Arizona football notebook: Carey has fitting finale

ALBUQUERQUE - Ka'Deem Carey likely sealed one rushing title by gaining 172 yards in the Arizona Wildcats' 49-48 New Mexico Bowl win against Nevada.

Golf: Seen and heard

Good ol' boy

Notebook: Kish throws new look at Devils

TEMPE - Early last week, Tim Kish hinted that the UA might show a smaller, faster look on defense against its in-state rival.

Notebook: Black's pick leaves Wildcats blue

Conroy Black had a feeling the Arizona Wildcats were going to pick on him.

UA should check out these five

Just because Greg Byrne said he won't publicly discuss his next coaching candidate doesn't mean we can't.

Notebook: Carey's 3 TDs leave 'bright future'

LOS ANGELES - Ka'Deem Carey had his first touchdown celebration all planned out.

Seen and heard in San Antonio

Outflanked at Alamo

Cats likely headed for San Diego

If the favorites hold this weekend, the Arizona Wildcats figure to return to San Diego for a second-straight year.

Bowl-goer's guide to San Diego

We don't claim to be experts on a whole lot of things.

Seen & heard

Mark Stoops still here?

Seen & heard

A little bit of country

Seen & heard

Lightning!

Casey, from UK, does OK in USA

Paul Casey didn't grow up dodging cacti or calculating drive length in altitude or playing any sort of desert golf.

McIlroy bows out, but gracefully

Years from now, the 2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship might be remembered as the year Americans met Rory McIlroy, superstar.

Ritz buzz wears off a bit sans Woods

The circus left town, but 16 golfers took the course at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain on Friday to play in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.

Leonard a TV star; golf is OK, too

Justin Leonard's march to the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship's quarterfinal round has been accompanied by a soundtrack: "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows" by Lesley Gore?

Furyk misses Cats, makes move

Jim Furyk was disappointed the Arizona Wildcats basketball team wasn't in town this weekend. The UA alum figured he could drive down from Dove Mountain to watch Thursday night.

UA + ASU = success for USA

Two Arizona State Sun Devils and one Arizona Wildcat scored points for the same team Wednesday.

Seen & heard

Ezekiel 25:17

Trip to Las Vegas, not 'Sin City,' excites Cats

The Arizona Wildcats will begin preparing for the Las Vegas Bowl in earnest today when they hold their first full-squad practice since locking up a spot in the Dec. 20 game.

Hamburger stand's closing fries USC center

Kris O'Dowd will treat his fellow USC offensive linemen to a round of Eegee's frozen fruit drinks when the Trojans come to town this weekend.

'Big freak' is back in a big way

PASADENA, Calif. — Rob Gronkowski has recovered just fine, thank you.

Notebook

Austin: Water jokes in desert are stale

Masters' berth on Monty's mind

Moments after ousting former Arizona Wildcat Jim Furyk 3 and 2 in the first round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Wednesday, Colin Montgomerie took stock of his day.

Davis: Don't blame Dorrell

Bruce Davis had three sacks Saturday.

Jennings suddenly resumes big role in UA backfield

LOS ANGELES — Chris Jennings disappeared from Arizona's plans in Week 4 to make room for freshman Nicolas Grigsby.

Running game sputters

The UA football team hasn't played BYU in nearly 30 years.

10 degrees of Pac-10 coaching

In college sports, everyone knows each other. Between connections and professional roads crisscrossing, coaches seem to be a very large family. The Pac-10 is no different. In 10 steps, we can connect all 10 Pac-10 coaches, whether their paths crossed during their days as players, assistants …

In jeans, on greens, with seams

While some athletes want to be rock stars or politicians, they may not want to be athletes in other sports. We asked one athlete from each of the three big events currently in Tucson - Chrysler Classic, La Fiesta de los Vaqueros and spring training - to see what they think about each others' jobs.