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Senior quarterback Troy Williams replaced injured starter Tyler Huntley and helped lead No. 23 Utah to a 30-24 win over Arizona at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Ariz., on Friday night. Williams replaced an injured Huntley midway through the first half to help keep Utah (4-0) ahead throughout the game. Huntley had gone 8 for 9 passing…
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After six seasons as a minor league baseball player, Donavan Tate has decided to give football a try. Tate’s baseball career didn’t pan out, so now he is enrolling at Arizona to play quarterback for Rich Rodriguez. Rodriguez announced Tate’s arrival at an event on Wednesday, and he called the former baseball player “the natural.” This…
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Power forward Shareef O'Neal, the son of NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal, committed to Arizona on Wednesday for 2018. O'Neal's AAU team, California Supreme made the announcement of his verbal commitment via Twitter. The five-star junior recruit from Crossroads School in Santa Monica, Calif., is ranked No. 19 in the ESPN 60 for the class of 2018.…
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The Arizona Cardinals are shuffling the deck in regard to Andre Ellington, coach Bruce Arians said Wednesday. Arians told reporters that Ellington will be a wide receiver this season as opposed to a running back. Signed to a one-year deal earlier this month, Ellington has proven to be better in the passing game during his four…
SALT LAKE CITY -- Freshman center Lauri Markkanen scored 16 points and collected 10 rebounds to help No. 2-seeded Arizona rally after halftime for a 69-60 victory over seventh-seeded Saint Mary's in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. Allonzo Trier added 14 points -- all in the second half -- for the Wildcats.…
Hard-hitting linebacker Kevin Minter is joining the Cincinnati Bengals. Multiple outlets reported Saturday that the 26-year-old is headed to the Bengals after spending the past four seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. According to NFL.com, Minter is expected to sign a one-year contract. Last season, Minter compiled 81 tackles and a career-high 3.5 sacks. A second-round draft…
SALT LAKE CITY -- Arizona is reaching its full potential on offense at just the right time. The second-seeded Wildcats (31-4) eclipsed the 100-point plateau for just the third time in their NCAA Tournament Division I history on Thursday. Over the course of 40 minutes in a 100-82 win over 15th-seeded North Dakota, Arizona amassed 54…
SALT LAKE CITY -- Lauri Markkanen scored 20 points, including several key first-half baskets, to power second seed Arizona to a 100-82 victory over 15 seed North Dakota in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. Rawle Alkins also had 20 points and Allonzo Trier added 18 for the Wildcats. Arizona (31-4) won its…
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Arizona guard Allonzo Trier scored 19 points, wing Rawle Alkins had a double-double and forward Lauri Markkanen had a big second half as the No. 7 Wildcats earned at least a share of the Pac-12 title with a 73-60 victory over Arizona State on Saturday at Tempe, Ariz. Trier just missed posting his fourth consecutive 20-point…
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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Evander Kane scored the tiebreaking goal with 5:36 remaining to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 6-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night. Marcus Foligno (two goals), Ryan O'Reilly, Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart also scored for Buffalo (27-26-11). Robin Lehner made 19 saves. Teemu Pulkkinen, Tobias Rieder and Alex Goligoski…
