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Monday Devil Blast – 1/19/09

First off, let’s explain what’s going on here. I told you guys I was sticking around for a weekly column on Pitchfork Nation. I keep my promises. If this space on Monday’s resembles Peter King’s Monday Morning Quarterback in any [...]

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Details Emerge About Charges Against Murphy, ASU Baseball

The Arizona Republic has obtained and released the list of alleged violations that the NCAA has accused the Arizona State baseball program of committing between 2004 and 2009. The list is damning. A total of 10 violations are outlined by the compliance [...]

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With SDSU In Town, Devils Face Important Return to Court

Amidst all the uncertainty and turmoil staring the Arizona State athletic program in the face in the midst of accusations of NCAA violations, at least one thing is iron clad. The men need a quality win in the worst way and [...]

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Someone REALLY Wants Lisa Love Fired

ASU athletic director Lisa Love is now getting the treatment usually reserved for coaches who have fallen out of favor. Or, in the case of Turner Gill recently, simply because he was hired, which is sad and disturbing in the first [...]

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ASU Baseball Facing Possible NCAA Sanctions

The floodgates are open. For the second time in five years, the Arizona State athletic department has been accused of failure to maintain control of one of their teams, according to the Arizona Republic. The NCAA alleges that ASU has committed nine [...]

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Murphy Firing First Black Eye for Love’s Tenure

Life is funny sometimes. Here on this website about two weeks ago, in the wake of AD Lisa Love’s contract extension, I raved about what a good job I thought she had done so far in maintaining and expanding Arizona State’s [...]

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Pat Murphy Releases Statement, Says He Was Fired

Three weeks after his stunning departure from Arizona State, head coach Pat Murphy has finally broken his silence. Earlier today, Pitchfork Nation cited reports and documents obtained by the Arizona Republic that showed that Murphy was, in fact, terminated without cause [...]

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New Documents Show ASU Baseball Coach Pat Murphy Was Fired

The turn that most of us that follow ASU baseball expected in the mysterious departure of head coach Pat Murphy has finally arrived. It has steered us directly into a tree. New documents show that Arizona State personally delivered a letter to [...]

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Remember When We All Wanted This Guy?

Here’s a stone cold lock for you: if you walk into any grocery story in Starkville today and head toward the dairy case, Renardo Sidney’s face would be plastered on every milk carton. “HAVE YOU SEEN THIS BASKETBALL PLAYER?” it probably [...]

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Time To Get Back On The Horse

It’s safe to say that coming off a stirring opening few weeks to the season, including a trip to New York and a hyper-competitive game with the Duke Blue Devils and a 3rd place finish at the Preseason NIT, there [...]

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