Arizona softball: This time around, Cats expect to travel for NCAA tourney

Their 27th consecutive NCAA tournament appearance all but guaranteed, the Arizona Wildcats nonetheless figure to find themselves in foreign territory when seeds are announced Sunday at 7 p.m.

Arizona football notebook: Wildcats to face BYU in Glendale in 2016

UA's Terrell Turner goes for 71 yards on a reception in the Wildcats' 31-21 win over BYU in the 2008 Las Vegas Bowl.

Arizona football notebook: Wildcats to face BYU in Glendale in 2016

Arizona Wildcats athletic director Greg Byrne has a saying that he attaches to tweets, says in interviews and reminds fans of every chance he gets: "Phoenix is Wildcat Country."

Greg Hansen: No sixth sense: UA's fate unpredictable

Belmont showed in an NCAA first-round loss to Duke and DeMarcus Nelson, center, in 2008 that it's not likely to be in awe of No. 6 UA on Thursday.

Greg Hansen: No sixth sense: Arizona's basketball fate unpredictable

A sixth seed was Kansas, 1988, running the table, cutting down the nets Arizona so desperately hoped would become treasures in Lute Olson's trophy case.

Hansen Sunday Notebook: Sadly, Pac-12 ref becomes bigger story than players

UA freshman forward Grant Jerrett, left, and senior guard Mark Lyons reflect on a 66-64 loss to UCLA in the Pac-12 tournament semifinals. The Wildcats blew an 11-point lead midway through the second half, hurt by a technical called on coach Sean Miller.

Hansen Sunday Notebook: Sadly, Pac-12 ref becomes bigger story than players

Sabino coach Jay Campos, whose squad will open against Salpointe, is expected to field another strong team in 2013.

Hansen Sunday Notebook: Sadly, Pac-12 ref becomes bigger story than players

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Hansen Sunday Notebook: Sadly, Pac-12 ref becomes bigger story than players

Immediately after Friday's loss to UCLA, while the game was still bigger than life, Arizona's locker room was funereal, almost as if the Wildcats had been kicked out of the NCAA tournament by East Tennessee State or Santa Clara.

UA basketball: Hill, Lyons make Pac-12 1st team; others snubbed

The Pac-12 postseason awards released Monday mirrored the 2012-13 Arizona Wildcats.

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.

Pac-12: Bear, Bruin at top of list for Player of Year award

Shabazz Muhammad's average of 18.3 points per game is tops among the nation's freshmen. It might help the Bruin win Pac-12 Player of the Year.

Pac-12: Bear, Bruin at top of list for Player of Year award

Ben Howland's list of basketball's five greatest players starts with Bill Russell, and continues to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar before reaching Michael Jordan at No. 3, Magic Johnson fourth, and Kobe Bryant fifth.

Arizona basketball: Cats' foe will be … a hard one to figure

Pac-12 Tournament bracket

Arizona basketball: Cats' foe will be … a hard one to figure

When Arizona Wildcats coach Sean Miller was asked Saturday about possibly facing Colorado again in the Pac-12 tournament, he hesitated.

Seen & Heard at McKale Center

Senior day

Notebook: Johnson hurts ASU on both ends

Nick Johnson, driving on ASU center Jordan Bachynski in the second half, finished with 17 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals to energize the Wildcats.

Notebook: Johnson hurts ASU on both ends

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Notebook: Johnson hurts ASU on both ends

The lasting image from senior day at McKale Center will have nothing to do with framed jerseys, proud parents or Ooh Aah Man Joe Cavaleri, or with band members and cheerleaders who've run out of eligibility.