http://s.azcentral.com/home/Blog/jeffmetcalfe en-us http://s.azcentral.com/home/Blog/jeffmetcalfe/155457 http://s.azcentral.com/home/Blog/jeffmetcalfe/155457 Granted No. 17 ASU led 8-0 over Western Michigan before Esmay began to sub in the seventh inning. But the Sun Devils tacked on two more runs vs. Western Michigan right-handed pitchers after Esmay brought left-handed freshmen Jake Peevyhouse, Nathaniel Causey, Drew Stankiewicz and Rouric Bridgewater off the bench.
Bridgewater from Pomona, Calif., delivered a two-out RBI single in his first college at-bat after replacing another lefty Abe Ruiz. The first basemen combined for seven RBI, six by Ruiz on ...

read the rest of this post]]> Granted No. 17 ASU led 8-0 over Western Michigan before Esmay began to sub in the seventh inning. But the Sun Devils tacked on two more runs vs. Western Michigan right-handed pitchers after Esmay brought left-handed freshmen Jake Peevyhouse, Nathaniel Causey, Drew Stankiewicz and Rouric Bridgewater off the bench.
Bridgewater from Pomona, Calif., delivered a two-out RBI single in his first college at-bat after replacing another lefty Abe Ruiz. The first basemen combined for seven RBI, six by Ruiz on ...

read the rest of this post]]> http://s.azcentral.com/home/Blog/jeffmetcalfe/155289 http://s.azcentral.com/home/Blog/jeffmetcalfe/155289 No one knows his birth date for sure. Barbara Landis, a Carlisle (Pa.) Indian School biographer, told me that Tewanima's listed age of 21 when he arrived at Carlisle in January 1907 was not based on a birth certificate and could have been underestimated to make him a better fit for the school. That's why estimates of Tewanima being born in the late 1870s could be valid, putting Tewanima in his 30s for both of his Olympics.
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read the rest of this post]]> No one knows his birth date for sure. Barbara Landis, a Carlisle (Pa.) Indian School biographer, told me that Tewanima's listed age of 21 when he arrived at Carlisle in January 1907 was not based on a birth certificate and could have been underestimated to make him a better fit for the school. That's why estimates of Tewanima being born in the late 1870s could be valid, putting Tewanima in his 30s for both of his Olympics.
Even the spelling ...

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Moreno, 21, suffered the left shoulder injury while sparring several months ago. "It never fully healed," she said. "I didn't have time to rest it." The shoulder popped out of its socket again Sunday while she was preparing for her first trials bout at 112 pounds against six-time national champion Marlen Esparza.
USA Boxing doctors could not clear her to fight in the double-elimination trials in Airway Heights, Wash. Winners advance to the Women's World Championships in May in China for a chance to qualify for ...

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Moreno, 21, suffered the left shoulder injury while sparring several months ago. "It never fully healed," she said. "I didn't have time to rest it." The shoulder popped out of its socket again Sunday while she was preparing for her first trials bout at 112 pounds against six-time national champion Marlen Esparza.
USA Boxing doctors could not clear her to fight in the double-elimination trials in Airway Heights, Wash. Winners advance to the Women's World Championships in May in China for a chance to qualify for ...

read the rest of this post]]> http://s.azcentral.com/home/Blog/jeffmetcalfe/155076 http://s.azcentral.com/home/Blog/jeffmetcalfe/155076 Taurasi, of course, starred for Auriemma at Connecticut, winning NCAA titles from 2002-04. She is one of three two-time Olympic gold medalists among 21 players announced Monday as finalists for this year's Olympic team and seven-time All-WNBA first team. The Mercury won WNBA titles in 2007 and '09 during the Taurasi era.

The bigger local question is whether Mercury forward Candice Dupree will make her first Olympic team when the cut from 21 to 12 is made by a USA Basketball ...

read the rest of this post]]> Taurasi, of course, starred for Auriemma at Connecticut, winning NCAA titles from 2002-04. She is one of three two-time Olympic gold medalists among 21 players announced Monday as finalists for this year's Olympic team and seven-time All-WNBA first team. The Mercury won WNBA titles in 2007 and '09 during the Taurasi era.

The bigger local question is whether Mercury forward Candice Dupree will make her first Olympic team when the cut from 21 to 12 is made by a USA Basketball ...

read the rest of this post]]> http://s.azcentral.com/home/Blog/jeffmetcalfe/155067 http://s.azcentral.com/home/Blog/jeffmetcalfe/155067 ASU (16-8) broke a three-game losing streak Saturday at Colorado and is in a three-way tie with USC and UCLA for fourth in the Pac-12, one game behind Oregon State and two behind California.
ESPN projects only No. 3 Stanford and Cal into the 64-team NCAA field with USC and Oregon State on the bubble.
ASU still has regular-season games remaining at home against Washington on Thursday and Washington State on Saturday then away against UCLA on Feb . ...

