In successive weeks as a true freshman last season, Smith Bailey was the starting for pitcher for Arizona in its wins to claim the Big 12 Tournament, a regional and a spot in the College World Series. Winning the middle game of a February tourney isn’t nearly as noteworthy, but it could end up being […]
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Since Micky Perdue went down early in the Big 12 season, Arizona junior Sumayah Sugapong has taken a lot on her shoulders. The guard did it once again at Utah with a career high 31 points. It just wasn’t enough in the 81-67 loss to end the conference regular season. Consistency was once again a […]
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Arizona men’s basketball clinched a share of the Big 12 regular season title with Saturday’s 84-61 win over Kansas. The Wildcats now turn their attention to the home finale against Iowa State on Monday night to try and earn the Big 12 title outright. Our game recap can be found here. Below is what coach […]
10 days ago
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Basketball is a game of runs. Go on enough and keep the other team from doing the same and good things can happen, like a run to a conference title. Arizona used runs of 19-0 in the first half and 16-0 in the second half to beat No. 14 Kansas 84-61 on Saturday afternoon at […]
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It’s Game Day! The Arizona Wildcats begin their final homestand of the season by hosting the 14th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks. A win earns the UA at least a share of its first Big 12 regular season title. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online. Come chat with us! […]
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It’s Game Day! The Arizona Wildcats begin their final homestand of the season by hosting the 14th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks. A win earns the UA at least a share of its first Big 12 regular season title. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online: Arizona-Kansas game time, details: […]
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A change of scenery didn’t change Arizona’s luck on the diamond. The UA lost 7-2 to unbeaten Oregon on Friday night at the Live Like Lou Las Vegas Classic, dropping to 1-8 on the season. Arizona finished with five hits, all singles, with three by redshirt freshman Nate Novitske. The Wildcats’ runs came thanks to […]
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The No. 14 Arizona Wildcats are tuning up for the start of Big 12 play next week. First, they need to get by the four teams and five games this weekend. They got that started with a run-rule victory over Eastern Illinois on Thursday. On Friday, they followed it up with six home runs that […]
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The trio of former Arizona defensive backs Treydan Stukes, Dalton Johnson, and Genesis Smith took part in the 2026 NFL combine on-field workouts Friday afternoon. All players were listed as safeties and ran the drills alongside each other. Before any sessions of the combine started, the NFL Next Gen Stat grades came in for the […]
11 days ago
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The 2025-26 season began about four months ago when Arizona took the college basketball world by storm and knocked off defending champion Florida in Las Vegas. The spotlight has been on the Wildcats ever since, growing brighter during a nonconference slate that included five wins over ranked opponents and only intensified as they got off […]
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Lauri Markkanen has been a lone bright spot in another bleak season for the Utah Jazz, but the former Arizona forward will now be missing in action for at least a few weeks. An MRI showed that Markkanen has symptomatic hip impingement with associated inflammation and bone bruise, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Markkanen also twisted […]
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Arizona men’s basketball is, and has been for a while, one of the premier programs in the sport. Ever since Lute Olson got things rolling the Wildcats have been a staple at the top of the conference standings, regulars on national TV and a constant participant in the NCAA tournament. This year is no exception; […]
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The first game of a preconference softball tournament can sometimes be a good opportunity to get players confident as they move into the weekend. Arizona’s 8-0 win over Eastern Illinois was one of those chances for freshman pitcher Rylie Holder. She came up big. Holder took a no-hitter into the fifth inning of a game […]
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Several former Wildcats are getting prepared to take part in the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine mainly coming from the Arizona secondary from this past season. Defensive backs Treydan Stukes, Dalton Johnson, and Genesis Smith met with the media Thursday before their on-field workout session Friday. The on-field workouts are a big factor on whether or […]
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The Arizona Wildcats will finish their preconference slate this weekend at the Hillenbrand Invitational before a short week leading into the Big 12 opener against BYU. The group of teams coming to Hillenbrand Stadium isn’t as stacked as the opening weekend or last week’s road trip to the DeMarini Invitational. It will give UA a […]
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A year ago, Arizona began its season in a tournament against top-tier competition and came away winless. But by the time the Wildcats went to a second tourney they had figured things out and ended up beating a pair of ranked SEC schools, including the preseason No. 1 team, during a 17-1 run that laid […]
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The head coach’s radio show is a good time to get to know the program’s leader, players, staff, and other fans. It’s also a good time to get bits of information that may not be common knowledge. Arizona women’s basketball head coach Becky Burke let listeners and attendees in on some of that during her […]
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It won’t just be new signage that Arizona fans notice this fall inside Casino Del Sol Stadium. The school has announced a series of stadium upgrades for the 2026 season, most notably a new sound system and modernizing of the video boards that were installed in 2010. There is also a change to where the […]
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The pollsters weren’t quite sure what to make of Arizona softball last week. Both of the major coaches polls moved the Wildcats up while the two media polls dropped them. The NFCA and USA Softball have UA at No. 14 after a 3-2 weekend in the Bay Area and a midweek home victory over Nevada. […]
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The Arizona men’s basketball team is known to stack its schedule with tough opponents with big media opportunities. Arizona women’s basketball didn’t do that this season, but that’s about to change. Both teams will travel to Las Vegas for the Hall of Fame Series Opening Night. The women will kick off on Monday, Nov. 2 […]
13 days ago
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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 swimming and diving got off to a strong at Big 12 Championships Tuesday as the Wildcats […]
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Arizona men’s basketball gutted out a 87-80 win over Baylor to go 2-0 on its Texas roadtrip, following the win over Houston. The Wildcats have now put themselves in a top-tier position to go and clinch a share of the Big 12 regular season title. It will take another gritty performance against Kansas on Saturday […]
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The Arizona Wildcats seem to have one quarter of extreme struggle in every game. It was the second quarter on Tuesday night, but they found a way to bring their fans to their feet and send their seniors out on a high note with a 75-67 win over the Houston Cougars. It was a long, […]
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For the first time this season, Arizona stayed on the road in between games. Yet despite getting more than two full days’ of rest following its win at Houston, the Wildcats spent much of Tuesday night looking like a team on the second half of an NBA back-to-back with a flight in between. It wasn’t […]
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It’s Game Day! The Arizona Wildcats wrap up their 2-game swing through Texas against the Baylor Bears. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online. Come chat with us! Arizona-Baylor game time, details: How can I watch Arizona-Baylor? Arizona-Baylor will be shown on ESPN2. Dave Flemming (play-by-play) and […]
14 days ago
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