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Like Whales In A Fish Tank, Sun Devils Loom Large Over NAU

by Tyler Weiss - December 10, 2025December 10, 2025

(Photo: Courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics) TEMPE — Picture an aquarium exhibit with a few small fish darting back and forth. Now, imagine dropping a couple of whales into that same tank. That’s the kind of scene Arizona State men’s basketball created Tuesday night against Northern Arizona. The size difference was

Sun Devil’s Cruise to Victory Over In-State Rivals

by Caleb Harris - December 10, 2025December 10, 2025

(Photo: Courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics) TEMPE – Fans were still getting settled into their seats when the Sun Devils opened with a sequence that would set the tone for the game: Physical dominance and point separation. Just moments after center Massamba Diop won the tipoff, the ball made its way

Opening night sloppinesses gives Sun Devils before SEC road trip

by Keenan Vaughan - September 3, 2025September 3, 2025

(Photo: WCSN/ Spencer Barnes) TEMPE — Two days after No. 12 Arizona State football opened up the 2025 season with a 38-19 victory over Northern Arizona, head coach Kenny Dillingham took his place in the media room at Mountain America Stadium to detail his thoughts on the team’s performance: the good,

Jordyn Tyson and Sam Leavitt Show Flashes of Award-winning potential

by Rees Goodall - August 31, 2025August 31, 2025

(Photo: WCSN/ Spencer Barnes) TEMPE — Expectations can shift and mold at a moment's notice. Aug 31, 2024, was the beginning for a team that faced no expectations, headed into Week one, shocked the nation, using a chip on its shoulder to surpass all the expectations that no one had bestowed

ASU running backs show Dynamic talents in Week one win

by Ethan Ignatovsky - August 31, 2025August 31, 2025

(Photo: WCSN/ Spencer Barnes) TEMPE -- One of the biggest questions that Arizona State football had to answer heading into the 2025 season was how it was going to utilize the running back room in an effort to minimize the loss of All-American Cam Skattebo. The now New York Giants' bulldozer runs

Sun Devil football begins 2025 with in-state clash with NAU

by Keenan Vaughan - August 29, 2025August 29, 2025

(Photo: WCSN/ Janes Reyes) On Jan 1, 2025, Arizona State football’s unprecedented 2024 season came to an end. The incredible leap that saw the Sun Devils go from 3-9 to Big 12 Champions in the program’s inaugural year concluded with a heartbreaking double overtime loss to Texas in the College Football

Inside Kenny Dillingham’s first in season press conference of 2025

by Tyler Weiss - August 26, 2025August 27, 2025

(Photo: Grace Johnson/WCSN) TEMPE — With the 2025 season opener against Northern Arizona Saturday at Mountain America Stadium, No.11 Arizona State football head coach Kenny Dillingham kicked off his third year of Monday press conferences — a now-familiar ritual since 2023. Similarly to last season, Dillingham fielded questions for more than

ASU Soccer: Sun Devils close out non-conference play against NAU, Weber State

by Patricia Vicente - September 14, 2018September 14, 2018

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) With a game on the road at Northern Arizona University (4-2-1) Friday and a home tilt against Weber State (1-2-3) Sunday, the Arizona State women’s soccer team (3-2) seeks to close out their non-conference play on a high note. This weekend’s matches are important for the Lady Sun

ASU D2 Hockey: Goaltender depth factor in dominant season

by Megan Plain - November 15, 2014November 15, 2014

(Photo: Alexis Ramanjulu/WCSN) One goal has been the deciding factor between a shutout and typical game for the Sun Devil goaltenders on multiple occasions throughout the season. Arizona State found itself in numerous situations that resulted in being plagued with the “one goal curse,” as veteran goalie David Aman puts it. Eight