Arizona State Sun Devils

Adam Green

ESPN’s Mark May: UA’s Byrne ‘will own the state of AZ’

Most everyone agrees Arizona athletic director Greg Byrne has done a great job since taking over for Jim Livengood on May 1, 2010. With Sean Miller already on board for basketball, the AD turned his focus to football, where Arizona has struggled not only on the field, but off it as well. Byrne has worked […]
12 years ago
Adam Green

Report: Vontaze Burfict sliding off draft boards altogether

Vontaze Burfict could be on the verge of going from first round pick to undrafted free agent over the span of about seven months. According to Rotoworld.com, NFL Network’s Steve Wyche, on Path to the Draft, said Burfict has already been removed from some draft boards. And, he’s not the only who feels the former […]
12 years ago
Adam Green

ASU’s Trent Lockett and Herb Sendek release a statement

The following statement can be found on thesundevils.com. SUN DEVIL Trent Lockett: “As most of you have heard the past few days have been a very difficult time for my family and I. Arizona State has been a great place for me to mature as both a person and a player and earn my college […]
12 years ago
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Vince Marotta

Report: Trent Lockett transferring from ASU

And the hits just keep on coming for Herb Sendek and Arizona State basketball. Jeff Goodman of CBS Sports is reporting that leading scorer and senior-to-be Trent Lockett will be the latest Sun Devil to transfer out of the program. The reason? Lockett wants to explore playing closer to home in Minnesota to be near […]
12 years ago
Adam Green

ASU’s Love says football practice has been ‘different’

To say Arizona State Vice President of Athletics Lisa Love is impressed with the job new football coach Todd Graham has done would be an understatement. “It’s different, it’s different,” Love told Arizona Sports 620’s Doug and Wolf about what she’s noticed about Graham’s first spring practices. “I will tell you, even being out at […]
12 years ago
Adam Green

ASU LB Brandon Magee returns from ‘lowest point of my life’

It has been seven months, seven long months. It’s been that long since Brandon Magee put on the pads, suited up and practiced with ASU. But there he was the first week of spring football, his familiar number-8 uniform darting around the field from one drill to the next, offering encouragement to teammates. “I just […]
12 years ago
Vince Marotta

Report: Kyle Cain to transfer from ASU

The exodus continues. Jeff Goodman of CBSSports.com is reporting that another member of the Arizona State basketball program is transferring to another school. Arizona State forward Kyle Cain told CBSSports.com he intends to transfer from Sun Devils. — Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanCBS) March 19, 2012 Cain, a 6-7 forward from Chicago, averaged 7.5 points and 5.5 […]
12 years ago
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Arizona Sports

Sendek working through tournament, preparing for next year

ASU mens basketball coach Herb Sendek is utilizing his time not being in the NCAA Tournament to get a head start making changes for next season. Sendek told Arizona Sports 620’s Burns and Gambo that he’s already been on the road recruiting this week and started working out some problems as a coach. “I love […]
12 years ago
Vince Marotta

ASU quarterback search underway

When Todd Graham took the Arizona State coaching job last December, many believed he’d have the luxury of a returning a senior quarterback who just threw for over 4,000 yards in his first full season. Follow @Vincemarotta
12 years ago
Arizona Sports

Love excited to see ASU football transformation

The new-look Arizona State Sun Devil football squad finally get to strap on the pads and begin workouts together as a team Tuesday, the first day of spring ball. “I can’t wait,” ASU athletic director Lisa Love told Arizona Sports 620’s Doug and Wolf Tuesday. “I look so forward to spring football starting this afternoon.” […]
12 years ago
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Vince Marotta

Chanse Creekmur leaves ASU basketball program

Just three days after a loss to Stanford in the first round of the Pac- 12 Tournament in Los Angeles ended their season, Herb Sendek’s Arizona State basketball program saw another player fly the coop. Sophomore wing Chanse Creekmur is leaving the the team after a strange up-and-down campaign. The Marshalltown, Iowa product had a […]
12 years ago
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Arizona Sports

Warner: Brock Osweiler has high ceiling

Two-time MVP Kurt Warner accomplished numerous milestones over his 12-year career. So if anyone knows how to be successful and achieve longevity in the NFL, it’s Warner. The retired Arizona Cardinals’ quarterback had nothing but praise for former Arizona State quarterback Brock Osweiler, who he believes has the potential for a prosperous career in the […]
12 years ago
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Ball control, shot accuracy are keys against Stanford

In Arizona State’s win over Arizona on Sunday, the Sun Devils’ main attribution to the win was a goal they’ve been trying to attain all season long: lowering the turnover rate. ASU lost the ball only 10 times in 40 minutes but have an average of 16 per game. “We’ve been talking about it all […]
12 years ago
Carter Nacke

Pac-12 basketball tournament schedule released

In the wake of Arizona State beating Arizona in basketball, the schedule has been released for the first- ever Pac-12 Tournament, which will be held next Wednesday through Saturday at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Arizona State will play Stanford in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament at 6:10 p.m. That game will be […]
12 years ago
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Vince Marotta

ASU shocks U of A to end regular season

TEMPE — All season long, ASU head coach Herb Sendek has harped following losses about two things: free throw shooting and taking care of the basketball. The harping paid off and Sunday, the light bulb went on for his Sun Devils. Arizona State turned the ball over just 10 times (just two in the second […]
12 years ago
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Arizona Sports

