Greg Hansen: Not quite the tough ticket it used to be

A chain of messages from Sean Miller's Twitter account began popping up Monday morning, all with the same content: Plenty of tickets were available for Wednesday's NAU game.

Pac-12 football this week: Barkley on 'superlatives' list - for being hit HARD

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Pac-12 football this week: Barkley on 'superlatives' list - for being hit HARD

The Pac-12 honored its top performers Monday, naming its top players and all-conference teams.

Pac-12 football this week: UCLA campus up for big game; don't tell players

Jim Mora calls Saturday "the most important game we'll play this week."

pac-12 networks: Additional TV exposure aids finances, recruiting

Matt Muehlebach, in red, will be an analyst on the Pac-12 Networks. The ex-Wildcat guard is shown here with Tom Tolbert, Jud Buechler and Harvey Mason, three of his 1988 teammates.

pac-12 networks: Additional TV exposure aids finances, recruiting

Ex-UCLA center Bill Walton will be an analyst on the Pac-12 Networks. He is shown here with sons Luke and Chris in '02.

pac-12 capsules: Pac-12 has a full plate of hungry teams

If cleared by the NCAA, top recruit Shabazz Muhammad is one of three McDonald's All-American guards in UCLA's back court.

pac-12 capsules: Pac-12 has a full plate of hungry teams

Colorado's Andre Roberson, top, was second in the Pac-12 last season in blocks. He was third nationally in rebounds.

pac-12 capsules: Pac-12 has a full plate of hungry teams

Three-point shooter Scott Suggs returns to the Huskies' lineuup after missing last season with a knee injury.

Pac-12 men's overview: Rooting for a stronger conference

Cal loses Pac-12 Player of the Year Jorge Gutierrez, here with ex-Cal assistant coach Jay John. But returning guard Allen Crabbe says "it just leaves opportunities for the upperclassmen to step up."

Pac-12 men's overview: Rooting for a stronger conference

USC head coach Kevin O'Neill, a former UA interim and assistant coach who tends to jaw with officials, says the Pac-12 conference is "going to be outstanding. I think there's going to be five to six NCAA teams, three to four NIT teams."

Pac-12: League to consider injury report; coaches split

It wasn't until close to game time Saturday that Arizona State coach Todd Graham learned injured Missouri quarterback James Franklin would miss his start.

Pac-12 football this week

Last week's scores

New QBs pass test, but harder foes await

An old coaching saw says teams make their greatest improvement between Weeks 1 and 2.

New QBs pass test, but harder foes await

ASU sophomore quarterback Taylor Kelly passed for 247 yards and ran for 43 more in the Sun Devils' 63-6 shellacking of NAU last week.

Pac-12 football this week

WSU coach Mike Leach is not a big fan of rotating QBs, but the Cougars have two good ones in Jeff Tuel and Connor Halliday.

Pac-12 football this week

This week's games

New rules for kickoff may alter strategy

The number of kickoff returns, like this one by UA's Daniel Jenkins against Louisiana-Lafayette last season, may decrease this year because of rule changes to improve safety.

Pac-12 football: New rules for kickoff may alter strategy

The Pac-12 season kicks off Thursday. The touchbacks, though, are just beginning.

Book: Paterno cried after firing

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Joe Paterno sobbed while meeting with his coaches and a former player the day after he was fired from Penn State, according to an excerpt of an upcoming book on Paterno to be published in GQ magazine.