaine Wilson/WCSN) No. 10 Arizona State took on the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks for the first home game of the season. The Sun Devils were able to take care of the Lumberjacks in four sets (25-17, 13-25, 25-13, 25-20). In the first set, the Sun Devils found themselves off to a hot start.

ASU Football: Sun Devils drop out of Top-25, but defense stands out

by Zac Pacleb - September 8, 2015September 9, 2015

(Photo: Tyler Paley/WCSN) In the wake of its loss to Texas A&M, Arizona State dropped completely out of the AP Top-25 this week as it began prepping for its Week 2 matchup against Cal Poly. After defeating ASU by 21 points, the Aggies rose to No. 16 in the country. That news wasn’t

ASU Volleyball: Sun Devils ready for home opener against Northern Arizona

by Jacob Franklin - September 7, 2015September 8, 2015

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) No. 10 Arizona State looks to continue its hot streak as it heads into a 9-game home stand. The first of these matches is against Northern Arizona, who also is enjoying success at the beginning of the young season. ASU is looking to have success in its first home match this season. ASU is coming off a statement win against

ASU Football: Despite loss to Texas A&M, Sun Devils still have reasons for optimism

by Zac Pacleb - September 6, 2015September 7, 2015

(Photo: Tyler Paley/WCSN) A 38-17 score could mean a lot of things. And for No. 15 Arizona State, that score meant exposure in the worst type of ways. Instead of the game being a coming out party for a high-flying offense led by Mike Bercovici, featuring D.J. Foster out wide, the Sun Devils

ASU Football: Aggies smother Sun Devil offense, dominate in all facets

by Zac Pacleb - September 5, 2015

(Photo: Tyler Paley/WCSN) It was undeniable. Texas A&M’s pass rush was too much for No. 15 Arizona State to handle. Despite all the talk of offensive weapons, schemes and potential, ASU’s offense never got off the ground in a 38-17 loss. The Sun Devils punted on seven of their eight drives in the