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Elena Deets to be inducted into Arizona Gymnastics Ring of Honor

The names and leotard of 18 former Arizona GymCats hang in the rafters of McKale Center. Next year, fellow alumna Elena Deets will join that group as her name is added to the Ring of Honor in the southwest corner of the arena. Deets found out about the honor last week when she attended an […]

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Arizona football opens as small favorite vs. Kansas

Arizona football will go for bowl eligibility when it hosts Kansas Saturday afternoon, and oddsmakers the Wildcats’ chances of picking up their sixth win. Arizona (5-3) has opened as a 3.5-point favorite versus Kansas, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. The over/under is 56.5 points. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. MST and the game will air […]

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Grading Arizona football’s performance in win at Colorado

Coming off of the second bye week of the season, Arizona was looking to get back on track after two heartbreaking losses against Colorado. It was a dominant performance from the Wildcats who put a 52-17 beatdown on the Buffaloes to improve to 5-3 (2-3 Big 12) on the season.  Brent Brennan’s squad is now […]

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Arizona football blows out Colorado to snap road skid

Wildcats a win away from bowl eligibility Arizona broke out its all-white uniform combo for the first time this season, looking like a team of ghosts for Halloween, and then promptly proceeded to haunt Colorado’s Homecoming. The Wildcats scored on six of its first seven possessions en route to a 52-17 win over the Buffaloes […]

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Arizona softball stymies GCU in fall exhibition game

Under coach Caitlin Lowe, Arizona softball has usually opted to play fall exhibition games against schools from lower divisions like the NAIA. On Saturday Arizona challenged itself by playing GCU in Phoenix. The result, a 6-1 win over a 10-inning game, should give the Wildcats some more confidence as they close out the fall season […]

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Arizona football at Colorado game thread

It’s Game Day! The Arizona Wildcats return from a bye to visit the Colorado Buffaloes, where they won in 2023 on a walkoff field goal by Tyler Loop. Here’s everything you need to know to watch or listen to the game, as well as our pregame coverage. Come chat with us! Arizona-Colorado game time, details: […]

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Arizona volleyball rebounds from Texas Tech loss with sweep of No. 13 TCU

After an extremely disappointing performance at Texas Tech on Wednesday, the Arizona Wildcats volleyball players and coaches had a long meeting before getting on the plane to come home. It seemed to work. The team returned to McKale Center and swept No. 13 TCU on Halloween by the score of 25-16, 25-23, 26-24. “We needed […]

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Wildcat Wrap: Arizona cross country has mixed results at Big 12 Championships

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. Arizona cross country competed at the Big 12 Championships Friday in Lawrence, Ks., where the men’s team […]

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What to watch for when Arizona football visits Colorado

With five games remaining in the regular season, Arizona is two wins away from being eligible for a bowl. The Wildcats have been in that same scenario since early October, though, dropping their last two games by one score apiece before getting a week off. Refreshed and refocused, Arizona (4-3, 1-3 Big 12) begins the […]

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Arizona soccer ends season with draw against rival ASU

It was far from a perfect season for the Arizona Wildcats’ senior soccer players. Four of the five finished their careers without a trip to the NCAA Tournament. On the other hand, they got to play spoiler to in-state rival Arizona State by helping keep the Sun Devils out of the Big 12 Tournament with […]

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Former Arizona star Aari McDonald to play in Unrivaled basketball league

Former Arizona women’s basketball star Aari McDonald has gone back and forth about the idea of playing overseas during the WNBA offseason. While her first try at it wasn’t a happy time, she has excelled the last two seasons in Australia and China. In 2026, the self-proclaimed “homebody” doesn’t have to go overseas. Instead, she […]

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Arizona football at Colorado score predictions

With five games left in the regular season, Arizona needs to win at least two of them in order to become bowl eligible. The first opportunity comes Saturday at Colorado. The Buffaloes (3-5, 1-4 Big 12) just lost 53-7 at Utah last weekend but at home are 3-2 with the losses by one score each […]

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Arizona lands first 2027 commitment in Texas safety Jalani Culpepper

The Arizona Wildcats have found some pretty good success on the recruiting trail this season. They currently have 20 members of the 2026 class and have a pretty good member of the 2028 class as well. On Wednesday night, they added their first 2027 member. Jalani Culpepper, a 2027 athlete from Texas, announced his decision […]

3 months ago | 1 read

Texas Tech damages Arizona volleyball’s NCAA Tournament hopes with dominant sweep

Arizona head coach Rita Stubbs said that Texas Tech was competitive at home, but the Red Raiders came into Wednesday afternoon’s match against the Wildcats with just one conference win and an RPI of 152. Besides, it wasn’t a competitive match. TTU went on huge runs to sweep UA 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-23). While serve […]

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