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ASU Volleyball: No. 20 Sun Devils look to challenge top-ranked Cardinal on the road

by Austen Browne - November 5, 2014November 6, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) The No. 20 Arizona State volleyball team quickly turns around after two weekend matches to play a pair of mid-week games, with the first of them coming on the road against the No. 1 Stanford Cardinal on Wednesday night. The Sun Devils will try to upset and hand

ASU Football: Sun Devils climb to No. 9 in CFB Playoff rankings

by Adam Stites - November 4, 2014November 4, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) An unexpected swap has the Arizona State Sun Devils as the higher-ranked team for Saturday's matchup against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, as the College Football Playoff committee slid ASU up five spots to No. 9 after a 19-16 overtime victory over Utah. The Sun Devils entered last week

ASU Football: Update on Cherry and Westerman and offensive gameplan vs. ND

by Jacob Garcia - November 4, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) The No. 11 Arizona State football team opened its week of practices on Tuesday in preparation for what is shaping up to be the most anticipated game of the season. Granted, the Sun Devils contest is a break from the grind of conference play, and thus will not have

ASU Football: All-time series look vs. Notre Dame

by Jacob Garcia - November 3, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) Perhaps the most illogical way to make a prediction for an upcoming sporting event is to base it off history. Sure, knowing that a team may have another team’s number and recognizing trends may be useful secondary evidence, but basing the entire prediction off events that happened years ago

ASU Football: Sun Devil defense steps up big against Utah

by Adriana Torres - November 2, 2014

(Photo: Tyler Strachan/WCSN) WCSN football reporter Adriana Torres highlights how the Sun Devil defense played its best when it mattered most.

ASU Soccer: Sun Devils snap three-game losing streak

by Anthony Prosceno - November 2, 2014November 2, 2014

(Photo: Steve Rodriguez/ASU Athletics) The Arizona State soccer team snapped its three-game losing streak by beating the Utah Utes 2-1 on the road. ASU forward Cali Farquharson netted two goals in the contest and extender her team-high goal total to 14. With the win, the Sun Devils now sit ninth in the Pac-12

Dear ESPN, Tempe deserves College GameDay

by Adam Stites - November 2, 2014November 2, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) Dear ESPN, When you bring College GameDay to a city, there's no doubt that you bring with it a party. With the goal of finding a sea of sign-carrying fans with energy through the roof, its not too surprising that the Southeast has been the home of most GameDay shows so

ASU Soccer: Sun Devils look to end three-game losing streak as they travel to Utah

by Drew Andre - November 2, 2014

(Photo: Steve Rodriguez/ASU Athletics) If Arizona State is going to have a chance at qualifying for the NCAA tournament, Sunday's game against the University of Utah in Salt Lake City is a must win. The Sun Devils enter the game as the favorites, but based on the current slump they are in,

ASU Football: Defense and cold-blooded Zane Gonzalez lead ASU over Utah

by Adam Stites - November 2, 2014

(Photo: Tyler Strachan/WCSN) When Zane Gonzalez lined up for the potentially game-winning, 36-yard field goal in overtime, Arizona State head coach Todd Graham was worried about one thing and it wasn't his sophomore kicker. "I just worried about the snap, that's it," Graham said. "I don't worry about [Gonzalez]. He has a

ASU Football: Utes’ defensive strategy keeps the passing game in check, but can’t stop ASU’s rushing attack

by Jacob Garcia - November 1, 2014

(Photo: Tyler Strachan/WCSN) There is an old saying that goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” On Saturday night, the defense of the No. 17 Utah Utes broke that cardinal rule, and it proved to be the ultimate reason for its demise. For the actual adjustment that was implemented within the Utah