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Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images Mireia Jurado and Sumayah Sugapong may not have suited up for the Arizona Wildcats yet, but both will get high-level experience this summer in international competitions. Jurado will represent Spain in the FIBA U18 Women’s Eurobasket while Sugapong heads to China to represent the Philippines in the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup. Two of our own … [Read more...] about Arizona’s Sumayah Sugapong, Mireia Jurado to represent their countries in FIBA tournaments

Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images It was a bit of an embarrassment for ESPN, which prematurely posted a scheduled video about the Minnesota Lynx dominating the Indiana Fever in the Commissioner’s Cup on Tuesday evening. Former Arizona star Aari McDonald and her teammates got the last laugh, defeating the Lynx by 15 to win the in-season tournament on Minnesota’s … [Read more...] about Aari McDonald helps Indiana Fever win 2025 WNBA Commissioner’s Cup

Arizona Athletics The offseason is here, with all of Arizona’s sports done for 2024-25 season and the 2025-26 campaigns are still a little ways away. This means only one thing, it is a great time to take stock on where some of the programs stand now. Over the next few weeks, we’ll take a look at each of the UA’s men’s and women’s athletic programs to see what shape … [Read more...] about Taking Stock 2025: How Arizona men’s tennis is looking under Clancy Shields

Cheryl Evans/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Team USA cruised to victory Tuesday at the FIBA U19 World Cup, as Arizona incoming freshman Koa Peat scored double figures for the third straight game. Peat had 15 points in USA’s 129-70 win over Cameroon. Peat scored 13 of his points in the first half before USA coach Tommy Lloyd let him rest for most of … [Read more...] about Arizona freshman Koa Peat scores double figures as Team USA sweeps group play at FIBA U19 World Cup

Steven Branscombe-Imagn Images Had it won either of its games at the College World Series, Arizona would have been reunited with an old Pac-12 foe in Omaha. That reunion will instead happen next February outside of Phoenix. The Wildcats will open the 2026 season in a tournament at Surprise Stadium and face Oregon State as well as former Pac-12 rival Stanford along with … [Read more...] about Arizona baseball notebook: Wildcats to open 2026 season vs. old Pac-12 foes, pitcher Tony Pluta named CSC Academic All-American