(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Coming into Saturday’s Territorial Cup bout, little attention seemed to be on the game itself. Instead, rumblings that the outcome wouldn’t matter for head coach Todd Graham's job security stole the spotlight from Arizona State's eventual 42-30 win over rival Arizona. With everything going on behind the scenes, it was
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ASU Football First Half Recap: Wildcats jump out to 24-14 halftime lead
ASU Football: Previewing a pivotal Territorial Cup
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Phil Bennett had to think a minute. When was the first time he heard Khalil Tate's name? Tate, Arizona's starting quarterback, is now a household name around the state and in many parts of the country. But his rise has been a recent phenomenon. Not even the defensive coordinator of
ASU Football: Matured Richard cherishing senior-year bond with Graham
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) During Tuesday afternoon’s practice, Arizona State senior running back Demario Richard was taking his time walking to the sidelines after a drill. That’s when he heard a recognizable Texas-accented voice ring out from behind him. It was his head coach, Todd Graham, yelling: “Get yourself off the field!” A yell towards
ASU Football: With job in question, Graham keeps focus on the field ahead of Territorial Cup
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Todd Graham strolled into his Monday afternoon press conference with a smile on his face. Fresh off a 40-24 win at Oregon State, the Arizona State coach greeted reporters with grin and bent down to re-tie his shoes before calmly leaning forward, elbows resting on the table in
ASU Soccer: Jazmarie Mader tallies her first goal despite loss to Arizona
ASU Soccer: Territorial Cup on the line for Sun Devil, Wildcat rivalry
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Arizona State women's soccer looks to end their season on a high note, as the highly-anticipated rivalry match against University of Arizona kicks off in Tucson Thursday evening. Though the final regular season Territorial Cup game marks the end for ASU, the Sun Devils (5-10-3) have played the 12th-hardest
ASU Baseball: Arizona heads to Tempe as the Territorial Cup restarts
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) With the college baseball regular season dwindling down, Arizona State will have some extra energy and added motivation when the University of Arizona comes to Phoenix Municipal Stadium ahead of a three-game series. After wrapping up four games in the Pacific Northwest, the Sun Devils are home and are
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils come out on top of slugfest in Tucson
(Photo: Blaine McCormick/WCSN) Coming off perhaps the most grueling weekend since the program had almost all of its 2007 victories wiped away due to NCAA sanctions, Arizona State tried to pick up the pieces Tuesday with a trip south to take on the Arizona Wildcats. In a back-and-forth battle at Hi Corbett Field
ASU Baseball: Bruins beat down on Sun Devils in the series finale
(Photo: Rob Werner/WCSN) In the series-decider on Sunday afternoon, the Arizona State Sun Devils (12-14, 2-7 Pac-12) couldn’t hang in the game early against the UCLA Bruins (13-12, 6-3 Pac-12) as the Bruins offense took over as they won 17-4. The first-inning woes continued for the Sun Devils. UCLA scored five runs