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  Cats Crush Alabama State 18-3, Sweep Series

  

  Posted 10:48 PM 4/28/2013 by Courtesy: Arizona Athletics

  The Wildcats scored five more times in the third inning to take a commanding 10-0 lead. Joseph Maggi, who finished 3-for-3 drove in two of his career-high four runs with a single, and Gilbert later tallied a two-run single of his own to increase his season total to 44 runs batted in - most for (More)

  
  

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  UA Baseball powers past Alabama State

  

  Posted 10:14 PM 4/26/2013

  TUCSON - Konner Wade pitched a complete game and Brandon Dixon blasted a three-run home run to pace Arizona to an 8-2 series-opening victory over Alabama State before a crowd of 2,583 on Friday evening at Hi Corbett Field.

  Arizona (26-14) won for the eighth-consecutive time in its home (More)

  
  

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  Cardinals take LSU's Mathieu in third round

  

  Posted 8:24 PM 4/26/2013 by Courtesy: Arizona Cardinals

  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Tyrann Mathieu could barely get the words out, the sobs and tears muffling his voice through the telephone."I know I'm on the right track," he said.The Arizona Cardinals seem to think so.After relatively safe choices in the first two rounds (More)

  
  

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  Cats Fall in Pitchers Duel

  

  Posted 8:20 PM 4/26/2013 by Courtesy: Arizona Athletics

  CORVALLIS, Ore. - 23rd-ranked Arizona softball (28-20, 5-11 Pac-12) stranded 10 runners as Shelby Babcock was outdueled by Tina Andreana in a 2-1 Oregon State (28-17, 5-11 Pac-12) victory.Arizona appeared to be poised to tie the game in the top of the seventh when Lauren Young ripped (More)

  
  

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  Cardinals select guard Cooper with 7th overall pick

  

  Posted 9:15 PM 4/25/2013

  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - As one tackle after another was taken ahead of them, it seemed the Arizona Cardinals' bid to land much-needed help on the offensive line was dwindling.Turns out, they were just as happy taking a guard as a tackle, particularly one with the skill set of North (More)

  
  

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  Several Arizona Wildcats could land with NFL teams this weekend

  Posted 8:54 PM 4/24/2013

  TUCSON - For the 12 football seniors that participated in Arizona's NFL Pro Day in early March, Thursday's start of the NFL Draft marks a key moment in their careers. If a name isn't called during Thursday's first round, airing live on ESPN at 5 p.m. PT, the selections will continue on (More)

  
  

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  Cowboys Stadium gets 1st playoff championship game

  Posted 8:43 PM 4/24/2013

  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- The grandest stage in sports was too much for the guys who are putting together the College Football Playoff to pass up.

  The BCS conference commissioners announced Wednesday that Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, edged Tampa, Fla., in the bidding to be the site of (More)

  
  

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  Troupe Tabbed as Stopper of Year Candidate

  

  Posted 4:39 PM 4/23/2013 by Courtesy: Arizona Athletics

  TUCSON, Ariz. - University of Arizona baseball pitcher Mathew Troupe is one of 51 players named to the mid-season watch list for the ninth annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year award, given to the top relief pitcher in NCAA Division I baseball, the (More)

  
  

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  Suns, GM part ways after second-worst season

  Posted 9:37 PM 4/22/2013

  PHOENIX (AP) -- Lance Blanks' short run as Phoenix Suns general manager is over.

  The Suns announced on Monday that they were parting ways with Blanks after the second-worst season in franchise history and third straight year of missing the playoffs.

  ''Lance has been a trusted friend and (More)

  
  

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  Stanford Powers Past Wildcats 12-8, Wins Series

  

  Posted 7:06 PM 4/21/2013 by Courtesy: Arizona Athletics

  PALO ALTO, Calif. - In a tale of two ballgames, Stanford won a slugfest and held on in a pitcher's duel to defeat 25th-ranked Arizona, 12-8, to capture the three-game series here at Sunken Diamond.

  Stanford (22-12, 9-6) claimed a 2-0 lead in the first, but found itself trailing by five (More)