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Pillado rounds out the Washington State coaching staff that is led by Russell Whitaker who will be in his first season as head coach. Former Arizona State assistant coach Austin Pillado will move north to Washington State this fall, joining the staff as an assistant coach. “I am very excited...

The Arizona Wildcats placed five players on the All-Big 12 preseason football teams revealed by their new conference on Tuesday. Receiver Tetairoa McMillan was one of four wideouts on the list compiled by media members who cover the league. Offensive lineman Jonah Savaiinaea, kicker Tyler Loop, cornerback Tacario Davis and linebacker Jacob Manu were also on the team.

WildcatAuthority is counting down the Top 20 most important players on Arizona in 2024. I put together a list of the players I feel are most important to the Wildcats' success this upcoming season. It might not be necessarily a ranking of the best 25 players on the team, but those who will most determine the season's outcome.

The City of Tempe and Tempe Sister Cities are working together to build housing, a boutique hotel, and a new event space in downtown Tempe – all while ensuring the historic Hackett House is protected and maintained. The historic 1888 Hackett House at Fourth Street and Mill Avenue is...

PHOENIX — A motorcyclist is recovering in a Valley hospital after a single-vehicle collision in early June, authorities said. A Monday news release from the Arizona Department of Publics Safety said good Samaritans helped an injured motorcyclist after a crash on June 4. The collision took place while 24-year-old...

Water — and the future of water supplies — continue to be critical issues both here in Arizona and across the world. A new entity at ASU will aim to help find solutions to those concerns. Upmanu Lall is a professor in ASU’s School of Complex Adaptive Systems...

Editor’s Note: McKnight’s Home Care, McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Long-Term Care News are profiling the McKnight’s 2024 Women of Distinction honorees daily from July 1 to Aug. 13. For additional McKnight’s Women of Distinction content, visit this page. As baby boomers continue to...

A LOOK BACK — NO. 60 RICK WARREN. With it being the 60th day until kickoff between the Lobos and Wildcats, the best player to wear No. 60 for Arizona is left guard Rick Warren, who played with the program from 1989-1990. He helped make Dick Tomey’s “Fumblerooskie” play famous in 1990. Arizona beat 15-point favorite USC and former coach Larry Smith 35-26 at the L.A. Coliseum after overcoming a 17-7 deficit with three touchdown runs by quarterback Ronald Veal in the second half, one of them set up by Warren’s 28-yard run on the Fumblerooskie. That is a play in which the ball is left on the turf, fooling the defense, and the guard picks it up and runs. Veal dropped the snap on the ground behind center Paul Tofflemire and faked on option play to the left. Warren scooped up the ball amid the traffic and took off down the right side for a 28-yard gain to the USC 3. The play begins at the 2:05:30 of the video above. “It’s as old as the hills,” UA coach Dick Tomey said of the fumblerooski in the L.A. Times, “but you’ve got to have the guts to use it.” It was the third time that season that the Wildcats used that play, which was outlawed by the NCAA after the 1992 season. Warren scored on a 24-yard touchdown rumble on a fumblerooski in a 28-16 upset of No. 11 Illinois (coached by John Mackovic) in the season-opener. “It’s called 13 fumblerooski,” Warren said in the L.A. Times, talking about the play against USC. “Thirteen is our option play left. On the 13 fumblerooski, everybody else goes left and I go right.” Warren was a walk-on in 1988 from Taft (Calif.) Junior College and Pittsburg (Kan.) State. He earned a scholarship before the start of the 1989 season. Warren went on to become a real estate investor in the Atlanta area.

It's one of the most unappreciated positions on the football field. But it's also one of the most important. Playing tight end means you've got to block, break out fast to make catches, sometimes get downfield for big plays. While the wide receiver gets much of the glory, the tight...

The Texas Longhorns are once again adding to their bullpen.

In observance of Independence Day, the city of Tempe will close all administrative offices on Thursday, July 4, and it has released a list of operating hours for other city services

Bleacher Report is all in favor of the Arizona Cardinals trading away Budda Baker.

ASU nursing students are partnering with the City of Phoenix to do their part to help people experiencing homelessness in the Arizona summer heat.

Recognizing the profound impact of military history on global events, as well as the importance of understanding the experiences and contributions of those who have served, higher education institutions are increasingly creating and expanding military and veteran studies programs. Such curricular offerings are essential for advancing the understanding of military...

When DeCarlos Brooks began organizing his second annual Cutback Giveback Haircut Event, he wanted to get “some of the best barbers in the Valley.” Brooks, a Chandler High School

Practical experience is crucial for students aspiring to achieve career success and make meaningful societal contributions. Graduate students in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University who want to work in the aerospace industry have a new opportunity to gain this experience by being immersed in a hands-on learning environment where they can solve real industry problems.

Thanks to a courageous young Tempean, freedom will ring on Thursday. In June 1945, the late Max Connolly of Tempe was stationed at Horsching Air Base in Austria a month after World War II had ended in Europe with Nazi Germany’s surrender. Connolly was to return prisoners of war...

Sun Devil Football is partnering up with the Tempe Chamber of Commerce, the San Tan Ford Club and the ASU Alumni Association to help celebrate the start of the 2024 season at its annual Kick-Off Luncheon. The luncheon will take place on Friday, August 23 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the San Tan Ford Club inside Mountain America Stadium.

PHOENIX — This week, attorneys representing ASU are expected to file a response to a lawsuit that challenges the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion program. The plaintiff filed the claim earlier this year, alleging the university forces employees to “attest their agreement” with discriminatory teachings shrouded as messages of tolerance.

The city of Tempe recently shared the story of one of its unhoused residents who has been served by the city's programs, highlighting the progress of Tempe's efforts to combat homelessness in the city.