http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/college college news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2012 2012-02-04T07:23:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012312_paterno_rumors/false-paterno-death-report-relied-faulty-sourcing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012312_paterno_rumors/false-paterno-death-report-relied-faulty-sourcing/ 17:24:00Z Daniel Victor The Onward State tweet that erroneously reported Joe Paterno’s death Saturday night and led to an avalanche of false reports in other outlets was based on the work of two student reporters: One was snookered by a false email, and one overstated his knowledge of the events. 2012-01-23T17:24:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/011212_college_football/photos-college-football-all-star-workouts/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/011212_college_football/photos-college-football-all-star-workouts/ 05:15:00Z Dylan Smith College football players from around the country practiced in Tucson on Thursday, preparing for the inaugural Casino Del Sol College All-Star Game. Kickoff is 6 p.m. Monday at Kino Stadium. (with rosters) 2012-01-13T05:15:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/011212_ua_stadium/arizona-stadium-bleachers-sacked-by-end-zone-project/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/011212_ua_stadium/arizona-stadium-bleachers-sacked-by-end-zone-project/ 20:51:00Z Dylan Smith The aluminum bleachers in the UA’s Arizona Stadium were torn down Thursday, part of a $72 million upgrade to the football facility. 2012-01-12T20:51:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010912_buckmaster/buckmaster-what-do-with-arizonas-predicted-surplus/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010912_buckmaster/buckmaster-what-do-with-arizonas-predicted-surplus/ 21:25:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - It’s the Monday Political Face-Off with commentators Paul Eckerstrom and John Munger. Also, Mike Feder of the Tucson Padres talks about the upcoming college football all-star game at Kino Stadium. Plus, if you love San Xavier del Bac Mission, you might want to become a docent. 2012-01-09T21:25:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/010312_soccer_notes/rsls-toia-looks-forward-homecoming-new-season/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/010312_soccer_notes/rsls-toia-looks-forward-homecoming-new-season/ 16:00:00Z Ted Prezelski When the first ball is kicked at the Desert Diamond Cup, one player will be a little more familiar with our part of the state than his teammates: former Pima College standout Donny Toia. 2012-01-03T16:00:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/122711_football_all_star/baseball-team-buys-college-football-all-star-game/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/122711_football_all_star/baseball-team-buys-college-football-all-star-game/ 19:07:00Z Dylan Smith The Casino del Sol College All-Star Game, ready to kick off its inaugural in Tucson, is now owned by the Tucson Padres, the baseball team announced Tuesday. 2011-12-27T19:07:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/121011_wildcats_bball/video-highlights-wildcats-cage-clemson-63-47/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/121011_wildcats_bball/video-highlights-wildcats-cage-clemson-63-47/ 23:50:00Z Dylan Smith McKale Center wasn’t packed for Saturday’s game, but UA guard Nick Johnson made sure at least one body was in the arena’s rafters. The freshman made two flashy one-handed dunks as the Wildcats sent the Clemson Tigers packing, 63-47. 2011-12-10T23:50:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/112211_soccer_notes/desert-cup-field-still-jelling/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/112211_soccer_notes/desert-cup-field-still-jelling/ 00:41:00Z Ted Prezelski Local fans wonder: What teams will be making a stop in Tucson next February? Plus: Strother honored by PAC-12; Pima men finish off national tournament 2011-11-23T00:41:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/111011_psu_riots/penn-state-students-riot-over-paterno-firing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/111011_psu_riots/penn-state-students-riot-over-paterno-firing/ 16:53:00Z Hanna Ingber Crowds of students and community members poured into the streets of downtown State College, Pennsylvania, Wednesday night after the news that Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno and the university president had been fired. 