Arizona State Archives - Page 259 of 270

Arizona State celebrates, honors legacy of coaching legend Kay Yow

by Alex Gallant - February 21, 2014February 22, 2014

34 years. Imagine staying in one place, doing one job, day after day, for 34 years. Not many people can stay committed to one job for five years, let alone 34. In any profession, there is always the prospect of moving up the food chain, moving on to the next biggest and

Hobbled Sun Devils need to find a solution fast

by Zac Pacleb - February 19, 2014

(Photo Credit: Mauricio Casillas/WCSN) Surprise. That is what the No. 20 Arizona State Sun Devils’ season can best be described as. Picked to finish 10th in the Pac-12 by the conference's coaches in the preseason poll, the Sun Devils climbed to as high as No. 11 in the national rankings and in

New Mexico defeats ASU with five-run fifth inning

by Jacob Garcia - February 18, 2014February 19, 2014

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) The No. 19 Arizona State Sun Devils (2-2) fell to New Mexico (2-2) on Tuesday night, 7-1, as New Mexico’s five-run fifth inning buried an anemic Sun Devil offense. Darin Gillies kept ASU in the game for four innings, but he began to lose control of his fastball and

Two wins in opening series is strong start for ASU baseball

by Brett Deckert - February 17, 2014February 17, 2014

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) Relievers-turned-starting pitchers Ryan Burr and Brett Lilek expected short starts. The bullpen was going to have to step up all weekend long. The Arizona State Sun Devils entered their opening weekend series against the Baylor Bears knowing those would be keys to a successful start. Two victories and a series

Golden Bears use dominant second half to race past Sun Devils

by Brendan Kennealy - February 16, 2014

(Photo Credit: Steve Rodriguez/Sun Devil Athletics) No. 15 Arizona State (20-6, 9-5) came into Berkeley on Sunday trying to come back from their worst loss of the season against Stanford on Friday, but were unsuccessful in that attempt, as the No. 22 California Golden Bears (18-7, 10-4) came away victorious, 74-63. Cal

Sun Devils close out the weekend with win over Baylor

by Jacob Garcia - February 16, 2014February 16, 2014

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) [youtube id="63Ux5oWJowQ" width="620" height="360"] The No. 19 Arizona State Sun Devil baseball team earned a 12-1 victory in the rubber match against the Baylor Bears thanks to a nine-run offensive onslaught in the sixth inning. “You don’t see a lot of one-to-one games in the sixth on a Sunday,” head coach

15th ranked Sun Devils look to get back on track in road showdown against No. 22 Cal

by Brendan Kennealy - February 16, 2014

(Photo Credit: Mauricio Casillas/WCSN) No. 15 Arizona State (20-5, 9-4) comes into Berkeley following a blowout loss against No. 6 Stanford on Friday, in a game where they struggled mightily on offense. The Sun Devils held off No. 22 California (17-7, 9-4) in their first meeting last month in Tempe, but the

Arizona State softball sweeps Littlewood Classic

by Matt Harden - February 15, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) It was a tough day at the ballpark but the Arizona State softball team was able to remain undefeated as they defeated the Illinois State Redbirds 4-2 and the San Jose State Spartans 7-4. The Sun Devils improved their record to 11-0 but struggled offensively in the first game

Arizona State baseball earns first victory thanks to strong relief pitching

by WCSN Baseball - February 15, 2014February 15, 2014

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) A day after blowing a five-run lead at home on opening day, the No. 18 Arizona State Sun Devils were treated to masterful pitching out of the bullpen from Eric Melbostad en route to their first victory of the season. The sophomore earned the win over the Baylor

ASU upsets Arizona 69-66 in double OT

Men's Basketball

by Cammeron Neely - February 15, 2014March 14, 2014

(Photo courtesy: ASU Athletics) Arizona State was not supposed to win Friday night. Sure, the game was nationally televised as the matchup of the night. But then again, it’s rivalry week in college basketball, and ASU versus Arizona is one of the more respected rivalries in college athletics. In the last three meetings,