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2025-26 regular season grades for Arizona men’s basketball

Arizona men’s basketball finished up a historical regular season on Saturday night with a win over Colorado. The victory marked win number 29, the most in a regular season for the program.  With a perfect balance of veteran leadership and freshman talent, the Wildcats are set up for a potentially long post season run. This […]

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Arizona’s Owen Kramkowski named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week

It took a few weeks, but Arizona’s No. 1 starter looked the part in his last outing. And that resulted in the first conference award for the Wildcats. Junior right-hander Owen Kramkowski has been named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week after throwing seven shutout innings against Fresno State on Friday. It is his first […]

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Arizona men’s basketball remains No. 2 in Associated Press poll

Arizona men’s basketball held steady at No. 2 in this week’s Associated Press rankings. Arizona received four first-place votes, behind No. 1 Duke’s 56 top votes. No. 3 Michigan also received one first-place vote. Arizona is ranked in the top five for the 17th straight week, the third-longest streak in program history. The Wildcats have […]

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Arizona alum Damon Stoudamire out as Georgia Tech’s head coach

Former Arizona Wildcats great Damon Stoudamire is out as head coach of Georgia Tech after three seasons at school. Georgia Tech made the decision Sunday to fire Stoudamire, one day after the Yellow Jackets finished the regular season with an 11-20 record and a 2-16 mark in the ACC. Greg Gary will serve as interim […]

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Arizona football enjoying less stressful offseason

The first offseason was an abbreviated one, the second a do over. Neither allowed much opportunity for Brent Brennan to take a breath, let alone a day off. Midway through his third offseason at Arizona, Brennan still isn’t slowing down, but that’s by choice rather than necessity. And it helps that there isn’t nearly as […]

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What Tommy Lloyd said after Arizona’s win over Colorado

After clinching the Big 12 Conference regular season title outright with a win over Iowa State on Monday night, Tommy Lloyd gave his team a few days off from practice. The break was well earned, but when the team returned they didn’t look like the group that had just romped through the Big 12. “It’s […]

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Smith Bailey’s 7 scoreless innings paces Arizona baseball past Fresno State

It took until the fourth week of the season, but Arizona will head into a Sunday for the first time knowing it has won the weekend. Smith Bailey threw seven shutout innings, striking out a career-high nine, and the Wildcats’ bats put together a couple of big frames late in a 9-5 win over Fresno […]

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Arizona men’s basketball at Colorado fan discussion

It’s Game Day! The Arizona Wildcats wrap up the regular by visiting the Colorado Buffaloes, making their first trip to the Rocky Mountains since 2026. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online. Come chat with us! Arizona-Colorado game time, details: How can I watch Arizona-Colorado? Arizona-Colorado will […]

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Arizona GymCats take Territorial Cup point by defeating ASU

It wasn’t a great week for the Arizona Wildcats in their matchups against their in-state rivals from Arizona State. The Sun Devils women’s basketball team beat UA for the third time to start the week. Then, the Wildcats’ beach volleyball team lost to ASU 3-2 earlier on Friday afternoon. The week wasn’t over, though. The […]

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Wildcat Wrap: Arizona men’s tennis on 6-match winning streak

Editor’s note: With several sports going on, Wildcat Wrap serves as a recap that focuses on the Arizona programs that we do not have the time to cover on a regular basis but are certainly worthy of recognition. It was only a matter of time until Arizona men’s tennis found its footing. After a shaky […]

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Arizona softball starts Big 12 play with run-rule win over BYU

Arizona head coach Caitlin Lowe did not want the 2026 Big 12 softball season to start the way the 2025 one did. Last year, the Wildcats were upset by UCF in the opening series of conference play. There was no such letdown this year as No. 13 Arizona defeated the BYU Cougars 13-1 in five […]

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Arizona baseball skewing young in field in quest to reverse poor start

When Brendan Summerhill suffered a broken bone in his hand in late March last season, Arizona decided to burn the redshirt of freshman Gunner Geile. Geile would go on to play in 27 games, making 16 starts in the outfield and logging 71 plate appearances in his first season of college baseball. He was the […]

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