2011-11-10T16:53:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/110511_arizona_soccer/wildcats-end-soccer-season-with-loss/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/110511_arizona_soccer/wildcats-end-soccer-season-with-loss/ 00:19:00Z Ted Prezelski The University of Arizona Wildcat soccer team fought a energetic match against their most disliked rivals, the Arizona State University Sun Devils. Despite a beautiful goal the Cats lost in the end. 2011-11-06T00:19:34+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/110311_soccer_notes/cats-looking-forward-match-with-scum-we-mean-sun-devils/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/110311_soccer_notes/cats-looking-forward-match-with-scum-we-mean-sun-devils/ 20:31:00Z Ted Prezelski The Wildcat soccer team faces their last opponent of the season Friday, one that is both familiar and universally disliked by Wildcat fans of every sport: the Arizona State Sun Devils. Plus, MLS playoffs continue, and a former Wildcat suits up for the Mexican national team. 2011-11-03T20:31:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/103111_arizona_wildcats_soccer/cats-fall-another-shut-out/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/103111_arizona_wildcats_soccer/cats-fall-another-shut-out/ 00:32:00Z Ted Prezelski The University of Arizona Wildcats dropped another game Sunday, this time to the Washington State Cougars. (with photo gallery) 2011-11-01T00:32:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/102911_arizona_soccer/huskies-take-bite-out-cats/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/102911_arizona_soccer/huskies-take-bite-out-cats/ 04:21:00Z Ted Prezelski The University of Arizona Wildcats tallied an impressive 16 shots Friday night, but, once again, lack of strong finishing and defensive mistakes led to their undoing. The University of Washington Huskies took down the Cats, 4-0. 2011-10-30T04:21:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/102811_soccer_notes/wildcats-face-huskies-final-home-stretch/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/102811_soccer_notes/wildcats-face-huskies-final-home-stretch/ 20:45:00Z Ted Prezelski The Wildcats begin their final three stretch of three home games with a match against the University of Washington Huskies 2011-10-28T20:45:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/102311_soccer_notes/arizona-close-but-loses-final-away-match/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/102311_soccer_notes/arizona-close-but-loses-final-away-match/ 21:11:00Z Ted Prezelski The University of Arizona Wildcats soccer team lost their final road match of the 2011 season on Sunday, losing to the University of Southern California Trojans 1-0. Plus: Desert Cup teams in MLS playoffs. 2011-10-23T21:11:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/102211_soccer_notes/wildcats-fall-6-1-bruins/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/102211_soccer_notes/wildcats-fall-6-1-bruins/ 22:43:00Z Ted Prezelski Once again, results from that other football didn’t seem to be too predictive as the University of Arizona soccer team fell to the UCLA Bruins, 6-1. Plus, FC Tucson soccer notes. 2011-10-22T22:43:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/102111_ua_streaker/video-ua-football-streaker-bares-down/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/102111_ua_streaker/video-ua-football-streaker-bares-down/ 19:33:00Z Dylan Smith While the University of Arizona football teamed fought their way to an impressive 48-12 win over UCLA on Thursday night, the most memorable part of the game for many was a “referee” who ran from the sideline, ripped off most of his clothing, and set off a brawl between the teams. 2011-10-21T19:33:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102011_az_sports_concussions/ex-asu-q-back-concussions-big-problem-athletes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102011_az_sports_concussions/ex-asu-q-back-concussions-big-problem-athletes/ 16:13:00Z Joshua Armstrong Former Arizona State University quarterback Steven Threet told a Senate committee Wednesday that football players are “still uninformed” about concussions, overestimating the protection a helmet provides. 2011-10-20T16:13:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101511_arizona_wildcats_soccer/wildcats-succumb-golden-bears-golden-goal/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101511_arizona_wildcats_soccer/wildcats-succumb-golden-bears-golden-goal/ 19:57:00Z Ted Prezelski Despite Arizona keeping the Golden Bears scoreless throughout the 90 regulation minutes of play, it took 46 seconds of overtime for Cal to score and end the match victoriously. 2011-10-15T19:57:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101411_arizona_wildcats_soccer/cats-look-discipline-win-against-golden-bears/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101411_arizona_wildcats_soccer/cats-look-discipline-win-against-golden-bears/ 19:06:00Z Ted Prezelski The University of Arizona Wildcats soccer team is set to host the University of California Golden Bears on Friday night. 