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Arizona football opens as small favorite vs. Colorado

For the second time this season, Arizona football enters a road game coming off a bye week. The opponent this time around should be more manageable. Arizona has opened as a 5.5-point favorite for its road contest at Colorado Saturday, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Kickoff time for the game is set for 4 p.m. MST, […]

Arizona volleyball can’t overcome ASU’s defense in 4-set loss

It definitely wasn’t the preparation you want when you’re facing a top 10 team. Arizona volleyball was in Ames playing Iowa State Thursday night and back in Tucson to play No. 6 ASU on Saturday evening. Meanwhile, the Sun Devils have been home practicing and resting in Tempe after having a week off. In the […]

Arizona makes final three schools for top 2026 recruit Cameron Williams

Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd and his coaching staff have the Wildcats in the mix as finalists for one of the top high school players in the nation. Class of 2026 five-star forward Cameron Williams announced Friday that his recruitment is down to Arizona, Duke and Texas. The 6-foot-11 Williams plays for St. Mary’s High […]

Arizona softball shows its power in third week of fall ball

Arizona softball had another 2-0 fall doubleheader, as was expected. Both Central Arizona and Phoenix College had moments of success against the Wildcats, but neither of the junior college programs could hang for long. Arizona defeated CAC 15-0 in six innings and PC 19-1 in five. Both games were played under modified rules. Arizona’s offensive […]

LeBron James wears son Bryce’s Arizona jersey on Lakers bench

LeBron James knows a thing or two about product placement and celebrity endorsements. On Friday night, he gave the Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball program a solid by wearing his son Bryce’s Arizona jersey to the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. LeBron, who is sitting on the bench to begin the season due […]

Iowa State ends Arizona volleyball’s 3-game winning streak

It was a big match for the Arizona Wildcats. They went to Ames, IA tied with Iowa State at 5-2 in the Big 12 standings. Despite a strong showing by sophomore Carlie Cisneros in the third set, the Cyclones dominated the Wildcats on both offense and defense to take the 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-23) win […]

Arizona soccer falls at home to No. 9 TCU for 6th straight loss

Arizona soccer was looking to stop its 5-game losing streak against No. 9 TCU in a pink out game on Thursday night. The Wildcats would ultimately fall 1-0 to the Horned Frogs at Mulcahy Stadium. While Arizona (7-10, 2-7 Big 12) may have lost, coach Becca Moros was still proud of her team for competing […]

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Noah Fifita named to Manning Award watch list

From the Manning Passing Academy to a candidate for the award named after the family. Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita has been added to the watch list for the Manning Award, given annually to college football’s top passer. Fifita, a redshirt junior, has thrown for 1,829 yards and 17 touchdowns in seven games this season. He […]

Arizona softball releases Big 12 schedule

The Arizona Wildcats had a very favorable schedule in its first season as a member of the Big 12. That means the softball schedule for year two won’t be quite as friendly. The conference released the 2026 slate on Thursday afternoon. Arizona will play four home series and four road series. With 11 teams in […]

Arizona volleyball finds ways to battle Big 12 schedule, travel

It’s bad enough to have just one day to get ready for a top 10 team. It’s even worse if you have to play one match then travel over 1,400 miles to play a top 10 team. It’s worse yet if you have to play one match then travel over 1,400 miles from a city […]

5 things we’ve learned from Arizona football’s first 7 games

Arizona is in the middle of its second bye week of the season. Sitting at 4-3, it’s perhaps in a little bit better of a position than people thought it would be back in August. However, the Wildcats are coming off two heartbreaking losses, where they were in positions to go win both of those […]

These former Arizona Wildcats made 2025-26 NBA rosters

The NBA season returns today, and once again the league is full of former Arizona men’s basketball players. Arizona has 14 alums on NBA teams to begin the season, which is tied with UCLA for third-most of any college program and trailing only Kentucky and Duke. Arizona is also represented on a couple NBA coaching […]

Bowl projections for Arizona football entering second bye week

When Arizona started 3-0 for the first time in 10 years, and after five games sat at 4-1, reaching a bowl game looked fairly likely. But after back-to-back losses, albeit by one score apiece and to teams with a combined 13-1 record, the prospect of a 13th game for the 2025 season isn’t as rosy. […]

What Brent Brennan said as Arizona football enters second bye week

After dropping a double overtime heartbreaker to unbeaten BYU, Arizona players and coaches had the luxury of another game the following weekend to focus. That’s not the case following another crushing defeat, one that ended with a walkoff field goal for Houston after the Wildcats had rallied from down two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. […]

Arizona soccer shut out by No. 12 Texas Tech despite more productive offense

Getting shots has been difficult for Arizona soccer of late. The Wildcats seem to have shaken that off this weekend but the end result was still another loss as No. 12 Texas Tech defeated UA 2-0 on Sunday afternoon. The Wildcats had a total of 10 shots against West Virginia, Cincinnati, and Utah over the […]

Arizona hitters dominate in win over Houston volleyball

Arizona volleyball did to Houston what Colorado did to the Wildcats last week. When the Cougars thought they had a comfortable lead, Arizona came back. When the Wildcats had opportunities to run away with a set, they did it. The result was a 3-1 (25-18, 20-25, 26-24, 25-19) Arizona victory at the Fertitta Center in […]

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