(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Hopes of national title were essentially extinguished (barring a truly tremendous amount of chaos) with a loss to the Oregon State Beavers on Saturday night, but many of the lofty goals of the Arizona State Sun Devils are still somewhat feasible, if not entirely reachable. The first of those goals is the
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ASU Football: Blitz-oriented defense proves costly against OSU
(Photo: ASU Athletics) It was no secret that Arizona State’s defense would be in full blitz mode Saturday night. Coming off a resounding victory over Notre Dame that featured Everett Golson throwing four interceptions, coughing up a fumble and notching -11 rushing yards, the Sun Devils were a shoe-in to showcase their
ASU Football: Sun Devils fall into trap vs. Oregon State
(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) No. 6 Arizona State needed a comeback on Saturday night, and the Sun Devils couldn't find it, as hopes of a national championship died on Saturday night with a loss at the hands of the Oregon State Beavers in Corvallis, Ore. with a 35-27 loss. The same narrative that was a weekly
ASU Soccer: Sun Devils push past NAU
(Photo: Christian Coates/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils defeated NAU 4-2 tonight to make it past the first round of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2003. ASU forward Aly Moon increased her goal count to 10 after netting two goals. This is her first NCAA tournament appearance. Moon gave the
ASU D2 Hockey: Goaltender depth factor in dominant season
(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
ASU Soccer: Sun Devils’ NCAA tournament History
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) For the fourth time in six years, the Arizona State Sun Devils have earned a spot among the 64-team field in the NCAA tournament. The Sun Devils’ appearance also marks the fourth time they will participate in the tournament under head coach Kevin Boyd. Eight other Pac-12 teams will join
ASU Soccer: A look at the Lumberjacks
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) For the first time since 2009, Northern Arizona University has worked its way into the NCAA College Cup. The Lumberjacks ended their season with a 12-5-4 record overall. These 12 wins tie this team with the 2010 and 2008 NAU squads for most team wins in a season. This record setting
ASU Men’s Basketball: Season Preview
(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) The questions surrounding Arizona State have been well-documented. Roster changes, concept changes and the big losses from last season’s squad landed ASU at ninth in the Pac-12 preseason media poll. After days, weeks and months of projections about what to expect from head coach Herb Sendek’s team, the season
ASU Football: Sun Devils prep for creative Oregon State offense
(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) Say the words, “Oregon State football,” and images of an offense torching opponents through the airwaves are bound to surface. After all, this was the team that was third in all of college football with 372.6 passing yards per game a year ago. Quarterback Sean Mannion was second in the
ASU Football: Sun Devils trying to focus to avoid trap game
(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) After a day of preparing for Oregon State on Wednesday, Arizona State running back D.J. Foster admitted that he and the other players paid attention to the newest College Football Playoff rankings that were released on Tuesday and liked what they saw. While coaches and players alike have been adamant