Tag: Arizona State

ASU Football: Freshmen Nick Ralston and Brady White are benefitting from enrolling early

by Zac Pacleb -

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Much of the buzz around Arizona State’s spring practices has circulated around senior Mike Bercovici taking over as the surefire starting quarterback, senior DJ Foster moving to the receiving core and a defense that returns nine of its 11 starters from 2014. However, in some cases, spring football provides

ASU Men’s Basketball: Bobby Hurley’s hire marks a new era

by Gavin Schall -

(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

ASU Baseball: A team that possesses “situationally excellent” hitters, not “clutch” hitters

by Jacob Garcia -

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The 2015 season for the Arizona State baseball team has undoubtedly been characterized by clutch late-inning heroics. “Walk-off Woody” on the first game of the year has evolved into the season-long trend of success in critical moments of the game—hence the new team nickname, “Cardiac Devils.” The numbers back it

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils fall to Rebels

by Jacob Janower -

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) After an electrical delay suspended the game Tuesday night, Arizona State (21-9) suffered a 7-6 defeat at the hands of the UNLV Rebels (13-18) on Wednesday. With the lack of a consistent midweek starter, the Sun Devils tried something different by sending Hever Bueno to the mound to make