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NCAA softball: How can Arizona advance to the Super Regionals?
Every team would prefer to start the postseason at home. The Arizona Wildcats are no different. Even as the possibilities faded, head coach Caitlin Lowe said giving up on those or any other hopes was “not the Wildcat way at all.” If they can’t be at home, teams at least want the best possible regional. […]
Whether he stays in the draft or comes back to Arizona, Koa Peat will always be a Wildcat
Koa Peat can stay in the 2026 NBA Draft and likely be a mid-to-late first-round pick. Or he could return to college and play for Arizona, leading the Cats back to the Final Four and playing his way into the top of next year’s draft by showing an improved outside shot and even more playmaking […]
How Arizona Wildcats fared at first days of NBA Draft Combine
The NBA Draft Combine got underway Monday in Chicago, where Arizona’s Tobe Awaka, Jaden Bradley, Brayden Burries and Koa Peat performed measurements and drills in front of NBA decision makers. Burries and Peat are both projected first-round picks, while some mock drafts have Bradley going late second round. Awaka is one of the players participating […]
Arizona volleyball adds former Creighton OH Destiny Ndam-Simpson
The Arizona Wildcats needed competition and depth at almost every position according to head coach Rita Stubbs. Over the last few days, they have added opposite Kennedy Osunsanmi and middle blocker Kristen Dear. Now, they have outside hitter Destiny Ndam-Simpson in the fold. Ndam-Simpson comes to Tucson after three years at a highly successful Creighton […]
Report: Arizona men’s basketball signs Nebraska forward transfer Ugnius Jarusevicius
Arizona men’s basketball’s front court for the 2026-27 is taking shape. Nebraska transfer Ugnius Jarusevicius has signed with Arizona, giving the Wildcats an experienced, albeit injury-riddled big man who missed all but one game last season. Jarusevicius, a 6-foot-11 senior, starred at Central Michigan before transferring to the Cornhuskers ahead of the 2025-26 season. He […]
2026 NBA Draft: Where Arizona players are projected to go following draft lottery
The NBA Draft Lottery is finished and we now know which teams will be picking in what order. This means there is pretty much 20/20 vision as to where Arizona standouts Brayden Burries and Koa Peat will be heading. It would be the third consecutive year that a Wildcat was taken in the NBA Draft […]
Road to the WCWS: First look at Arizona softball’s opponents in Durham Regional
Arizona is headed to its 38th NCAA postseason of the last 39 that were held. The Wildcats will have to fight it out on the road if they hope to make it to their 26th Women’s College World Series. History is on the Wildcats’ side. They have only lost in regionals four times in 37 […]
Road to WCWS: Arizona softball headed to Durham Regional
The Arizona Wildcats are headed for their 38th NCAA postseason out of the last 39 that have been held. Unlike last season, it won’t be at home. UA has been sent to the Durham Regional to face a field of Duke, Howard, and Marshall. Arizona will start their postseason against Marshall on Friday, May 15 […]
Freshman Joe Forbes’ homer sends Arizona baseball out on winning note in home finale
Very little has gone right for Arizona this season, but at least it ended the home slate on a high note. A solo home run by catcher Joe Forbes gave the Wildcats a 6-5 win over Houston on Sunday afternoon at Hi Corbett in the home finale. The victory snapped a 7-game conference skid for […]
Arizona baseball falls to Houston in 13 innings, Big 12 Tournament hopes fading
At this point, it would be a major surprise if Arizona gets to play in Surprise later this month. The Wildcats lost 7-5 to Houston in 13 innings on Saturday night at Hi Corbett Field, their seventh consecutive conference loss and eighth overall in the last nine games. With four games left in the regular […]
NCAA men’s tennis: Arizona rallies to beat Oklahoma, advance to first Elite Eight
The most-anticipated college tennis match ever in Tucson was a hot ticket, so much so they had to print out more just to accommodate all the people who wanted to watch Arizona try and make history on Saturday afternoon. And after more than three hours, the Wildcats finally broke through. Arizona rallied from down 3-1 […]
Former Arizona star Steve Kerr signs contract extension with Warriors
Steve Kerr isn’t moving on from coaching just yet. The former Arizona great has agreed to a two-year extension as head coach of the Golden State Warriors, according to ESPN, ending speculation that he might retire from coaching. Kerr will be entering his 13th season as head coach of the Warriors. He has led the […]
Former Arizona volleyball star Sofia Maldonado Diaz helps Dallas Pulse win MLV title
She may have spent her final few months of college and advanced to the Final Four at Louisville, but make no mistake that Sofia Maldonado Diaz still has ties to Arizona volleyball after spending her first four years as a Wildcat. Her professional team lists both programs on her roster page. Now, the former Arizona […]
