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Pac-12, DirecTV standoff endures, hurts ASU athletics

As the Pac-12 network nears its one-year anniversary, officials remain unable to reach an agreement with DirecTV, the nation's largest cable provider.

By Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | June 25, 2013

Michael Benjamin catches a runner from Oregon in a pickle. Benjamin has been recently recruited to the Colorado Rockies, according to the team. (photo by Molly Smith)

ASU alumnus begins journey to pros

Former ASU third baseman Michael Benjamin discusses the beginning of his new career with the Colorado Rockies farm team.

By Evan Webeck | June 25, 2013

Sophomore Drew Stankiewicz attempts to field a ground ball at second base as a runner from UCLA slides into second base. Stankiewicz plans to spend his summer at a minor league camp. (Photo by Dominic Valente)

Eighteen ASU baseball players spending summer on amateur clubs

Although it's still early in the summer season, the Sun Devils are making an impact away from Tempe.

By Danny Shapiro | June 25, 2013

Football players face consequences of off-field decisions

Andres Garcia and Junior Onyeali have both had recent issues involving their girlfriends and the Tempe police.

By Josh Nacion and Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | June 18, 2013

ASU softball coach Clint Myers leaves Sun Devils for Auburn

After eight dominant seasons, ASU softball coach Clint Myers has left the program to become Auburn’s next head coach, Auburn announced Friday.

By Justin Janssen | June 14, 2013

ASU keeps 2014 home football game vs. Notre Dame

ASU athletic director Steve Patterson wrote on the athletics' Tumblr page Monday the Sun Devils will still host Notre Dame on Nov. 8, 2014.

By Josh Nacion | June 11, 2013

Senior thrower Chelsea Cassulo and redshirt junior Anna Jelmini took home individual NCAA championships. As a team, the ASU women finished 10th overall while the men placed 28th overall. (Photo by Abhiram Chandrashekar.)

Jelmini, Cassulo crowned at NCAA track and field championships

Jordan Clarke, Chelsea Cassulo, Anna Jelmini, Keia Pinnick and Shelby Houlihan finished the 2013 outdoor season as first-team All-Americans.

By Josh Nacion | June 11, 2013

Devil Dish: Are football programs recruiting players too young?

The NCAA’s overhauled recruiting regulations are making it easier to recruit the next generation of college football players.

| June 11, 2013

Devil Dish: D-Backs drafting Hahn means everything for ASU

The Sun Devils were still hoping to be playing in the NCAA tournament on June 8, but this might be just as sweet.

By Danny Shapiro | June 11, 2013

Devil Dish: Strange things are afoot in the 2013 NBA offseason

The NBA offseason is always just as entertaining as the games themselves. Like any great blockbuster, there are plot twists, and no one can predict what happens next.

By Josh Nacion | June 11, 2013

Devil Dish: Tebowmania part three

Tim Tebow has signed with the New England Patriots. If anyone can make it work, it's New England coach Bill Belichick.

By Justin Emerson | June 11, 2013

Cory Hahn (far left) is seen lining up with his fellow Sun Devils for the playing of the national anthem at a home game in Tempe. Hahn has been recently drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks. (Photo by Molly Smith.)

Cory Hahn among 7 ASU baseball players taken in MLB draft

Three-hundred ninety-one ASU players have been selected in the draft, most among collegiate programs.

By Justin Janssen | June 11, 2013

Breaking down ASU men's basketball's 2013-14 non-conference schedule

With the addition of ASU’s home-and-home series with UNLV, the Sun Devils have completed their non-conference schedule for next season, the team announced Thursday.

By Josh Nacion | June 6, 2013

The Pac-12 recently announced a new health and wellness initiative, aiming to keep students healthy and reduce risk of injury during contact sport practices. (Photo courtesy of the Pac-12)

Pac-12 to launch student athlete health initiative in 2013-14

The Student-Athlete Health and Well-Being Initiative is a result of a conference-wide study performed over the last nine months and an attempt to improve the health and safety of over 7,000 student athletes.

By Josh Nacion | June 4, 2013

Junior Sun Devil Cheyenne Coyle swings at the plate in a home game on the Tempe Campus. The short stop is majoring in Health Sciences and was named the Pac-12 player of the week in her first week as a Sun Devil. (Photo by Dominic Valente)

Inconsistency derails ASU softball’s title aspirations

The 2013 season resulted in another trip to Oklahoma City, but a lack of consistency derailed ASU's championship goals.

By Justin Janssen | June 4, 2013

The ASU baseball team hustles to throw out a runner to first base against the University of Oregon on April 5, 2013. Oregon’s season just ended with a total of 48 wins and 16 losses. (Photo by Dominic Valente)

Looking back at ASU baseball's 10 memorable games in 2013

Here are the top 10 most memorable games from the 2013 season:

By Danny Shapiro | June 4, 2013

Remembering Deacon Jones, the greatest lineman in football history

Every pass rusher who has recorded a sack owes a debt to Deacon Jones

| June 4, 2013

ASU softball eliminated from WCWS in 2-0 loss to Michigan

ASU suffered in a 2-0 shutout loss to Michigan, ending the Sun Devils' season after dropping both games in Oklahoma City.

By Justin Janssen | June 1, 2013

Severe weather in Oklahoma City reschedules WCWS games

ASU's elimination game with eighth-seeded Michigan will now take place at 6:30 p.m. PT on ESPN.

By Justin Janssen | May 31, 2013

ASU softball drops WCWS opener, pushed to brink of elimination

Elizabeth Caporuscio couldn’t save a second wind-aided fly ball from going over the fence, leading to Texas' 6-3 win over ASU.

By Justin Janssen | May 30, 2013

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