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Arizona baseball beats UConn for first win of season
You never forget your first, especially when it takes this long to get it. Arizona finally broke into the win column on Saturday night, rallying to beat UConn 5-4 at Hi Corbett Field to earn its first victory of 2026 after six losses. “Finally we got one, and hopefully it just snowballs forward,” said catcher […]
Arizona women’s basketball looking for maturity after battling, falling to Baylor
The Arizona Wildcats continue to battle both their opponents and themselves. That battle played into a hard-fought 74-60 loss to No. 14 Baylor women’s basketball in Waco, Tex. on Saturday night. “I was really, really happy with that 40 minutes and what they showed and who they were throughout that game,” said Arizona head coach […]
What Tommy Lloyd and Ivan Kharchenkov said after Arizona’s win at No. 2 Houston
By beating Houston on its home court, something only one other Big 12 school had done in three seasons, Arizona is firmly in control of the race for the conference regular season title. The Wildcats are a game up in the standings with four to go and hold the tiebreaker over the Cougars. “We’ve put […]
Arizona softball picks up top 15 win in 2-0 day at DeMarini Invitational
The DeMarini Invitational was supposed to include five games between teams in the top 15 and matchups against Boise State and Santa Clara against those teams, all played at Stanford’s new softball field. The five top 15 matchups were or will be played at Stanford, but the No. 15 Arizona Wildcats started the tournament against […]
Arizona men’s basketball wins at No. 2 Houston to take over Big 12 lead
It took four years and three tries, but Tommy Lloyd and Arizona have finally gotten their revenge. The 4th-ranked Wildcats pulled off their biggest win yet in a season full of notable ones, beating No. 2 Houston 73-66 on the road on Saturday afternoon. It was only the second time the Cougars had lost at […]
Arizona men’s basketball at Houston fan discussion
It’s Game Day! The Arizona Wildcats and Houston Cougars meet with first place in the Big 12 Conference on the line. The UA has lost all three meetings with Houston under Tommy Lloyd, including last season’s conference tournament title game. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online. […]
Arizona men’s basketball tabbed as No. 3 overall seed in NCAA mock selection
The 2026 NCAA Tournament is less than a month away, but if it started right now Arizona would once again be a No. 1 seed. The tourney selection committee ranked the UA as the No. 3 overall team in the field in a mock selection done Thursday, sending the Wildcats (24-2, 11-2 Big 12) as […]
Arizona men’s basketball at Houston: Game time, TV schedule, odds, streaming and more
It’s Game Day! The Arizona Wildcats and Houston Cougars meet with first place in the Big 12 Conference on the line. The UA has lost all three meetings with Houston under Tommy Lloyd, including last season’s conference tournament title game. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online: […]
Arizona baseball shut out at home to remain winless
It’s only the second weekend of the season, but Arizona is in jeopardy of letting this one get away before it even starts. The Wildcats were shut out 4-0 by UConn on Friday night at Hi Corbett Field. The loss dropped them to 0-6 and extended their losing streak to eight dating back to last […]
Arizona softball loses big to Texas but at least no one saw it
The field of teams at the DeMarini Invitational is impressive with three top 15 squads. The execution has been anything but impressive, but it didn’t bother the No. 3 Texas Longhorns in a 12-2 victory on Friday afternoon. Softball onSI reports that Santa Clara County told the outlet that permits for the stadium were not […]
What to watch for when Arizona men’s basketball visits Houston for Big 12 lead
During the latter years in the Pac-12, Arizona often could go an entire league schedule without facing more than two or three ranked opponents. The final season in 2023-24 only featured one such matchup. On Saturday, the Wildcats will face a ranked league opponent for the fourth consecutive game. No. 4 Arizona (24-2, 11-2) visits […]
Arizona featured in NBA2K26 college-themed content
Koa Peat will be out of action Saturday, but anyone with NBA2K26 can now play with Arizona’s star freshman. The Arizona Wildcats are one of 16 college programs to be included in NBA2K26’s latest update. Don’t get too amped up, though. NBA2K26’s Season 5 release features current and past college players who appear in the […]
Arizona softball beats Boise State at unsettled DeMarini Invitational
