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(Photo: ASU Athletics) The Arizona State Sun Devils already had their fourth-straight Pac-12 Conference series win locked up, this time over the California Golden Bears. On Sunday afternoon, they turned their focus to securing their first series sweep of the season. The Golden Bears had other ideas. Nick Halamandaris struck for a go-ahead

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The pitching woes of the Arizona State baseball team had flown under the radar. After all, the team had won seven of eight and four-in-a-row, so there was not much room for complaint. Yet as the Sun Devils dropped their two next games to USC and Arizona, the issue

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) The No. 25 Arizona State Sun Devils (17-13) baseball team suffered a 10-9 loss to the Arizona Wildcats (15-19) in the final Territorial Cup Matchup at Packard Stadium. Despite riding a great deal of recent offensive success and a wave of pregame excitement, a lack of timeliness was

(Photo: ASU Athletics) Had the Arizona State baseball team (17-11, 7-4) looked as dominant as the late 1970's Sun Devil teams on Saturday night, it would have been convenient. After all, the Sun Devils sported 1970 throwback jerseys, and for much of the game, looked like the 1977 team that wore

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils struck early on Friday night, scoring three runs in the game’s first three innings, and fought off a late comeback to defeat the USC Trojans, 5-3, to earn their sixth win in seven games. The victory improves the maroon-and-gold to 6-4 in Pac-12 Conference

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) This weekend, the Arizona State Sun Devils (15-11) host the USC Trojans (14-13) in PAC-12 Conference play. The Sun Devils are coming off a series win against UCLA, their second consecutive road series victory against a ranked opponent in as many weeks, while USC is coming off a

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) Sometimes, the success of the team is correlated with the success of one player. After all, the Los Angeles Dodgers rode the frenzy of success that Yasiel Puig had all the way to the National League Championship Series. A similar phenomenon appears to be underway for Arizona State

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) After an impressive road series win against No. 8 Oregon State and a resounding win against archrival Arizona, the Arizona State Sun Devils (15-11, 5-4) took two out of three from the defending national champion and No. 14 UCLA Bruins (16-10, 6-3). The series win was the first

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Arizona State baseball is firing on all cylinders. The Sun Devils (13-10, 5-1) have won three in a row, including two straight wins against No. 4 Oregon State and an eight-run trouncing of in-state rival Arizona. The team has outscored opponents 24-11 in its last three games. Their reward? A

(Photo: Courtney Pedroza/WCSN) Wednesday afternoon’s meeting between Arizona State and their in-state rival University of Arizona provided a bit of deja vu for both clubs. Entering the day, the last time the Sun Devils scored 10 runs in an inning was on April 29, 2009 against none other than the Wildcats. They