If there was one word mentioned by players and coaches on the No. 2 Arizona softball team, it's consistency.

Mostly, the word is thrown around because consistency has been hard to come by for the Wildcats in Pacific 10 Conference play, especially offensively. Their spotty hitting has hurt them in some close conference games, where they have an 8-6 record.

"One day we walk out and get the hits we need, and the next day we don't," said head coach Mike Candrea. "When you are hitting well, the ball looks big and slow, but when you have hitting troubles, it looks like an aspirin." [Read article]

Remember Sacramento!

That will be the No. 9 Arizona baseball team's battle cry two weeks after getting swept in three non-conference games in Sacramento when they play Utah Valley State this weekend at Sancet Stadium hoping to avoid a similar fate.

The Wildcats (29-15, 12-3 Pacific 10 Conference) host a struggling Wolverine squad Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at noon after losing twice to UC Irvine and once at Sacramento State April 22-23 in Sacramento, Calif. [Read article]

Baseball has had the honor of carrying the moniker "America's pastime" for decades, a handle met with little dispute.

Yet the Super Bowl, professional football's championship, is the highest rated sporting event in the United States.

Meanwhile, basketball is the most widely-played sport among the collective American age groups from children to adults.

Baseball, basketball and football are the three most popular sports among American spectators, both on television and in live attendance, according to the Nielsen television rating system. [Read article]

Arizona track and field's only decathlete heads to Westwood, Calif., Friday, where he will be competing against the best multi-event athletes the Pacific 10 Conference has to offer in the Pac-10 Combined Events Championships.

Jake Arnold, the sophomore decathlete from Santa Rosa, Calif., has been on a roll of late, posting a personal record three weeks ago at the Mt. SAC Relays with 7259 points. [Read article]

After patiently waiting more than a week, the Arizona men's club lacrosse team, (8-5, 2-1 Western Collegiate Lacrosse League) learned Monday evening that it will travel to Minnesota to play No. 5 Sonoma State (17-2, 3-0) in the first round of the United States Lacrosse Intercollegiate Association nationals, Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.

The Laxcats, who have taken several days off from practice since suffering their 9-7 loss to ASU April 16, are ready and prepared for their competition in Blaine, Minn. [Read article]