Run defense will remain concern against No. 1 USC

Coming off a 28-0 loss Saturday at No. 10 California, the Arizona football team has little time to lick its wounds before its road matchup this weekend against top-ranked Southern California.

Arizona head coach Mike Stoops said in his weekly press conference yesterday that the Wildcats will focus this week on the errors that cost the team in Berkeley, Calif., and could bury it against a USC team that, behind golden-boy quarterback Matt Leinart, overcame a 21-3 halftime deficit Saturday to beat No. 17 ASU 38-28. [Read article]

Teammates battle back and forth between school and sport

A small television. A "Scarface" poster on the wall. A tank full of golf balls that belongs to an old roommate.

There isn't much of value in the living room of seniors Roger Matalonga, Colin O'Grady and sophomore Bruno Alcala, three Arizona men's tennis players, both past and present, who reside in a four-bedroom house a few minutes off campus. [Read article]

The Arizona football team is 1-3 heading into its game against Southern California. So what?

Two years ago, the Cats probably would have also been 1-3 with this schedule, but instead of losing games by three points, seven points and 28 points, respectively, they would have lost by 35, 42 and 66.

What happened to all the fan support? It seemed to just drain away after Saturday's game, on a day when the team had just its first rough outing of the season. [Read article]