From fast food breakfasts to a 70-mile commute, UA softball head coach Mike Candrea makes certain to get his daily dose of one thing: winning

E very day of UA head coach Mike Candrea's 17-year career has been a routine.

Forget the fact that he's routinely won championships öö six NCAA and Pacific 10 Conference öö or that he's on the path to reach the largest milestone of his career, the 1,000-win mark. [Read article]

Who: Monica Bisordi
Year: Sophomore
Sport: Gymnastics
Position: All-Around
From: San Mateo, Calif.

Why Bisordi won: After struggling for two weeks, Bisordi returned to her old form in the Cat Classic this past weekend. Bisordi posted an all-around score of 39.325 to break the eight-year Cat Classic record mark of 39.300 and top eight other all-arounders to win her third all-around title of the season. [Read article]

Even with the nation's No. 1 rank, it still seems that many doubt the Wildcats are playing the best basketball in the nation.

But it's not just the outsiders who have noticed that UA isn't on top of its game with just seven games remaining before the start of tournament play.

"I think as a team we really haven't played like the number one team," freshman guard Hassan Adams said. "We're kind of just getting by and we can play much better than what we're doing. I can see it and Coach O can see it too. Everyone on the team can see it." [Read article]

Whi Kim and Roeland Brateanu were roommates and best friends two years ago during their freshman tennis season at Arizona.

Now their friendship exists, but they are no longer teammates.

Brateanu left UA last season to pursue his collegiate tennis career at Utah.

With Utah in town to face the Wildcats yesterday, Kim was set to take center court and play against his friend and former teammate in the featured match of the afternoon. [Read article]

After starting the season ranked 10th in the American Collegiate Hockey Association polls, it was said that the Arizona Icecats were young, untested and would struggle to earn an invitation to the ACHA national championship tournament.

Yesterday, the doubters were put to rest as the Icecats, equipped with just three seniors and a host of young freshmen, received the No. 5 seed for the upcoming championship to be held later this month in Athens, Ohio. [Read article]

Not even bad weather or an extended wait on the 13th hole could stop the women's golf team from rising from eighth to third in day two of the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge in Palos Verde, Calif., yesterday.

But the unlucky-numbered hole nearly changed the Wildcats' fortune.

"We played almost every hole in the rain," head coach Greg Allen said. "It was tough conditions for the whole field, and we (the assistants) thought 300 would be a good score to post." [Read article]

Men's volleyball suffers rare loss

After not losing at all last year, the men's volleyball team finished third in its Desert Thunder tournament after losing their third match of the season.

The No. 1 Wildcats (9-3) will likely lose their top ranking after going 8-1 in the tournament. Arizona's lone loss came at the hands of Los Angeles' Pierce College, which finished second to No. 3 Utah. [Read article]

Softball's Jung named Pac-10 player of week

The Pacific-10 Conference is sure taking notice of Arizona athletes.

A day after women's basketball star Shawntinice Polk was named Pac-10 Player of the Week for basketball, senior Lovie Jung earned the softball equivalent of the weekly honor.

Over the weekend, in the Fiesta Bowl Tournament, Jung posted a .474 batting average with five home runs, including a grand slam. Jung also had 11 RBIs, with nine hits and eight runs scored. [Read article]