(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) There are about 5,405 miles between Tempe, Arizona and Jonkoping, Sweden, the hometown of Arizona State defenseman Jakob Stridsberg. While his roots lie in Europe, Stridsberg is living the American dream with Sun Devil hockey in the Southwestern United States. “It’s very fun to go to college,” he said. “You
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ASU Football: Struggling Sun Devils welcome No. 15 Utah to Tempe
ASU Football: Gentle giant Stephon McCray has ascended to new heights in 2016
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) As Stephon McCray steps on the field for senior day on Thursday – his final home game at Sun Devil Stadium – one underlying theme has been carried with him throughout his career at Arizona State: perseverance. His journey shows that there is perhaps no Sun Devil football player
ASU Hockey: Brotherly bond brings out the best in Brinson and Steenn Pasichnuk
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) The bond between brothers is one filled with unconditional love, even if that could sometimes consist of tough affection. For Brinson and Steenn Pasichnuk, brothers from Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada and separated by just two years, they bonded through hockey, which brought out the competitive nature from each of
ASU Football: Sun Devils healing up before midweek bout with Utah
(Photo: Brett Deckert/WCSN) During media viewing availability, the following occurred at Sunday's practice: Period A: Tackle Players split up into individual positional drills. Period B: Team Tempo The first and second teams worked on 11-on-11 drills. First team offense: Manny Wilkins, Demario Richard, N’Keal Harry, Fred Gammage, Jalen Harvey, Kody Kohl, Evan Goodman, Stephon McCray, Tyler
ASU Hockey: Storied Michigan program visits Arizona for one game with Sun Devils
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) When you consider the busy weekends that Arizona State has incurred, having a lone game on Friday will be a breather. When you consider the quality of opponent that the Sun Devils will face, this Friday’s contest is as treacherous as it gets for the youthful squad. That opponent is
ASU Hockey: Harvard wins second straight over ASU in Oceanside opener
ASU Football: Final wrap-up of Oregon before kickoff
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) When Arizona State travels to Eugene on Saturday to take on the Ducks, they will be without starting quarterback Manny Wilkins. Defensive standouts such as Salamo Fiso, Christian Sam and Armand Perry are all questionable. On top of that, a freshman quarterback in Dillon Sterling-Cole will be at
ASU Football Focal Point: Sun Devils focusing on Oregon RB Freeman
(Photo: Brett Deckert/WCSN) All things considered, junior Royce Freeman may be the most dangerous running back that Arizona State will face all season. At least defensive tackle Tashon Smallwood thinks so. "He is one of the top running backs in the league,” Smallwood said. “He has it all: the size, the speed, that
ASU Hockey: Harvard blows out, shuts out Sun Devils
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) In the seventh of nine straight games against ranked opponents to open the season, Arizona State once again struggled and lost their third consecutive game by a score of 7-0. ASU did not show many signs of improvement after being outscored 11-3 by Northeastern in two games last weekend. "100%