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Sun Devils waste midweek opportunity, fall 5-3 to No. 17 Arizona

by Sammy Nute - May 7, 2024May 7, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) PHOENIX — A little over one year ago, then-No. 18 Arizona State baseball visited unranked Arizona Wildcats in a midweek game towards the latter half of the year. The Sun Devils were in prime position to make their first NCAA Tournament under head coach Willie Bloomquist, and the

Bloomquist ejected in disappointing series finale

by Tyler Weiss - March 17, 2024March 17, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) TUCSON — In the bottom of the fifth inning, Arizona State baseball found themselves staring at an eight-to-three deficit against the Arizona Wildcats. With the bases loaded and just one out, ASU’s rivals were close to putting the game out of reach. That was when Arizona’s sophomore Brendan

After rough last week, DFA crowd energized ASU to defeat No. 21 WSU

by Justin de Haas - February 24, 2024February 24, 2024

(Photo: Emma Jeanson/WCSN) TEMPE — The past week has been an emotional roller coaster for Arizona State men’s basketball, but you wouldn't know it with the energy in Desert Financial Arena on Saturday. ASU not only lost to its arch rival then-No. 5 Arizona on Feb. 17, but it was absolutely humiliated

Arizona Sweeps Arizona State in front of record breaking crowd in Tucson

by Griffin Peters - January 24, 2020January 25, 2020

(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) No. 16 Arizona State’s five-game winning streak came to an end Friday in Tucson after falling to No. 18 Arizona 59-53. For the first time in history, both programs came into the matchup ranked in the AP top 25, and the game lived up to the hype. Senior guard Robbi

ASU Men’s Tennis: No. 47 Sun Devils take Territorial Cup upset triumph in Tucson

by Patricia Vicente - March 31, 2019March 31, 2019

(Photo: Patricia Vicente/WCSN) After a nail-biting, tie-breaking victory to clinch the doubles point, No. 47 Arizona State found itself in a hole after the conclusion of the first two singles matches. However, the team mustered enough strength to pull out three singles wins to defeat rival No. 25 Arizona in the

ASU Men’s Tennis: No. 47 Sun Devils head south to face familiar foe in No. 25 Arizona

by Leo Tochterman - March 29, 2019March 29, 2019

(Photo: Alex Roddier/WCSN) After losing to two teams ranked in the top-10 in the nation in then-No. 6 Baylor (2-5) and then-No. 10 TCU (3-4), No. 47 Arizona State will look to rebound against in-state rival No. 25 Arizona in Tucson on Saturday afternoon for a rivalry matchup in the Territorial

ASU Softball: Sun Devils shutout by Cal in series finale 3-0

Softball

by Michael Baron - May 7, 2017May 7, 2017

(Photo: Michael Baron/WCSN) The No. 22 ASU softball team dropped the final game of a three-game series to Pac-12 Conference foe California 3-0 at Farrington Stadium in Tempe Sunday. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak and the overall record for ASU is now 30-17, including 9-12 in Pac-12 play. ASU was shut

ASU Softball: Sun Devils fall to Arizona in series opener

Softball

by Michael Baron - April 29, 2017

(Photo: Michael Baron/WCSN) The softball version of the in-state rivalry got off to a tightly contested start. The No. 23 ASU softball team fell to the third-ranked team in the nation in Arizona, 4-3, on Friday in Tucson. With the loss, ASU’s record falls to 27-14, with a Pac-12 record of 6-9.

ASU Men’s Basketball: The Sun Devils battle until the end but come up short against Utah

Men's Basketball

by Ethan Gaines - January 7, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Despite a valiant late-game surge, the Arizona State Sun Devils fell to Utah 88-82 at home in Tempe. Size was once again a major issue for ASU (9-8), as they faced a Utah team with a plethora of skilled big men. Utah junior forward Kyle Kuzma was absolutely dominant all

ASU Men’s Basketball: Arizona preview

by Zane Hopen - February 17, 2016

(Photo: Josh Orcutt/WCSN) Winning two of their last three games, the Arizona State Sun Devils travel to Tucson to take on the No. 12 Arizona Wildcats to try and split the Territorial Cup series for the third consecutive season. After building up a lot of momentum following victories over Washington State and