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Lute Olson's Back And Surly Like A Fox
The University of Arizona has its long-standing head basketball coach back on the bench, but he apparently upped his prickliness quotient during his season-long leave of absence . First order of business? Fire the guy who kept the ship afloat while you were gone. Kevin O'Neill, who was at one point penciled in as permanent head coach if the Silver Fox couldn't get his silvery shit together, was given these favorable options from Olson: More »
ncaa tournament previews
NCAA Pants Party: West Virginia Vs. Arizona
West Virginia Mountaineers (24-10) vs. Arizona Wildcats (19-14)When: Thursday, 9:40 p.m.
Where: Washington, D.C. More »
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Arizona Wildcats
1. Depth That Rivals A Wading Pool. If we were comparing depth, a team like Tennessee might be an aging porn actress while the Wildcats are a young virgin, still contemplating how long "true love" actually lasts. The Wildcats have three (3!) players that are averaging over 8.8 points a game and only five players averaging over four points a game. Along with the problems of balanced scoring, only one player is averaging more than 5.3 rebounds a game and only two cheerleaders are charting more than six back-handsprings a game, down from last year. More »
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Don't Throw Water Bottles In The Desert
Storming the Floor mentioned this yesterday, and now we have the moving picture evidence of the water bottle heave during the Arizona-USC game on Thursday night. More »
women's college basketball
Arizona Plays Two-On-Five ... And Still Almost Wins
So here's a story that's kind of fun: The Arizona women's basketball team only dressed six players in their game last night. It did not end well. More »
life's a bitch
Lute Olson Extends Leave, Files For Divorce
Arizona's basketball team is playing inOne day after announcing that his leave of absence has extended throughout the 2007-08 basketball season, UA head coach Lute Olson has filed for divorce from his wife, Christine Torretti.More »
down goes oregon
Not A Good Night To Be A Duck
With everything else going on and dominating those sports pages of ours, it almost passed notice that the BCS race imploded again last night with Oregon's loss to Arizona. It also obliterated Dennis Dixon's Heisman chances; he's not likely to play the rest of the season. All told, a rather eventful evening. More »
red hair > red eyes
Chase Is Living the Life
I'm not sure if this picture is from Halloween or if Arizona sophomore Chase Budinger is just a big fan of Larry Bird, but that hardly matters. Who wouldn't want to be a basketball player at the U of A (One lucky soul even got the privilege of being my neighbor for a couple of seasons)? You're always welcome at the NCAA tournament, the campus is beautiful, and the women are both plentiful and pliable. I think it's safe to assume that this has nothing to do with Lute Olson's departure.
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Coach Is Taking Some Personal Days
Legendary Arizona Wildcats coach Lute Olson surprised everyone with yesterday's announcement that he's leaving the team for an undisclosed amount of time, effective immediately."I've given 110 percent to this team and this job," Olson said through his wife Christine's press personnel. "In light of this personal matter, I feel it is in the best interest of the team and the University of Arizona to take a leave of absence."More »
At a news conference Sunday, Arizona Athletic Director Jim Livengood confirmed it was not a health-related issue, repeating that it was a personal issue. Olson has asked for his family's privacy, and Livengood and O'Neill have asked the media to respect those wishes.
Best wishes go to University of Arizona basketball coach Lute Olson, who is taking a leave of absence from coaching. He isn't saying why, but Chris McCosky is pretty sure it's not because of a dirt bike. [Arizona Republic]
everytime you look at the screen you laugh
Arizona Is Prettier Than Tennessee, And Knows It
Last night — in ESPN programming we were not watching — the Arizona Wildcats softball team beat Tennessee 5-0 to win the NCAA Championship. One of the fun aspects of NCAA softball is that, if you have one good pitcher, she can just pitch every game. Tarnye Mowatt pitched all 60 innings for the Wildcats, which might have helped. You know what else might have helped? The MySpace message her sister left for her, pregame. More »
college basketball
NCAA Pants Party: Arizona Vs. Purdue
Arizona Wildcats (20-10) vs. Purdue Boilermakers (21-11)When: Friday, 7:10 p.m.
Where: New Orleans More »
college basketball
Arizona Wildcats
1. Stretch Marks. The 2006-2007 season has resembled that of a young Alpha Phi freshman, heading to Tucson after a long summer of working out and tanning in the sun. Sure, she looks great when college begins, but five months of drinking any possible liquid (Everclear, YUMMY!) and ordering Domino's on her Cat Card has lead to a larger ass and a sudden case of college acne. Arizona begins the year 12-1 before dropping eight of the next 16 games, including six of eight during a stretch in January. More »
college basketball
Don't Expect Your Rec League To Adopt These
These, friends, are the future of college basketball uniforms, and that future is: SPANDEX! OK, not quite Spandex, but there's certainly a skin-tight vibe going on for the four teams who will supposedly try out the new duds during their conference championships this week: Ohio State, Syracuse, Florida and Arizona. They say the shirts are "10 inches tighter," and boy, are we happy they didn't have these things when Robert Traylor was playing. More »
college basketball
"It's All About The Cats!"
We never tired of goofy old team promotional songs, and here's a particularly good one, from a late-'80s Arizona Wildcats team. Ever wonder what Sean Elliot, Steve Kerr and Tom Tolbert would look like rapping? Here's your chance. More »
ncaa tournament previews
NCAA Pants Party: Arizona Vs. Wisconsin
Arizona Wildcats (19-12) vs. Wisconsin Badgers (19-11).When: Friday, 12:30 p.m.
Where: Philadelphia More »
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