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Daryl Quitalig The Daily Illini
Illinois' Tavon Wilson (3) tackles Arizona State's Cameron Marshall (6) during the game at Memorial Stadium. The Illini won 17-14.

Penalties, missed chances all too familiar

ASU fell victim to a plethora of missed chances and suffered a disappointing 17-14 loss to the Fighting Illini (3-0).

By Greg Dillard | September 18, 2011

Daryl Quitalig The Daily Illini
Illinois' Jason Ford (21) is tackled by Arizona State's Eddie Elder (2) during the game at Memorial Stadium. The Illini won 17-14.

Illinois hopes to use ASU upset as springboard

Although it is third game of the season, it was the first real test for the Illini.

By William Boor | September 18, 2011

ANOTHER SPLIT: ASU freshman forward Alexandra Doller slides into the ball during the Sun Devils’ 1-0 victory over Pacific on Sunday. ASU split its games for the second weekend in a row. (Photo courtesy of Steve Rodriguez)

Late goal salvages weekend split for soccer

The ASU women’s soccer team played a solid game over the weekend and also played a poor one.

By Justin Janssen | September 18, 2011

Daryl Quitalig The Daily Illini
Arizona State's Chris Coyle (7) drops a pass on fourth down late in the fourth quarter during the game against the Fighting Illini at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL. The dropped pass caused a turnover and the Sun Devils were not able to regain possession after this drive, so the Illini emerged victorious 17-14.

Mistakes on both sides of ball doom Sun Devils

ASU fell last year in similar self-inflicted fashions on the road.

By Tyler Emerick | September 18, 2011

An open letter to “Black Out” criticism

Here at ASU, we respect people of every color, and it offends some of us to be criticized otherwise for such a silly reason.

By Josh Nacion | September 15, 2011

WELCOME BACK: ASU sophomore setter Sarah McGaffin (right) makes a set while sophomore middle blocker Alexis Pinson looks on. The Sun Devils return to conference play against old foes Oregon and Oregon State this weekend. (Photo by Aaron Lavinsky)

Volleyball heads to Oregon to open Pac-12 play

It’s time to return to the familiar.

By Edmund Hubbard | September 15, 2011

NOT QUITE THERE: Senior Giulia Molinaro drives the ball off the tee during last season’s PING/ASU Invitational. Despite solid performances by Molinaro and sophomore Justine Lee, the women’s golf team slid to seventh in the Stanford Intercollegiate over the weekend. (Photo by Beth Easterbrook)

Women’s golf gives up big lead, places second

Oklahoma State roared back from a 21-stroke deficit behind ASU on the third and final day to win the McNamara Invitational.

By John McKelvey III | September 15, 2011

ROAD TEST: ASU sophomore wide receiver Kyle Middlebrooks makes a return during the Sun Devils’ 48-14 win over UC Davis on Sept. 1. ASU expects a packed house when they travel to Illinois on Saturday. (Photo by Beth Easterbrook)

Football heads to Illinois and hostile crowds

This week, the No. 22 Sun Devils (2-0) will pack up and debut their all white uniforms Saturday on the road against Illinois (2-0). | Slideshow inside |

By Tyler Emerick | September 15, 2011

STEPPING UP: Freshman midfielder Jessica DeLeon shields the ball from her opposite number during the Sun Devils loss to Missouri on Sunday. DeLeon is expected to move into the starting lineup this weekend in Tucson. (Photo by Rosie Gochnour)

Soccer finishing non-conference slate

ASU is set to face Texas Tech (4-3) on Friday and Pacific on Sunday (4-3).

By Justin Janssen | September 15, 2011

Devil Dish: Sept. 16

Whatever happened to Disney Channel original sports movies?

By Tyler Emerick | September 15, 2011

Men’s golf faces top-ranked talent in opener

Some of the teams that the ASU men’s golf team will compete against on Friday happen to be the best in the country.

By John McKelvey III | September 14, 2011

NO PLACE LIKE HOME: Former ASU wrestler Anthony Robles wraps up Cal Poly’s Britain Longmire in Robles’s final collegiate match in Wells Fargo Arena last January. Robles decided to return back to Sun Devil wrestling by volunteering as a coach. (Photo by Beth Easterbrook)

Robles excited for new ASU coaching job

The fact that Anthony Robles made it a priority to return is an indication of how badly he wants the program to succeed.

By Kyle Newman | September 14, 2011

Daryl Quitalig The Daily Illini
Ilinois' Nathan Scheelhaase (2) runs past South Dakota State's Anthony Wise (22) at the game at Memorial Stadium. In this Saturday, September 10, 2011 game, the Illini won 56-3.

Illini coach Zook taking ASU seriously

Despite the Sun Devils’ struggles against Missouri last week, Illinois head coach Ron Zook is impressed with the ASU defense. | Slideshow inside |

By William Boor | September 14, 2011

Devil Dish: Sept. 15

It's exciting for a D-Backs fan to finally have a legitimate reason to dislike the Dodgers again.

By Danny Shapiro | September 14, 2011

STRONG OUT WIDE: ASU senior wide receiver Mike Willie tries to jump over a pair of UC Davis defenders during the Sun Devils’ victory on Sept. 1. ASU’s depth at wide receiver could be a key factor during Saturday’s matchup against Illinois. (Photo by Beth Easterbrook)

The EDGE: Sun Devils better at receiver, linebacker

ASU is riding plenty of momentum into Saturday’s contest

By Greg Dillard | September 14, 2011

Expansion impacts beyond football

We’ll take a look at a few of the ASU sports that will be impacted the most by the potential Pac-16 changes.

By Elijah Grasser | September 13, 2011

Network conflicts squash viewing party

Just hours after the event was unveiled to the public, ASU Athletics issued a counter-statement last night on its Facebook fan page that the Sun Devil Away Viewing Party was canceled.

By Josh Nacion | September 13, 2011

BUILDING BLOCKS: ASU senior middle blocker Sonja Markanovich and redshirt sophomore outside hitter Ashley Kastl raise up to block a shot in the Alumnae Match last August. The team centers on their unofficial motto, “One and Done,” to encourage themselves during games. (Photo by Aaron Lavinsky)

Volleyball embraces new motivational slogan

“One and Done,” means a lot to the Sun Devils volleyball team, and the players want to keep the slogan as a tradition in the future.

By Edmund Hubbard | September 13, 2011

CARDINAL BUSINESS: Arizona Cardinals general manager Rod Graves talks to students during a Sports Business Association meeting. Graves’ message was to never stop working toward your goal. (Photo by Beth Easterbrook)

Cardinals GM brings life lessons to ASU

ASU’s Sports Business Association affiliates were certainly happy with Cardinals general manager Rod Grave’s appearance.

By William Boor | September 13, 2011

ON THE MOVE: The ASU football team departs from the buses and head towards Sun Devil Stadium during Friday’s traditional pregame “Devil Walk”. The Sun Devils will travel to Champagne, Ill. to face the Fighting Illini of Illinois on Saturday. (Photo by Beth Easterbrook).

Football makes transition to Illini matchup

After back-to-back victories at Sun Devil Stadium to kick off the new season, ASU faces its first road test of the 2011 campaign.

By Greg Dillard | September 13, 2011

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