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No. 6 Arizona shuts down Oregon State; Ashley leads way with 12
Brandon Ashley scored 12 points and T.J. McConnell had a career-high eight steals to spark No. 6 Arizona's smothering defense, lifting the Wildcats to a 57-34 victory over Oregon State on Friday night.
Arizona (20-2, 8-1) held Oregon, the Pac-12's top-scoring team, to 56 points on Wednesday and was even better against the methodical Beavers.
The Wildcats limited Oregon State to...
Via AP on Fox
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Wildcats try to solve Oregon State's zone in rematch
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Arizona Wildcats coach Sean Miller is well aware it will be a test of wills and patience when Oregon State visits McKale Center on Friday night.
"The one thing about our game (basketball) is that there are so many different styles," Miller said on Thursday afternoon before preparing for the Beavers. "Some teams pressure, others don't. Teams play screens different...
Via Fox Sports Arizona
2 days ago
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Arizona guard T.J. McConnell: 'I'm just here so I don't get fined'
After the No. 6-ranked Arizona Wildcats wrecked the Oregon Ducks 90-56 in Tuscon on Wednesday night, senior guard T.J. McConnell decided to spice up the postgame news conference with a line from another show in town.
Watch as McConnell drops Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch's Super Bowl XLIX Media Day comment:
McConnell scored 10 points on perfect 5-5 shooting and added five...
Via Fox Sports
2 days ago
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Arizona TJ McConnell Channels His Inner Beastmode in Press Conference (Video)
The Super Bowl will be played in Glendale on Sunday, so Wildcats point guard T.J. McConnell had a little fun with the media after Zona thumped Oregon, 90-56, on Wednesday night.
While seated at the podium awaiting questions, McConnell almost sent the sports world into hysteria with this borrowed line from Marshawn Lynch.
h.t Sporting News
No. 6 Wildcats too much to handle in rout of Oregon
TUCSON, Ariz. -- What a difference two months makes. Sixth-ranked Arizona is proof positive of that.
Two months ago -- even in victory -- Arizona looked disjointed and unorthodox. Now, in late January it looks like a well-oiled machine. Passes are crisp, defense is demanding and offensive is, well, sharp.
Wednesday it was all on display in Arizona's 90-56 romp over Oregon in what...
Via Fox Sports Arizona
3 days ago
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No. 6 Arizona dismantles Oregon in 34-point victory
Gabe York scored 16 points, Brandon Ashley added 13 and No. 6 Arizona put on an offensive show to dismantle Oregon 90-56 Wednesday night.
After routing Oregon earlier this season behind its defense, Arizona (19-2, 7-1 Pac-12) ran away from the Ducks a second time with one of its best offensive performances of the season.
The Wildcats had their way with Oregon inside and out, shooting...
Via AP on Fox
3 days ago
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Oregon-Arizona Preview
After falling for the second time earlier this month, Arizona understands it might not be able to afford many more setbacks if it hopes to reach its goal of securing a top seed in the NCAA tournament for the second straight season.
The sixth-ranked Wildcats haven't stumbled in Tucson in almost two years, and they'll look to extend the nation's second-longest home winning streak to...
Via AP on Fox
4 days ago
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Vine: Patriots TE, Arizona Alum Rob Gronkowski Sings UA Fight Song At Super Bowl Media Day
Today is Super Bowl Media Day in Glendale, Arizona, the site of Super Bowl XLIX. There’s a horde of journalists and other “media” assembled to speak with the players and coaches, and given the wide-ranging reporting angles taking by those asking questions, some atypical topics get covered and some funny exchanges get produced.
Take New England Patriots star tight end Rob Gronkowski...
Via College Spun
4 days ago
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Arizona's Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Finding Ways to Win
Chantel Jennings of ESPN.com tells the story of Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, the Arizona Wildcats defensive specialist who forged his game playing against older competitors on the Seventh Street blacktop courts in the
Illinois’ Unbelievable Comeback Win Over Arizona Recreated With Bobbleheads
The Fighting Illini made history with an incredible comeback win over the Arizona Wildcats in the 2005 NCAA Elite Eight, which is known as one of the greatest comebacks of all time. Trailing by 15 with four minutes to play did not scare off Illinois as they rallied to beat Arizona by one in overtime.
The Illini starting five that season were Deron Williams, Dee Brown, Luther...
Via Sports Mockery
16 days ago
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Report: Arizona QB Brewer will transfer
Arizona Wildcats quarterback Connor Brewer, who was fourth string last season, has been released from scholarship and intends to transfer, according to a tweet by ESPN's Joe Schad on Tuesday night.
This will be the second transfer for Brewer, a former four-star recruit from Scottsdale Chaparral. He attended Texas in the 2012 season, transferred to Arizona in the summer of 2013 and...
Via Fox Sports Arizona
17 days ago
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AP women's basketball poll gets ASU, Arizona confused
The Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team didn't receive any votes in the Associated Press Poll on Jan. 5. Jump ahead one week to the AP rankings released Monday and they've garnered 10 points, but here's the problem with that.
Between those two polls, the Wildcats lost three games by an average of 25 points.