2011-10-14T19:06:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101111_ua_softball/wildcats-announce-spring-softball-schedule/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101111_ua_softball/wildcats-announce-spring-softball-schedule/ 19:32:00Z Dylan Smith The UA softball team has announced its spring schedule, which includes 24 games at home. 2011-10-11T19:32:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101011_stoops/ua-fires-head-football-coach-mike-stoops/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101011_stoops/ua-fires-head-football-coach-mike-stoops/#When: 20:03:000 Dylan Smith Updated: The UA fired head football coach Mike Stoops on Monday, Athletic Director Greg Byrne announced. Defensive coordinator Tim Kish will serve as the Wildcats’ interim head coach for the remainder of the regular season. (with complete video) %2011-%10-%11GMT%02:%03:%00%Q http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100911_arizona_wildcats_soccer/wildcats-drop-narrow-one-oregon-state/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100911_arizona_wildcats_soccer/wildcats-drop-narrow-one-oregon-state/ 16:22:00Z Ted Prezelski Like Friday, the Arizona Wildcats had a strong start. Unlike Friday, they couldn’t get the result. The game ended with no score for Arizona and Oregon State walking off the field with a 1-0 victory. 2011-10-10T16:22:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100711_arizona_wildcats_soccer/penalty-kick-propels-cats-seasons-first-win/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100711_arizona_wildcats_soccer/penalty-kick-propels-cats-seasons-first-win/ 18:11:00Z Ted Prezelski The Wildcats’ first victory of the year came last night in a 1-0 match against the University of Oregon Ducks, the opening stanza of a two-game weekend against both Pac-12 Oregon schools. 2011-10-08T18:11:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100511_soccer_notes/wildcats-hope-home-cooking-cures-tribulations/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100511_soccer_notes/wildcats-hope-home-cooking-cures-tribulations/ 00:36:00Z Ted Prezelski The University of Arizona women’s soccer team returns to Mulcahy Stadium on Friday, after finishing a road swing that ended in a tie and a loss. Plus, soccer notes. 2011-10-06T00:36:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/092611_ua_basketball_schedule/wildcats-roll-out-basketball-tv-schedule/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/092611_ua_basketball_schedule/wildcats-roll-out-basketball-tv-schedule/ 01:25:00Z Dylan Smith The University of Arizona released this season’s TV schedule for the men’s basketball team Monday, and the games are scattered around the dial. You’ll have to tune in on at least 10 different channels to pick up each match up. 2011-09-27T01:25:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/092511_soccer_notes/cardinal-vanquishes-wildcat-soccer/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/092511_soccer_notes/cardinal-vanquishes-wildcat-soccer/ 00:54:00Z Ted Prezelski Fans of neither kind of Wildcat football found much to cheer for Saturday. While the gridiron team was being pecked to pieces, hundreds of miles to the northwest the UA women’s soccer team was roundly defeated by the Stanford Cardinal, 7-0. Plus, FC Tucson. 2011-09-26T00:54:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/091911_arizona_wildcats_soccer/wildcats-stalemate-with-red-raiders/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/091911_arizona_wildcats_soccer/wildcats-stalemate-with-red-raiders/ 15:20:00Z Ted Prezelski The Wildcats came away with their best result of the season so far Sunday night. They closed out the Cats Classic with a nil-nil draw in a 110-minute contest with the Texas Tech Red Raiders. 2011-09-19T15:20:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/091711_arizona_soccer/wildcats-lose-controversial-match-pacific/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/091711_arizona_soccer/wildcats-lose-controversial-match-pacific/ 16:52:00Z Ted Prezelski The Wildcats went down 3-0 to Pacific in a game where they gave up an early goal on a defensive error and played with only ten players for two-thirds of the match. (with photo gallery) 2011-09-17T16:52:28+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/091711_soccer_notes/asu-soccer-blanked-by-texas-tech/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/091711_soccer_notes/asu-soccer-blanked-by-texas-tech/ 16:52:00Z Ted Prezelski Arizona State University dropped the first match of the Cats Classic Friday night after a second half fusillade from Texas Tech. Plus, FC Tucson firms up plans for next season; Pima College ends impressive road run. 2011-09-17T16:52:12+00:00