The Arizona football team has its first full-pad action since November at 9:15 a.m. Saturday at the Jimenez Practice Field, the first such workouts of 2005.

"We may have a team scrimmage with full contact in pads," Arizona head coach Mike Stoops said. "We'll just be running through 20 to 30 plays."

The workout, Arizona's third of the 2005 spring season, is the first open to the public.

The Wildcats will run through some of the many sets in place for the fall and will likely complete the morning with an offense-against-defense scrimmage. [Read article]

So, Mike Stoops, widely considered savior of the Arizona football team: Another of your latest prized recruits has found himself in some legal trouble.

You do know whom I'm talking about, right?

I mean Rickey Parker, the top-100 junior college defensive tackle prospect who joined the team Wednesday after being kicked off ASU's squad a couple of years ago. He was dropped for what Sun Devils head coach Dirk Koetter told the Arizona Daily Star were "repeated violations" of team and school rules. [Read article]

The brushes are dried. The paint cans are fastened and put away.

Watch out, members of the No. 2 Arizona softball team: You're officially the No. 1 target of the Pacific 10 Conference.

The two-time defending Pac-10 champion Wildcats (26-2) open conference play at Hillenbrand Stadium this weekend against No. 7 Stanford (24-5) and No. 3 California (29-3).

Arizona takes on the Cardinal at 7 tonight and the Golden Bears at 7 p.m. tomorrow and 1 p.m. Sunday. [Read article]

Following three straight poor Sunday performances, the No. 10 Arizona baseball team hits the road this weekend for the first time in conference play in search of a third starter.

The Wildcats (18-10, 2-1 Pacific 10 Conference) picked the perfect team for that pursuit, as UCLA (7-14, 0-0) has dropped 10 games in a row.

Although the Bruins own the conference's only losing record, Arizona junior catcher Nick Hundley said they would be ready to play in their conference opener. [Read article]

The Arizona track teams compete in the final meet of a four-meet home stand tomorrow against in-state rival ASU in the Arizona International tomorrow at Drachman Stadium beginning at 11:30 a.m.

The teams are led by the throwing tandem of junior Sean Shields and sophomore Adam Kuehl, who placed first and second in the discus during Saturday's Jim Click Shootout and also boast the nation's top two throws in the same event. [Read article]

After some rough losses at No. 5 UCLA and No. 9 Southern California, the No. 47 Arizona men's tennis team (7-8, 0-2 Pacific 10 Conference) faces No. 36 California (7-8, 1-1) today and No. 16 Stanford (9-7, 1-1) tomorrow at Robson Tennis Center.

The Wildcats meet the Golden Bears at 1:30 p.m. and the Cardinal at 1 p.m.

Arizona head coach Bill Wright said he is glad to be back at home, where the Wildcats have scarcely played this spring. [Read article]

The No. 49 Arizona women's tennis team has a tough road trip ahead of them.

The Wildcats (6-8, 0-3 Pacific 10 Conference) face No. 17 California (11-3, 1-1) in Berkeley, Calif., today, then go on to face defending national champion No. 1 Stanford (14-0, 3-0) in Palo Alto, Calif., tomorrow.

There's no rest for the Wildcats, who faced No. 5 Southern California and No. 12 UCLA last weekend.

"There is no off-weekend in the Pac-10," said Arizona assistant coach Brian Ramirez. "To play No. 1 and 17 after playing No. 5 and 12 is a tough two weeks." [Read article]

The Arizona women's golf team travels to Tempe this weekend for the PING/ASU Invitational.

Play begins tomorrow at 8 a.m. on the 6,230-yard course and continues through Sunday.

Arizona is among 18 competitors, including Pac-10 rivals ASU, California, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, Southern California and Washington.

The Wildcats took third place at the UNLV Invitational in Las Vegas Feb. 14. [Read article]