UA reserves forced to trade floor time for chance at title

For the first time since the final buzzer sounded against Gonzaga, Rick Anderson had a chance to relax.

Sitting in the hot tub Sunday in the McKale Center training facility after a night where he was unable to sleep, Anderson was taking the first step in recovering from all the minutes he logged against the Zags in Salt Lake City. He played a career-high 40 minutes in the double-overtime affair. [Read article]

I saw UCLA's Tyus Edney go coast to coast to beat Missouri at the buzzer in 1995. I can remember sprinting outside and trying to duplicate Christian Laettner's turn-around jumper that shocked Kentucky. a few years prior.

I forced my family to keep the television on during dinner, just so I could watch underdog Arizona take it to three No. 1 seeds in 1997 to win the title.

Despite all of this, nothing I have seen could prepare me for this edition of March Madness. [Read article]

Head coach Andy Lopez said he didn't think his team's series win over two-time defending Pacific-10 Conference champs Southern California last weekend was a big deal, but that didn't stop a few national media outlets from taking notice.

Arizona (21-8, 2-1 Pac-10) made its first appearance of the year in yesterday's Baseball America and ESPN/Sports Weekly top 25 rankings. Lopez's squad debuted at 21st and 25th, respectively, in the two polls. The Wildcats hadn't been ranked in either poll since the 2000 season. [Read article]

The outdoor season for UA track and field opened this weekend with the return of spring to the Southwest.

The 19th annual Willie Williams Classic was the stage, and the Wildcats wasted no time qualifying athletes for the NCAA Regional meet, despite tough competition from nationally ranked teams from Brigham Young (No. 6 men's, No. 15 women's) and Washington State (No. 30 men's, No. 13 women's). [Read article]

Arizona finishes as top club team, Ohio State holds off Stanford for fourth title in a row

Not only did the Arizona synchronized swimming team beat all the other club teams at the U.S. Collegiate Championships, it beat four varsity teams en route to a fifth place finish.

The collegiate championships, held at the UA's Student Recreation Center, brought together all qualifying NCAA, NAIA and club teams to compete. Arizona's fifth place finish was the highest among club teams. Ohio State held off Stanford to finish first, Alabama Birmingham placed third, Canisius College placed fourth. [Read article]