(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) In ASU’s eight Pac-12 conference games this season, the Sun Devils have faced eight offenses that all share one common denominator: Each had a dangerous and statistically dominant running back. In two months, ASU has faced six of the Pac-12’s seven most productive tail backs. But that streak will finally
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Cronkite Sports Live: October 30, 2017 (S8E8)
ASU Football: Nothing fancy behind Sun Devils midseason turnaround
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Over the course of the last two years, Arizona State had been dragged down a spiraling path to mediocrity. A seven-win season in 2015. A sub-.500 five-win record last year. A 1-2 non-conference start to this fall’s campaign. Over the course of the last two weeks, the Sun Devils have soared
ASU Football: Forget about bowl eligibility, Sun Devils are looking like Pac-12 South favorites
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Changing a narrative is never easy. In college football, it can be near impossible. There was a preconceived notion in Tempe even before this year’s season started about Arizona State: it had coach Todd Graham fighting for his job, quarterback Manny Wilkins having to battle with Blake Barnett for
ASU Soccer: ASU falls late to No. 6 USC
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) It’s not every day that a NCAA women’s soccer game is played where both teams only have 10 players on the field. That was the case Sunday afternoon at the Arizona State soccer game against No. 6 University of Southern California. However, even with players missing from both teams,
ASU Soccer: How ASU competed with the No. 1 team in the nation
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils are halfway through the 2017 season, playing their third ranked opponent in the past week. Thursday night, the team competed with NCAA ranked No. 1 University of California, Los Angeles, but fell short with a 3-0 loss. ASU was coming off a 6-0 loss in Palo
ASU Soccer: Cal and Stanford weekend preview
Pac-12 Pickings: Ranked teams tested in conference openers
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) For the first time this season, this weekend provided a full slate of Pac-12 action. The return of conference play was accompanied by a splattering of competitive games, especially for the league's ranked members. Aside from Washington, the Pac-12's top contenders were tested in their conference openers. It started on Friday
ASU Soccer: Pac-12 conference play will test the Sun Devils
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) The Pac-12 conference isn’t normally the first conference that comes to mind when one thinks of NCAA Women’s soccer. Historically, the conference that dominates the women’s side is the ACC. But, things have taken a turn for the Pac-12. The Pac-12 conference has become one of the dominating conferences
ASU Soccer: Sun Devils bounce back in final non-conference game
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Arizona State women’s soccer ended their non-conference play on the right foot Sunday afternoon, as they cruised to a 4-0 win against Weber State. The Sun Devils looked extremely auspicious in their win after losing to Hawaii in a bitter overtime match Friday. ASU has been going through plenty of