(Photo: Owen Plagge/WCSN) TEMPE – Home field advantage is something most teams pride themselves on. For Arizona State Soccer, its early-season home success looked promising. But the Sun Devils haven't picked up three points in their last four home games – drawing once and losing three. In a pivotal Big 12 matchup,
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Arizona State cycles through three quarterbacks in clash of backups
(Photo: Connor Gleason/WCSN) TEMPE — Some of football's best stories begin with a backup quarterback. On Saturday, Arizona State and Kansas State each gave one the chance to write his own. By the fourth quarter, the story had four authors. Midway through ASU's 53-25 loss to Texas Tech, head coach Kenny Dillingham benched
The future is now: freshman class contributes to Sun Devils’ victory over Kansas State
(Photo: Easton Stockford/WCSN) TEMPE – Over the course of eight months, Arizona State head coach Kenny Dillingham planted the seeds for the next wave of talent to come through the program. Julian Hugo, a four-star edge recruit out of Cibolo, Texas, announced his commitment to the Sun Devils on April 10, 2025.
Anonymous letter revisits coaching intimidation of student athletes
Sun Devils in need of course correction against Kansas State
(Photo: Jack Simon/WCSN On Nov. 16, 2024, Arizona State football turned its visit to Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas into a season-defining moment. The Sun Devils’ 24-14 win over No. 16 Kansas State earned them a spot in the College Football Playoff rankings for the first time in program
How Willie Bloomquist has retooled ASU baseball following NCAA Tournament run
(Photo: Ethan Ignatovsky/WCSN) PHOENIX – The second Ole Miss outfielder Cannon Goldin crossed home plate, ending Arizona State’s season, head coach Willie Bloomquist was forced to turn his attention to building toward a new campaign. Even being two extra innings losses away from competing to go to the College World Series
Different pool, same result: ASU trades yards for meters and beats SMU
(Photo: Kaylee Wilkerson/WCSN) TEMPE – In collegiate sports, the roster turnover makes it challenging for teams to be perennial powerhouses. The Arizona State swim and dive team hasn’t had this problem for the last four years. Head coach Herbie Behm has acquired talent from around the world to build a team
Sun Devils’ frustration mounts after facing another controversial call at home
(Photo: Dante Tudor/WCSN) TEMPE – Shoulder-to-shoulder battles, hard screens and bodies hitting the floor had defined the first half. The whistle was dry; the referee made it clear he’d let them play on. The Arizona State Sun Devils (8-5-3, 3-4-1 Big 12) took on the No. 9 Baylor Bears (13-2-1, 6-1-1) in
Winkworth’s ranked struggles continue in loss to No. 9 Baylor
(Photo: Dante Tudor/WCSN) TEMPE – Before Thursday night’s meeting against ninth-ranked Baylor, Arizona State soccer was 6-25-3 against ranked teams under head coach Graham Winkworth. Two of those losses came this season – a 1-0 fall against then-No. 9 North Carolina and a 2-0 defeat against then-No. 14 Texas Tech. In a conference
Rejection runs in Zac Swanson’s family; so does resilience
(Photo: Connor Gleason/WCSN) TEMPE — Few moments in life sting like rejection. Parents spend years preparing their children for it, whether it's a first heartbreak or the letter from a dream school that doesn’t begin with "Congratulations." In 1997, Pete Swanson, an offensive guard from Stanford, endured seven rounds of the NFL