The high-octane Arizona offense smacked the ball around the park in yesterday's 14-3 win at New Mexico.

The No. 6 Wildcats (27-11, 10-2 Pacific 10 Conference) hit 14 extra-base hits, including six home runs from five different players, to blow out the Lobos (19-19) at Isotopes Park.

Arizona also hit seven doubles and a triple for a total of 18 hits on the way to scoring in seven of nine frames. [Read article]

Laxcat senior attackman and captain, Dave Sherman, was not always a lacrosse fanatic. Sherman was an everyday athlete who experienced a unique transformation, as he was netted by the Arizona lacrosse program.

However, after playing six years of lacrosse, the end of this season will close a valued chapter in Sherman's athletic career.

"I was always an athlete in high school, playing volleyball and football. I had never watched lacrosse; I didn't even know what it looked like," said Sherman, a Tucson native. [Read article]

Yesterday, in the first of a two-part series, we examined former Wildcats in the NFL. Today we turn our focus to the current Wildcats roster and potential NFL prospects further on down the road.

Who can fans look to as being the next Bruschi or Northcutt? Of those eligible for this year's draft, only Steve Fleming is catching scouts' eyes as far as the 2005 draft is concerned, namely those of Green Bay. Rated as the fourth-best tight end available by some, if he's drafted, it won't be until late (think second day, most likely sixth or seventh round). [Read article]

Nine games into the Pacific 10 Conference schedule, the No. 3 Arizona softball team is already looking at a pair of fours - and none from the back of Alicia Hollowell's uniform.

After dropping both of its games against No. 10 UCLA in Los Angeles last weekend, the Wildcats (31-6, 5-4) already have more conference losses, four, than last season in their second consecutive Pac-10 Championship season (17-3). [Read article]

Arizona assistant coach Yeshimbra "Shimmy" Gray accepted the head coaching job at the University of St. Louis, SLU Athletic Director Cheryl L. Levick said yesterday.

Gray officially begins May 2 and is the sixth coach in the 30-year history of the SLU program.

"I am ecstatic to be a Billiken," said Gray in a press release. "All the pieces are in place to turn the program around and be successful in coming years." [Read article]

After the second round in the Pacific 10 Championship, the Arizona women's golf team is tied for third place, 10 shots behind defending Pac-10 Champion UCLA.

The squad shot a 1-over-par 289 for two-day total of 589 (+13), which knots the Wildcats with rival ASU. The Bruins shot 290 in the second round (+2) for a two-round total of 579.

Junior Cassandra Kirkland tied her career-best round with a 5-under 67 in the second round. Kirkland is tied for second place with UCLA's Susie Mathews. [Read article]