http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/school/442 Recent Yardbarker Articles: Arizona Wildcats en-us LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) -Nic Wise scored 30 points, including 16 of his team's final 19, to lead Arizona past Colorado 91-87 in overtime Tuesday in a consolation game at the Maui Invitational. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:13:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/Wises_30_points_carrries_Arizona_in_Maui/1626976 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/Wises_30_points_carrries_Arizona_in_Maui/1626976 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/Wises_30_points_carrries_Arizona_in_Maui/1626976 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/5/9554ec97b78655c4da7f14187b815ad2e858755e/small/c2.jpg Arizona coach Mike Stoops called Oregon athletic director Mike Bellotti to express concern for the health of a Ducks cheerleader who was hit in the head by a water bottle thrown from the grandstand on Saturday night. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:15:35 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Arizona_Wildcats_coach_Mike_Stoops_inquires_about_injury_to_Oregon_Ducks_cheerleader/1619022 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Arizona_Wildcats_coach_Mike_Stoops_inquires_about_injury_to_Oregon_Ducks_cheerleader/1619022 View full size photo » It's all down to one game. Too bad we have to wait a week for it. Oregon's thrilling overtime win over Arizona in Tucson has set up a Civil War game for the conference and Rose Bowl berth. It's amazing what a single week of games can do. From unbelievably complicated scenarios for the conference title to a simple, winner take all contest. Elsewhere, we had Stanford falling at home to Cal in The Big Ga... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:15:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/BN_Pac_10_Power_Poll_Week_12/1619102 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/BN_Pac_10_Power_Poll_Week_12/1619102 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/BN_Pac_10_Power_Poll_Week_12/1619102 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/1/31eeb1f3ebf4f1b132bbec8a691ca79f82dc4365/small/California_v_Stanford_bca6.jpg Snap judgments on Saturday's best. Teachers' Pet(s): Jeremiah Masoli and Nick Foles. Oregon and Arizona's rocket-armed quarterbacks put on a laser light show in the 44-41, double-overtime game of the week to reaffirm the Ducks as Pac-10 frontrunners. Masoli was responsible for all six of Oregon's touchdowns -- three passing, three rushing -- and finished with 345 total yards. Foles kept pace nicely with 314 passing yards and four touchdowns that earned the Wildcats the respect... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:41:09 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Superlatives_Pac_10_offenses_ask_Are_you_not_entertained/1612018 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Superlatives_Pac_10_offenses_ask_Are_you_not_entertained/1612018 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Superlatives_Pac_10_offenses_ask_Are_you_not_entertained/1612018 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/7/67ad5731a1c0be285d4efe01696c7fa048e1d311/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f93295098.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D09A366EB547275C204603E80D73B2F487A32A8F19C3BCAC8A.jpg After Stanford failed to top Cal earlier in the evening, Jermiah Masoli provided some late-game heroics for his Oregon Ducks. In double overtime, Masoli took the snap at the Arizona Wildcats’ 1-yard line and ran the ball in for a touchdown. The Ducks will now face Oregon St. next week to see which team advances [...] Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:30:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Stanford_loses_to_Cal_Oregon_squeezes_by_Arizona_in_double_overtime/1611824 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Stanford_loses_to_Cal_Oregon_squeezes_by_Arizona_in_double_overtime/1611824 Oregon 44, Arizona 41 (Overtime). I suspect that if you'd given Arizona the broad script of this game, the Wildcats probably would have taken it. The Ducks passed more than they ran, with Jeremiah Masoli's somewhat unpredictable arm launching a career-high 45 attempts; they went six straight possessions in the second and third quarters with no points and only a single first down; and 'Zona ripped off 17 unanswered points over the same span for a double-digit lead early in the fou... