Last night, Luke Walton sat on the far end of the UA bench clad in a white button-down T-shirt and faded blue jeans, not his regular game uniform.

On this night, in the team's season- opening exhibition game, the senior preseason All-American and Sports Illustrated cover boy would just be sitting back and observing for once.

After spraining his ankle less than a week ago, Walton is stuck wearing a big black boot to keep his right ankle immobile. [Read article]

If the first 10 minutes of the Arizona men's basketball season-opening exhibition game last night was an indication of what is to come for the Wildcats this year, then the future looks very promising.

However, the second half was nothing to look back on.

"I'd give it a Cö," said sophomore center Channing Frye of the night's performance. "We had some unnecessary turnovers tonight, but it's good that we played a different team. It was a chance for us to discover the little knick-knacks that we don't see when we play against each other." [Read article]

U.S. Amateur champ Barnes sees sights, rubs shoulders with royalty in Malaysia

It's not every day that a golfer from Stockton, Calif., gets a chance to meet the Sultan of Malaysia. But when senior golfer and U.S. Amateur champion Ricky Barnes went to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the World Amateur Championships Oct. 24 to Oct. 27, he knew from the look of the palm fronds and oppressive heat that he was not in the United States anymore. [Read article]

Year ö Sophomore

Hometown ö Dunedin, New Zealand

Why she won ö Hollands won the singles title at the Fall Desert Classic in Palm Springs, and also took home the doubles championship along with teammate Kelly Perry. Hollands was seeded No.5 in the tournament and manhandled second-seeded Kendra Strohm en route to the title.

WILDCAT: How do you feel about your performance? [Read article]

"We are at our best when people expect the least."

Those were the words of associate head basketball coach Jim Rosborough last season prior to the men's basketball team's first tip-off in New York against Maryland.

As if he knew something we all didn't, Rosborough seemed to have a feeling.

This season, everyone in Tucson has a feeling.

There is no surprise.

There will be no doubts, no question marks and definitely no room for error. [Read article]

Q: How many straight National Collegiate Club Hockey Tournaments have the Icecats participated in?

A: 19