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Fans Get Ugly, Irrational Over Missed Kicks

PHOENIX – As of Friday afternoon, there were seven new Facebook pages devoted to Alex Zendejas, and depending on which side of the divide you straddle, the University of Arizona kicker is either the latest sympathetic figure to be caught in a frightening cultural undertow, or Lucifer incarnate. Death threats,...

Former ASU Tailback Loren Wade Guilty of Murder

Symbolic of Arizona State's decline the last three years, former Arizona State star tailback Loren Wade was found guilty of second-degree murder Thursday. Wade shot and killed teammate Brandon Falkner in March of 2005, apparently in a fit of jealousy.Prosecutors claimed Falkner was shot because Wade saw him talking to his...

Rudy Carpenter Didn't Get the Memo

Quarterbacks with multiple fractures in their throwing hand usually take a seat and do that whole "healing" thing. On the surface it sounds like common sense. But then, common sense fell by the wayside long ago for last year's Arizona State football team.Arizona State's Rudy Carpenter didn't get the memo.The junior told...

07 Issues: New Coaches Everywhere

There will be 23 new head coaches this year in college football. With 119 teams in DIA, my shaky math tells me that means nearly one in every five schools has a new head coach. I don't have numbers from previous years but that's an incredible turnover rate and will mark 2007 as a year of transition in college football.So...

Weekend Schedule: Western Athletic Conference

The opening-week jitters are now behind Western Athletic Conference teams as they await week two opponents.Thursday Night SpecialBoise State has already played their game this week, defeating Pac-10 foe Oregon State 42-14 before a raucous home crowd.Pac-10 BattlesWAC teams are looking to take advantage of a limping Pac-10....