Teamwork leads to solid start for Cats' front line

The strength of the Arizona football team's offensive line was definitely a question mark before the year began.

According to senior Kili Lefotu, those questions lit a fire under the unit Arizona head coach Mike Stoops has called the "most improved" of the team's offense.

"We kind of took it personal - everyone asking around town, 'How's the O-line going to be?'" Lefotu said. "We just felt that was a personal shot at the line and (at offensive line) coach (Eric) Wolford." [Read article]

From a Red Dragon to their red tag, sophomores Darren Maxwell and Jonas Persson and junior Matt Bisordi of the Arizona men's swimming and diving team have more to them than just being normal guys in Speedos.

When they get those precious seconds away from the pool, they want nothing to do with almost anything water-related, except for maybe a late-night dip in their hot tub.

Living far off campus in a spacious, four-bedroom house in east Tucson, these guys are all about transportation. The "Red Dragon" is the name Persson's roommates have given to his scooter. [Read article]

They're common language, but does the common Arizona sports fan honestly know where our popular sports terms stem from?

Starting close to the heart with America's pastime, football (or "pigskin," which dates as far back as 1894) has some quirky vocabulary.

Think about the wealth of words combined to create football's language. It's like writing the word "dog" 25 times - after a while, it just looks kind of weird. [Read article]