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ASU Softball: Sun Devils use homers to power Macha’s strong start

by Bobby Kraus - February 14, 2015February 14, 2015

(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) Arizona State softball set itself off on the right foot as well as it possibly could in their opening two games of the Littlewood Classic on Friday night at Farrington Stadium. After defeating North Texas 10-2 in five innings in the first game of their doubleheader, the Sun Devils

ASU Men’s Basketball: Blakes’ big night not enough in loss to Cougars

by Zane Hopen - February 13, 2015February 15, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) ASU couldn’t pick up their first road sweep of the season, losing to Washington State 74-68. Junior guard Gerry Blakes led the way for ASU with 21, while Senior guard Dexter Kernich-Drew had 27 for the Cougars. WSU came out hot making four of their first five shots, and

ASU Baseball: Woodmansee wins it for Sun Devils

by Mark Harris - February 13, 2015February 14, 2015

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) The Arizona State baseball team kicked off the era at Phoenix Municipal Stadium with a bang Friday night, as a walk-off home run by Colby Woodmansee gave the Sun Devils a 4-3 extra inning victory over the Cowboys. In a pitching duel, both teams struggled to put up

ASU Women’s Basketball Roundtable: Arizona State starting off slow against athletic defenses.

by Gavin Schall - February 13, 2015

(Photo: Brooke Faber/WCSN) After two games that were decided at the buzzer against Stanford and California we decided we had to talk about it. We've assembled our best to give you their insights (and my own) into those two games and the news that Arizona State will get a home regional if

ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils look to avoid first losing streak of the year

by Drew Martin - February 13, 2015February 19, 2015

(Photo: Brooke Faber/WCSN) In a battle of the top two teams in the Pac-12, Arizona State will face Oregon State on Friday for the second time this season. In the first matchup between these two teams, Oregon State beat Arizona State in Tempe by a score of 68-57, snapping the Sun Devils’

ASU Baseball: Oklahoma State series preview

by Jacob Janower - February 13, 2015February 13, 2015

(Photo: Kimmy Davis/WCSN) The No. 18 ranked Sun Devils will kick off their season with a three game weekend home series against the 5th ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys. As defending Big XII regular season champions, defeating Oklahoma State will be no small task for the Sun Devils. Brett Lilek and Ryan Kellogg will

Pac-12 moves gymnastics championships to Utah

by Noah Weinberg - February 13, 2015February 26, 2015

(Photo: Nick Wicksman/WCSN) The 2015 Pac-12 Women’s Gymnastics Championships will be moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, according to a Pac-12 press release. Originally, the Gymnastics Championship was to be held at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Ariz. on Saturday, March 21. The event is being relocated because of new rules regarding

ASU Baseball: Head coach Tracy Smith reveals the process that led him to Tempe

Baseball

by Kristina Vicario - February 13, 2015February 13, 2015

(Photo: Kimmy Davis) It was late June when the Arizona State baseball players got a text message. The text had a two-part message for the team: (1) Tim Esmay was no longer with them and (2) Tracy Smith would be taking over. The players had a lot of questions, as is natural

ASU Softball: Coach Nicholson still looking to lock in an effective pitching rotation

by Drew Andre - February 12, 2015February 12, 2015

(Photo: Alli Cline) Experience, talent, speed, movement; there are a lot of factors to take into consideration when putting together a brand new pitching staff. That’s exactly what ASU softball coach Craig Nicholson has had to do. At seasons start it wasn’t clear who would see time in the circle. It was

ASU Lacrosse: Team reacts to blowout scrimmage loss to Whittier

by Luke Taglienti - February 12, 2015

(Photo: Debbie Braasch Thew/ASU Lacrosse) Arizona State lacrosse was on the wrong end of a 10-1 run in the fourth quarter as the No. 2 Sun Devils lost their opening scrimmage of the season against Whittier 20-7 on Sunday. The defeat was one of the worst in the program's recent history, and