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It’s no surprise that No. 2-seeded Arizona State volleyball dominated Coppin State in an NCAA Tournament first-round match Thursday. But the Sun Devils’ second-round opponent Friday is surprising. Mountain West…
Story by Daniel Rios (the Draftnick) The 2025 conference championship games are officially upon us, and that means tons of NFL talent will be on the field this weekend….
Welcome the Hotline’s weekly picks against the point spread, published Thursdays throughout the regular season with a focus on the top games nationally and the most intriguing matchups across the West. Last week,…
Arizona State volleyball coach JJ Van Niel admits having a different setter every season is not ideal. Yet that’s been the case for all three seasons under Van Niel, among…
The carousel is spinning at dizzying speed, with two dozen major college football programs (out of 136) changing coaches this season. More dismissals, departures and retirements are expected in coming…
Column by Daniel Rios “Daniel the Draftnick” With us entering the final week of the college football season and Week 14 of the NFL season, it’s a good point in…
The penultimate edition of the College Football Playoff rankings set the stage for a routine selection day — or for mass chaos if a handful of upsets materialize. There’s intrigue…
On the eve of the final game of another lost season, Stanford announced its head coach “for the future.” It was a name from the past: Tavita Pritchard, who played quarterback for the…
Ten Big 12 volleyball teams, most of any conference, made it into the NCAA Tournament on Sunday with that group headed by repeat champion Arizona State. ASU (26-3) is a…