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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

Steady as he goes: ASU senior swimmer Max Laney has shown consistent improvement throughout his Sun Devil career. (Photo by Nikolai de Vera)

Laney shows consistent improvement throughout career

Senior captain Max Laney has set the standard for ASU swimmers, improving his times in all of his races since his freshmen year.

By Nicole Klauss | March 1, 2010

CROSSING THE PACIFIC: Senior gymnast Kaitlynn Bormann was born in South Korea and then adopted by an American family. (Photo by Nikolai de Vera)

Bormann embraces unique family

Kaitlynn Bormann, who was adopted from South Korea in her infancy, is thriving on the ASU Women's gymnastics team.

By Tyler Emerick | March 1, 2010

Devil Dish

It was the ultimate showdown. Both teams were fighting for honor. Nobody knew what the result would be.

By Nicole Klauss | March 1, 2010

Water polo finishes sixth at Irvine Invitational

It was a weekend filled with tough competition for the ASU water polo team at the UC Irvine Invitational in California, as the No. 8 Sun Devils (6-5) took home sixth place in the 16-team tournament.

By Greg Dillard | February 28, 2010

SUN DEVIL SWEEP: Senior outfielder/pitcher Kole Calhoun goes for a hit in last week's game against Northern Illinois. The Sun Devils played four games against Towson this week, sweeping them in each game. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

ASU stays perfect with close win over Towson

The game was delayed nearly five hours due to rain — the second straight weekend weather has wreaked havoc at Packard Stadium.

By Nick Kosmider | February 28, 2010

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