(Photo: Connor Gleason/WCSN) SURPRISE, Ariz. – When Arizona State’s ace, junior pitcher Cole Carlon, walked off the mound, the Sun Devils looked to be in a good spot. After a week full of conversation about Carlon’s potential injury status, the south paw came in and did his job, going 5.1 innings,
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No. 21 Sun Devils use heavy offense to advance to conference semifinals
SURPRISE, Ariz. – With no outs in the fourth inning and a runner on third base, Arizona State sophomore centerfielder Landon Hairston approached the plate with a chance at history. The Arizona native was one home run away from breaking ASU’s single-season home run record. After taking the first pitch for
Landon Hairston Breaks ASU single-season Home Run Record
SURPRISE, Ariz. – Arizona State sophomore outfielder Landon Hairston broke ASU’s single-season home run record, hitting his 28th blast of the season in the fourth inning against No. 22 Cincinnati in the Big 12 Tournament Quarterfinal. He surpassed Mitch Jones’ record of 27, which he set in 2000. The sophomore’s two-run
No. 16 Sun Devils falter on Senior Night
(Photo: Elijah Longoria/WCSN) PHOENIX – As Arizona State entered the fourth inning, an irksome feeling spread across the stands at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. The Sun Devils were trailing 8-3 and had missed on multiple opportunities to close the gap. Then, that irksome feeling blew away into the Arizona wind for just a
No. 16 Sun Devils collapse after standout Cole Carlon performance
(Photo: Connor Gleason/WCSN) PHOENIX – The word implosion can be defined as the abrupt, violent collapse of an object inward on itself, occurring when external pressure outweighs internal pressure. When junior right-handed pitcher Derek Schaefer walked out to the mound in the top of the ninth with a 6-3 lead, there
‘Strength to me is just keeping the right mindset:’ Raiden Vines-Bright battled through injuries to return to Tempe
(Photo: Josh Eaton/Sun Devil Football) TEMPE – Throughout his football career, Arizona State sophomore wide receiver Raiden Vines-Bright has faced multiple serious injuries. Each time, Vines-Bright turned to the simple eight-letter word tattooed down his right shin. “Strength." The emboldened word doesn’t just signify Vines-Bright being physically strong. The black ink serves as a
Leif Fautanu returns to Tempe in a new role after NFL dreams fall short
(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE – When Leif Fautanu walked off the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium following the 2025 Peach Bowl, he knew it was his final game as a Sun Devil. He didn’t know it would be his final game ever. The Walter Camp second-team All-American center anchored the Arizona State offense
‘The band is back together:’ Inside Khamari Anderson and Jalen Thompson’s reunion in the desert
(Photo: Aiden Longbrake/WCSN) TEMPE — About 25 miles northwest of downtown Detroit sits the suburb of Novi, Michigan, home to roughly 68,400 people. For comparison, Michigan State’s Spartan Stadium in East Lansing seats 74,866. It’s a much larger crowd than the one drawn to Novi High School on Nov. 18, 2022. The
No. 10 Arizona State posts a disappointing performance at the Big 12 Men’s Golf Championship
(Photo: Courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics) No. 10 Arizona State men's golf entered Prairie Dunes Country Club in Kansas looking to tack on to its 13 conference titles from its Pac-12 days, while adding its first-ever Big 12 title after a narrow second-place finish to Oklahoma last season. Despite their fiery final
