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Yannick Peterhans-USA TODAY Sports When the dust settled a year and a half ago and most of the schools in the Pac-12 knew where they were going, among the realizations that came from all this realignment was that the Arizona-UCLA rivalry in men’s basketball was potentially nearing its end. In order to maximize their final season as conference foes, the Pac-12 made a … [Read more...] about Continuation of UCLA rivalry, playing in Phoenix combine long-term goals for Arizona program under Tommy Lloyd

photo by Rebecca Sasnett / Arizona Athletics The rest of the Big 12 is done playing volleyball this season with all six teams that made the NCAA Tournament knocked out by the second round. That leaves Arizona (22-9, 9-9 Big 12) to carry the postseason banner for the league in the NIVC. One more win and the Wildcats would be in the “Fab 4” of the secondary … [Read more...] about Arizona volleyball stretches winning steak to 9, advances to NIVC semifinals

Photo by Brian Murphy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Former Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball guard Kim Aiken Jr. has accepted a plea deal for his role in a sexual assault case while for playing New Mexico State. Aiken Jr. agreed to a plea deal on Tuesday to two felony counts of false imprisonment and one count of conspiracy to commit false imprisonment, according to … [Read more...] about Former Arizona basketball player Kim Aiken Jr. accepts plea deal in sexual assault case

`Arizona Athletics Major League Baseball held its draft lottery on Tuesday, deciding the order of the 18 teams that didn’t make last year’s playoffs. What followed were several way-too-early mock drafts based on which teams would pick where. And while there’s still an entire college season to be played before the 2025 MLB Draft next summer, right now it looks like … [Read more...] about Arizona OF Brendan Summerhill projected as 1st round pick in 2025 MLB Draft

Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It was considered a strong possibility that Tacario Davis would not be back with Arizona next season, but that was because he was expected to turn pro. Instead, the Wildcats’ top cornerback is choosing to play one more year of college, but at another school. And he’s not the only one. Davis and fellow UA … [Read more...] about DBs Tacario Davis, Dalton Johnson join growing list of Arizona starters in NCAA transfer portal