There was nothing easy or typical about Thursday for the No. 15 Arizona Wildcat softball team. They were set to play Boise State and Stanford at the Cardinal’s new field but ended up being relocated to West Valley College to play a weather-disrupted game against the Broncos. Their later game against the Cardinal was postponed. […]
Arizona baseball drops to 0-5 after 12-inning loss to UConn
The worst start to a season in school history got even worse on Thursday night. Arizona lost 6-4 in 12 innings to UConn at Hi Corbett Field, dropping to 0-5 and extending its losing streak to seven dating back to last year’s College World Series. “It’s shameful for this program,” UA coach Chip Hale said. […]
Arizona football: Board of Regents approves Brent Brennan extension, salary info released for coordinators
The Arizona Board of Regents formally approved the 5-year extension for Brent Brennan on Thursday, a deal through 2030 that will pay him $4.7 million per season. But Brennan won’t be the only UA football coach making seven figures in 2026. Both offensive coordinator Seth Doege and defensive coordinator Danny Gonzales will earn $1.1 million […]
Houston men’s basketball expert previews the Arizona game, makes a score prediction
Arizona has played one of the most difficult schedules in the country this season, facing nine ranked opponents and beating seven of them. But now comes arguably the toughest test yet in No. 2 Houston. The Cougars (23-3, 11-2) are the only team in the Big 12 the Wildcats haven’t beaten since joining the league […]
Arizona softball: Stanford tournament games moved to Viking Field at West Valley College
This weekend was supposed to be a big deal for No. 12 Stanford softball at its new stadium. The program is hosting the defending national champion and currently third-ranked Texas Longhorns and the No. 15 Arizona Wildcats in its home tournament. Instead, those games will be moved to West Valley College’s Viking Field in nearby […]
What Tommy Lloyd, Jaden Bradley and Anthony Dell’Orso said after Arizona’s win over BYU
For the first time this season, Arizona was outscored in the paint by an opponent. Just as shocking was that the Wildcats scored more points from the perimeter than inside. And the UA still was in control almost the entire game in beating No. 23 BYU on Wednesday night, doing so without two members of […]
Shorthanded Arizona men’s basketball beats No. 23 BYU to snap skid
There have been at least half a dozen times this season when Tommy Lloyd has been asked about Anthony Dell’Orso and if he’s concerned about the senior’s offensive struggles. And every time Lloyd has said he isn’t, and that Delly’s time will come. It came on Wednesday night, when Arizona needed someone to step up […]
Arizona men’s basketball vs. BYU fan discussion
It’s Game Day! The Arizona Wildcats will try to snap a 2-game skid when they host the BYU Cougars. The UA, which beat BYU 86-83 in Provo last month, will be wearing special ‘Galaxy Slam’ uniforms. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online. Come chat with us! […]
Arizona men’s basketball vs. BYU: Game time, TV schedule, odds, streaming and more
It’s Game Day! The Arizona Wildcats will try to snap a 2-game skid when they host the BYU Cougars. The UA, which beat BYU 86-83 in Provo last month, will be wearing special ‘Galaxy Slam’ uniforms. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online: Arizona-BYU game time, details: […]
Arizona women’s basketball loses to Colorado in late fourth quarter collapse
After a close and heartbreaking loss to Arizona State on Saturday, Arizona women’s basketball was looking to get back in the win column against Colorado. “We were in a position to win it, and then we did a couple silly things where we gave them some hope,” head coach Becky Burke said after the loss […]
Arizona baseball drops to 0-4 after loss to Nebraska-Omaha in home opener
Arizona first fielded a baseball team in 1904, and every year since 1946. The program has won four national titles, made the College World Series 19 times and produced hundreds of MLB draft picks. But the Wildcats had never started a season 0-4, until now. The UA lost 3-1 to Nebraska-Omaha on Tuesday night at […]
Arizona softball survives midweek game against Nevada
The Nevada Wolf Pack went 41-14 last year, but a loss to San Diego State in the finals of the Mountain West Softball Tournament was enough to dash their NCAA Tournament hopes. They looked like a team ready to make up for that in a 9-7 midweek loss to the Arizona Wildcats on Tuesday night […]
Koa Peat, Dwayne Aristode out for Arizona men’s basketball vs. BYU
Arizona will be down two regulars, including a starter, for Wednesday’s showdown with No. 23 BYU, and at least one could be out for longer The school announced Tuesday that freshman forward Koa Peat has a muscle strain in his “lower leg area,” an injury that will keep him out for at least the next […]
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