Not much the same for Wildcat football one year after coach's firing

Mike Stoops isn't John Mackovic. It may be true that for the second straight season - the first under Mackovic last fall, the second right now under Stoops - the Wildcats are 1-3, desperately trying to pick up that seemingly impossible second win.

It's true that for the second consecutive year, Arizona was sent back to the drawing board after a heartbreaking third loss in row, both games the Wildcats had all but won, only to see a .500 record disappear as quickly as the games' attendance has shrunk. [Read article]

O'Grady's yin to Matalonga's yang gives UA deadly one-two punch

In the final two centuries B.C., the Han dynasty of China developed two principles to help achieve a cohesive central government. They were meant to divide all facets of society into two opposing, but balanced, categories - yin and yang.

The main idea: divide and conquer the opposition.

When speaking of Arizona's top men's doubles team, now in its third year as the same duo, tennis head coach Bill Wright can't help but notice the comparison. [Read article]

Two athletes approach Rincon Vista Field to play flag football, one male and one female. They both play wide receiver and possess all the physical skills necessary to catch the ball and make a big play. However, when the male scores a touchdown, his team only receives the customary six points while the female touchdown earns nine points.

Did this scenario play out before the days of Title IX, when women rarely saw the playing field in any recreational sport? [Read article]

The Arizona baseball team, fresh off its appearance at the 2004 College World Series, will begin its fall schedule Friday playing a total of 15 intra squad games at Sancet Stadium over a span of three weeks. Fall ball is open to the public.

The Wildcats' quest to get back to Omaha, Neb. officially begins Feb. 4, 2005, when it faces New Mexico at Sancet Stadium in the team's season opener.

The spring schedule, released yesterday, features a tough non-conference slate including a trip to Fullerton, Calif., for a three-game series against the defending-national-champion Cal State Fullerton Titans [Read article]

The UA men's golf team finished in a tie for 12th place yesterday at The Preview by Ping & Golfweek in Owings Mills, Md.

Wildcat sophomore Nathan Tyler was the only Arizona golfer to shoot even par in yesterday's final round as the Wildcats carded a 15-over-par 295 en route to finishing plus-44 for the tournament.

Arizona finished in a tie for 12th place in the 15-team tournament with California and UCLA. Oklahoma State won the event at Caves Valley Golf Course, finishing 8-over par overall. Georgia Tech finished four shots back, while Georgia, Texas and Florida rounded out the top five places. [Read article]