read the rest of this post]]> ASU (16-8) broke a three-game losing streak Saturday at Colorado and is in a three-way tie with USC and UCLA for fourth in the Pac-12, one game behind Oregon State and two behind California.
ESPN projects only No. 3 Stanford and Cal into the 64-team NCAA field with USC and Oregon State on the bubble.
ASU still has regular-season games remaining at home against Washington on Thursday and Washington State on Saturday then away against UCLA on Feb . ...

read the rest of this post]]> http://s.azcentral.com/home/Blog/jeffmetcalfe/154864 http://s.azcentral.com/home/Blog/jeffmetcalfe/154864  Then last year, in part due to reporting by The Republic, the Fiesta Bowl 40-year drive to become an upper echelon bowl crashed, becoming instead a case history for why to blow up the system.
 
The Fiesta Bowl, thankfully, is making commendable amends, but I’ve crossed over forever to the playoff side ...

read the rest of this post]]>  Then last year, in part due to reporting by The Republic, the Fiesta Bowl 40-year drive to become an upper echelon bowl crashed, becoming instead a case history for why to blow up the system.
 
The Fiesta Bowl, thankfully, is making commendable amends, but I’ve crossed over forever to the playoff side ...

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ASU is 15-7 after home losses last week to No. 4 Stanford and California and at 6-5 is tied for fourth in the Pac-12 with USC and Oregon State.
Five of the Sun Devils' seven remaining regular-season games are on the road: Utah on Thursday, Colorado on Saturday, UCLA on Feb. 23, USC on Feb. 25 and Arizona on March 3. The only home games left ...

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ASU is 15-7 after home losses last week to No. 4 Stanford and California and at 6-5 is tied for fourth in the Pac-12 with USC and Oregon State.
Five of the Sun Devils' seven remaining regular-season games are on the road: Utah on Thursday, Colorado on Saturday, UCLA on Feb. 23, USC on Feb. 25 and Arizona on March 3. The only home games left ...

read the rest of this post]]> http://s.azcentral.com/home/Blog/jeffmetcalfe/154342 http://s.azcentral.com/home/Blog/jeffmetcalfe/154342 The 20-year-old from Wittmann recently decided to pursue application to the Glendale Community College Law Enforcement Training Academy even though it means giving up her berth in the trials, Feb. 13-19 in Airway Heights, Wash.

"It came down to pretty much choosing which one I wanted to do," DeFazio said. "They went through a lot to get me in (to the academy), and that's what I wanted to do. Going to the academy meant more to me. It's not whether I ...

read the rest of this post]]> The 20-year-old from Wittmann recently decided to pursue application to the Glendale Community College Law Enforcement Training Academy even though it means giving up her berth in the trials, Feb. 13-19 in Airway Heights, Wash.

"It came down to pretty much choosing which one I wanted to do," DeFazio said. "They went through a lot to get me in (to the academy), and that's what I wanted to do. Going to the academy meant more to me. It's not whether I ...

read the rest of this post]]> http://s.azcentral.com/home/Blog/jeffmetcalfe/154193 http://s.azcentral.com/home/Blog/jeffmetcalfe/154193 "They’re a fun, respectful, extremely talented and really driven group who knows where they are trying to go. I believe this group will come in and add to who we are and bring a nice presence to the team.”
The incoming Sun Devils are MF/D McKenzie Berryhill, D Alina Cheatham, F/MF Cali Farquharson, MF Tommi Goodman,MF  Lucero Lara, D Rachel Ometer and MF Sara Tosti.
Berryhill is from Phoenix Greenway High School and SC Del Sol. Farquharson also ...

read the rest of this post]]> "They’re a fun, respectful, extremely talented and really driven group who knows where they are trying to go. I believe this group will come in and add to who we are and bring a nice presence to the team.”
The incoming Sun Devils are MF/D McKenzie Berryhill, D Alina Cheatham, F/MF Cali Farquharson, MF Tommi Goodman,MF  Lucero Lara, D Rachel Ometer and MF Sara Tosti.
Berryhill is from Phoenix Greenway High School and SC Del Sol. Farquharson also ...

read the rest of this post]]> http://s.azcentral.com/home/Blog/jeffmetcalfe/154162 http://s.azcentral.com/home/Blog/jeffmetcalfe/154162 That example of maintaining success while under NCAA sanction is one Arizona State baseball intends to emulate. ASU is ineligible for postseason this year after losing its appeal of that sanction. But the Sun Devils are eligible to compete for the inaugural Pac-12 title and, after signing an elite recruiting class in November, expect to be back in College World Series contention in 2013.
"USC football is a great template to use for a ...

read the rest of this post]]> That example of maintaining success while under NCAA sanction is one Arizona State baseball intends to emulate. ASU is ineligible for postseason this year after losing its appeal of that sanction. But the Sun Devils are eligible to compete for the inaugural Pac-12 title and, after signing an elite recruiting class in November, expect to be back in College World Series contention in 2013.
"USC football is a great template to use for a ...

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