What a difference a year can make for Herb Sendek and the Arizona State men’s basketball program. On Saturday, ASU notched their eighth win on the season against Cal State Northridge 87-76, due in large part to center Jordan Bachynski’s first triple-double (13 points, 12 rebounds and 12 blocks) in school history. While Bachynski has […]
Rewind to two years ago and you might remember seeing freshman Jordan Bachynski on the basketball court at Arizona State. You were probably thinking, “Man, that kid is big…and he looks agile. Maybe the Devils have found a diamond in the rough?” But coming off of a two-year Mormon mission, the layer of rust on […]
TEMPE — Arizona State has had a lot of great basketball players in their history, but none of them had ever accomplished what junior center Jordan Bachynski did Saturday afternoon at Wells Fargo Arena. Bachynski scored 13 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked a school-record 12 shots for the first-ever triple-double in Sun Devil basketball […]
Lindy’s sports have named two Arizona State Sun Devils, punter Josh Hubner and defensive tackle Will Sutton, to their All-American teams. Hubner, was named Lindy’s third team punter after ranking third in the nation and breaking the school record with 47.1 yards per punt. The senior punter’s 5,013 career punting yards in just two seasons […]
The accolades continue to roll in for Arizona State junior defensive tackle Will Sutton, who was named as a 2012 Walter Camp Football Foundation Second Team All-American Thursday. With that selection, Sutton reached consensus All-American status. Previously, the Corona, Calif. product had been named to the Sporting News and American Football Coaches Association All-American teams. […]
Arizona State’s Will Sutton has been named a first team All-American by Sporting News. This honor comes a fews day after Sutton earned the same recognition from CBSSports.com and Athlon Sports. CBS Sports also named Sutton its Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday a week after conference coaches named him the Pac-12 Pat […]
TEMPE — It wasn’t easy, but the Arizona State Sun Devils pushed their record to 7-1 with a 71-63 win over the Hartford Hawks Wednesday night. And it was a duo of freshmen who led them there. Jahii Carson scored 20 points and dished out six assists, while true freshman Eric Jacobsen pumped in a […]
For Arizona State defensive tackle Will Sutton and Arizona running back Ka’Deem Carey, the accolades just keep on coming. The two stars were named CBSSports.com first team All-Americans Monday after their dominant seasons. Carey finished second in the nation with 1,757 yards rushing and was the focal point of a Wildcats offense that averaged 521.83 […]
Senior linebacker Brandon Magee admitted that when Arizona State hired head coach Todd Graham, he was worried about how committed the new coach was going to be to the older players. But Magee told Arizona Sports 620’s Burns and Gambo Monday it didn’t take long for Graham to win him over. “He said he was […]
Arizona State senior Carrick Felix was named the Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, it was announced Monday. Felix, the Sun Devils’ second-leading scorer, earned the honor due to his performance in the week of Nov. 26-Dec. 2. Felix scored 21 points in wins against both Arkansas Pine Bluff and Sacramento State, and pulled […]
Under first-year head coach Todd Graham, ASU gained bowl eligibility for the third consecutive season and defeated in-state rival UA. But with just weeks left in his first season with the Sun Devils, Graham wants more from his team when they take on Navy on December 29 in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. “You’re going […]
Nine days removed from his first Territorial Cup victory, ASU head coach Todd Graham is still feeling like a million bucks. So much so, that he wasn’t afraid for anyone to see just how much he thinks of his football team. As part of USA TODAY’s end of the year coaches poll, every vote cast […]
So many bowls, so many possibilities… We’re closing in on Bowl Selection Sunday in college football, and with both the Arizona State Sun Devils and Arizona Wildcats bowl eligible in the same year for the first time since 1997, we at ArizonaSports.com thought you’d like a primer on the possible landing spots for each team. […]
TEMPE — With his older brother, NBA star Eric in attendance, Arizona State junior Evan Gordon broke out of a shooting slump, pumping in a career-high 29 points in a 90-70 win over Sacramento State at Wells Fargo Arena. “It was exciting, I guess,” downplayed Gordon when asked if he was happy to play well […]
Sure, you could read the box score and know who won, but we all know that won’t tell you everything that happened in a basketball game. So, we will give you a fork report, providing you with the analysis, quotes and notes from ASU’s November 28 win against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Final score: Arizona State 67, […]