Arizona volleyball adds transfer MB Kristen Dear from Howard
The spring volleyball portal window has been kind to the Arizona Wildcats. While the team lost two to the late portal, they have added two in the past several days and there are indications that a third is on the way. The Wildcats announced the signing of former San Diego opposite Kennedy Osunsanmi on May […]
Arizona baseball can’t rally late, drops series opener to Houston
Big 12 Tournament hopes were still a real possibility for Arizona baseball Friday night, but following its 7-4 loss to Houston in the series opener those hopes have dwindled. The Wildcats (17-31, 7-18 Big 12) more than likely needed to sweep the series against the Cougars (21-28, 5-20 Big 12) to get closer to Big […]
Arizona alum Mike Schmitz named GM of Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are turning to an Arizona alum to take over their franchise. The Mavericks on Friday announced the hiring of Mike Schmitz as general manager ahead of next month’s NBA Draft. Schmitz spent the last four seasons on the Portland Trail Blazers staff after serving as a draft analyst for ESPN. Schmitz attended […]
Dutch forward Endurance Aiyamenkhue signs with Arizona men’s basketball
It wouldn’t be an Arizona men’s basketball offseason under Tommy Lloyd without at least one addition from overseas. The Wildcats have signed Dutch forward Endurane Aiyamenkhue, the 11th international signee in Lloyd’s five-plus seasons running the program. The 6-foot-11, 220-pound Aiyamenkhue turns 19 in June. Born in the Netherlands, this past season he played for […]
Arizona football: Game themes, fan color coordination and some uniform history for 2026 season
What makes college football games so exciting? The unpredictability? The upsets? The traditions? Arizona football is bringing a bit more excitement to game days again this fall, with game themes set for the 2026 season. The Wildcats did this last season and most fans followed through. Most of the time it came down to simple […]
Big 12 Softball Tournament: Arizona squanders opportunities in loss to ASU
Arizona and Arizona State both gave their opponent chances in the opening round of the Big 12 Softball Tournament. Both pitchers worked around those chances for the most part. ASU got out of the scrapes a few more times than Arizona to take the 2-1 win and move on to the semifinals against Oklahoma State. […]
Arizona baseball to honor seniors, try to stay alive for Big 12 Tournament, during final homestand
It’s been a rough season for Arizona, to say the least. The combination of inexperience and injuries—a lot of injuries—has led to a major regression from 2025, when the Wildcats reached the College World Series for the 19th time in school history. Arizona won 44 games a year ago. This spring the UA is on […]
San Diego OPP Kennedy Osunsanmi signs with Arizona volleyball
Arizona head coach Rita Stubbs said she was looking in the transfer portal for every position except liberos this spring. She has one in the fold with the signing of former San Diego Torero Kennedy Osunsanmi. “Kennedy is a dynamic, athletic player and we are excited to welcome her to Arizona,” Stubbs said in the […]
Arizona Wildcats need to ‘be where our feet are’ in Big 12 Softball Tournament
Conference tournaments are the beginning of the postseason but they’re also very different than any other part of the season. Neither the regular season nor the NCAA postseason has the do-or-die nature of single-elimination conference tournaments. Teams only have to beat their opponents once, but the opposite is also true. One loss ends the run. […]
NCAA announces expansion of Division I men’s, women’s basketball tournaments
March Madness just got a little bigger. Whether that will make the best sporting event in the world any better remains to be seen. The NCAA formally announced Thursday that the Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will expand from 68 to 76 teams in 2027. It is the first increase in field size […]
Arizona baseball: Sophomore pitcher Smith Bailey shut down for remainder of season with shoulder injury
Arizona’s cursed season has added one more injury-caused expletive. Coach Chip Hale announced Wednesday night that sophomore pitcher Smith Bailey is done for the remainder of the season The right-hander is dealing with “soft tissue stuff” in his throwing shoulder that caused him to leave his last start Saturday at Kansas after two innings, making […]
Arizona gymnastics adds former Nebraska associate head coach Brian Amato to staff
The Arizona gymnastics program will have a full coaching staff with a coach to take point on each event for the first time in several years. That comes with the hiring of former Nebraska associate head coach Brian Amato as an assistant on John Court’s staff. Amato has been the primary coach on bars at […]
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