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I'm a former sports reporter for the Arizona Daily Star and editor for Yahoo! Sports who's crazy about my Wildcats.

Friday, January 31, 2014

Steady Hands

T.J. McConnell. Courtesy Arizona Athletics.
Arizona's starting guards Nick Johnson and T.J. McConnell had zero — count 'em, zero — turnovers as the Wildcats squeaked out a 60-57 victory over Stanford on Wednesday night.

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Don't Worry, Be Happy for Wildcats' Success

Previously, I wrote why I think Arizona would beat Syracuse head-to-head in a dream matchup of unbeaten teams. The No. 1 and No. 2 teams, respectively, in the nation are the trendy choice for the NCAA National Championship Game on April 7.

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Hoops Dream Matchup: 'Zona Versus 'Cuse

Sure, there is a month and a half of season left, but it sure is fun to think about a potential Final Four or National Championship matchup between No. 1 Arizona and No. 2 Syracuse. I'm not the only one.

Friday, January 24, 2014

RichRod's Magic Continues?

If I was a betting man, I'd put down 100 large on DT Marcus Griffin, a four-star prospect out of Bellevue, Wash., to be RichRod's latest signee. The high school senior visited Cal last weekend and was destined for Notre Dame but did an about-face and canceled his trip to South Bend for an official visit to Tucson.