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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 […]

Milan Momcilovic commits to Kentucky over Arizona, Louisville

Arizona men’s basketball’s search for a replacement to Koa Peat continues. Iowa State transfer Milan Momcilovic committed to Kentucky over Arizona and Louisville, he announced Monday night. Arizona joined the sweepstakes for the talented 6-foot-8 forward once it became clear Peat might not return to the UA for a sophomore year. While Momcilovic was well […]

Arizona men’s golf advances to match play of NCAA Championships

For the first time in school history, Arizona men’s golf has advanced to the 8-team match play portion of the NCAA Championships. Arizona’s Tianyi Xiong and Zach Pollo came up clutch down the stretch of stroke play, and the Wildcats qualified for quarterfinals as the No. 6 seed. The UA will take on No. 3 […]

3-star Texas DB Luke Stevens commits to Arizona

The Arizona Wildcats have continued to have success during Official Visit Season under Brent Brennan. And this past weekend has been no exception, with that success starting to show itself. On Monday, 3-star Texas safety Luke Stevens announced his commitment to play college football in Tucson after an official visit over the weekend. Stevens is […]

Tracking offseason roster movement for Arizona baseball

Instead of playing into June, as had been the case the previous five years, Arizona found itself done by mid-May after a disastrous 2026 season. It was a major regression from the year before, when the Wildcats returned to the College World Series for the 19th time. But if there’s an upside to such a […]

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Taking Stock 2026: How Arizona volleyball is looking under Rita Stubbs

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 Softball: 7 transfers the Arizona Wildcats should pursue

The softball transfer portal may not open for most undergraduates until June 8, but the Arizona Wildcats already know which positions they need to focus on when the time comes. There are plenty of good options who have announced their intentions to look for a new program. Graduate students and players whose coaches have left […]

NCAA Men’s Golf: Arizona makes cut, Filip Jakubcik 1 off lead entering final round

Arizona has accomplished its first goal at the NCAA Championships and is well-positioned to cross another off the list. The Wildcats shot 4-under par on Sunday during the third round at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., raising their tournament score to -8 through 54 holes. That’s good for a tie […]