(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) Lest a recent string of tough losses leave any doubt, Bobby Hurley has something worth watching brewing in Tempe. Arizona State men’s basketball has always kept its head above water this season. However, victories over Xavier and Kansas and reaching No. 3 in the rankings at one point make
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The Way It Is: Sun Devils are a tournament team, but they need to start playing like one again
The Way It Is: Hurley extension a pivotal moment for Ray Anderson, ASU
(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) It pays to build a winning culture in college basketball. Just ask Bobby Hurley. Reports from SunDevilSource and azcentral sports indicate that Hurley, in his third year at the helm of ASU men’s basketball, is set to receive a major pay raise and contract extension. Pending approval from the
ASU Men’s Basketball: Sky is far from falling on the Sun Devils’ season
ASU Football: ‘New Leadership Model’ off to a rocky start
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Ray Anderson’s plan isn’t working. Firing Todd Graham was supposed to alleviate the perceived uncertainty that Anderson saw in this program’s future. Instead, the last two weeks have done nothing but put that future in further jeopardy at every turn. “It’s not a situation where we’re going to have to
Column: Press conference does little to validate radical vision for ASU football
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) For a split-second, you can almost see the logic of Ray Anderson’s vision. For 40 years, Arizona State has been trying to win the same way as everybody else in the Pac-12. But in its four decades since joining the conference, sustained tangible success has been scarce. You can’t fault
ASU Football: Decision to fire Graham negatively impacts the program
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Todd Graham was relieved of his duties as ASU football coach Sunday morning after six seasons in which he amassed a 46-31 record. A few hours after the news broke, Athletic Director Ray Anderson held a press conference to justify the firing. In the span of 30 minutes, Anderson
ASU Football: Todd Graham deserves to keep his job
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) ASU football ran away from rival Arizona 42-30 on Saturday in Tempe. The Sun Devils, picked to finish fifth in the Pac-12 South, end the regular season with the second-best record in their division at 7-5 (6-3 Pac-12). For that reason, and many others, head coach Todd Graham should
ASU Football: Blowout loss to USC isn’t the end of the world
ASU Football: Forget about bowl eligibility, Sun Devils are looking like Pac-12 South favorites
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Changing a narrative is never easy. In college football, it can be near impossible. There was a preconceived notion in Tempe even before this year’s season started about Arizona State: it had coach Todd Graham fighting for his job, quarterback Manny Wilkins having to battle with Blake Barnett for