Australian Lindner returns from second ACL injury

Nothing has come easily in America for Katrina Lindner. A 5-foot-6 redshirt sophomore from Glengowrie, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, Katrina came to the UA in 2001 as the first Aussie to play women's basketball under head coach Joan Bonvicini.

Lindner, whom her coach describes as a student-athlete who excels in the classroom and possesses tremendous leadership ability, has been an asset to the team, whether or not she's been able to contribute on the court. [Read article]

Cats hope to regroup on road against USC

When UA basketball's Hassan Adams makes his homecoming tonight in Los Angeles against Southern California, the Trojans could have the sophomore power forward and his Wildcat teammates seeing double, or even quadruple.

Backed by a pair of pairs, Southern California's lineup features a college basketball anomaly: two sets of identical twins. Freshmen Lodrick and Rodrick Stewart are making an immediate impact on head coach Henry Bibby's USC squad (7-6, 2-2 Pacific-10 Conference), joining veteran juniors [Read article]

Considering the dominance of the Wildcat women's hoops team in McKale Center, one wouldn't think that tonight's matchup with Southern California would cause the team to lose much sleep.

Arizona (12-4, 4-1 Pacific-10 Conference) will try to improve upon a school-record 21-game home winning streak, the fifth longest in the nation, tonight at 7 against USC. The Wildcats are 8-0 in McKale this season with an average margin of victory of over 20 points per game. [Read article]

UA senior catcher Mackenzie Vandergeest won't have to move very far after the college softball season ends, as her rights were traded to the Tucson major league softball team.

Originally drafted by the Houston Thunder last month in the National Pro Fast Pitch draft, Vandergeest was traded to the Arizona Heat this week for the draft rights of Liz Bouck (DePaul), Amanda Jensen (Olivet Nazarene) and Rosette Rough (Long Island). Since she still has a year remaining at the UA, Vandergeest cannot sign a contract, but the other three can. [Read article]

New head football coach Mike Stoops filled two more vacancies on his coaching staff yesterday, hiring Mike Canales as offensive coordinator and Mike Tuiasosopo to coach defensive linemen.

Canales comes to Tucson after a year spent coaching wide receivers for the NFL's New York Jets.

He has also orchestrated the passing game at North Carolina State and worked under current USC offensive coordinator Norm Chow, who was a candidate for the UA head coaching vacancy. [Read article]