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Shuffling to San Antonio in 2010

One of the major gripes about former Pac-10 commissioner Tom Hansen’s tenure at the helm of the West Coast’s premier conference was the arrangements he made with bowl games over the years. Only about a month after he stepped down, the [...]

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13 Aug 09 Written by
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ASU On The Tube

Through tonight, the Arizona State Sun Devils have only three scheduled games on television. Thus far, ASU’s games with Washington on October 17, at Stanford on October 24 and versus USC on November 7 will all be televised. That leaves nine [...]

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12 Aug 09 Written by
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Smith Goes Down Again

I know this is a little bit old in the news department, but forgive me as I’m still catching up on my ASU news after spending 9 days neck deep in Cardinals training camp. Yet another injury to WR Brandon Smith [...]

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11 Aug 09 Written by
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The 7 Players You Need To Know About

As we enter the 2009 ASU football season, several members of this squad who have not had to take a position of leadership will have to step forward. This will clearly be a year of transition for the Arizona State Sun [...]

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The Media Day Experience

I will not lie: I’ve never been a big fan of the idea of the “media day.” Every year, every team in every sport has one where every media outlet comes out to get their soundbytes and sit down interviews…and then [...]

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8 Aug 09 Written by
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The Wait Is Over

Summer, you’ve been fun. We’ve done some great things, shared some laughs and made it a good time for all. But now,  you’re over. Football season begins again tonight. The Arizona State Sun Devils will take the practice field for the first night [...]

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6 Aug 09 Written by
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ASU In Running For Supposed #1 Recruit

So, according to the Bottom Line thingy on ESPN SportsCenter this morning and Jeff Metcalfe’s blog on azcentral.com, the Arizona State Sun Devils are one of the final six teams on the list for Plano, TX defensive end Jackson Jeffcoat. ESPN’s [...]

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A Raise Most Deserved

Herb Sendek has done things with this ASU basketball program that most believed nobody could accomplish. Competitive in the Pac-10? Check. Back to the NCAA Tournament? Check. Nationally relevant? Check. So, what’s next for Herb? I guess we’ll see for at least one more year…Doug [...]

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3 Aug 09 Written by
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My Take On The Pac-10 Poll

It’s been relative radio silence for me the last few days while the Fanster.com gang loaded up the Official Fanster Party Bus and headed to Pac-10 Media day. I’ve also been up in Flagstaff hanging out with that pro football team [...]

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And Now, A Shameless Plug From PFN

So, as many of you know, when I’m not obsessing over Arizona State athletics, my day job is to cover and report on the other pro and college teams that play here in the Grand Canyon State. One of them, of [...]

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29 Jul 09 Written by
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