AZ Desert Swarm

Photo by Ryan Kelapire The head coaches of softball and men’s golf both get one year added to their deals The head coaches of Arizona softball and men’s golf both have an extra year to prove themselves. Softball head coach Caitlin Lowe and men’s golf head coach Jim Anderson were entering the final year of their contracts in 2025-26. Arizona has extended both by an extra … [Read more...] about Arizona extends Caitlin Lowe, Jim Anderson through 2026-27 season

Arizona Athletics An injury-plagued junior year may have cost Brendan Summerhill some money and draft clout, but in the end he still counts as another first round pick for the Arizona Wildcats. Summerhill was picked 42nd overall by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2025 MLB Draft on Sunday. The pick, as part of the Competitive Balance Round A, is technically part of the first … [Read more...] about 2025 MLB Draft: Arizona outfielder Brendan Summerhill selected 42nd overall by Tampa Bay

Dylan Widger-Imagn Images It didn’t take long for Aaron Walton to establish himself as one of Arizona’s best players this past season, which will turn out to be his only with the program. And that one year was enough to shoot him up the draft boards. The UA outfielder was picked 66th overall by the Cleveland Guardians in the second round of the 2025 MLB Draft on Sunday. … [Read more...] about 2025 MLB Draft: Guardians take Arizona OF Aaron Walton in 2nd round

Photo credit should read BORIS HEGER/AFP via Getty Images Mireia Jurado and Sumayah Sugapong suited up for their national teams over the weekend Freshman Mireia Jurado and junior Sumayah Sugapong will be teammates on Becky Burke’s first Arizona women’s basketball team in just a few months. The two guards were on different continents playing for their national teams in … [Read more...] about Arizona women’s basketball newcomers have dramatically different results in weekend FIBA play

Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Terry ‘Tito’ Francona is a two-time World Series champion as a manager, there isn’t much left for him to prove. Yet this past winter the former Arizona Wildcats great decided he wasn’t ready for retirement, returning to the dugout to coach the Cincinnati Reds. And halfway through his first season back on … [Read more...] about Arizona alum Terry Francona notches 2,000 win as MLB manager