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Michigan expert previews the Final Four matchup with Arizona, makes a score prediction
For much of this season, Arizona and Michigan have been considered two of the best teams in the country if not the best. The debate over which one was better raged on, and all we could hope for was that they’d eventually meet to see who was truly the best. Now that’s finally happening, albeit […]
New associate head coach Todd Starkey worked up the ranks before landing with Arizona women’s basketball
It’s on everyone’s minds this time of year. The transfer portal, who’s entering, who’s going where. Programs are going to lose players in this day and age. Maybe many. Maybe every year. It’s the way of the world in the modern Division I landscape. That doesn’t mean coaches aren’t looking to minimize the attrition with […]
NCAA Tournament: Arizona’s dominance at foul line not a conspiracy, just a well-executed game plan
Complaining about officiating is low-hanging fruit for sports fans. If your team is losing, the refs had something to do with it. Certainly isn’t because the other team is better. Every fan base bitches about missed calls, phantom whistles and perceived biases. Even Arizona’s, which considers Tony Padilla to be their personal nemesis, though there’s […]
Arizona softball: Sydney Stewart’s golden day ends in sweep of Baylor
Arizona All-American catcher Sydney Stewart didn’t get a lot to hit this weekend. She walked six times in the three-game series, but once again she got one good pitch and made Baylor pay. Her three-run homer put Arizona ahead in the fourth inning on the way to a 6-3 Wildcat win to sweep the series […]
NCAA Tournament: Tip-off time, TV info, odds announced for Arizona’s Final Four game vs. Michigan
Arizona will take the stage in prime time at this year’s Final Four in Indianapolis. The Wildcats will face Michigan Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in the second national semifinal game, which will tip off at approximately 5:49 p.m. PST, or 30 minutes after the conclusion of UConn vs. Illinois. The Final Four will be […]
Arizona baseball swept at UCF after 13-inning loss
It took more than a year, but Arizona has completed a Big 12 series without earning a win. The Wildcats were walked off 3-2 in 13 innings at UCF on Sunday afternoon. It’s the first time Arizona (9-18, 2-7 Big 12) has been swept since joining the conference last season. The Knights won it on […]
Final Four: Arizona men’s basketball to face Michigan in semifinals
The first notion that Arizona might have something special on its hands with Tommy Lloyd as head coach came in November 2021, when the Wildcats took down a Top 5 Michigan team in Lloyd’s fifth career game at the UA. The win catapulted Arizona into national relevance in Lloyd’s first season, and the program has […]
Help send AZ Desert Swarm to the Final Four!
It really wasn’t that long ago that Arizona opened the 2025-26 season in Las Vegas by falling behind 12 points to Florida less than eight minutes into the game. By the end of that night, though, the Wildcats had knocked off the defending national champions, setting the tone for an historic journey that now includes […]
NCAA Tournament: What Tommy Lloyd, Arizona players said after beating Purdue to clinch Final Four bid
SAN JOSE—Depending on what time they got up, Saturday morning and afternoon was full of stress and anxiety throughout Wildcat Nation. Not for Tommy Lloyd. “I woke up this morning—this is a true story—and I thought, are we in the Sweet 16 or the Elite Eight?,” Lloyd said. “The moment I thought that, I knew […]
College basketball world reacts to Arizona advancing to Final Four
Arizona men’s basketball is the toast of the town online. The Wildcats advanced to the Final Four for the first time since 2001 by beating Purdue 79-64 in the NCAA West Regional Final. X, formerly Twitter, reacted accordingly. Arizona didn’t make it easy on itself by falling into a first-half deficit that led to some […]
NCAA Tournament: Arizona rallies from halftime deficit to beat Purdue, reach 1st Final Four since 2001
SAN JOSE—Ahead of playing in the Sweet 16, where Arizona had lost four straight times, Ivan Kharchenkov said he doesn’t believe in curses. Why would he, since they no longer apply in Wildcat Country. The UA is headed to its first Final Four since 2001 after beating Purdue 79-64 in the West Region finals on […]
Jenae Berry’s strongest outing as a Wildcat secures Arizona softball’s series win over Baylor
It was another adventure for the No. 14 Arizona Wildcats, but sophomore pitcher Jenae Berry turned in her best outing as a Wildcat to secure the series win against Baylor. After taking Friday’s game in run-rule fashion, UA won Saturday’s game 11-7. The Wildcats go for the series sweep on Sunday. “I’m so proud of […]
Arizona baseball run-ruled at UCF to drop 3rd straight Big 12 series