Mazzone proud to showcase Osweiler at Pro Day

Former Arizona State offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone’s close relationship with former Sun Devil quarterback Brock Osweiler has transcended their days together in Tempe. Mazzone, who is now the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at UCLA, is going to run Osweiler’s Pro Day on March 30 in anticipation of the NFL draft on April 26. For […]
12 years ago
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Vince Marotta

Three former Sun Devils up for Hall of Fame

The National Football Foundation has unveiled their list of 76 nominees for 2012 induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, and three on the list are former Arizona State Sun Devils. Linebacker Bob Breunig, defensive end Al Harris and former head coach Darryl Rogers are all on the ballot this year. Breunig played at […]
12 years ago
Adam Green

NFL expert Clayton on Burfict’s 40-yard dash: ‘That time just destroys him’

Vontaze Burfict’s star has fallen fast. The volatile linebacker followed a sub-par junior season with an even worse effort at the NFL Draft Combine in Indianapolis. Burfict, who ranked last among linebackers in most categories and near the bottom in the others, ran the 40-yard dash in 4.93 and 5.10 seconds, numbers that did nothing […]
12 years ago
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Vince Marotta

Burfict shows what 3 years of avoiding the media will do

At an informal lunch with Phoenix-area sports media last week, new Arizona State football coach Todd Graham talked about the importance of dealing with the media. He spoke of using the media as a free resource for his program. He joked that he wouldn’t recruit players that wouldn’t or couldn’t speak to the media. Of […]
12 years ago
Vince Marotta

Sun Devils outlast USC in Tempe

TEMPE — No, the scoreboard wasn’t broken. It was just stuck. For a stretch of 5:19 of the second half, ASU held a 53-52 lead over USC at Wells Fargo Arena. Then, with the shot clock running down, Arizona State point guard Chris Colvin hit a circus shot off the window, getting fouled in the […]
12 years ago
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Adam Green

Wait, Brock Osweiler is NOT six-foot-eight

All season long we heard about how tall ASU quarterback Brock Osweiler was. “Six-foot-eight,” every broadcaster said. And really, we mean every broadcaster. Seriously, you could not go a game without hearing about the junior’s stature at least a half-dozen times. It was all a lie. According to CBSSports.com, Osweiler is not, in fact, 6-foot-8. […]
12 years ago
Vince Marotta

Sun Devils can’t get over hump in loss to UCLA

TEMPE — Lazeric Jones scored 13 of his game-high 20 points in the second half and David Wear chipped in with 13 of his own as the UCLA Bruins downed the Arizona State Sun Devils 66-57 at Wells Fargo Arena Thursday night. The Sun Devils were shorthanded, as starting wing Carrick Felix missed the game […]
12 years ago
Vince Marotta

ASU basketball turns an eye towards next season

For many, the ASU basketball season can’t end soon enough. Count Bo Barnes and Evan Gordon among those. The two have been practicing every day but yet have not seen a single minute of action. Per NCAA rules neither is allowed to suit up for games. They are transfers—Barnes from Hawaii, Gordon from Liberty—and must […]
12 years ago
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Adam Green

Draft expert on Burfict: ‘I don’t see first round at all’

Vontaze Burfict entered the 2011 season regarded as one of the premier defensive players in the country. As feared as he was explosive, the Arizona State Sun Devil was projected as a first round pick in the NFL Draft, and one of the first defensive players off the board. That’s no longer the case. According […]
12 years ago
Adam Green

The road has not been kind to the Sun Devils

The bad news: ASU is on the road this week. The good news: ASU is on the road for what will be the final time this regular season. The Sun Devils visit the Washington schools, with the first stop being Seattle to play the University of Washington Thursday. The Huskies are 13-2 at home, with […]
12 years ago
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Fundamentals are focus for Sun Devils

It’s been a long and winding road for ASU’s mens basketball team, and with only five regular season games left, there’s not much time to make vast improvements. So, the team is taking it back to basics. “We’ve really sold out to the fundamentals, and it’s just a great reminder for all of us that […]
12 years ago
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Vince Marotta

Newsmakers Week: Todd Graham joins Doug and Wolf

There are only 28 days until Arizona State begins spring football, yet new head coach Todd Graham sounds like he’s already raring to go. Graham was part of Newsmakers Week with Doug and Wolf on Arizona Sports 620, and on Tuesday, stopped by Fry’s in Mesa to chat with the guys. “I think the number […]
12 years ago
Vince Marotta

Eubank tabbed as ‘intriguing’ by national writer

Just two weeks ago, college football programs all around the country announced their 2012 recruiting classes. Of course, this causes fans and media alike to start feverishly projecting how these recruits fit into their respective teams’ futures. But what about the class of 2011? Or more to the point, those recruits who didn’t get on […]
12 years ago
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Vince Marotta

Trent Lockett: ‘It’s a good learning process’

Trent Lockett is still not 100 percent. “(The ankle) is obviously still swollen and sore but this time this week it’s a lot better than it was this time last week,” he said Tuesday. The junior playmaker reported he was “pretty happy” with the way the ankle held up after playing two games in three […]
12 years ago
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Adam Green

ASU’s Osweiler rising up NFL draft boards, UA’s Foles trails

Many questioned Brock Osweiler’s decision to forego his senior year at ASU in order to enter the NFL Draft. After all, why leave school just to become a late-round selection, when another year of seasoning at the collegiate level could vault you to first-round status? Well, what if Osweiler is already there? ESPN NFL Draft […]
12 years ago