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ASU Football: Previous Sun Devils provide example for bouncing back

by Adam Stites - September 29, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils are now unranked and stand with their back firmly pinned in a corner after a 62-27 loss to the then-No. 11 UCLA Bruins -- a loss that ASU head coach Todd Graham aptly described as “embarrassing.” With a road trip to play the

ASU Soccer: Sun Devils tie top-ranked UCLA

by Anthony Prosceno - September 26, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) On Friday, David gave Goliath a scare. The top-ranked UCLA Bruins women’s soccer team managed to find the back of the net to tie No. 24 Arizona State 1-1 and walk away from an extra time thriller at Sun Devil Stadium with their undefeated record still intact. “Because we had

ASU Soccer: Sun Devils prepare for top-ranked UCLA

by Anthony Marroquin - September 26, 2014September 27, 2014

(Photo: Steve Rodriguez/ASU Athletics) The Arizona State women’s soccer team will begin Pac-12 conference play Friday, as they take on UCLA at home. The Sun Devils, who finished seventh in the Pac-12 last year, are coming off of a six game winning streak, and are currently ranked 24th in the country by

Mike Bercovici shows ‘unbelievable promise’ despite errors

by Adam Stites - September 26, 2014September 26, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) With just seconds remaining in the first half, quarterback Mike Bercovici led the Arizona State Sun Devils on a 58-yard drive that got all the way inside the UCLA 20-yard line and threatened to take back the lead. Instead, an attempt to find Jaelen Strong for a go-ahead

ASU Football: No.15 Sun Devils trounced by No. 11 UCLA

by Jacob Garcia - September 25, 2014September 26, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Upon Todd Graham’s arrival in Tempe, he has simplified the game of football into three critical aspects: execute the fundamentals, minimize critical errors and achieve 100 percent ball security. While the expressions may sound trite at times, the fact is, if these three pillars are met, the Sun Devils

ASU Football: UCLA game Preview

by Matt Harden - September 25, 2014

(Photo: Courtney Pedroza/WCSN) A major step in deciding the Pac-12 South Champion will be taken Thursday night when No. 15 Arizona State (3-0, 1-0 Pac-12) takes on No. 11 UCLA (3-0) in Tempe. Or maybe not. With the way things are going, who knows anymore? Snapshot of UCLA Their offensive line can’t block, their

ASU Football prepares for UCLA with Mike Bercovici under center

by Adriana Torres - September 24, 2014September 30, 2014

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) WCSN football reporter Adriana Torres explains how ASU is preparing for UCLA now that it has Mike Bercovici under center.

ASU Football: Sun Devils following their own blueprint to stop Brett Hundley

by Adam Stites - September 24, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley is big, fast, strong and about as athletic as any quarterback in the nation. In the week leading up to a Thursday night showdown at Sun Devil Stadium, Arizona State head coach Todd Graham has raved about Hundley’s ability to avoid sacks and shake

ASU Soccer: Pac-12 Preview

by Anthony Marroquin - September 23, 2014September 23, 2014

(Photo: Trey Lanthier/WCSN) Pac-12 conference play is around the corner and the competition is already looking extremely difficult. Five Pac-12 teams are nationally ranked in the top 25 by the NSCAA, and two of those teams – No. 1 UCLA and No. 4 Stanford - are in the top five. In addition,

ASU Football: Starting defense still up in the air for UCLA game

by Jacob Garcia - September 23, 2014September 23, 2014

(Photo: Courtney Pedroza/WCSN) If there is one aspect of this 2014 Sun Devil football team that is constant, it is that nothing is ever constant. Two days away from a nationally televised showdown against UCLA—a matchup that has decided the last three Pac-12 South champions— and change is still afoot for the