Gryzb, freshman trio lead Arizona in rout

The 2003-04 UA women's basketball team shook off a few early mistakes yesterday and showed why it deserved the preseason ranking it was given.

The No. 22 Wildcats used a 31-7 run in the first half to blow out the Latvian Select Team, 87-52, in Arizona's first exhibition game of the season last night in McKale Center in front of 1,160 fans.

"We obviously need to work on some things, but overall it was a good effort," said senior guard Aimee Grzyb. [Read article]

The UA men's basketball team moves one step closer to opening its 100th season when the Wildcats take part in their annual Red-Blue Game tonight in McKale Center at 7.

The Pepsi-sponsored intrasquad scrimmage will split the run-and-gun Wildcats into two teams, pitting a red squad against a blue.

With plenty of speed and ability to spread around, Arizona will showcase those talents for the first time this season in a real game situation. [Read article]

After being swept by No. 6 Cal in Tucson, sophomore outside hitter Jennifer Abernathy led the UA volleyball team to a sweep of her sister Gabrielle's Golden Bears near her hometown of Antioch, Calif. Abernathy earned national and Pac-10 Player of the week honors in the process.

After relying heavily on her good friend and roommate, sophomore outside hitter Kim Glass, most of the season, Abernathy has been on a tear recently, leading the Wildcats to a 5-3 stretch in their last eight games - including a pair of victories over top-10 opponents. [Read article]

Two professional Arizona sports teams. Two teams on the rise. Two teams with a drastic difference in fan support.

The Phoenix Suns and the Arizona Cardinals.

The Suns have suffered two narrow defeats in their first three regular-season games. But the young, enthusiastic franchise is optimistic that it can capitalize on last year's 44-win campaign, in which it nearly pushed the eventual NBA champion San Antonio Spurs to a decisive seventh game in the first round of the playoffs. [Read article]

Women's golf beats Bucks, takes fifth in Myrtle Beach

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - The Arizona women's golf team defeated Ohio State in the final-round matchup yesterday after its third day of competition at the Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championship in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

The Wildcats carded three wins to the Buckeyes' two, as Arizona finished the tournament in fifth place.

UA sophomore Erica Blasberg defeated Ohio State's Kristen White 2 & 1, and Wildcat junior Mar Garcia fell to the Buckeyes' Allison Hanna 4 & 3, in the final round. [Read article]