(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Bobby Hurley began his tenure as Arizona State men’s basketball’s 14th coach, by emphatically setting a new barometer of success for the program. “We’re going to compete for championships,” Hurley said. “Pac-12 championships and we want to go to Final Fours.” With that quip the tone of the entire press
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ASU Baseball: Sun Devils struggled on the mound, couldn’t withstand Utah’s hot hitting
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The Utah Utes defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils 6-5 Friday in Salt Lake City, splitting the series and giving the Utes their first win against the Sun Devils since joining the Pac-12 conference. Both teams wavered on the mound early, but while Utah pitcher Dalton Carroll leveled out,
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils blast by Stanford behind Brian Serven’s brilliant performance
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils cemented the series sweep against Stanford Sunday, claiming a 14-6 victory behind two monster performances by both Brett Lilek and Brian Serven. Lilek was lights-out on the mound for the Sun Devils. Lilek went six innings-plus and 77 pitches without a hit. Four of
ASU Softball: Ryndak, Sun Devils roll Wildcats with big inning
(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) Less than 24 hours after coming up with a clutch come-from-behind victory against their arch rival, Arizona State softball came up with a wire-to-wire victory, clinching the weekend series against the Arizona Wildcats with a 9-4 win Saturday afternoon in Tucson. Getting the start for ASU (24-10, 5-2) was
ASU Softball: Clutch Hitting Gives Sun Devils Game One Win
ASU Softball: Young Teams, Same Intense Territorial Cup Rivalry
(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) Arizona State University and the University of Arizona have one of the fiercest rivalries in all of college sports, and that carries onto the softball field. This weekend the Sun Devils will face their nemesis in a battle of two ranked teams in Tucson. ASU currently holds the reign
ASU Baseball: Applying Sabermetric Stats to Sun Devil Offense
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) For as rapidly as sabermetric stats have infiltrated Major League Baseball, the college baseball landscape has gone largely untouched. A number of factors go into why this is the case, ranging from the absence of expensive data tracking technology to a general satisfaction with the status quo. Still, that’s not
Utah takes Pac-12 Gymnastics title for second straight year
(Photo: Tyler Paley/WCSN) The Utah Utes took the 2015 Pac-12 Gymnastics title as they received a 198.150 in front of their home crowd on Saturday. See the final standings below: 1 - University of Utah: 198.150 2 - UCLA: 197.350 3 - Stanford University: 197.175 4 - Oregon State University: 196.900 5 - University of Arizona: 196.225 6
ASU Softball: Bats ignite, pitching rebounds in series finale
(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) After a relief appearance on Saturday that saw her give up the winning runs to the Golden Bears, Breanna Macha rebounded in the best way possible - guiding the Arizona State Sun Devils to an 11-6 win over 12th ranked California. The freshman handled herself well in Sunday’s rubber
