A good lead to a story about how UA volleyball player Jennifer Abernathy and her sister Gabrielle now play against each other as Pacific 10 Conference rivals would be detailing one of their more intense fights growing up.

Except they never did.

"That's just the way I raised my kids," said their mother, Theresa. "In my house, fighting was just never allowed - not even horseplay. Horseplay leads to fighting and stuff like that. [Read article]

A - A through M. None of the 14 members of this year's volleyball team - from Jennifer Abernathy to Kelli Mulvany - has a last name that begins with any letter of the last half of the alphabet. Apparently, head coach Dave Rubio doesn't get the N through Z recruit list in the mail.

B - Bear Down, Arizona,Bear Down, red and Blue. Bear Down, Arizona, Hit ëem hard, let ëem know who's who; Bear Down, Arizona, Bear Down, Red and Blue. Go, go, Wildcats, go; Arizona, Bear Down [Read article]

Ah, Family Weekend, the time of year when families head to the UA to check up on their investments - er, children.

This is the weekend to swindle free meals that consist of more than Top Ramen and visit stores that don't take the Catcard as payment.

Family Weekend is a special time of year when the university plans activities to keep families busy the entire weekend.

While every smart Wildcat should take their parents through the union, give them a campus tour that includes the Joseph Wood Krutch Cactus Garden, and help that overbearing parent track down that professor that failed you on your first midterm, it leaves much to be desired for the sports family. [Read article]

FOOTBALL:

Record: 1-5 Overall, 0-2 Pacific 10

Up Next: vs. UCLA, tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.

This season has been full of transition and futility for Arizona. Head coach John Mackovic was fired following the Wildcats‰ 13-10 overtime less to TCU Sept. 27. He was replaced by first-year defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz on an interim basis; a 12-member panel has been formed to seek a permanent replacement. [Read article]