Sports

Football has new aura this spring

Practice is a sight to behold. Offensive drills are crisp, quickly paced and led by an energetic coach helping his players grasp new concepts.

By Nick Ruland | April 7, 2010

COMEBACK KINGS: Junior pitcher Jimmy Patterson delivers a pitch during the Sun Devils' 11-6 win over USD on Tuesday at Packard Stadium. Patterson was roughed up on the mound, but hit a home run to help ASU overcome a five-run deficit. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Baseball rallies back from five-run deficit

Heading into Tuesday night's start against San Diego, junior pitcher Jimmy Patterson hadn't toed the rubber for the No. 1 baseball team in three weeks.

By Nick Kosmider | April 6, 2010

EARNING A SPOT: Sophomore safety Keelan Johnson (third from right in distance) has improved greatly since his freshman year and is aiming to star in a starting role after the graduation of Ryan McFoy and Jarrell Holman. (Photo by Kyle Thompson)

Johnson ready to put it all together

Even for a freshman, Keelan Johnson was a bit of an enigma.

By Nick Ruland | April 6, 2010

Editorial: Sun shining on Valley sports

In the past, being a sports fan in the Valley of the Sun wasn’t easy.

By Editorial Board | April 6, 2010

Devil Dish: April 7

The greatest golfer of all time and America’s most popular athlete is back.

By Greg Dillard | April 6, 2010

Swim and dive places 13 on Pac-10 All-Academic teams

Five men and eight women from the ASU swimming and diving team have been named to the Pac-10 All-Academic teams.

By Kyle Glaser | April 6, 2010

Salloum establishing herself as star

For the ASU water polo team, sophomore attacker Mariam Salloum has provided that leadership in and out of the pool.

By Greg Dillard | April 6, 2010

SCORING MACHINE: ASU sophomore Johnny Ruettiger went 2-for-3 with four runs scored in the Sun Devils’ 15-0 rout of San Diego Monday night at Packard Stadium. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Sun Devils cruise past San Diego

After taking the loss on Friday night against Oregon in extra innings, the freshman Brandy Rodgers wanted another shot.

By Andrew Gruman | April 5, 2010

Maggi named Player of the Week

"The Pac-10 announced sophomore shortstop Drew Maggi as its Player of the Week on Monday for his performance in the Sun Devils' road series against Oregon over the weekend."

By Nick Kosmider | April 5, 2010

Devil Dish: April 6

If you haven’t seen the video of Andrew Bogut’s season-ending injury that twisted his elbow out of place, be sure to have a barf bag nearby.

By Eric L. Smith | April 5, 2010

Pac-10 softball preview: Washington and UA the best

After one week of Pac-10 softball, no team is without a conference loss. Seven of the conference’s eight teams are ranked in the top 25 and the only team not ranked is still over .500.

By Tyler Lockman | April 5, 2010

JUST VISITING: Junior Ashlee Brown is one of four international players on the Sun Devild tennis roster. Recruiting players from outside the U.S. has become a common practice for college programs. (Photo by Kyle Thompson)

Tennis features international flavor

In order to stay competitive with the nation’s top tennis programs, many schools have turned to foreign athletes for a boost.

By Nathan Meacham | April 5, 2010

Slow start dooms men's golf at Thunderbird Invite

A rough start over the weekend once again spelled trouble for the ASU men's golf team.

By Nick Kosmider | April 5, 2010

Oozeball: Dirty volleyball at ASU

ASU's Student Alumni Association sets up games of oozeball, a dirty version of volleyball in the mud.

By Eric Gembarowski | April 5, 2010

State Press TV at Wrestlemania Axxess

Master Tesfatsion discovers what it truly takes to be a WWE fan.

By Master Tesfatsion | April 5, 2010

FROM HIS KNEES: Sophomore second baseman Zack MacPhee throws to second after making a diving stop last month against Houston. ASU won two of three in its road series against Oregon. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Winning streak ends but ASU bounces back in final game

The No. 1 ASU baseball teams saw its win streak end at 24 after a 12-inning loss to Oregon on Friday night in Eugene.

By Nick Kosmider | April 4, 2010

Former ASU star Leake jumps straight to majors

Former ASU star pitcher Mike Leake has been named the Cincinnati Reds fifth starter, skipping the minor leagues entirely and jumping straight to the major leagues.

By Kyle Glaser | April 4, 2010

ON TARGET: ASU junior attacker Sarah Harris fires a shot during the Sun Devils’ 14-11 loss to No. 3 California on Saturday at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center. (Photo by Jessica Weisel)

Water polo upset bid fails

The Sun Devil defense would struggle early on, allowing six first-quarter goals to fall behind 6-1 after one quarter of play.

By Greg Dillard | April 4, 2010

MOVING ALONG: ASU senior jumper Jeremy Egboro begins his triple jump during the Baldy Castillo Invitational at Sun Angel Stadium in Tempe last month. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Youngsters shine for ASU

ASU heptathletes Keia Pinnick and Samantha Henderson may be young, but that didn’t stop them from showing off their talent at the Jim Click Combined Events meet in Tucson on Friday and Saturday.

By Eric L. Smith | April 4, 2010

RACE TO THE BASE: Freshman second baseman Sam Parlich gets a force out in the Sun Devils’ 12-6 loss to UA on Thursday at home. ASU beat UA 11-1 on Saturday, but lost Sunday, 14-2. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Softball drops rivalry series to UA

What was expected to be a hard-fought battle between two highly ranked in-state rivals with potent offenses turned out to be a set of blowouts.

By Tyler Lockman | April 4, 2010

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