Arizona State junior defensive lineman Will Sutton added to his already impressive list of accomplishments Wednesday when he was named to the 2012 American Football Coaches Association FBS All-America Team. Sutton, who earlier this week was named the Pac-12’s Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year and a First Team All-Conference selection, was one of […]
Back when there were only ten teams in the Pac-10 (makes sense, doesn’t it?), there wasn’t much intrigue about what teams would land on your schedule. The Pac-10 played a schedule of nine conference games, meaning every team would play every other team in the conference every year. But since Colorado and Utah were added […]
The Arizona State Sun Devils had hoped to wear their black uniforms against rival Arizona, who donned all red last Friday for the Duel in the Desert. When ASU heard Arizona’s uniform choice, the Sun Devils decided they, too, wanted to wear the uniforms they felt would leave a lasting impression on audiences across the […]
The Arizona State Sun Devils are going bowling this year, though no one is quite sure yet where they will be. However, one place they won’t go is New Mexico. “The reality is for us, we’re in the middle of finals during the New Mexico Bowl,” Arizona State athletic director Steve Patterson told Arizona Sports […]
Under head coach Herb Sendek, Arizona State basketball is not really known for being a fast-paced, high-scoring team. However, that’s not exactly the case anymore. The 4-1 Sun Devils are averaging 79.2 points per game this season, a mark that is good for 39th-best in the country. A guest of Arizona Sports 620’s Burns and […]
After touring the state before the season began, attending luncheons with alunmni and speaking at length with former lettermen, ASU’s first-year head coach Todd Graham learned quickly that the Territorial Cup was about more than just bragging rights. It was the type of rivalry game that could very easily shape his legacy in the Valley. […]
At the beginning of training camp, nobody expected Taylor Kelly to compete for the starting quarterback job at ASU. Not only did Kelly compete, but he won the job and never gave it up despite a hard push from redshirt freshman Michael Eubank. A redshirt sophomore, Kelly threw for 2,772 yards and 25 touchdowns in […]
After a dominating season, Arizona State junior defensive lineman Will Sutton was named the Pac-12’s Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year Monday. Sutton, a junior from Corona, Calif., led the conference with 20 tackles for loss, ranked third with 10.5 quarterback sacks and helped the Sun Devils lead the Pac-12 in pass defense and […]
Arizona State senior linebacker Brandon Magee was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week for his role in a 41-34 victory over the Arizona Wildcats. Magee recorded a career-high 17 tackle (14 solo), including three for loss, in the Sun Devils’ thrilling victory. The senior from Corona, California sat out all of last season […]
Sure, you could read the box score and know who won, but we all know that won’t tell you everything that happened in a football game. So, we will give you a fork report, providing you with the analysis, quotes and notes from ASU’s November 24 loss to Creighton in the championship game of the […]
With so many sporting events happening in the Valley and involving local teams over the holiday weekend, we’ve put together a primer of where to find broadcasts on the airwaves. Tuesday, November 20 Arizona State Basketball vs. Cornell 6:30 pre-game/7:00 tip-off on Arizona Sports 620 Wednesday, November 21 Phoenix Suns vs. Portland 6:30 pre-game/7:00 tip-off […]
Sure, you could read the box score and know who won, but we all know that won’t tell you everything that happened in a football game. So, we will give you a fork report, providing you with the analysis, quotes and notes from ASU’s game against Arizona on November 23. Final score: Arizona State 41, […]
Most of the fun and intrigue is over in the Pac-12 for the regular season, but not quite all of it. There’s still that little matter of what team will represent the North in the Pac-12 Championship Game next Friday. For most of the season, that seemed like a foregone conclusion, with Oregon running roughshod […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Eddie House had one of those unforgettable nights for Arizona State a dozen years ago, paying back California for not recruiting him by torching them for 61 points. That his memorable game didn’t even match the second half of Jack Taylor’s record-setting performance nearly left the loquacious House speechless. “Eighty points in […]
