• Six Points: Devils breeze in opener over Portland State


    By Vince Marotta
    September 5th, 2010 9:34 AM
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    The Arizona State Sun Devils opened up their 2010 season as they were expected to--with a good old fashioned butt whooping against the Portland State Vikings. The Devils fell behind 3-0 in the first quarter but rebounded quite nicely to notch a 54-9 win. The 54 points represented the biggest scoreboard output during head coach Dennis Erickson's regime, which is now in its fourth season. [...]

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    Roll Up The Vikings: Sun Devils Roar to Season Opening Win


    By Justin Karp
    September 5th, 2010 6:36 AM
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    Cameron Marshall racked up three scores in the Devils win. (Courtesy: Arizona Republic)
    [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="326" caption="Cameron Marshall racked up three scores in the Devils win. (Courtesy: Arizona Republic)"][/caption] You may recall an old ad campaign Pepsi ran a few years ago where they asked unwitting consumers to see if they could tell the difference between their soda and Coke in a blind taste test. Last night's "Pepsi Challenge" constituted [...]

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    TUESDAY LINKS: Leinart speaks his mind


    By Vince Marotta
    August 31st, 2010 8:32 AM
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    GLENDALE, AZ - AUGUST 14: Quarterback Matt Leinart  of the Arizona Cardinals watches from the sidelines during preseason NFL game against the Houston Texans at the University of Phoenix Stadium on August 14, 2010 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the Texans 19-16. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
    Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt [...]

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    Threet announced as starter for ASU; Osweiler will play


    By Vince Marotta
    August 30th, 2010 4:10 PM
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    As expected, Arizona State head coach Dennis Erickson started his first weekly press conference by addressing his quarterback position, naming junior Steven Threet as the starter for the Sun Devils in their season opener Saturday against Portland State. So Threet, a transfer from Michigan, wins the hotly contested battle between himself and sophomore Brock Osweiler that started all the way back in the spring. But that doesn't [...]

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    No Surprises: Steven Threet to Start for Arizona State


    By Justin Karp
    August 30th, 2010 12:09 PM
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    Steven Threet has been tapped as the starter for ASU this Saturday. (Courtesy: Scout.com)
    [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="220" caption="Steven Threet has been tapped as the starter for ASU this Saturday. (Courtesy: Scout.com)"][/caption] Arizona State's quarterback decision has been made and Dennis Erickson didn't even need an hour-long special to make the announcement. He didn't even need 30 seconds. Calling it a "good decision to have to make," Erickson announced that Steven Threet will start [...]

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    MONDAY LINKS: It looks like Threet will be the man for ASU, at least at first


    By Vince Marotta
    August 30th, 2010 8:00 AM
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    • The official announcement won't happen until noon on Monday during head coach Dennis Erickson's first weekly press conference of the season, but word has leaked that it will be junior Steven Threet who starts at quarterback for Arizona State in Saturday's season opener against the Portland State Vikings. • Elsewhere at ASU, the women's soccer team moved to 2-0 to open up their season with a [...]

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    Pac-10 Preview: #7 Arizona State Sun Devils


    By Vince Marotta
    August 29th, 2010 12:25 PM
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    Jul 29, 2010; Pasadena, CA, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils coach Dennis Erickson at Pacific-10 Conference media day at the Rose Bowl. Photo via Newscom
    We've reached 7th on the list in the Pac-10 pecking order, and we head to a place where not only the temperatures are hot, but so is the seat [...]

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    SATURDAY LINKS: Enright just keeps rolling along


    By Vince Marotta
    August 28th, 2010 10:16 AM
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    Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Barry Enright pitches against the Washington Nationals during the fourth inning at Nationals Park on on August 15, 2010.  UPI/Kevin Dietsch Photo via Newscom
    When Barry Enright was called up from the Double-A Mobile Bay Bears in late June for a start (that turned out to be A.J. Hinch's last [...]

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    TUESDAY LINKS: Cardinals offense sparks widespread panic!


    By Vince Marotta
    August 24th, 2010 8:32 AM
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    NASHVILLE, TN - AUGUST 23: Quarterback Matt Leinart  of the Arizona Cardinals surveys the Tennessee Titans defense during a preseason game at LP Field on August 23, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee. Tennessee defeated Arizona, 24-10. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
    Tuesday mornings are great for reaction when your team played on Monday night. [...]

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    ASU to name starting QB in seven days…does it really matter?


    By Vince Marotta
    August 23rd, 2010 8:46 PM
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    Word from Tempe on Monday is that Arizona State head coach Dennis Erickson won't name his starting quarterback for the season opener September 4th against Portland State until next Monday, or five days before the first game. Erickson said on Saturday following a scrimmage at Sun Devil Stadium that he'd like to make an announcement as soon as possible. I guess that means Monday. So should it be [...]

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