It's easy to see what's happening here. Somebody or somebodies got Arizona...
Via Fox Sports Arizona
19 days ago
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Video: Arizona’s Center Barfed On The Ball, Then Snapped It
Arizona fans were probably sick with the way the Wildcats performed against Oregon in last night’s Pac-12 championship game. Arizona’s center was literally sick. Carter Wood, a redshirt junior, barfed on the ball before snapping it to his quarterback in the fourth quarter. Here’s video, if you’re into that kind of thing.
Oregon will most likely be playing in the inaugural...
Via College Spun
December 06, 2014
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Arizona center Carter Wood pukes on ball before snapping it (Video)
In what is the perfect metaphor for Arizona’s ghastly performance against Oregon in the Pac-12 championship game on Friday night, center Carter Wood puked on the ball before snapping it. Wood took over at center after Steven Gurrola was ejected for throwing a punch at a Ducks defender. Maybe the nerves got to him, but...Read More
Via Larry Brown Sports
December 06, 2014
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WATCH: Arizona Wildcats Head Coach Rich Rodriguez is Not Happy
Call it a hunch, but I think he wants someone to just open their eyes. That's probably a good idea. Whoever he is talking to should really listen to him. Read more »
Via FatManWriting
December 06, 2014
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Steven Gurrola ejected for fighting against Oregon (Video)
Arizona senior offensive lineman Steven Gurrola was ejected from the second half of his team’s game against Oregon in the Pac-12 championship game on Friday. Gurrola was penalized for a personal foul for fighting following an interception thrown by backup quarterback Jesse Scroggins. A replay showed that the Wildcats center threw a punch at DeForest...Read More
Via Larry Brown Sports
December 06, 2014
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Scooby Wright is hellbent on proving every one of his doubters wrong
His Twitter handle is dang near perfect.
TwoStarScoob.
It plays off his recruiting label, off the snub from something so many players get caught up in. The recruiting star-system often becomes part of a player’s identity. It's certainly become part of linebacker Scooby Wright's persona.
When he first signed up for Twitter, the Arizona star said he thought 'TwoStarScoob' would be...
Via Fox Sports
December 03, 2014
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Photo: Arizona Basketball Will Wear Alternate Gray Uniforms Tonight
The No. 3 Arizona Wildcats have worn a few different uniforms during this young season, but they are moving in a different direction for tonight’s game against Gardner-Webb. Arizona will be donning new gray jerseys with blue lettering and red trim, according to the basketball program’s Twitter account.
#APlayersProgram will be wearing the alternate gray @nikebasketball uniforms...
Via College Spun
December 02, 2014
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Arizona’s Director Of Player Personnel Trolls ASU With Territorial Cup Photo
The Arizona Wildcats have had a pretty solid 2014 campaign. The team knocked off No. 2 Oregon earlier in the year, took the Pac-12 South, and beat its main rival, Arizona State, for the Territorial Cup this past Saturday. The victory was the 48th in school history against the Sun Devils – and they now hold a nine-game lead in the all-time series.
Monday, Matt Dudek, Arizona’s...
Via College Spun
December 01, 2014
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College Basketball 2014-15: Arizona Wildcats Team Preview
College basketball season is creeping up fast, and Athlon Sports is counting down to Midnight Madness and the start of practice on Oct. 17. ...
Via Athlon Sports
October 15, 2014
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ASU accepts Ka’Deem Carey’s All-American award
I admit I have made the mistake of saying the Arizona Wildcats play in Tempe, Arizona before and I heard plenty of it from the fans of the Wildcats. I imagine any confusion between Arizona and Arizona State is a sensitive subject for some, and understandably so. I try to double check anytime I write or talk about either to make sure I haven’t slipped. And if I were to ever mail...
Via The Student Section
October 13, 2014
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Video: Arizona Released An Amazing “Gladiator”-Themed Hype Video For Saturday’s Game Against USC
The Arizona Wildcats have been one of the best stories in college football this year. The team is 5-0, ranked tenth in the most recent AP Poll, and is coming off of a huge win over Oregon in Eugene. The Pac-12 is wide open, and behind head coach Rich Rodriguez, freshman QB Anu Solomon, and a really good running back duo in Nick Wilson and Terris Jones-Grigsby, the Wildcats are in...
Via College Spun
October 08, 2014
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Arizona’s Last-Second Hail Mary Caps 36-Point Comeback Win Over Cal (Video)
While you were sleeping, Arizona was busy completing the most thrilling comeback of the day against Cal.
The Wildcats stormed back from a 22-point deficit to start the second half, scoring an absurd 36 points in the final quarter — including 19 in the final five minutes — but it was the last play of the game that was the craziest of them all.
With time expiring and Arizona down...
Arizona adds center to elite ’15 quartet
The Arizona Wildcats put an exclamation mark on their 2015 recruiting class on Sunday, as top-40 center Chance Comanche committed as the fourth prospect for Arizona’s effort. Comanche committed while on an official visit to Tucson. He joins three top-20 players, guards Justin Simon and Allonzo Trier and wing forward Ray Smith in what could turn out as the nation’s ...
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