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Position Battle: ASU redshirt freshman quarterback Taylor Kelly tosses a short pass during the Sun Devils’ team scrimmage on Saturday in Tempe. Kelly is competing with incoming freshman Mike Bercovici (No. 2 uniform) to back up junior quarterback Brock Osweiler for the 2011 season. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Starting spots set heading into football’s spring game

For the first time since 2008, ASU coach Dennis Erickson doesn’t have a quarterback controversy hanging over his head as spring practice wraps up.

By Andrew Gruman | April 21, 2011

Track using weekend meets to tune-up, rest

After two straight weekends of big events stacked with tradition, the ASU track and field team finds itself in a slight lull of its season.

By Zach Cavanagh | April 21, 2011

Devil Dish: April 21

I really want hockey to work in Arizona, but it seems destined to fail.

By Andrew Gruman | April 20, 2011

Praying sports and religion stay separate

A growing trend of sports teams holding religious nights is a distressing development, and has the potential to create an unfriendly environment for many fans.

By Zachary Levin-Epstein | April 20, 2011

Near the End: (from left) Seniors Ashlee Brown, Micaela Hein and Kelcy McKenna have all seen their fair share of success during their time at ASU. Now they lead the No. 12 Sun Devils into their final postseason with the hopes of leaving a lasting impact. (Photo courtesy of ASU Media Relations)

Tennis seniors aim to leave one more mark on the program

Ashlee Brown, Micaela Hein and Kelcy McKenna pushed through the senioritis that strikes many athletes and made their last season one worth remembering.

By Nicole Klauss | April 20, 2011

This LA owner drama could have lasting effects on the Dodgers

It could get pretty dull for the third-biggest market in the country with the Lakers at the end of their run.

By Nick Ruland | April 20, 2011

Tough crowd: ASU senior Kaylyn Castillo watches a pitch on the outside during the Sun Devils’ 5-0 win over UCLA. On Thursday ASU heads to Tucson and Hillenbrand Stadium, where the team has only won once in the last 20 seasons. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Softball heads to Tucson for pitching battle

For the ASU softball team, competing against in-state rival UA is far from easy, but playing the Wildcats on their home turf presents an even bigger challenge.

By Greg Dillard | April 20, 2011

Baseball takes on red-hot Cal

ASU swept the Golden Bears last year in Tempe and is 104-57 all time against them.

By Tyler Emerick | April 20, 2011

Devil Dish: April 20

I am tired of ASU getting no respect. Hopefully, that will change this fall.

By John McKelvey III | April 19, 2011

Ciganda third, team sixth at Pac-10s

Pressure greatly affected the 2011 Pac-10 Women’s Golf Championships, wreaking havoc on the entire field no matter what team the players were on.

By John McKelvey III | April 19, 2011

Still on Top: ASU senior catcher Kaylyn Castillo prepares to smack a pitch from UCLA junior pitcher Macon Aleah on Sunday in Tempe. The Sun Devils moved down one spot in the national rankings to No. 2, but still remain the top team in the Pac-10. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Softball still has control of the Pac-10

After three weeks of Pac-10 action, several teams have begun to separate themselves from the rest of the Pac.

By Greg Dillard | April 19, 2011

Back on the Base Paths: ASU junior outfielder Andy Workman sprints to first base against Delaware on Feb. 26 in Tempe. It was Workman’s first game back after missing the entire 2010 season with a foot injury. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

After injury, Workman’s journey marches on

As a sophomore, Andy Workman started 13 times and appeared in one game at the College World Series. Everything was set for him to come back and take the next step.

By Tyler Emerick | April 19, 2011

Jacob Person's truck flies through the air (Photo by Aaron Lavinsky)

Sophomore a rising off-road racing star

On Mondays he is Jacob Person, an electrical engineering sophomore at ASU, but on some Saturdays he is much more.

By Nathan Meacham | April 18, 2011

2011: Arguably the greatest NBA playoffs ever

If you tuned in at any point this weekend, which is likelier than ever as NBA ratings continue to climb, there’s a 100 percent chance you were entertained.

By Nick Ruland | April 18, 2011

Trying to Three-Peat: ASU junior Carlota Ciganda works on her swing during a practice in early March. Ciganda was in fourth place after the second round of the Pac-10 Championships on Monday and is attempting to win her third straight Pac-10 title. (Photo by Aaron Lavinsky)

Nine golfers within 3 strokes of lead at Pac-10s

After two rounds, familiar faces sit on top of the leaderboard at the 2011 Pac-10 Championships at the ASU Karsten Golf Course in Tempe, Ariz.

By John McKelvey III | April 18, 2011

Offense turns it on during scrimmage

Something clicked and the ASU offense put together its best showing of the three spring scrimmages to date.

By Andrew Gruman | April 18, 2011

ASU researchers investigate the success of NBA teams

A team of researchers at ASU is working on a project that studies the network dynamics of teams in the NBA, and has found the secret behind which teams are the most successful, and the safest ones to put your bets on. ?

By Nicole Klauss | April 18, 2011

Former ASU pitcher Leake arrested

Former ASU baseball star and current Cincinnati Reds pitcher Mike Leake was arrested on Monday and charged with shoplifting.

By Andrew Gruman | April 18, 2011

Devil Dish: April 19

Off-road racing is a world that I had never experienced until I attended the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing series at Speedworld Offroad Park on Saturday.

By Nathan Meacham | April 18, 2011

Change of Season: ASU senior Scott Pinckney lines up a putt during the ASU Thunderbird Invitational on April 10. Pinckney finished tied for 15th at the Western Intercollegiate on Sunday in what was the team’s final regular season competition. (Photo by Lisa Bartoli)

Men’s golf finishes 7th in last regular season tourney

The ASU men’s team ended its regular season finishing a disappointing seventh in the Western Intercollegiate on Sunday in Santa Cruz, Calif.

By John McKelvey III | April 17, 2011

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