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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

Meade: From where I was standing

by Cuyler Meade - August 29, 2014August 29, 2014

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) Listen, this game was easy for the Sun Devils. Of course it was. It was supposed to be. Weber State plays in the same conference as NAU, the soon-to-be-even-more-irrelevant Big Sky Conference, and the Wildcats are far from the class of even that lowly denomination. The Sun Devils

Arizona State basketball provided false hope in final showing

by Troy Lopez - March 25, 2014March 25, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) They lost their last five conference road games. They lost by 21 in the second round of the Pac-12 Tournament. They seemed destined for doom in their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2009. Yet somehow, the Arizona State men’s basketball team had everyone believing once again. In a season with as many

Cougars just two wins away from NCAA Tournament

by Alex Gallant - March 7, 2014March 7, 2014

(Photo: Washington State Athletics) SEATTLE - Washington State started Pac-12 conference play winning five in a row. Since then, they finished the regular season 4-9, taking them out of the NCAA Tournament at-large conversation. Perhaps that’s why this team has been playing with so much purpose in the Pac-12 Tournament. After scoring 107

Arizona State celebrates, honors legacy of coaching legend Kay Yow

by Alex Gallant - February 21, 2014February 22, 2014

34 years. Imagine staying in one place, doing one job, day after day, for 34 years. Not many people can stay committed to one job for five years, let alone 34. In any profession, there is always the prospect of moving up the food chain, moving on to the next biggest and

Hobbled Sun Devils need to find a solution fast

by Zac Pacleb - February 19, 2014

(Photo Credit: Mauricio Casillas/WCSN) Surprise. That is what the No. 20 Arizona State Sun Devils’ season can best be described as. Picked to finish 10th in the Pac-12 by the conference's coaches in the preseason poll, the Sun Devils climbed to as high as No. 11 in the national rankings and in

Krueger: In the red zone, stick with Kelly

by Nick Krueger - December 7, 2013December 7, 2013

(Photo: Casey Ferreirae/WCSN) “Taylor Kelly hits Kevin Ozier across the middle for the 12-yard pitch and catch for the Arizona State touchdown.” It’s what you should have heard Tim Healey say on the radio, it’s what Todd Blackledge should have said on ESPN but that is too easy. This is the Pac-12

Reviving the “Student” in Student-Athlete

by Jacob Garcia - October 26, 2013October 26, 2013

As defined by the NCAA in a widely viewed television commercial, “a student-athlete is a participant who balances being a full-time student and a full-time athlete.” The hyphen in between “student” and “athlete” implies that the “student” comes first, accompanied by a balance with the “athlete.” But lately, the “student”

Sun Devils haven’t even begun to prove their worth

by Alex Gallant - October 5, 2013

(Photo: ASU Athletics) This wasn’t a conference game. Their goals can still be attained. The tough stretch of games is behind them. After Arizona State’s 37-34 loss to Notre Dame Saturday night in Arlington, these were the types of comments being made, not only by fans, but by players and coaches.

It doesn’t get bigger than this for Arizona State

by Jason Galvin - October 4, 2013October 9, 2013

(Photo: ASU Athletics) Arizona State might not realize it. Maybe they just don’t want to admit it. It’s possible that they’ve convinced themselves otherwise, but, whether they like it or not, Saturday night’s tilt with last season’s National Championship runner-up Notre Dame is the program’s biggest game since the 1997 Rose Bowl. No game,