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The art of (unsuccessfully) taking a knee

by Alex Gallant - September 15, 2013September 17, 2013

(Photo: House of Sparky) Who would have thought taking a knee could be so difficult? The quarterback takes the snap, drops to one knee at the desired spot between the hash marks, tosses the ball to the umpire and prepares to spike the ball to get the field goal unit on

Lanthier: Give some love to the little guys

by Trey Lanthier - August 15, 2013August 16, 2013

Listen: big sports are great, but Arizona State fans have GOT to start paying attention to these “smaller” sports. Just because they’re not a nationally-recognized member of the ridiculously closed-minded “Big Three” (football, basketball, baseball) does not at all mean that they’re not worth your time. What’s ASU football done recently?

Meade: Arizona State is bungling their big moment, and it’s working out great

by Cuyler Meade - August 15, 2013August 30, 2013

(Photo: ASU Athletics) Arizona State is blowing it. The sleepy little hamlet of Tempe, Arizona hasn’t seen this much excitement in its local university athletics program in quite some time, and it’s fumbling the moment. December 2011 was something of a low point for ASU’s big two sports. The basketball team clunked out four

Chesler: What if it’d been Jones?

by Jayson Chesler - August 12, 2013August 26, 2013

Where would we be if… June Jones was hired as the head coach of ASU football? On December 7th, 2011, June Jones looked to be the sure-fire head coach of the Sun Devil football program. By December 8th, talks had broken down. Media outlets blamed the sudden change of plans on a massive

Marek: connecting the dots on the javelina football prophecy

by Nick Marek - August 11, 2013August 15, 2013

Head coach Todd Graham wrapped up his recruiting months ago, but apparently two speedsters never got the memo. On Wednesday morning, a pair of javelinas snuck into Sun Devil Stadium before the Lone Wolf Wildlife helped escort the two Devils back to the wild. The news broke on every major Fox

It’s time, to update the update

by Robby Baker - March 20, 2013August 12, 2013

The “new” Sparky is now considered retro as ASU announced Tuesday that they will yet again redesign ASU’s mascot, but this time with fan input. Sparky got a facelift on March 1st of this year. Apparently there was some malpractice involved as Sparky came back far less child friendly and ugly.

Taking an uneducated pot shot at my school, that I’m not okay with

by Robby Baker - December 4, 2012August 12, 2013

“Congrats to the Arizona State Sun Devils on defeating Penn State for their first ever win over a D-I program, proving that along with being a bro-tastic party school where academics take a back seat to butt-chugging, ASU also has a hockey team.” ASU hockey got the Puck Daddy blog’s “Gold

The death of the Big East

by Robby Baker - November 28, 2012August 12, 2013

It started in 2004, when Miami and Virginia Tech made the move to the ACC. Since then, Boston College, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and now Louisville have all jumped ship from the Big East to join the ACC. That’s not to mention TCU, West Virginia and Rutgers who left for the

Give college football the chance you deserve

by Trey Lanthier - November 26, 2012August 12, 2013

Maybe the professional game of football has its knacks, but college football has got something the NFL will never have. On Friday night, as I stood on the field after Arizona State’s massive, season-changing win over Arizona, I got a glimpse at something so much better. It wasn’t the constant tension

Anthony Robles becoming an actor, too?

by Nick Marek - November 16, 2012August 12, 2013

More big news is on the horizon for wrestler Anthony Robles. Just this time, it won't be on the wrestling mat or on a book tour. The Arizona State alumnus said that he will be working on a scuba diving documentary film with U.S. Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin in the spring. "It's