(Photo: Nick Badders/WCSN) Arizona and hockey is a weird combination. The 365 days of blistering heat should strike fear into anything frozen within a hundred miles radius. However, something incredible is happening. There is a hockey surge happening, and the Arizona State University Women's hockey team is feeling it full force. According
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ASU Football: Sun Devils set to open season vs No. 20 USC
(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) It’s been 312 days since Arizona State last played a football game. Saturday will at long last mark the end of an arduous waiting period for the Sun Devils as they open their six-game conference-only schedule against No. 20 USC at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. November 7 marks the
ASU Football: 5 questions for the Sun Devils 2020 season
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) With Arizona State Football’s season opener against No. 20 USC on Saturday, WCSN football reporters Hunter Hippel and Gareth Kwok answer five of the most pressing questions left regarding the Sun Devils ahead of their Week 1 matchup against the Trojans. How good can Jayden Daniels be in his
ASU Baseball: Fall Ball showcases improvement from pitching staff
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) If one was looking for the direct and immediate impact new Arizona State Baseball pitching coach Jason Kelly had in his first 17 games, a case study of junior right-handed pitcher Boyd Vander Kooi would have turned up impressive results. Vander Kooi was coming off a bad year when
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils figure to create ‘new identity’ as fall ball begins
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) At the beginning of this year, a national championship was an attainable goal for Arizona State baseball heading into the season opener. But times have dramatically changed since then-junior left-handed pitcher Justin Fall threw out the first pitch of the season on February 14 against Villanova. In nine months
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ASU Women’s Hockey: The difficulties of coaching during a pandemic
(Photo: Reagan Smith/WCSN) Coaching in 2020 has presented a set of challenges that have never been seen before. There’s the unknown of when the next game or even the next practice will be. Who will test positive for COVID-19? Or, how an outbreak could affect their season? These are all things out of
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ASU Women’s Hockey: Breezers or Pants? Callie Else details her transition from playing hockey in Minnesota to coming down to the desert.
(Courtesy: Callie Else) Fridley, Minn. and Tempe, Ariz. are not only vastly different weather and climate wise, but even hockey feels a little bit different. Freshman Callie Else is currently making that transition of playing hockey in a state dubbed “The State of Hockey,” to playing under the hot, desert sun. “Playing hockey