December 27, 2014 · The Sports Xchange
EL PASO, Texas -- While Duke hung by its fingernails for most of the day, Saturday's 81st annual version of the Sun Bowl will be best remembered for its rollercoaster final five minutes, as Arizona State held on for a 36-31 triumph."I believe that big plays change the momentum of the game," said...
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December 27, 2014 · The Sports Xchange
EL PASO, Texas -- Devilish surnames aside, any perceived similarities between Arizona State and Duke's football teams were quickly dispelled Saturday at the 81st Sun Bowl. But the one thing the flashy Sun Devils of the Pac-12 and hard-running Blue Devils of the ACC did have in common was a...
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November 28, 2014 · The Sports Xchange
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Arizona freshman running back Nick Wilson rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns to help the No. 11 Wildcats into the Pac-12 championship game with a 42-35 victory over the No. 13 Arizona State Sun Devils on Friday at Arizona Stadium.Wilson bolted 72 yards for a touchdown over...
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November 24, 2014 · The Sports Xchange
Arizona State wide receiver Jaelen Strong is expected to return to the field when the Sun Devils play rival Arizona on Friday.The redshirt junior, who leads ASU with 71 catches for 982 yards and nine touchdowns, was held out of...
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November 22, 2014 · The Sports Xchange
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Halfback D.J. Foster rushed for three touchdowns and quarterback Taylor Kelly passed for four as No. 13 Arizona State pulled away from Washington State for a 52-31 Pac-12 victory at Sun Devil Stadium on...
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November 16, 2014 · The Sports Xchange
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Oregon State used big plays to rally and complete a 35-27 upset of No. 6 Arizona State on Saturday night before an announced crowd of 40,525 in Reser Stadium.The Beavers had scoring plays of 77, 67 and 66 yards...
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November 14, 2014 · The Sports Xchange
KICKOFF: Saturday, 10:45 p.m. ETGAMEDATE: 11/15/14SITE: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OregonTV: ESPNSERIES: ASU leads the series against Oregon State 26-13-1, including a 30-17 victory in Tempe last season. The Beavers have won the...
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November 08, 2014 · The Sports Xchange
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona State quarterback Taylor Kelly threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score as the No. 9 Sun Devils held off No. 10 Notre Dame for a 55-31 victory on Saturday at Sun Devil Stadium.Arizona State (8-1)...
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November 04, 2014 · The Sports Xchange
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Notre Dame tried last year to get out of its home-and-home series with Arizona State. But the Sun Devils refused to budge on giving up its home game. That's a good thing, too -- for both teams.This Saturday's game...
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November 02, 2014 · The Sports Xchange
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona State kicker Zane Gonzalez made a 36-yard field goal on the final play of overtime, freshman running back Demario Richard rushed for a career-high 126 yards and the No. 15 Sun Devils beat No. 18 Utah 19-16...
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October 26, 2014 · The Sports Xchange
SEATTLE -- On a windy night when Arizona State saw the return of its quarterback, the Sun Devils' defense nearly stole the show.Arizona State's defense held Washington to 139 passing yards, kept the Huskies' offense without a...
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