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Rich Rodriguez Lands on His Feet at Arizona (Which By The Way He Never Visited)

Monday, November 28th, 2011

It seemed like a forgone conclusion that Rich Rodriguez would get back into coaching, it was simply a matter of when and where. Those questions were answered last week when Rodriguez was hired as the next coach at Arizona, taking over for the fired Mike Stoops. Now there will be plenty ...

Derrick Williams on Being Taken Second By Minnesota: “I’m happy where I’m at and just want to get out there and play.”

Monday, June 27th, 2011

The 2011 NBA Draft has come and gone. Now, with the immediate future of the league in limbo thanks to an impending lockout, there appears to be plenty of time in the near future to speculate as to which draft picks will go on to great things, and conversely, who ...

2011 NBA Draft: Derrick Williams Trying to Stay Humble and Calm Despite Hearing About ‘New Trades Every Day’

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

You don't need to research every last NBA Mock Draft to confirm that Arizona's Derrick Williams will be one of the first few players selects in Thursday's 2011 NBA Draft. The general consensus is that the Minnesota Timberwolves will take Williams with the No. 2 pick. If Williams is not ...

Derrick Williams Is Shining the Brightest on College Basketball’s Biggest Stage

Friday, March 25th, 2011

In the first two games of the tournament, Derrick Williams saved Arizona’s season with game changing plays at the end. He stepped up big with a blocked shot that sealed the victory against Memphis in round one and then his man-sized basket at the end of the game against Texas ...

NCAA Sweet 16 Previews: Duke’s Kyle Singler Believes Duke Has “The Team to Win Another Championship”

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

Following the first weekend of the NCAA tournament, one No. 1 seed has already been sent home, but it wasn't the defending champion Duke. The Blue Devils, the top seed in the West, throttled Hampton in its first game, then held off a late surge by Michigan to win by ...

Derrick Williams On Importance Of Winning the Pac-10 Tournament “You don’t want to go into the tournament with a loss.”

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

According to our pals, Petros and Money, over at Fox Sports Radio he's the 6'8'' sophomore forward dubbed "The Whole Enchilada from La Mirada." Derrick Williams is a potential player of the year candidate playing for the #18 Arizona Wildcats in the Pac-10 leading his squad to a record ...

Arizona, Washington Square Off In Separation Weekend for Pac-10

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

The Pac-10 champion will not officially be determined this weekend, but the Arizona Wildcats could go a ways in separating themselves further from the pack. Or, as they square off with Washington for a second time, the pack could become a free-for-all with just two weeks left on the schedule. The ...

Rookie Of The Year Matt Ryan Eager For Encore Performance

Monday, July 20th, 2009

We're just about there. Training camps around the National Football League are set to open before the end of July. For the Atlanta Falcons, there likely will be tremendous optimism and energy in year two of the Mike Smith era. Last year, nobody expected much out of the Falcons. This ...

Chase Budinger Is Sticking To Basketball… For Now

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Chase Budinger produced in all three of his years at Arizona for the basketball program and is a projected mid-first round pick in the upcoming NBA Draft.  However, he's arguably at or near the top in terms of volleyball prospects.  In this interview he says he's going with the b-ball ...

Sean Miller Talks About His New Gig at Arizona, Herb Sendek and Leaving Xavier

Monday, April 13th, 2009

Sean Miller has been an up-and-coming college basketball coach for some time. He followed Thad Matta at Xavier and helped take the Musketeers to several NCAA Tournaments. Now, he's finally gotten the "big job" that he's been waiting on for years in the form of the head coaching position at Arizona. There are ...