Sports

Cal, Washington top Pac-12 power rankings

With one week left in the regular season, here’s a look at how the Pac-12 stacks up at this point in the season.

By Master Tesfatsion | February 29, 2012

Tennis beats Boise, upset by Pepperdine in Malibu

The past weekend proved to be disappointing for the No. 21 ASU women’s tennis team after losing to No. 30 Pepperdine in Malibu, Calif.

By Devin McIntyre | February 28, 2012

Zac Dalby swims the butterfly in a meet against UA Feb. 11. Coach Dorsey Tierney-Walker expects Dalby to have a breakout performance in the Pac-12 championships. (Photo by Aaron Lavinsky)

Swim focused on progress in Pac-12 championships

The ASU men’s swim team faces one more test in the Pac-12 Men’s Swim Championships in Long Beach, Calif.

By Josh Nacion | February 28, 2012

Devil Dish: Feb. 29

Spring training marks way more than just the beginning of baseball. It marks the beginning of the good life.

By Troy Lopez | February 28, 2012

Graham, players sit down with students on multi-campus tour

ASU’s new football coach, Todd Graham, wants to gather as much support as he can while the Sun Devils prepare for the 2012 season.

By Josh Nacion | February 28, 2012

Beaté Jones performs a floor routine in a meet against Utah on Feb. 12. After redshirting her junior year, Jones is enjoying her final season in Tempe as the leader of the Gym Devils. (Photo by Beth Easterbrook)

Q&A: Beaté Jones on injury, success and future

Redshirt senior gymnast Beaté Jones sat down with The State Press to discuss her journey, her final season, her team’s current success and her future.

By Gian Demano | February 28, 2012

Q&A: Keia Pinnick talks childhood, Olympics

The State Press caught up with junior Keia Pinnick and asked her about everything from her stunt on national television to her Olympic dreams.

By Danny Shapiro | February 28, 2012

Annabelle Carter helps defend the goal in a game against UCLA March 5, 2011. Carter and the Sun Devils were unable to sustain their perfect record at the UC Irvine Invitational last weekend. (Photo by Beth Easterbrook)

Water polo finishes seventh, loses first games of season

The ASU water polo team took seventh place at last weekend’s UC Irvine Invitational in Irvine, Calif.

By Farrah Wade | February 27, 2012

Samantha Seaman performs a bar routine event in a meet against Illinois Feb. 19. Seaman and the Sun Devils were unable to overcome the talented lineup of the No. 3 UCLA Bruins. (Photo by Beth Easterbrook)

Sun Devils post solid scores in loss to Bruins

Despite a few troubles, the No. 22 Sun Devils returned home from their loss to No. 3 UCLA with a decent road score and some individual career highs.

By Gian Demano | February 27, 2012

Men’s track victorious at MPSF Championships

The teams lit up the competition this weekend in Seattle, with the men winning and the women finishing fourth.

By Danny Shapiro | February 27, 2012

Rebecca Ejdervik swims the breaststroke in a meet against UA Feb. 11. Ejdervik and Elina Eggers both took home conference championships last weekend in Federal Way, Wash. (Photo by Aaron Lavinsky)

Ejdervik, Eggers crowned Pac-12 champions

Two Sun Devils returned to Tempe from Federal Way, Wash., on Sunday as Pac-12 champions.

By Josh Nacion | February 27, 2012

Devil Dish: Feb. 28

In short, the dunk contest is dead, and Vince Carter killed it.

By Trevor Paxton | February 27, 2012

Wrestling takes fourth in conference championship meet

With eight freshmen grappling in maroon and gold at the Pac-12 championships Sunday, the most of any team in the tournament, ASU earned a fourth-place finish in Boise, Idaho.

By Kyle Newman | February 27, 2012

Slideshow: 2012 Spring Sports

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By State Press Photo Staff | February 26, 2012

Chris Colvin sizes up a defender in Saturday’s game against USC. Colvin hit a floater with 19 seconds remaining to secure the Sun Devils’ sweep of the Trojans. (Photo by Aaron Lavinsky)

Colvin’s late-game heroics lift Sun Devils over Trojans

Saturday’s victory over USC marked the sixth time the Sun Devils have swept the Trojans, but it’s the first since the 1994-95 season.

By Master Tesfatsion | February 26, 2012

Abe Ruiz tags out a runner in a game against UC Riverside on Saturday. Ruiz continued his season-long hot streak at the plate, hitting his third home run of the season in Friday night’s game against the Highlanders. (Photo by Sam Rosenbaum)

Baseball takes two of three from UC Riverside

The duo of Joey DeMichele and Abe Ruiz combined for 13 RBI, eight runs and three homers this weekend as ASU won two out of three games against UC Riverside.

By Tyler Emerick | February 26, 2012

Deja Mann drives around a defender in a game against Utah on Feb. 9. Mann and the Sun Devils were swept on their southern California road trip. (Photo courtesy of Steve Rodriguez)

Mann sets career high in loss to Trojans

Saturday featured a classic Pac-12 battle between the ASU women’s basketball team and USC. The Trojans were able to make some clutch shots in the end to beat ASU 59–53.

By Edmund Hubbard | February 26, 2012

Men’s golf seeks bounce-back performance, alters lineup

ASU seeks a bounce-back performance in the North Ranch Intercollegiate Open while playing against a weaker field than the two prior tournaments.

By Justin Janssen | February 26, 2012

Devil Dish: Feb. 27

If the NHL season ended today, the Coyotes would be the No. 3 seed in the postseason. That would mean they’d be awarded “home ice advantage.”

By Tyler Emerick | February 26, 2012

Dallas Escobedo pitches in the Littlewood Classic on Feb. 17. Escobedo threw her first no-hitter of the season during the Sun Devils’ sweep of Central Connecticut State University last weekend. (Photo by Sam Rosenbaum)

Escobedo, Wigness propel Sun Devils to victories over Blue Devils

In four games against Central Connecticut State, the ASU softball didn’t let its opponent reach the sixth inning.

By John McKelvey III | February 26, 2012

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