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Saturday, November 26, 2005
The Arizona football team failed to hold off Arizona State yesterday despite a 15-point second-half lead, losing 23-20 in Sun Devil Stadium.
Arizona State kicker Jesse Ainsworth kicked a 20-yard, game-winning field goal with six seconds remaining to grant ASU (6-5, 4-4 Pacific 10 Conference) not only repossesion of the Territorial Cup, but also a berth in the Insight Bowl in Phoenix.
Senior running back Mike Bell rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries in his final game in a Wildcat uniform, but missed most of the second half with a leg bruise.
His 952 yards on the ground this season were a career high and put him in fourth place on Arizona's all-time rushing list.
Rudy Burgess carried seven times for 43 yards on the game-winning possession, including a 16-yard run to the Wildcats' one-yard line.
Quarterback Rudy Carpenter fell to the ground on the next play to set up Ainsworth's kick.
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Thursday, November 24, 2005
The No. 9 Arizona basketball team clawed its way back from a 17-point second-half deficit yesterday, only to lose 74-71 in overtime in the third-place game against No. 12 Michigan State at the EA Sports Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii.
Freshman forward Marcus Williams missed two free throws with 8.5 seconds left and the Wildcats down 70-68.
Michigan State forward Paul Davis was subsequently fouled after rebounding Williams’ second miss and knocked down two free throws to make it a two-possession game.
“Marcus played a great game, even with those two free throws,” said Arizona assistant coach Josh Pastner. “That wasn’t the big deal, because other guys missed free throws as well.”
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After rolling to a 33-point victory the night before against Furman, the Arizona women’s basketball team fell to Central Connecticut State 69-65 in overtime yesterday in the championship game of the Great Alaska Shootout.
The Wildcats’ offense was as cold as the weather in Anchorage, as the team shot only 31.5 percent from the field and a frigid 19 percent (4-of-21) from 3-point range.
“We were flat the whole game,” said Arizona head coach Joan Bonvicini.
“We didn’t play with the same intensity we had (Tuesday). We just weren’t in sync offensively. When we’re not able to score, we’re not able to press, and they got confidence.” [Read article]
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
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Mascots are symbols of oppression
Finally, someone got the call right.
In August, an NCAA Executive Committee policy banned the use of "mascots, nicknames or images deemed hostile or abusive in terms of race, ethnicity or national origin" from postseason play.
This policy was passed for good reasons - the messages that these icons send betray the heritage of American Indians.
No better example comes to the mind than Chief Illiniwek, the mascot for the University of Illinois. Originally developed by an eagle scout, the Chief emerges during halftime regaled in headdress and rawhide and proceeds to "fancy dance" (an obnoxious dance trivializing American Indian tradition).
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More than 7,000 bike in 23rd annual El Tour de Tucson
As the sun rose over the Santa Catalina Mountains on a chilly Saturday morning, thousands of bicyclists - young and old, experienced and novice - geared up for a daylong adventure.
The adventure: a winding, hilly, dusty 109-mile journey around the perimeter of Tucson, starting and ending near the Tucson Convention Center to raise money for Tu Nidito Children and Family Services, the American Parkinson's Disease Association and the Global Sports Alliance.
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