(Photo: Elijah Longoria/WCSN) TEMPE — Live music and wine grapes are the heart and soul of Lubbock. Leading the Big 12 with a .394 team average, the slugging No. 5 Texas Tech came into Saturday’s game against Arizona State with that in mind. What the Red Raiders may not have expected was
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Former Sun Devil’s endowment an effort for a potential bright future
(Photo: Josh Eaton/WCSN) Arizona State head coach Greg Powers has been around the Sun Devil hockey program for nearly three decades. After playing for the team from 1995-1999 and eventually joining the coaching staff in 2008, he has seen the transformation from a club team to a Division I program as
Sun Devils find balanced offensive success in win over Baylor
PHOENIX – There are not many baseball players in the world who draw comparisons to Major League Baseball’s top home run hitter, Barry Bonds. Especially not college baseball players. This season, Arizona State sophomore left-fielder Landon Hairston has drawn not only those comparisons, but even the same treatment. Against New Mexico
ASU rides standout pitching to series-opening win
(Photo: Maya Diaz/WCSN) PHOENIX – As Arizona State entered play against Baylor Friday for their final series in April, its pitching staff had surrendered 37 runs in their previous four games, including 10 in a disheartening midweek loss to New Mexico State two days prior. The Sun Devils have been susceptible to
ASU overpowered by No. 5 Texas Tech in series-opening loss
(Photo: Madison Sorenson/WCSN) TEMPE – When senior All-American pitcher and recent Big 12 pitcher of the week Kenzie Brown stepped into the circle Friday night for Arizona State ahead of its matchup with No. 5 Texas Tech, the sellout crowd at Farrington Stadium buzzed with energy. The first time a top-five
Relief pitching falters as ASU drops extra-inning marathon against New Mexico State
(Photo: Connor Gleason/WCSN) PHOENIX — Just when Arizona State baseball was on the brink of flatlining, new life was seemingly breathed back into the team at the very last moment. Facing a two-run deficit and with only one out to spare in the bottom of the eleventh inning, redshirt junior Nu’u Contrades
Ben Coleman saw plans change on the field, but not in his mother’s backyard
(Photo: Damon Allred/Arizona Sports) TEMPE – Nearly a year ago, outgoing Arizona State offensive lineman Ben Coleman put a carefully built plan into motion. He told his significant other, Gabi Hernandez, that he was slated to speak at an NIL donor event. He added that the coaches’ wives would be there, and
Series takeaways: ASU survives BYU scare
‘Everyone’s been pushing me:’ How Australia native Kirtland Vakalahi has adapted to life in America
(Photo: Aiden Longbrake/WCSN) TEMPE – Football practice at the Kajikawa Practice Fields had long been over. Head coach Kenny Dillingham wrapped up speaking to a swarm of media, while most of Arizona State's players dispersed on a flock of golf carts set to return to the Sun Devils’ football facility. Moments before,
Clayton Smith’s second chance at ASU could feature an adjusted role
(Photo: Aiden Longbrake/WCSN) TEMPE – Arizona State football’s 23-7 loss to Arizona, which closed out the 2025 regular season, signaled the final time that 26 Sun Devils would step onto the field at Mountain America Stadium, and redshirt senior edge rusher Clayton Smith was supposed to be one of them. His fifth