East Valley Tribune - College Sports

ASU torches San Francisco with 3-pointers

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:33:43 -0700

Rihards Kuksiks had career highs with 27 points, seven 3-point baskets and eight assists and Arizona State set a school record with 18 3-pointers in a 104-65 victory over San Francisco on Friday.

ASU, UCLA both need win to boost bowl hopes

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:04:44 -0700

LOS ANGELES — Arizona State and UCLA both will find it tough to reach a bowl game after the final two weeks of their up-and-down seasons. And both teams' coaches realize it'll be all but impossible for the loser of their meeting Saturday at the Rose Bowl.

Devils must beat UCLA, UA for shot at bowl

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:45:42 -0700

Arizona State at UCLA

Wise, Horne lead Arizona past Rice

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:17:19 -0700

TUCSON — Nic Wise had 15 points, seven assists and five steals and Jamelle Horne scored eight of his 13 in the final 5½ minutes to help Arizona pull away from Rice 66-49 on Thursday night.

Oregon dismisses recent bad luck in Tucson

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:25:16 -0700

The desert has been inhospitable to the Ducks in recent years.

Erickson hints Szakacsy to start vs. UCLA

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:34:03 -0700

It's looking more and more like Samson Szakacsy will be the starting quarterback for Arizona State Saturday against UCLA. While coach Dennis Erickson won't commit to a starter, Szakacsy again took most of the first-team snaps and practiced well.

Stanford dealing with 2-point controversy

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:36:00 -0700

Stanford's 2-point conversion has turned into something of a 2-point controversy. The Cardinal upset Southern California 55-21 Saturday, giving the Trojans three losses this season and dropping them in the polls to No. 22, their lowest ranking since 2002.

Arizona State edges TCU to advance in NIT

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:44:14 -0700

Ty Abbott made a floater in the lane with 21.7 seconds remaining and Eric Boateng set career highs with 21 points and 12 rebounds to send Arizona State to the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off tournament with a 52-49 victory over TCU on Tuesday night.

Szakacsy takes majority of first-team snaps

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:02:48 -0700

Samson Szakacsy handled the majority of the first-team snaps for Arizona State at Tuesday’s practice, but coach Dennis Erickson isn’t yet ready to name a starting quarterback for Saturday’s game at UCLA.

ASU needs new job description for next QB

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:23:05 -0700

Scott Bordow: ASU ranks 107th nationally in passing efficiency - in the Pac-10 only sad-sack Washington State is worse - and 106th in completion percentage (53.2). For all you Rudy Carpenter bashers out there, the Sun Devils were 67th in passing efficiency last year and 62nd in completion percentage.

Erickson: Szakacsy will practice with first string

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:36:35 -0700

Arizona State coach Dennis Erickson says quarterback Samson Szakacsy will take most of the snaps with the first team this week.

BCS creates football executive director role

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:41:02 -0700

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- BCS officials selected Bill Hancock to become the first executive director of college football's postseason system.

Arizona State's defense leads way in 84-62 win

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:08:23 -0700

Arizona State added two more contributors in its second blowout victory of the season. Derek Glasser led the Sun Devils with 20 points in an 84-62 victory over Texas State in the first round of the preseason NIT on Monday night, but he was hardly alone.

After loss to Cal, UA prepares for Oregon

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:23:38 -0700

With three games to go in the regular season, Arizona has reached a crossroads.

Arizona Wildcats defeats NAU

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:38:06 -0700

Jamelle Horne recorded the second double-double of his career, with 14 points and 11 rebounds, to help the Sean Miller era begin on a winning note with a 87-71 victory over NAU at McKale Center Sunday.

Tobin scores 18 to lift No. 16 Arizona State women

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:42:36 -0700

Becca Tobin scored a career-high 18 points to help No. 16 Arizona State beat South Dakota State 73-64 Sunday in the Sun Devils' opener.

ASU wrestling locks down Fullerton

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:49:39 -0700

The Arizona State wrestling team won 9 out of 10 matches on Sunday to beat host Cal State Fullerton.

Devils heavy underdogs against Ducks

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:44:54 -0700

In many ways, Arizona State deserved to beat USC in last week’s 14-9 loss, but a few big mistakes sent the Sun Devils under .500 on the season and on life support for a bowl game. Oregon is a big-time favorite in this game, and with good reason. Although the Ducks lost to Stanford last week in a shootout, they are still atop the Pac-10, and are returning home to Autzen Stadium for this contest, one of the best home-field advantages in the country.

Too many 'knuckleheaded' Sun Devils?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:56:08 -0700

Scott Bordow: My late Tribune colleague, Bob Moran, always would use the same word to describe college athletes who got into trouble: knuckleheads.

ASU begins life without Harden, Pendergraph

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:12:09 -0700

November is football season, but with Dennis Erickson’s team a source of frustration and armchair angst, perhaps Herb Sendek’s squad can provide a reprieve at Arizona State.