Arizona baseball: Slumping Cats face long odds to make postseason

The Arizona Wildcats’ 2013 struggles can be summed up in the six words uttered by coach Andy Lopez this week.

Softball: Arizona 6, Arizona State 4: Cats find their rhythm, emotion

Arizona's Mandie Perez dives safely back to first base as ASU's Bethany Kemp grabs the throw.

Softball: Arizona 6, Arizona State 4: Cats find their rhythm, emotion

The Arizona Wildcats' latest pledge - to be the annoying, always-happy team - manifested itself both Friday and Saturday in the form of a 44-year-old Johnny Cash Song.

ASU's new Sparky gets torched

After weeks of backlash from students and alumni who dislike the new design of the school’s costumed mascot, Arizona State University officials are going back to the drawing board.

Pac-12 tournament: Sun Devil Carson's career day too much for Cardinal to overcome

LAS VEGAS — Stanford had played 39 minutes, 22 seconds Wednesday without attempting a single free throw, as poor a job in foul enticement since someone first painted a stripe 15 feet from the basket.

Backlash over ASU’s new ‘Sparky’ grows

Arizona State University administrators are getting backlash from students and alumni who dislike the new version of Sparky the Sun Devil, the school’s costumed mascot.

Arizona State Notebook: Devils know direction

Arizona State freshman Jahii Carson says Saturday's game against Arizona is "the biggest game, probably, that we've played" this season.

Arizona State Notebook: Devils know direction

TEMPE - His Sun Devils having lost three straight and five of their last seven, Herb Sendek was asked Thursday what Arizona State's route to the NCAA tournament could possibly be.

Cats-Sun Devils rivalry most compelling between alternating stretches of dominance

The Sun Devils and Wildcats didn’t like one another any more in 1955 or 1965 than they do today, perhaps less, if that’s possible.

ASU's new Disney-inspired Sparky draws mixed reviews

ASU unveiled a makeover for its mascot — Sparky — today.

Arizona women's basketball: Whyte, Cats get 2 tries to end futility vs. ASU

UA senior guard Davellyn Whyte, driving on Utah's Taryn Wicijowski in the Wildcats' 61-52 win Sunday at McKale Center, is 1-6 in her career against rival ASU.

Arizona women's basketball: Whyte, Cats get 2 tries to end futility vs. ASU

As a Phoenix native and the state of Arizona's best high school player in 2009, Davellyn Whyte could have been an Arizona State Sun Devil.

Arizona basketball: Confident, tireless Carson didn't waste any time making impact for Sun Devils

TEMPE — The remnant of a class project remained stuck to Jahii Carson’s chest earlier this week — “Hello My Name is … Jahii.”

ASU football: Win over Navy would cap successful first season under new coach Graham

SAN FRANCISCO — There are more-prestigious bowls, better matchups with better payouts. But Arizona State has a rare opportunity against Navy in today’s Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl at AT&T Park.

ASU football: Hard-working Kelly knows more is ahead if he wants to keep Devils' QB job

SAN FRANCISCO — Taylor Kelly knows he can’t relax. Not with Michael Eubank and Mike Bercovici still wanting his job as Arizona State’s starting quarterback. Not with a talented quarterback from Alpharetta, Ga., committed to the Sun Devils’ 2013 recruiting class.

This week in Pac-12 basketball

High-flying Washington State forward Brock Motum, a 6-foot-10-inch senior, is averaging 25.6 points in his last five games.

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Arizona football: Late fumble a turning point

UA quarterback Matt Scott fumbles after he leaped into the arms of ASU safety Keelan Johnson, who stripped him of the ball. The Sun Devils recovered. The turnover was a key factor in helping Arizona State overtake the Wildcats in the fourth quarter.

Arizona football: Late fumble a turning point

Standing in a near-empty Arizona Stadium after midnight, Todd Graham looked elated, but exhausted, after his Sun Devils defeated the equally high-octane Arizona Wildcats, 41-34, in Friday's late-night Territorial Cup.