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Jalen Adams becomes 7th Arizona softball alumna on AUSL opening day rosters

The opening day rosters for AUSL were set to feature six players who finished their careers wearing Arizona softball jerseys. Make that seven with the addition of pitcher Jalen Adams to the Utah Talons’ roster. Adams was not originally in the reserve pool when senior day rolled around. At that time, catcher Sydney Stewart was […]

Taking Stock 2026: How Arizona beach volleyball is doing under Steve Walker

The offseason is here for most Arizona sports, the 2025-26 season in the books and the 2026-27 seasons still a few months away. What better time than now to press pause and check the pulse of each Wildcat program? Over the next few weeks we’ll take a look at each of the UA’s men’s and […]

Arizona’s Tele Jennings, Sina Talataina make American Samoa national softball team

A number of U.S.-born softball players have played for national teams of other countries or territories. The latest Arizona Wildcats to take advantage of that opportunity are Tele Jennings and Sina Talataina. The American Samoa Softball Association announced the national team roster for the Canada Cup late last week. The group will be headed to […]

Texas defensive lineman Logan Draper commits to Arizona

Things are starting to pick up steam for the Arizona Wildcats on the recruiting trail. Brent Brennan and his staff added three public commitments to the 2027 class after the first weekend of summer official visits. On Sunday night, they added another. Logan Draper, a defensive lineman from Texas, announced his decision to play college […]

3 Arizona softball commits make travel ball all-star games

Summer means the end of the college softball season, but that doesn’t mean college softball is no longer making news. Future NCAA players are finishing up their travel ball seasons culminating in the various all-star games put on by Premier Girls Fastpitch and Alliance Fastpitch. Three future Arizona Wildcats will wind up the summer season […]

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Taking Stock 2026: How Arizona men’s basketball is doing under Tommy Lloyd

The offseason is here for most Arizona sports, with the 2025-26 season in the books and the 2026-27 seasons still a few months away. What better time than now to press pause and check the pulse of each Wildcat program? Over the next few weeks we’ll take a look at each of the UA’s men’s […]

Arizona softball’s Grace Jenkins signs with AUSL’s OKC Spark

Just because a player doesn’t receive a Golden Ticket during her final year of college softball, it doesn’t mean she won’t make it to the AUSL. For the second straight season, an Arizona softball senior learned that when Grace Jenkins was chosen by the Oklahoma City Spark from the reserve pool. The reserve pool consists […]

Taking Stock 2026: How Arizona swimming and diving is looking under Ben Loorz

The offseason is here for most Arizona sports, the 2025-26 season in the books and the 2026-27 seasons still a few months away. What better time than now to press pause and check the pulse of each Wildcat program? Over the next few weeks we’ll take a look at each of the UA’s men’s and […]

Arizona soccer announces addition of five transfers

The Arizona Wildcats lost a lot of offense and a lot of young talent after last season. Up until now, they had not announced any transfers to replace the five who left the program. In actuality, they have several who simply were never made public. In addition to four freshmen signed last November, head coach […]

Former Arizona assistant coach Jenna Knudson hired by Northern Colorado women’s basketball

After the season ended, there was a shakeup in the Arizona women’s basketball staff. General manager Michelle Marciniak, associate head coach Ashley Odom, and director of basketball operations Allese Williams all departed. At the time, sources said that assistant coach Jenna Knudson would remain with the program but have a different role. Things have changed. […]

Arizona baseball hires Saint Mary’s hitting coach Jack Meggs

After a historically bad season for Arizona, particularly on the offensive end, a change was needed. Chip Hale wanted a hitting coach that could take advantage of Hi Corbett Field’s abundance of outfield grass, and it didn’t take long to find his guy. Arizona has hired Saint Mary’s associate head coach Jack Meggs as hitting […]

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Taking Stock 2026: How Arizona triathlon is looking under Wes Johnson

The offseason is here for most Arizona sports, the 2025-26 season in the books and the 2026-27 seasons still a few months away. What better time than now to press pause and check the pulse of each Wildcat program? Over the next few weeks we’ll take a look at each of the UA’s men’s and […]

NCAA Men’s Golf: Arizona falls to UCLA in semifinals

Arizona men’s golf’s best postseason in decades ended just short of competing for a national championship. The Wildcats fell to UCLA in the NCAA semifinals Tuesday at Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, Calif. after knocking off Vanderbilt earlier in the day in quarterfinals action. Arizona’s run to the semifinals marks the program’s best finish […]

Arizona lands 3-star Texas DL Ahzan Bacote after official visit

Another visitor to Tucson from last weekend liked what he saw. On Tuesday, 3-star Texas defensive lineman Ahzan Bacote announced his commitment to the Wildcats, fresh off an official visit. Bacote, who plays for Cornerstone Christian School in San Antonio, has pretty decent size at 6-foot-2 and 270 pounds. He has a very similar build […]

Arizona men’s basketball sets date for 2026 Red-Blue Showcase

Fans missing Arizona men’s basketball can start to look forward to next season a little bit early. The 2026 Red-Blue Showcase is set to happen on Saturday, Sept. 26 with another edition of the Post/Move Concert to follow. It will be a Saturday filled with Arizona Athletics events as the football team will travel to […]

Arizona lands commitment of Texas DB Jaylen Oliver

Arizona hosted a slew of recruits over the weekend, and some of them liked the visit enough to decide Tucson is where they want to play college football. Jaylen Oliver, a defensive back from Texas, was the first to announce his commitment from this weekend’s official visits. Oliver is a 6-foot, 170-pound safety that plays […]