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From Australia to Arizona: Sun Devils punter Matt McKenzie’s journey to college football

by Ethan Ignatovsky - August 27, 2025October 3, 2025

(Photo: Janes Reyes/WCSN) Arizona State football enters the 2025 season with 39 newcomers who have all taken their own distinctive paths to Tempe. Some reside in the Valley and some have come from abroad; some are freshmen and some are transfers, but arguably, no one has had a path more unique

Who were the nine Sun Devils selected in the 2025 MLB Draft

by Ethan Ignatovsky - July 17, 2025August 27, 2025

(Photo: MLB.com) Arizona State baseball stumbled through parts of the rollercoaster that is the NCAA Division I baseball season in its first year as a member of the Big 12 Conference. Yet, for a few reasons, the year can still be categorized as a successful one. Head coach Willie Bloomquist led

Cornerbacks lead ‘Texas to Tempe’ connection

by Tyler Weiss - May 6, 2025May 6, 2025

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) TEMPE—As April wound down, Arizona State football remained focused on finding talent through the transfer portal. Progress was made earlier this spring when Houston sophomore safety Maurice Williams II declared Tempe as his transfer destination. Along with additional secondary depth, the move deepened a steadily growing pipeline. Williams played

Florida Gators defeat Arizona State to become the first Big 12 Lacrosse Champions

by Ashling Filippi - May 4, 2025May 4, 2025

(Photo: Ashling Filippi/WCSN) In the tough loss to the Gators, Arizona State put up a fight. While the maroon and gold started off strong, they weren’t able to fight the whole way through. Falling short in the 60 minutes.In the first half alone, ASU scored more goals than they had in

ASU earns a spot in Inaugural Big 12 Championship game

by Ashling Filippi - May 2, 2025May 2, 2025

(Photo: Ashling Filippi/ WCSN) Arizona State Lacrosse gained its first Big 12 postseason win Thursday against Colorado. ASU outscored the Buffaloes 18-12 and it'll move on to compete against Florida in the 2025 Big 12 Lacrosse Championships in the tournaments Inaugural season.This is the third time in recent history that

Sun Devils explode for 17 runs, complete sweep over Long Beach

by Ethan Ignatovsky - May 1, 2025May 1, 2025

(Photo: Nickolas Montei/WCSN) PHOENIX – When Arizona State junior right fielder Kien Vu came up to bat in the bottom half of the first inning, he had all the momentum on his side. He and his Sun Devil teammates were trailing visiting Long Beach State by one run, but ASU’s batters

ASU’s kickoff and punt return corps has intriguing players, but jobs are far from won

by Ethan Ignatovsky - April 27, 2025April 27, 2025

(Photo: Grace Johnson/WCSN) TEMPE – Before nearly every offensive drive in football, the special teams unit and its returner have the chance to impact the outcome of the game. Whether it be a punt or a kickoff, a good return down the field increases the offense’s likelihood of scoring points at

Long Ball Powers Sun Devils Past BYU

by Seth Gilefsky - April 26, 2025April 26, 2025

(Photo: Joshua Eaton/WCSN) PHOENIX — In baseball, they say you live by the long ball and you die by the long ball. Friday night, the Sun Devils electrified Phoenix Municipal Stadium with a half-dozen homers en route to a comfortable victory over BYU. The offensive outburst saw the Arizona State Sun Devils

Sophomore infielder Jax Ryan is taking advantage of limited opportunities

by Ethan Ignatovsky - April 25, 2025April 25, 2025

(Photo: Joshua Eaton/WCSN) PHOENIX – For most teams around college baseball, if you’re batting .340 and can flash the leather around the infield, you’ll find yourself written into the lineup more often than not. Unfortunately for Arizona State sophomore infielder Jax Ryan, through no fault of his own, he’s not one

The Status of ASU Football after four weeks of practice

by Ethan Ignatovsky, Andrew Hayslett, Keenan Vaughan, Rees Goodall and Tyler Weiss - April 21, 2025April 21, 2025

(Photo: Maya Diaz/WCSN) TEMPE — As Arizona State football has spent its last four weeks preparing for the upcoming season, the shape of the team is starting to come into place. Some position groups already knew the answer to any potential questions coming into the spring, chugging along without any snags in