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Before we get to the links, our friends at The Greg and Mark Show spent some time discussing the impact of Corey Adams’ commitment to Arizona State. Listen to their take below:
If you prefer that whole reading thing and you haven’t been visiting Echo from the Buttes this week, here’s what you missed:

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Our friends at The Greg and Mark Show chat about the men’s basketball team’s upcoming trip to Los Angeles.

Meet Mr. Corey Adams. The large young fellow pictured below will be lining up next to Lawrence Guy on ASU’s defensive front for the next three or so seasons. Here’s a look at where Adams’s commitment leaves the Sun Devils with regards to recruiting.

Dennis Erickson hauled in perhaps the biggest catch of the recruiting season […]

In our weekly update on the Arizona State women’s hoops team, Lauren Lacey and her teammates found just what they needed to break out of a three-game slump.

Don’t miss this morning’s men’s hoops update!
Last week (2-0, 10-6 overall, 2-2 Pac-10): W ASU 69, Oregon State 38; W ASU 81, Oregon 53

What We Learned: That the […]

The Arizona State men’s and women’s basketball teams got defensive against Oregon State. How defensive? Well, the Beavers didn’t hit 40 in either game. So did the guys or the girls hold their opponent lower?

Stifling. Suffocating. Smothering. Arizona State on Thursday proved a tough opponent for Oregon State shooters—regardless of their gender.
In the men’s game, […]

BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe had a pretty pointed comment about Arizona State and our canceled football game next year. What does this say about the state of the Sun Devil football program?

In the wake of news that BYU was dumping ASU from its football schedule in favor of Oklahoma, it’s been trendy to assume […]

Sorry, Arizona State fans. But BYU does not want to play your Sun Devils in football next year. Are the Cougars scared? Or are they simply getting a better game?

OK, fine. BYU’s not really ducking the Sun Devils. But they’re definitely pulling out of their commitment to visit Sun Devil Stadium next fall.
The rumor mill […]

With Pac-10 play upon us, there’s no time like the present to jump on the Sun Devil hoops bandwagon. If you haven’t been following along at home, here’s the CliffsNotes version of what you’ve missed in Herb Sendek’s first two seasons.

At Echo from the Buttes we understand that Arizona State is first and foremost a […]

Our friends at Fanster.com are compiling a list of the top 25 Phoenix sports stories of 2008. Find out which Arizona State stories made the cut—and let us know which stories you would’ve added.
 

Our friends over at Fanster.com have been running down the top 25 Phoenix sports stories of the year over the last month […]

Arizona athletic director Jim Livengood has bestowed upon Arizona State fans a wonderful Christmas present this year. The Wildcats are extending the contract of football coach Mike Stoops through 2013. Stoops is averaging five wins per season in Tucson.
Merry Christmas, Sun Devil fans.