Tag: arizona

ASU prevails over Arizona despite lengthy weather delays

by Bret Inman -

(Photo: Connor Gleason/WCSN) TEMPE – ASU Soccer fans, including kids in costumes, lined up outside Sun Devil Soccer Stadium 40 minutes before the scheduled 7:00 p.m. kickoff on Friday night. ASU delayed the gates’ opening because of weather in the area, but ultimately allowed people to flow in around 6:40.  The children

Rejection runs in Zac Swanson’s family; so does resilience

by Tyler Weiss -

(Photo: Connor Gleason/WCSN) TEMPE — Few moments in life sting like rejection. Parents spend years preparing their children for it, whether it's a first heartbreak or the letter from a dream school that doesn’t begin with "Congratulations." In 1997, Pete Swanson, an offensive guard from Stanford, endured seven rounds of the NFL

Devils in Dallas: ASU sweeps the SMU Classic

by Xavier Massarotti -

(Photo: Addie Russ/WCSN) Arizona State swim and dive traveled to Dallas for the weekend in hopes of conquering the SMU Classic. Both the men’s and women’s swim and dive teams did just that.   The men’s team had never participated in this event before while the women’s team took part back in 2008,

Sun Devils fall down concerning path with loss to Utah

by Rees Goodall -

(Photo: Connor Gleason/WCSN) PHOENIX – A familiarity heuristic is a psychological term for a rule-of-thumb saying that people search for familiarity when faced with unknown and testing circumstances, though such familiarity is typically a distraction from a larger issue.  When Arizona State baseball saw redshirt sophomore catcher Brody Briggs and head coach

ASU earns first win in Tucson in over two years

by Jacob Fredericks -

(Photo: Aiden Longbrake/WCSN) TUCSON – Anytime Arizona State makes the 110-mile drive down south on the I-10 to play its rivals, Arizona, there are bound to be heavy emotions. The weight of “Hate Week” burdens players, coaches and fans alike.  When the two meet on the diamond, the heat is only turned