The University of Arizona announced Monday, June 29, that its athletic department will be pausing its reentry plan after the increasing surge of positive COVID-19 cases in Pima County. Read more
The University of Arizona announced Monday, June 29, that its athletic department will be pausing its reentry plan after the increasing surge of positive COVID-19 cases in Pima County. Read more
Episode three of Zona Zoom, our sports collaboration between the three Arizona Student Media outlets, is here. Read more
The recent hiring of Jason Terry, an 19 year NBA veteran, former NCAA National Player of the Year and team leader on the 1997 Arizona Men’s Basketball national championship squad as an assistant coach to the men’s basketball team means good news for an athletics program in mid-crisis. However, the decision to make a major athletics hire during a campus wide hiring freeze and during major furloughs of university faculty and staff has raised major questions about university management during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Arizona men’s basketball senior Ira Lee doesn’t know when the next time he’ll be able to safely play basketball again. He doesn't even know when he will be allowed to return to Tucson and use the university’s training facilities. So, for now, training at a gym in his hometown of Los Angeles with his dad is all he can do. But bigger things are on Lee’s mind during this time: police brutality and the Black Lives Matter movement. Read more
Episode two of Zona Zoom, our sports collaboration between the three Arizona Student Media outlets, is here! Read more
University of Arizona alumna Christina Birch sits on her family’s cattle ranch in Montana preparing for the day where she finally lives out her dream of becoming an Olympic track cyclist representing Team USA on the biggest stage possible. Birch is one of nine women to be named to the countries’ Track Cycling Long Team in the upcoming Summer Olympics and her journey is unlike any other. Read more
Our first episode of Zona Zoom, our sports collaboration between the three Arizona Student Media outlets, is here. Read more
One day after Austin Wells was selected in round one by the New York Yankees, teammate Matthew Dyer was taken in round four by the other New York team as the Mets selected the super-utility player with the No. 120 overall pick. Read more
The University of Arizona athletic department is preparing to bring its student-athletes back to campus beginning on June 15. UA athletic director Dave Heeke and Dr. Stephen Paul of C.A.T.S. Medical Services held a virtual press conference on Thursday where they laid out the universities’ reentry plan for its student-athletes. Read more
Two years ago, Arizona catcher Austin Wells was selected by the New York Yankees in the 35th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft but opted not to sign and instead enrolled at Arizona. Now, Wells finds himself getting drafted by the Yankees once again, this time in round one. Read more
Former Arizona legend Jason Terry said he was “first in line” when he heard the news of a coaching position opening up on the men’s basketball team back in March. Terry had been in contact with head coach Sean Miller and associate head coach Jack Murphy since September of 2019 when Terry first described his interest in joining the staff. Read more
University of Arizona men's basketball head Sean Miller held a virtual press conference on Tuesday in what was his first media availability since March. Read more
Collegiate Baseball announced their 2020 All-American teams from this past year’s shortened season that saw three Wildcats named to teams, including two Freshman All-Americans for the second consecutive season. Read more
The international recruiting trail continues as Arizona picked up two more overseas commitments on Wednesday, May 27. The Wildcats added Lithuanian brothers Azuolas and Tautvilas Tubelis, making them the fifth and sixth international commits in Arizona’s 2020 class. Read more
Ever since it’s creation back in 2003, the ZonaZoo has become one of the largest student sections not just in the Pac-12 but throughout the whole country. Read more
If the 2020 season were still going on, Arizona catcher Dejah Mulipola would have been in San Jose, Calif., playing for Team USA and finishing out the “Stand Beside Her Tour” before heading off to play in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan this summer. Read more
Arizona athletic director Dave Heeke announced that the university and the athletic department is fully committed to having a college football season this year. Heeke held a virtual press conference with the media on Thursday where he laid out his plans to have a 2020 football season while prioritizing the health of the fans and student-athletes. Read more
Less than 24 hours away from competing in the 2020 NCAA Indoor Championships, Arizona track and field star Carlos Villarreal received word that the final season of his collegiate career would be cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
