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No. 2-seed Arizona State volleyball played a quality half match Thursday in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. That wasn’t nearly enough, though, against No. 3 Creighton, which dominated the third…
Welcome the first installment of the Hotline’s postseason picks against the point spread, which covers the opening round of the College Football Playoff and notable the pre-Christmas bowl games. We were 4-2 last…
Arizona State couldn’t have chosen a better moment to hit the big time in volleyball. ASU is tied for the fourth best record nationally over the last three seasons as…
Welcome to the 2025-26 debut of the Hotline’s Big 12 men’s basketball power rankings, a weekly assessment of the conference using analytics and common sense, with a strand of pasta occasionally heaved…
Exploring options… Sam Leavitt has every right to go into the transfer portal and seek more money. It doesn’t mean that he will land in greener pastures. Plenty of players…
Notre Dame was excluded from the College Football Playoff as the loser of a three-team resume showdown that propelled Miami and Alabama into the at-large field and left the Irish to whine, complain…
Whether it was intentional or not (probably not), the College Football Playoff selection committee ultimately acted out of self-preservation Sunday with the reveal of the 2025 field generally and the…
No. 17 Arizona football will look to reach double-digit wins in a season for the second time in three years when they take on SMU in this year’s Trust and…
After going 8-4 in the regular season, the Sun Devils are headed to the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl to play the Duke Blue Devils. It’s the 92nd edition of…