Tedy Bruschi (Photo courtesy of Arizona Athletics)
Tedy Bruschi Named to CFB Hall of Fame Former Arizona defensive lineman Tedy Bruschi is the fourth Arizona football player to be inducted in the NFF College Football Hall of Fame and the third in the last five years. Bruschi (1991-95) ended his UA career with 52 sacks, tied for the most in NCAA history. He was a consensus All-American in 1994 and a unanimous All-American in 1995.
The UA's Davellyn Whyte Selected in WNBA Draft Senior Davellyn Whyte has made Arizona women's basketball history after being picked 16th overall by the San Antonio Stars in the WNBA draft this week. With the pick, Whyte became the highest drafted player in Arizona women's basketball history. Ify Ibekwe was picked 24th by the Seattle Storm in 2011, and Adia Barnes was selected 32nd by the Sacramento Monarchs in 1998.
The UA's Jordin Mayes (Photo by Patti Ota)
Wildcats Head to Sweet 16 The No. 6 seed Arizona men's basketball team will open play in the 2013 NCAA West Regional semifinal against No. 2 seed Ohio State on March 28 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. This will mark the second trip to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 under head coach Sean Miller and Arizona's 15th trip to the regional semifinals in program history.
UA guard Jordin Mayes (Photo by Lida DeGroote)
Arizona to Open Play in 2013 NCAA Tournament The No. 6 seed Arizona men's basketball team will open play in the 2013 NCAA Tournament's West Region against No. 11 seed Belmont in a March 21 second-round game in Salt Lake City. This will be the UA's 30th NCAA Tournament appearance overall (counting two vacated appearances), and the program has an official 46-26 (.639) record in its previous NCAA Tournament action.
The UA beat ASU 73-58 on March 9. (Photo courtesy of Arizona Athletics)
Quarterfinals Await Wildcats in Las Vegas The No. 4 seed Arizona men's basketball team (24-6, 12-6 Pac-12) will travel to Las Vegas for the 2013 Pac-12 Tournament and will open play in the second quarterfinal on March 14. Arizona's 21 wins and four championships (1988-90, 2002) in this event are league bests. Since 2002, the Cats are 12-10 in tournament play and advanced to four title games.
Tedy Bruschi (Photo courtesy of Arizona Athletics)
The UA's Jordin Mayes (Photo by Patti Ota)
UA guard Jordin Mayes (Photo by Lida DeGroote)
The UA beat ASU 73-58 on March 9. (Photo courtesy of Arizona Athletics)

Greg Byrne Talks Facilities, Olympics, College World Series

  • Arizona Daily Wildcat
  • August 29, 2012
UA Athletics Director Greg Byrne, who stepped into the role in May 2010, has had a pretty successful run in Tucson thus far. In this interview with the Arizona Daily Wildcat, Byrne discusses department goals, facilities, the Olympics and the College World Series.

National Champs Honored at Chase Field

  • UANews
  • August 28, 2012
The 2012 Arizona baseball national championship team was honored before the Arizona Diamondbacks home game against the San Diego Padres at Chase Field last weekend. Arizona's fall practice season will begin on Oct. 8, and players will begin "skill hours" work on Sept. 4. The Wildcats will begin to defend their national title on Feb. 15 against Coppin State at Hi Corbett Field.

Arizona Men's Basketball No. 10 in ESPN's 50 in 50 Rankings

  • UANews
  • August 24, 2012
ESPN.com has released its rankings of the top-50 college basketball programs of the last 50 years, and the Wildcats checked in at No. 10. Arizona positives cited by the network include its streak of consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, four Final Fours, the 1997 national championship and the 2001 runner-up finish.

Inside View of Eagles Sensation, Former Wildcat Nick Foles

  • Philadelphia Daily News
  • August 22, 2012
Former UA quarterback Nick Foles is becoming a sensation with the Philadelphia Eagles' fan base after completing 24 of 38 passes (63.2 percent) for 361 yards and four touchdowns in two preseason games. The Eagles selected Foles as the 88th overall pick in the draft.

Seven of UA’s Best Are Headed to the London Paralympics

  • UANews
  • August 21, 2012
UA athletes Zachary Abbott, Bryan Barten, Jordan Bird, Tanner Gers, Adam Kellerman, Jennifer Poist and Noah Yablong will compete during the 2012 Paralympics, which will run Aug. 29 through Sept 9. Their countless hours of dedication to wheelchair tennis, basketball and track and field, as well as visually impaired track and field, will be tested in London among the world’s best.

UA Engineering Grad Training Hard for 2012 Paralympics

  • UANews
  • August 21, 2012
Noah Yablong, a UA engineering management graduate and adaptive sports athlete, will play for Team USA in the Paralympic Games. Yablong, a top wheelchair tennis player with a world ranking of 58 and a U.S. Tennis Association ranking of 4, played for the UA wheelchair tennis team during his undergraduate studies at the UA.

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