The Sunshine State has been a gloomy place so far for Arizona. The Wildcats lost 13-3 at UCF in eight innings on Saturday, ensuring they’ll head into Sunday with a third series loss in as many tries in Big 12 play. They entered the final game of the previous two series with a chance to […]
Arizona men’s basketball vs. Purdue in NCAA Tournament fan discussion
It’s Game Day! For a spot in the Final Four! The top-seeded Arizona Wildcats (35-2) take on the second-seeded Purdue Boilermakers (30-8) in the West Region finals. It’s Arizona first appearance in the Elite Eight since 2015 as it seeks to end a 25-year Final Four drought. Here’s all the info you need to watch, […]
Arizona spring football notebook: Offense looking to fill holes at various positions
With still over five months until Arizona football kicks off its season against NAU on September 5, spring ball brings opportunities for young and new faces to try and make their marks on the program. Brennan and his staff brought in 24 transfers and 13 high school recruits to bring the competition that is needed […]
Arizona men’s basketball vs. Purdue in NCAA Tournament: Game time, TV schedule, odds, streaming and more
It’s Game Day! For a spot in the Final Four! The top-seeded Arizona Wildcats (35-2) take on the second-seeded Purdue Boilermakers (30-8) in the West Region finals. It’s Arizona first appearance in the Elite Eight since 2015 as it seeks to end a 25-year Final Four drought. Here’s all the info you need to watch, […]
Arizona softball run-rules Baylor in 1st matchup since 2017
The last time the Baylor Bears played in Hillenbrand Stadium is something Arizona Wildcat fans would rather forget. Arizona was the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats won the first game of their home super regional, then dropped two heartbreakers in a row to miss the Women’s College World Series. While […]
Home runs sink Arizona baseball in series opener at UCF
Arizona traveled a long way to get to its Big 12 series, and then watched its opponent hit the ball a long way out of the stadium over and over. Wildcat pitchers allowed four home runs in an 11-6 loss at UCF on Friday night in Orlando. It was the most homers yielded in a […]
NCAA Tournament: Top-seeded Arizona takes on No. 2 Purdue with long-coveted spot in Final Four on line
SAN JOSE—Arizona spent nine weeks this season at No. 1 in the Associated Press poll, the longest streak in school history. But it wasn’t the first time the Wildcats had been the top-ranked team in the country under Tommy Lloyd. That was in December 2023, when it took a perfect record to Indianapolis to play […]
Arizona volleyball full of new faces for spring practice
Arizona volleyball head coach Rita Stubbs has a complete staff for the first time since her first season at the helm. She will have two new faces on the sidelines and three on the court as the Wildcats host their spring tournament on Saturday morning. Stubbs made a huge hire when she brought former Texas […]
NCAA Tournament: Purdue expert previews the Arizona game, makes a score prediction
SAN JOSE—Getting past the Sweet 16 was the first step for Arizona, but there’s still one more game before it can end that 25-year drought of reaching the Final Four. And to do so it will require knocking off a team that ended its own long drought a few seasons ago. Second-seeded Purdue made the […]
Noah Fifita aims to take Arizona to promised land in final chapter as a Wildcat
When you think of some of the great Arizona football quarterbacks of all time, names like Nick Foles and Willie Tuitama come to mind. Now, there is only one name that comes before both of those Wildcats legends, and that name is Noah Fifita. When Fifita came in for an injured Jayden de Laura in […]
NCAA Tournament notebook: Arizona’s scoring inside, at the line, remains unique but effective
SAN JOSE—On the opening possession of its Sweet 16 matchup with Arkansas, Arizona went into the normal halfcourt set that it runs at the start of nearly every game. Brayden Burries eventually drove to the rim and scored with ease, something that would happen a lot in the 109-88 win. The Wildcats had 60 points […]
NCAA Tournament: Arizona favored in Elite Eight matchup vs. Purdue
Arizona got over the Sweet 16 hurdle, winning in that round for the first time in 11 years. Now comes an even bigger obstacle in the Elite Eight, where it has fallen short the last time trips to a regional final. But none of those Wildcat teams were this big a favorite. Top-seeded Arizona (35-2) […]
NCAA Tournament: What Tommy Lloyd, Jaden Bradley and Koa Peat said after Arizona’s Sweet 16 win over Arkansas
SAN JOSE—There have been plenty of games this season when Arizona jumped out to a big lead early, only to see it get chipped away by the opponent. The win at BYU in January comes to mind, as does the Big 12 final when Houston turned a 15-point deficit into a 1-point game. The Wildcats […]
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