Arizona rolls into Chapel Hill on 3-game win streak

If the 2004-05 Arizona men's basketball team had held on for the Elite Eight upset against Illinois and then taken out Louisville in the Final Four, this might be the most hyped rematch of the year for college basketball.

Even without that looming in the back of the minds of the Wildcats' minds, Arizona head coach Lute Olson said tomorrow's matchup with North Carolina (11-5) isn't just big for Arizona (13-6, 6-3 Pacific 10 Conference) but is big for the conference as a whole. [Read article]

Regular-season game first for powerhouse basketball programs

With a combined five NCAA national championships, 20 Final Fours, 21 former players currently playing in the NBA, Arizona and North Carolina, two of college basketball's most storied programs, will square off for the first time in a regular-season game tomorrow.

"If it's Carolina, it's always been one of the powers, especially with (Michael) Jordan and James Worthy coming from there and guys like that," junior point guard Mustafa Shakur said. "It's always been one of the big time schools." [Read article]

Down by eight at the half, all looked lost for the Arizona women's basketball team.

About three minutes into the second stanza, sophomore forward Ché Oh, playing in her first game back since suffering a concussion against Stanford last week, hit a jumper to cut the Husky lead to two points at 44-42.

Unfortunately for the Wildcats (7-13, 3-7 Pacific 10 Conference), Oh's basket would be the last one they would score for the next 3:48, as the Huskies (14-4, 7-2) used a 16-0 run to ensure all was in fact lost for Arizona, downing the Wildcats 91-73 in Seattle. [Read article]

The Arizona men's and women's swimming and diving teams look to shake off last weekend's losses and go out strong against Texas in their last home meet of the season.

The action starts at 2 p.m. today and continues tomorrow morning at 11 at Hillenbrand Aquatic Center.

Both the Arizona teams enter the meet ranked No. 5, while the Texas men hold the No. 6 ranking and the women No. 10.

The Texas men seem to be used to playing second fiddle to the Arizona men's teams this season; the Wildcats took first in the Texas Invitational earlier in the year and Texas men took second. The Arizona women's team also took first place at the Invitational. [Read article]

Freshman, sophomore maintain intense but friendly rivalry on ice

There are a few things a hockey team can never have enough of: "Slap Shot" DVDs, Band-Aids, electrical tape and good goaltending. This season, the Arizona club hockey team has certainly had helping upon helping of item No. 4.

Sophomore Luke Edwall and freshman Nick Boddy have each been a huge part of the Icecats' return to the top of the American Collegiate Hockey Association. The Icecats are currently ranked No. 11 by the ACHA on the shoulder pads of their net-minders as they head into this weekend's rematch against No. 5 Weber State. [Read article]

McKale Center: Roll out the welcome mat in the form of the floor exercise mat because the No. 14 Arizona gymnastics team opens up its home schedule against California at 7:30 tonight.

Coming off a close loss at ASU, the Gymcats hope to pick up their first victory of the year in front of their hometown fans.

"Just to have a win under our belts will give us a lot of motivation," junior Aubrey Taylor said. [Read article]

One week after finishing ninth in the inaugural Pac-10 tournament with an exhibition record of 1-3-1, the No. 18 Arizona club rugby team heads back to Southern California, this time to face San Diego in the team's SoCal Conference opener.

The Ruggers (3-1, 0-0 Pacific 10 Conference) come off a rough weekend in Los Angeles, but thanks to an agreement between all the Pacific 10 Conference schools, the conference matches were only exhibition games. [Read article]

Freshman/sophomore rivalry friendly, intense

There are a few things a hockey team can never have enough of: "Slap Shot" DVDs, Band-Aids, electrical tape and good goaltending. This season, the Arizona club hockey team has certainly had helping upon helping of item No. 4.

Sophomore Luke Edwall and freshman Nick Boddy have each been a huge part of the Icecats' return to the top of the American Collegiate Hockey Association. The Icecats are currently ranked No. 11 by the ACHA on the shoulder pads of their net-minders as they head into this weekend's rematch against No. 5 Weber State. [Read article]

The Arizona men's and women's swimming and diving teams look to shake off last weekend's losses and go out strong against Texas in their last home meet of the season.

The action starts at 2 p.m. and continues tomorrow morning at 11 at Hillenbrand Aquatic Center.

Both the Arizona teams enter the meet ranked No. 5, while the Texas men hold the No. 6 ranking and the women No. 10.

The Texas men seem to be used to playing second fiddle to the Arizona men's teams this season; the Wildcats took first in the Texas Invitational earlier in the year and the Texas men took second. The Arizona women's team also took first place at the Invitational. [Read article]

Getting first-match nerves out will be the top item on the list for the No. 55 Arizona men's tennis team this weekend. The Wildcats open their 2006 season by hosting No. 69 Montana State on today at 2 p.m. and No. 64 New Mexico tomorrow at noon at the Tucson Racquet Club.

"With the first two matches, there's always nerves and butterflies," Arizona assistant coach Cory Hubbard said.

However, the nerves that everyone is feeling will be good nerves, senior captain Roger Matalonga said. [Read article]

Track and Field Team to Split Meets

The Arizona men and women's indoor track and field teams will come out running when they split between the University of Washington Indoor Invitational in Seattle and the Arizona/California Invitational in Flagstaff today.

The Arizona/California Invitational features men and women's sprinting and field-event athletes, said head track and field coach Fred Harvey. [Read article]