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ASU Women’s Basketball: Top-15 teams in Stanford and ASU square off Monday night

by Drew Martin - January 4, 2016

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Arizona State got off to a great start in Pac-12 play by defeating No. 19 Cal on Saturday, and will look to keep that momentum going as is faces one of its biggest tests this season in No. 11 Stanford. In the game against Cal, the No. 14 Sun

ASU Men’s Basketball: No. 8 Arizona hands Sun Devils a loss to open Pac-12 play, Hurley ejected

by Zac Pacleb - January 3, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Rivalry games often cause conventional wisdom and logic to be thrown out the door as was the case the last two seasons Arizona State upset Arizona in Wells Fargo Arena. What doesn’t get thrown out in these games is experience, and that’s what made the difference in No.

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils fall to No. 8 Arizona, Hurley is ejected

by Zac Pacleb - January 3, 2016January 3, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) To say the tension and intensity in Wells Fargo Arena was palpable would be an understatement as No. 8 Arizona defeated Arizona State in a scrappy contest, 94-82. From the opening play, it was clear Arizona understood it had a clear cut size advantage as ASU freshman guard Tra

ASU Hockey: Sun Devils lose two blowouts to St. Cloud State

by Jacob Janower - January 3, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) In their first two games of 2016, the Sun Devils picked up right where they left off, losing two games in blowout fashion. St. Cloud State, who entered as the No. 5 ranked team in the country, outscored the Sun Devils by a combined score of 13-1 in

ASU Men’s Basketball: Arizona preview

by Zac Pacleb - January 2, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Kicking off conference play against an in-state rival is as intense of a start to the Pac-12 schedule as a team could hope or dread, and that is exactly the situation presented to Arizona State and No. 8 Arizona. The first of two Territorial Cup tilts between the teams

Pac-12 Men’s Basketball: Nonconference roundup and awards

by Zane Hopen - January 2, 2016January 2, 2016

(Photo: Josh Orcutt/WCSN) Having lost so much talent in the offseason due to the NBA draft or graduation (or both), the Pac-12 was left with plenty of questions heading into the 2015-2016 season. Most of those questions will be answered throughout the conference schedule which kicked off this week, but many

ASU Hockey: Sun Devils to ring in 2016 with series against St. Cloud State

by Colton Dodgson - January 1, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) New year, same storyline for the Arizona State Sun Devils. The team will play its fifth road series since Nov. 13 in St. Cloud, Minn. when the Sun Devils take on the St. Cloud State Huskies at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center this weekend. Since sweeping Lake Superior State on Nov.

ASU Hockey: Comparing ASU to the 2012 Penn State team

by Jacob Janower - December 31, 2015

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Arizona State made headlines when it made the transition from ACHA to Division I hockey. The rarity of the move played into why it attracted so much attention. No team had transitioned since the Penn State Nittany Lions in 2012. Since the two are the most recent NCAA teams

ASU Men’s Basketball: Holder’s career-high stabilizes Sun Devils against CSU Bakersfield

by James Wilkins - December 28, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Despite poor shooting early in the game, the Arizona State Sun Devils turned on the offense late and pulled out a 75-59 win over the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners in Tempe. Sophomore guard Tra Holder led the way for ASU, setting a career-high with 23 points and adding

ASU Swimming: Michael Phelps to become assistant coach after Olympics

by Ryan Curry - December 26, 2015December 26, 2015

(Photo: Getty Images) The best Christmas gift the Arizona State swim team got this season was probably hearing that Olympic great Michael Phelps will become an assistant coach for 2016-17 swim season. Head Coach Bob Bowman told the Arizona Republic that Phelps will join the staff after the Olympic Games in