Arizona State swimming superstar Leon Marchand of France dominated the men’s 400m individual medley final in his home country on Sunday, winning his first career Olympic gold medal. The 22-year-old set an Olympic record with a time of 402:95. He took an early lead and was all alone for the rest of the race, as Japan’s Tomoyuki Matsushita finished second with a 4:08.62 time. … [Read more...] about Arizona State’s Leon Marchand wins 1st Olympic gold medal in home country
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ASU golf’s Farr-Kaye: Linn Grant, former Sun Devil golfers will ‘thrive’ in Olympics
TEMPE — Arizona State women’s golf coach Missy Farr-Kaye is filled with pride for the five golfers she coached in Tempe before they reached the Paris Olympics. Swedish 25-year-old Linn Grant, who golfed for ASU from 2019-21 and won a tournament on the LPGA Tour in 2023, recently completed the largest comeback ever in a golf tournament in which she won from entering the final … [Read more...] about ASU golf’s Farr-Kaye: Linn Grant, former Sun Devil golfers will ‘thrive’ in Olympics
How to watch: Paris Olympics opening ceremony goes forward through rain
PARIS (AP) — The Paris Olympics got off to a soggy start. Meteo-France, the French weather service, is predicting “flooding rains” Friday evening when the opening ceremony is set to unroll along the Seine River. But the show is set to go on as planned, starting at 11:30 a.m. MST and should last more than three hours. Already in the late afternoon, skies were gray with … [Read more...] about How to watch: Paris Olympics opening ceremony goes forward through rain
ASU’s McLain, Arizona’s Candiotti among Arizona-tied players picked in 2024 MLB Draft
The first two days of the 2024 MLB Draft have concluded and seven players have been taken from Arizona high schools and colleges. Arizona State’s Nick McLain and Arizona’s Clark Candiotti were among the players from Arizona universities picked on Monday’s Day 2. The Atlanta Braves selected Saguaro High School standout pitcher Cam Caminiti with the No. 24 overall pick in the … [Read more...] about ASU’s McLain, Arizona’s Candiotti among Arizona-tied players picked in 2024 MLB Draft
Video: What we learned from Arizona State at Big 12 Media Days
Kenny Dillingham spoke to the media at Big 12 Media Days about being pick to finish last in the conference. Brett Yormark also spoke about the conference being the deepest in all of college football. Video: Felisa Cárdenas and Jeremy Schnell/Arizona Sports … [Read more...] about Video: What we learned from Arizona State at Big 12 Media Days