College Sports

Perhaps the greatest pure athlete to ever attend Arizona State University relaxes on a rail near the track at Sun Angel Stadium, as Jacquelyn Johnson has a rare moment of inactivity.

Mesa Community College freshman Ingrid Mollenkopf captured the 10,000 meter title in the NJCAA Region I Track and Field Championships this week.

Arizona State and Notre Dame will play a football game in Texas in 2013, Sun Devils’ athletic director Lisa Love said Thursday.

Third-ranked Arizona State waited out an hour rain delay on Wednesday night in Wichita, Kan., then beat No. 10 Wichita State 6-1 at Eck Stadium. Matt Newman, making his first career start and only his third career pitching appearance, threw 6 2/3 innings, helping the Devils improve to 38-9 on the year.

Although he spent his summer 2,300 miles away from Arizona State University, Ryan Sontag was able to continue pursuing a kinesiology degree through the close confines of cyberspace.

Arizona State begins its quest for the NCAA women’s golf championship today when the Sun Devils open West Regional play at Sacramento, Calif. Fourth-ranked ASU, which has been rated No. 1 at one point this season, has yet to finish out of the top five in any tournament while winning twice.

Arizona State’s Jessica Pressley and Matt Turner were selected Pac-10 women’s and men’s field athletes of the week, the conference announced Tuesday.

Perhaps the biggest indicator of Arizona State’s performance in the NCAA’s academic progress rate was not in the most recent numbers, which were released on Tuesday.

A road-weary Arizona State squad, playing its fourth road game in five days, lost 7-6 to Kansas State on Tuesday night at Manhattan, Kan.

TUCSON - This was Monday's snapshot look at the University of Arizona men's basketball coaching staff: Denver Nuggets assistant coach Mike Dunlap could be on the way in and Josh Pastner could be on the way out.

 A rib muscle strain will likely keep Arizona State first baseman/pitcher Ike Davis sidelined at least through this weekend’s series against Loyola Marymount, coach Pat Murphy said on Monday.

Every college baseball team has had to deal with the effects of the NCAA shortening the season a month, and Arizona State is feeling the pinch more than ever right now.

The Arizona State softball team made history again Sunday as the No. 1 Sun Devils beat No. 4 UCLA 5-2 at Easton Stadium in Los Angeles.

UCLA evened its three-game weekend series with Arizona State with an 8-3 victory on Saturday at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Los Angeles.

Retiring Central Arizona College basketball coaching legend Lin Laursen will be formally honored for her 34 years of coaching May 2 when the Phoenix Women’s Sports Association honors her with its Woman’s Sport of the Year award.