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Archive for April, 2011

This Week in the Pac-10, Apr. 29: A Beaver-Bruin baseball battle, and Arizona really needs to win

Thursday, April 28th, 2011
Trevor Bauer

At UCLA 1 = 2
Photo by Deirdre Hamill/The Arizona Republic

TWIT-Pac asks: Why draft players if you’re not going to let them play?

TWIT-Pac answers: Watch college baseball!

There’s a huge series in Los Angeles and the Arizona Wildcats are back home with a hint of desperation in air.

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Short and Sour: ASU’s quick win prolongs Arizona’s baseball slump

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
Alex Mejia

Alex Mejia and the Cats are struggling to grab wins.
Photo by Michael Chow/The Arizona Republic

The Arizona Wildcats tried to treat Tuesday like Friday but it wasn’t enough as Arizona State won again in Tucson to finish the season series.

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Two-and-Through: Comparing Derrick Williams to Arizona’s other NBA draft early entrants

Monday, April 25th, 2011
Derrick Williams dunk

Derrick Williams jammed a lot into two years.
Photo by Gary A. Vasquez-US PRESSWIRE

Derrick Williams had his final press conference as a college basketball player on Wednesday. He talked about his draft projections, the potential lockout and finishing school.

There was one thing he didn’t say that he should have:

That’s how a short-timer does it.

How does Williams’ two-year career rank among the Arizona Wildcats’ other NBA draft early entrants?

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This Week in the Pac-10, Apr. 20: Baseball Results! Rankings! Schedule!

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
Joey Rickard

The Arizona Wildcats are out…of excuses.
Photo by Crystal Ochoa/The Arizona Republic

Read one, get one free!

Since the Pac-10 isn’t interested in trying to get people to come to a college baseball game on Easter Sunday, this week’s series all run Thursday through Saturday.

That means TWIT-Pac is early, which means – right this minute – you get all your Pac-10 hardball info in one place.

Less talking! More info!

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Huck It: Spring football game shows Arizona Wildcats understand passing is team’s best option

Monday, April 18th, 2011

Garic Wharton and the receivers made all the right moves on Saturday.
Photo by David Kadlubowski/The Arizona Republic

If you’re a fan of passing offenses, the Arizona spring football game was the place to be.

If you’re a fan of the 2011 Wildcats, passing is exactly what you want to see if you want the team to have a chance at success in the fall.

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