Arizona's Numbers Game: Dominant LB, softball great at UA at same time

For two weeks, we've asked you to choose the best Arizona Wildcats football and basketball players to ever wear the numbers on their jerseys.

Arizona's Numbers Game: Elliott vs. Francona: Top scorer faces top hitter

For two weeks, we've asked you to choose the best Arizona Wildcats football and basketball players to ever wear the numbers on their jerseys.

Elliott vs. Francona: Who wore it best?

For two weeks, we’ve asked you to choose the best Arizona Wildcats football and basketball players to ever wear the numbers on their jerseys.

Arizona's numbers game: Football: Dawson vs. Britton: Tackles face off on each side of No. 77

For decades, the Arizona Wildcats' gridiron legends have been synonymous with the jersey numbers they've worn.

Arizona's numbers game: Football: Hill vs. Wade: '70s star QB faces one of best receivers ever

For decades, the Arizona Wildcats' gridiron legends have been synonymous with the jersey numbers they've worn.

Arizona's Numbers Game: McAlister vs. Bell: One might be the best UA player ever

For decades, the Arizona Wildcats' gridiron legends have been synonymous with the jersey numbers they've worn.

Academic Progress Rate: UA football grad rate tops Pac-12

In their first year under coach Rich Rodriguez, the Arizona Wildcats had a better graduation rate than any other football team in the Pac-12.

Arizona Wildcats: Football graduation rate best in Pac-12

In their first year under coach Rich Rodriguez, the Arizona Wildcats had a better graduation rate than every other football team in the Pac-12.

Strong academic year pushes Wildcats to middle of Pac-12

In the last year, no Pac-12 school did better than either the Arizona Wildcats' football or men's basketball teams, according to Academic Progress Rate scores released today by the NCAA.

Wildcats out of both final softball polls

After losing in the regional round for the first time since the NCAA softball tournament expanded, the Arizona Wildcats today finished outside top 25 of both of softball’s final polls.

Arizona's Numbers Game: Football: Uncle vs. nephew: Johnson, Carey left marks in record book

For decades, the Arizona Wildcats' gridiron legends have been synonymous with the jersey numbers they've worn.

UA football: Uncle vs. nephew

For decades, the Arizona Wildcats’ gridiron legends have been synonymous with the jersey numbers they’ve worn.

Arizona's Numbers Game: Football: Evans vs. Gronk: Dependable meets unstoppable

Last week, we asked Arizona Wildcats fans to vote on which UA basketball player wore which number best. Now, it's on to football. Who is the quintessential UA football player to wear each number?

Arizona's Numbers Game: Basketball: Geary vs. Jefferson vs. Hill: Quality all around

For decades, the Arizona Wildcats' best players have been synonymous with the numbers they've worn on their jerseys.

Arizona's Numbers Game: Dickerson vs. D-Will

For decades, the Arizona Wildcats' best players have been synonymous with the numbers they've worn on their jerseys.

Patrick Finley: Ex-Wildcats coach Russ Pennell is handling unfairness of life

If karma exists, Russ Pennell will be somewhere on your television next year.

NCAA track and field championships: Cats take run at No. 1

Georganne Moline stumbled over the eighth hurdle in last year's NCAA championships.

Arizona's Numbers Game: Basketball: Rooks vs. Frye: Both gave Cats muscle in middle

For decades, the Arizona Wildcats' best players have been synonymous with the numbers they've worn on their jerseys.

Arizona Wildcats track: Cats aiming for No. 1

Georganne Moline stumbled over the eighth hurdle in last year’s NCAA championships.

Arizona Wildcats basketball: Who wore No. 45 the best?

For decades, the Arizona Wildcats’ best players have been synonymous with the numbers they’ve worn on their jerseys.

Arizona's Numbers Game: Basketball: Reeves vs.Woods: Choice between shots, blocks

For decades, the Arizona Wildcats' best players have been synonymous with the numbers they've worn on their jerseys.

Wildcats softball: Wilson to try out for national team

Hallie Wilson will try out for the USA Softball Women’s National Team, the squad announced today.

Arizona's Numbers Game: Basketball: Zero hour: Arenas, Bayless tip off series

Call it our Numbers Game. For decades, the Arizona Wildcats' best players have been synonymous with the numbers they've worn on their jerseys.

Arenas, Bayless kick off series

Call it our Numbers Game.

Arizona Track and Field Patrick Finley: For Barrett, finale is leap of faith

Brigetta Barrett graduated on a Friday last month and then flew to Los Angeles for the Pac-12 track and field championships.

