(Photo: Madison Sorenson/WCSN) TEMPE – 93-foot-3. That’s the height you’d get if you stacked every Arizona State basketball player on top of one another. The 2026-27 team is the tallest in program history, headlined by 7-foot-1 third-year center Ben Defty and 7-foot-3 first-year center Filip Malesevic. And in the early stages of
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Sun Devil basketball plays to Bennett’s style, beats Northern Colorado
(Photo: Madison Sorenson/WCSN) TEMPE — After Arizona State men’s basketball’s 75-65 home opener win against East Tennessee State on Monday, fans were left underwhelmed. The 5,300 scattered through Desert Financial Arena for Randy Bennett’s Sun Devil coaching debut felt that the coach’s identity wasn’t on full display. His players echoed the sentiment. “We
ASU hosts No. 4 Denver in NCHC home opener
(Photo: Denver Athletics) Arizona State head coach Dave Hakstol spent the last three weeks familiarizing himself with the program after his midseason hiring. Now, he’ll see his team play against one of the premier college hockey programs in the country, by far ASU’s biggest test yet, as No. 4 Denver comes
Sun Devils continue fall preparations with Maroon and Gold scrimmage
(Photo: Addie Russ/WCSN) TEMPE – ASU Softball played a scrimmage on Thursday night, but not just any ordinary scrimmage. This one was Maroon vs. Gold, or in other words, ASU vs. ASU. The scrimmage created an opportunity for players to compete against their own teammates while giving the coaching staff a
Whitehorn’s hot hand fuels Sun Devils’ rout of Northern Arizona
(Photo: Connor Gleason/WCSN) TEMPE— The ball rarely escaped fourth-year guard Ruby Whitehorn on Thursday night. When it left Whitehorn’s hands, it usually found the bottom of the net. When it bounced off the rim, Whitehorn was there to claim it. The Arizona State Sun Devils (2-0) took care of the Northern Arizona
Hakstol moving on from ‘building process’ before Denver series
(Photo: Gabriella Chernoff/WCSN) For Arizona State players and coaches, the past few weeks brought a changed dynamic and locker room. Acclimating to a new system often takes time, and head coach Dave Hakstol is well aware of that. After holding a mini-camp in the Sun Devils’ bye week before their series at
Sun Devils bring intensity in Maroon and Gold scrimmage
PHOENIX – Phoenix Municipal Stadium was filled with shouts, trash talking and a certain enthusiasm often not found in a scrimmage. However, most of the excitement did not come from the fans. Instead, it came from both dugouts. For Arizona State baseball, the Maroon and Gold intrasquad scrimmage offers a different
Fueled by family, Amy Medley sets Valley ablaze in inaugural Sun Devil campaign
(Photo: Owen Plagge/WCSN) TEMPE — The True North. With beavers, moose and geese inhabiting its 1.36 billion acres of boreal forest wilderness, people rarely think of sports in Canada. Even if they do, it's all about one thing: hockey. Despite its popularity in Canada and the northern regions of the United States, hockey dissipates
Inside the production of BYU’s iconic sweet treat: the CougarTail
Kenny Dillingham laughs off rumors as Arizona State’s future comes into focus
(Photo: Aiden Longbrake/WCSN) TEMPE — If there’s one thing college football fans like to do, it’s speculate. On Sunday, Florida State fired head coach Mike Norvell, who served as Arizona State's offensive coordinator from 2012-15. Current ASU head coach Kenny Dillingham got his first college coaching job under Norvell in the Valley