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:47:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Ducks_desert_escape_is_a_breakthrough_in_its_own_right/1610567 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Ducks_desert_escape_is_a_breakthrough_in_its_own_right/1610567 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Ducks_desert_escape_is_a_breakthrough_in_its_own_right/1610567 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/6/e60e7a7efd378a7a53868a605698cf8e45404652/small/Arizona_v_California_9e22.jpg 2009 Arizona Wildcats ... Head Coach: Mike Stoops Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:21:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Arizona_loses_heartbreaker_to_the_Ducks/1610542 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Arizona_loses_heartbreaker_to_the_Ducks/1610542 Saturday's Pac-10 showdown in Tucson is ostensibly about Oregon finishing off its conference title run in the same place where a near-identical steamroller of an offense was abruptly stopped in its tracks two years ago. The parallels between these Ducks and the edition that came up short in 2007 are obvious and a little eerie: Like the '07 team, Oregon goes into Arizona as a solid favorite with one conference loss, a home win over USC that announced the Ducks' arrival as the new ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:09:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Pac_10_rubber_match_has_Oregon_and_Arizona_both_eyeing_next_level/1603850 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Pac_10_rubber_match_has_Oregon_and_Arizona_both_eyeing_next_level/1603850 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Pac_10_rubber_match_has_Oregon_and_Arizona_both_eyeing_next_level/1603850 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/e/1e0313c77ec12d8717bed6c4ac14ecb3aa18f676/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f78205166.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193E102E1529C5FCA0CD28B702198E10370.jpg Place: Tucson, Ariz. Time: 8 p.m. ET TV: ABC Line: Oregon by 6 Three reasons Oregon will win He's back: LeGarrette Blount could contribute for Oregon against Arizona. Double trouble: After LeGarrette Blount TKOd much of his 2009 season, LaMichael James became the newest Ducks running back to jump from unknown to all-conference-caliber in less than a season. Now, Blount is back on the squad, and indications are he'll see playing time Saturday for the first time since before Labor... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:26:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Spotlight_game_No_11_Oregon_at_Arizona/1602435 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Spotlight_game_No_11_Oregon_at_Arizona/1602435 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Spotlight_game_No_11_Oregon_at_Arizona/1602435 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/6/e60e7a7efd378a7a53868a605698cf8e45404652/small/Arizona_v_California_9e22.jpg Willie Tuitama is the Arizona Wildcats all-time leading passer and was the MVP of last year's Las Vegas Bowl. But right now what he really wants to know is which type of dipping sauce you want with your wings. A tragically untimely DUI weeks prior to this year's NFL Draft left the former Wildcat quarterback undrafted. Now he finds himself a part-time staffer at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Tucson while enrolled in four fall semester classes at Arizona. Which sounds about right for a guy ... Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:48:58 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Willie_Tuitama_is_Waiting_on_the_NFL_and_Your_Table/1219203 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Willie_Tuitama_is_Waiting_on_the_NFL_and_Your_Table/1219203 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Willie_Tuitama_is_Waiting_on_the_NFL_and_Your_Table/1219203 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/9/791361275481a0d1ce8fd5038c398f23f9ed9ee3/small/67.jpg An unexpected interview with Jim Livengood As I sat in the terminal at Tucson "barely" international airport today and waited for the weather in Dom's hood to clear I happened upon the one and only Jim Livengood.I was setting up at the laptop counter for a few hours of productivity while my plane was delayed for the third time. I looked up and immediately noticed the most scrutinized man in Tucson. Before I could look away or think of something he smiled at me and said hel... Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:03:28 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/An_Unexpected_Interview_with_Arizona_AD_Jim_Livengood/524552 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/An_Unexpected_Interview_with_Arizona_AD_Jim_Livengood/524552 Tuitama Shafted: Left Off Combine Invite List The NFL Combine is the best chance players have of making a last, lasting impression on NFL Scouts leading up to the NFL Draft. In some cases, the combine can take a little known player from a possible late round pick to a 1st rounder like last year's appearance of Joe Flacco.There are 21 Quarterbacks on this year's invitee list. They are:Jason Boltus: Junior, Hartwick (D-III)Rhett Bomar: Senior, Sam Houston State (FCS)Tom Brandstate... Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:03:17 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/NFL_Combine_Tuitama_Shafted/496982 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/NFL_Combine_Tuitama_Shafted/496982 Remember Brandon Jennings? He's the #1 basketball recruit of the class of 2008 that decided to forgo college (due to trouble with the admissions tests) to sign with a professional team in Rome. We brought you some excerpts from his blog just after Christmas that stirred up some controversy but weren't all that controversial. Now he's on record (via email to the New York Times), and it seems like his frustration level is rising... Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:15:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/Brandon_Jennings_Says_That_All_is_Not_Rosy_in_Europe/486775 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/Brandon_Jennings_Says_That_All_is_Not_Rosy_in_Europe/486775 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/Brandon_Jennings_Says_That_All_is_Not_Rosy_in_Europe/486775 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/6/b672b744cc4bb4efd42d8a243ac019ab124f07ff/small/84211865.jpg The past 18 months have been nothing short of brutal for Wildcat Basketball fans. The roller coaster of emotions that the program and its' fans have endured has been long and winding. I thought I would take the opportunity to document just what we have lost and endured in the last 18 months and what the future looks like. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:43:13 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/How_far_have_we_fallen/360777 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/How_far_have_we_fallen/360777 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/How_far_have_we_fallen/360777 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/a/dab4bac48a7e410bf1fc52a4948d38a51948ae88/small/u_of_a.jpg In keeping with the bad luck and BS soap opera story line at the University of Arizona this just in... Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:19:07 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/Lute_Olson_under_NCAA_investigation/333416 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/Lute_Olson_under_NCAA_investigation/333416 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/Lute_Olson_under_NCAA_investigation/333416 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/e/1e09654d51f11cce0528800ebb8152d499212528/small/cadv10302170452widec.jpg Like many other college basektball traditionalists, Hall of Fame Coach Olson speaks out against the one and done-ers in today's game. With One and Done becoming the norm, (much publicized) Arizona Recruit Brandon Jennings has decided to skip the one and done and play a year in Europe. 4 Real gives us a look at this debate which will only increase in intensity over the next years until something changes after the 2010-2011 season. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:17:19 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/Lute_Olson_Speaks_Out/289244 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/Lute_Olson_Speaks_Out/289244 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/Lute_Olson_Speaks_Out/289244 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/2/02d9b2c6c543fc4a8127071881f9bba1bb0f877a/small/image172575x.jpg Mere mortals do not attempt to do the things that Brandon Jennings does. People like you and I do not use our 40 inch vertical to sail upwards towards a metal rim only to jam a leather ball through it, smile, and return to Earth. We don't have the balls to adopt a 1989 haircut for our first excursion into the limelight (if we get a piece of the limelight at all). And most of us, will never be important enough for the NCAA to care about us. The few people lucky enough to draw ... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:13:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/Brandon_Jennings_Go_to_Europe_Young_Man/284993 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/Brandon_Jennings_Go_to_Europe_Young_Man/284993 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/Brandon_Jennings_Go_to_Europe_Young_Man/284993 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/b/9bb44cf6c1e4dfc6730860783a950b42fa2ef8b4/small/brandon_jennings.jpg As The BearDown reported earlier, Chase Budinger will be returning to Tucson for his Junior Season. According to sources close to the situation the fax came in around 2:00 PM Mountain Standard Time announcing his return for the 2008-2009 season. Also we should note that Chase's dad Duncan Budinger wanted Chase to stay in the NBA badly. It's nice to see the young man make a logical desicion even in the face of that kind of opposition, here's hoping that happens on the court next ye... Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:24:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Welcome_Back_Chase/278581 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Welcome_Back_Chase/278581 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Welcome_Back_Chase/278581 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/6/46519443e52f9750e066b776cede1d2a5066ae81/small/88161-1.jpg Arizona head basketball coach Lute Olson will hold a news conference at 12:30 p.m. today in which he will announce he is taking a leave of absence from the team. Sun, 04 Nov 2007 18:03:50 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/Lute_Olson_taking_leave_of_absence_from_Arizona/34420 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/Lute_Olson_taking_leave_of_absence_from_Arizona/34420