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Sun Devils meet USC with better offensive output in mind

The ASU men’s basketball team never wants to go through the offensive struggle that it went through the last time it met the USC Trojans.

By Andrew Gruman | March 4, 2010

ASU hopes to boost tourney resume in Los Angeles

The ASU women’s basketball team’s last games against UCLA and USC more than two months ago literally caused senior guard Danielle Orsillo to have nightmares.

By Gina Mizell | March 4, 2010

NOT UP TO PAR: ASU senior golfer Juliana Murcia had an uncharacteristically tough tournament at the Bruin/Wave Invitational in Santa Clarita, Calif. Still, the No. 1 Sun Devils took second place behind USC. (Photo by Nick Kosmider)

Strong comeback nets second-place finish for women golfers

More than the weather looked bleak for the No. 1 ASU women's golf team after the first round of the Bruin/Wave Invitational on Monday.

By Nick Kosmider | March 3, 2010

Devil Dish

People really need to stop saying that the Seattle Mariners are going to win the AL West this year. The Angels are still the better team, hands down.

By Kyle Glaser | March 3, 2010

ASU Volleyball to host two spring tournaments

The ASU volleyball team will host two home tournaments this spring, including a sand volleyball tournament.

By Kyle Glaser | March 3, 2010

FOLLOW THROUGH: Junior catcher Lacy Goodman takes a practice swing during a game at Farrington Stadium. ASU will be hosting the Wilson/DeMarini Invitational this weekend in Tempe. (Photo by Michael Arellano)

Defense key as softball hosts weekend tournament

With a chance of rain in the forecast, the No. 9 ASU softball team could be facing another wet weekend as it plays six games in the Wilson/DeMarini Invitational.

By Tyler Lockman | March 3, 2010

NOT IN TIME: ASU senior first baseman Kole Calhoun stretches to catch a pickoff attempt during a game earlier this year at Packard Stadium. The Sun Devils will open up the Coca-Cola Classic against Cal Poly on Thursday in Surprise. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Baseball off to Surprise for Coca-Cola Classic

For the eighth straight season, the Sun Devils will kick off play in the Coca-Cola Classic at Surprise Stadium, a 45-minute drive from the familiar confines of their home ballpark in Tempe.

By Nick Kosmider | March 3, 2010

ROCK AND FIRE: ASU junior pitcher Merrill Kelly delivers a pitch during a game earlier this season at Packard Stadium. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

ASU defeats Meiji University in exhibition

Tokyo baseball team from Meiji University played the Sun Devils in an exhibition game as part of a two-week trip to the United States.

By Nick Kosmider | March 2, 2010

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Sophomore Jesper Kennegard takes a few practice swings at Karsten Golf Course on Wednesday afternoon before the start of the season.

Men’s golf takes third at USC Invitational

It was the first top-5 finish of the season for ASU.

By Nick Kosmider | March 2, 2010

Commentary: Expand the NCAA Tournament

Why shouldn’t the NCAA tournament expand to include 96 teams?

By Nick Ruland | March 2, 2010

ASU hires Bray as linebackers coach

Former ASU graduate assistant Trent Bray has been hired as the linebackers coach.

By Kyle Glaser | March 2, 2010

PICK AND ROLL: ASU junior guard Ty Abbott comes off of a screen set by senior center Eric Boateng during the Sun Devils’ 62-46 loss to California at Haas Pavilion on Saturday. (Photo by Anne Marie Schuler)

ASU Tourney hopes hanging by a thread

ASU still has a shot at gaining a share of the Pac-10 regular season title should it win both games and Cal loses to Stanford, but the Sun Devils aren’t counting on it.

By Kyle Glaser | March 2, 2010

ASU baseball opens with drumming of Towson

Arizona State, ranked second in the country, started off a four-game series with the Towson Tigers. Seth Blair had a career night and Arizona State wins the first game in the series 15-1.

By Master Tesfatsion | March 2, 2010

CHAMPIONSHIP TIME: The ASU men’s swiiming team will begin competing in the Pac-10 Championships on Wednesday in Long Beach, Caif. Many swimmers will also be trying to earn individual berths to the NCAA Championships by clocking qualifying times. (Photo by Jessica Weisel)

Men’s swimming heads to Pac-10 Championships

The ASU men’s swimming team will take on tough competition this week as it heads to Long Beach, Calif., to swim in the 2010 Pac-10 Championships.

By Nicole Klauss | March 2, 2010

Devil Dish

For us D-Backs fans, we can only hope 2010 is not a repeat of the dismal 2009 season.

By Greg Dillard | March 2, 2010

Waste Management Phoenix Open

An introduction to professional golf's most exciting hole, TPC Scottsdale's 16th, at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

By Isaac Easley | March 2, 2010

Gravity Slashers Freestyle Motocross at US Airways Center

A freestyle motocross exhibition team took their high-flying tricks to Phoenix on Feb 27.

By Justin Beatty | March 2, 2010

Baseball to face Japanese team in exhibition

The ASU baseball team is preparing for an exhibition against a Japanese university, despite negative results from its past attempts to schedule exhibitions with foreign teams.

By Nick Kosmider | March 1, 2010

Club hockey wins two, sweeps season series from UA

Not only is the ASU club hockey team ranked No. 11 in the nation, but it swept UA, winning a whopping eight games over the course of the season.

By Kyle Glaser | March 1, 2010

Olympics to spark hockey revival in U.S.?

"Some hockey fans tell me that the only problem with the game is not a problem with the game at all, but with the lack of exposure."

By Nick Ruland | March 1, 2010

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