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Freshman guard Elisha Davis blows past an Oregon defender on Jan. 11. The ASU women’s basketball team hopes to get past USC and UCLA with some victories. (Photo by Molly J Smith)

Women’s hoops caps road trip at USC, UCLA

After dropping the first two road games at Colorado and at Utah, the ASU women's basketball team head west to finish up its four-game road trip.

By Gian Demano | January 23, 2013

Cako pushes herself to play professional tennis while pursuing graduate school

Graduating college early is a big accomplishment. So is becoming a professional athlete. Doing both is quite a feat.

| January 23, 2013

Junior Shaylah Simpson sprints forward to get ready for her pole vault at the Castillo Invitational on Mar. 17, 2012. Field athletes like Simpson will have to step up against the competition at the Texas A&M Invitational. (Photo by Samuel Rosenbaum)

Kraft finds home at ASU, expects future track success

For track and field coach Greg Kraft, ASU wasn’t his first stop, but it may be his last.

By Mitch Terrell | January 23, 2013

Track and field faces heavy competition at Texas A&M Challenge

After dominating its first meet of the year in Flagstaff, the ASU track and field team shifts its focus to its next meet that features much tougher opponents.

By Mitch Terrell | January 23, 2013

Surprise, surprise: Stanford sits atop Pac-12

It’s a different Pac-12 conference than last year, but it's a conference people are used to seeing.

By Gian Demano | January 22, 2013

Men's hoops picks up transfer Kearney

There’s a new face at the ASU men’s basketball practices this semester.

By Master Tesfatsion | January 22, 2013

Jordan Young finishes off a wrist shot against Texas A&M on Sept. 20, 2012. Coach Greg Powers talked about how Young needs to step up in the upcoming games. (Photo Courtesy of Kyle Newman)

No. 1 ASU hockey hosts No. 15 Rhode Island for weekend series

Still ranked No. 1, the ASU hockey team welcomes No. 15 Rhode Island for a two-game weekend series.

By Justin Emerson | January 22, 2013

Devils Dish: Lakers fans, it's over

Let me be the one to shed some light on optimistic Lakers fans: It’s over.

| January 22, 2013

Women's basketball still searching for consistency

The ASU women’s basketball team has had spurts of tenacious defensive and rebounding performances throughout the year.

By Gian Demano | January 22, 2013

Pac-12 power rankings: UA No. 1 in men's hoops

It feels like the season just started, but March is right around the corner.

By Master Tesfatsion | January 22, 2013

Te'o hoax showed sports reporting needs to change

The "gentleman's agreement" is a code in which writers will turn a blind eye to certain knowledge in order to build a better, more trusting relationship with athletes, coaches and organizations.

By Edmund Hubbard | January 22, 2013

Chip Kelly has tough decisions to make with Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles finally found their man.

| January 22, 2013

Devils Dish: Sports teaches tough, necessary lessons

When I was 12 years old, my 5-foot-5-inch stature made me one of the taller girls in my grade. Therefore, I was automatically the center on my school's high-flying, star-studded basketball team.

| January 21, 2013

Video: Jahii Carson and Carrick Felix reflect on Saturday's performance against U of A

Jahii Carson and Carrick Felix answer questions after ASU's 71-54 loss to The University of Arizona at Wells Fargo Arena on January 19th, 2013.

By Kaard Bombe | January 20, 2013

Video: Coach Sendek press conference after Saturday's loss to U of A

Coach Sendek answers questions after ASU's 71-54 loss to The University of Arizona at Wells Fargo Arena on January 19th, 2013.

By Kaard Bombe | January 20, 2013

Boise State smothers ASU wrestling 33-7

Looking to keep its perfect Pac-12 record intact, the ASU wrestling team came up short and fell to Boise State 33-7 Sunday.

By Danny Shapiro | January 20, 2013

Shooting woes continue as ASU women's hoops loses to Utah

The ASU women’s basketball team dropped its second game in a row, losing 66-46 to the Utah Sunday.

By Gian Demano | January 20, 2013

ASU tennis blanks UC Davis 7-0

Not even the sounds of a band butchering KISS songs for the P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon could throw off the Sun Devils Sunday.

| January 20, 2013

State Press Weekly

State Press Weekly talks with assistant sports editor Josh Nacion about Steve Patterson's first 10 months as ASU athletic director and much more.

By Erin Patrick O'Connor | January 20, 2013

The Morning After: ASU comes up short vs. UA

A look back at ASU’s 71-54 loss to in-state rival UA on Saturday:

By Master Tesfatsion | January 20, 2013

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