Track and field: Moline eyes big finish

Georganne Moline's college career doesn't end for eight more days, but the Arizona senior is looking at this weekend as her first step toward the pros.

Arizona rugby: Thompson's last shot at title

Arizona's best player didn't join the team in Philadelphia until Thursday, 24 hours before today's start of the USA Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championships.

Arizona rugby: Thompson back just in time to help Cats get revenge on Dartmouth

Arizona’s best player didn’t join the team in Philadelphia until Thursday, 24 hours before today’s start of the USA Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championships.

Women's College World Series: Arizona Wildcats are out, but Fowlers are still in play

When her big sister Kenzie pitched for the Arizona Wildcats in the 2010 Women's College World Series, Mattie Fowler drove with her family from Tucson to Oklahoma City.

Softball: Former CDO stars Kenzie, Mattie Fowler swap roles for this World Series

When her big sister Kenzie pitched for the Arizona Wildcats in the 2010 Women’s College World Series, Mattie Fowler drove with her family from Tucson to Oklahoma City.

Pac-12 announces early TV schedule

The Pac-12 today released its early television schedule, booking most of the first three weeks of the season.

Patrick Finley: Club has Opportunity of a lifetime

Hang around sports enough, and you hear the word almost every day: Opportunity.

Patrick Finley: FC Tucson has opportunity of a lifetime Wednesday

Hang around sports enough, and you hear the word almost every day: Opportunity.

Patrick Finley: UA rugby sevens up for title

In grade school, we played a game called "Jungle Ball." About 20 of us, probably - the fourth-grade boys and a few younger kids we knew we could take - would line up on a soccer field at recess. Playing 10 a side, we'd try to shirk tackles and elbows to stuff a deflated soccer ball through t…

UA rugby sevens up for title

In grade school, we played a game called “Jungle Ball.”

Patrick Finley: To him, it's past ball

Yasmani Grandal wears baseball's scarlet letter. He knows some people will look at him different. He hopes his teammates won't.

Arizona Softball: Candrea promises better recruiting

It used to be that Mike Candrea could recruit the best high school juniors, sign them before their senior years and know exactly what he was getting.

Arizona softball: Candrea, Cats hang hats on recruiting to boost program back to heights

It used to be that Mike Candrea could recruit the best high school juniors, sign them before their senior years and know exactly what he was getting.

Arizona softball: Candrea on 2014: 'Buckle up'

Mike Candrea has never been in this position before: sitting in his office Tuesday, conducting year-end player interviews, while 16 teams across the country prepared for the NCAA tournament's super regional round.

Arizona Wildcats softball: a new — not super — feeling for Candrea

Mike Candrea has never been in this position before: sitting in his office Tuesday, conducting year-end player interviews, while 16 teams across the country prepared for the NCAA tournament’s super regional round.

Arizona softball: Lone senior Del Ponte carried heavy load

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The goal, as stated by coach Mike Candrea each year, goes something like this: Play on the last day of the softball season.

UA softball: Del Ponte carried heavy load

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The goal, as stated by coach Mike Candrea each year, goes something like this: Play on the last day of the softball season.

Arizona notebook: Cats go 'grrr' as freshman starts

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Whitney Canion shut out the Arizona Wildcats on Friday.

Arizona softball: 'Long day,' long season ends

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - In the end, the Arizona Wildcats were bounced from the NCAA tournament regional for the same reason they were sent to the Brazos Valley here as the third-highest team in their own pod: because they weren't good enough.

Arizona softball: Strange things in game against Penn

Near miss

NCAA softball: Wildcats eliminated from NCAA tournament by Baylor

Having barely avoiding an embarrassing loss earlier in the day, the Arizona Wildcats were eliminated tonight by Baylor, 8-4, in the NCAA softball regional.

NCAA softball tournament: Baylor 7, Arizona 0: Deep in a hole in Texas

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - After losing a regional game for the first time in nine years and putting the season on life support with a 7-0 loss to Baylor, Mike Candrea gathered the Arizona Wildcats on Friday and asked them a question:

Arizona softball: Seen & heard in College Station, Texas

Graduation

Arizona notebook: Penn calls it 'honor' to face Cats

COLLEGE STATION, Texas -Penn made its first-ever NCAA tournament appearance Friday, and was greeted by 14 Texas A&M hits in a 12-0, five-inning loss.

Wildcats lose NCAA softball regional to Baylor, 7-0

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — If the Arizona Wildcats are going to advance out of the NCAA softball regionals, they’re going to have to win four-straight games over two days.