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ASU Soccer: Team ranked for the first time since 2010

by Anthony Marroquin - October 2, 2014October 2, 2014

(Photo: Steve Rodriguez/ASU Athletics) For the first time in four years, the Arizona State women's soccer team is finally getting recognition from the polls. Last week, ASU came in at No. 24. After Friday's tie against top ranked UCLA, ASU is now No. 18. “Honestly, it’s about time that we’re ranked,” said junior

ASU Football: Taylor Kelly officially ruled out against USC, hopes to play against Stanford

by Jacob Garcia - October 2, 2014October 2, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) While viewing time for the media was minimal in the Sun Devils’ final practice before their trek to Southern California, head coach Todd Graham amended the information drought with news on starting quarterback Taylor Kelly. Taylor Kelly will not play against USC this week, but will play against Stanford

ASU rides high after win over USC

by Zac Pacleb - October 2, 2014October 5, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) This wasn’t just another win. It was a statement. For the first time since 1995, the No. 17 Arizona State Sun Devils traveled to Los Angeles, Calif., and came away with a victory over then-No. 9 Southern California. The win was also the 12th victory over a ranked team in

ASU Football: D.J. Calhoun, Christian Sam look to continue contributing

by Adam Stites - October 1, 2014

(Photo: Courtney Pedroza/WCSN) Not much looked different on Wednesday as the Sun Devils got another day of preparation in at the Kajikawa Practice Fields before a weekend trip to play the USC Trojans. The team was still without quarterback Taylor Kelly who once again worked on the side in throwing and

Center Ice Podcast: Minot State Preview

by Jayson Chesler - September 30, 2014

In this week's Center Ice Presented by Speak of the Devils House of Sparky hockey writer Justin Emerson and WCSN color commentator Jayson Chesler take a look back at the weekend against West Chester and ahead to trip to Minot State. Eric Rivard was the star of the weekend, netting five

ASU Football: Damarious Randall is ready to redeem himself

by Adam Stites - September 30, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) When Arizona State safety Damarious Randall looked at his phone after a 62-27 loss to the UCLA Bruins last week, there were plenty of angry tweets from fans. The senior safety responded to none of those tweets and instead tweeted an apology for his play in the defeat. "Just

ASU Football: Confidence in Mike Bercovici grows on offense

by Jacob Garcia - September 30, 2014September 30, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The Sun Devils opened up their sixth week of practice and second week with quarterback Mike Bercovici at the reins on Tuesday. Opting to remain outside on the practice field for the duration of the day, rather than moving indoors to the Dickey Dome at the halfway point, the media

Pac-12 Rankings Roundup

by Zac Pacleb - September 30, 2014

(Photo: Noah Findling/WCSN) No. 1: Stanford (last week: No. 1), 12-0 (1-0) Stanford opened up conference play flawlessly, sweeping California and Washington State. The Cardinal continue to be one of the most efficient teams in the country on the offensive end, most notably junior middle blocker Inky Ajanaku, who hit an astonishing

ASU Football: Previous Sun Devils provide example for bouncing back

by Adam Stites - September 29, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils are now unranked and stand with their back firmly pinned in a corner after a 62-27 loss to the then-No. 11 UCLA Bruins -- a loss that ASU head coach Todd Graham aptly described as “embarrassing.” With a road trip to play the

ASU hockey wraps up weekend shutout

by Spencer Hann - September 27, 2014September 28, 2014

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) Coming off a 14-0 victory over West Chester Friday night, the Sun Devils expected a tougher game Saturday. Although the Golden Rams put up a fight, NCAA recruit Connor Schmidt tallied the go-ahead goal to lift the Sun Devils 9-0 at Oceanisde Ice Arena. The first period began right