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Athletic trainers adapt to chaos of sports in a pandemic
Collegiate athletic trainers are used to being the calm amid chaos. Screaming fans, blaring music from loudspeakers, coaches and players caught up in the heat of competition — all of it gets tuned out when a trainer is tending to an injured athlete. The coronavirus pandemic has added another constantly...
Arizona loses Baker for the season with broken wrist
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona junior guard Jemarl Baker Jr. will miss the remainder of the season with a broken wrist. Wildcats coach Sean Miller said during his radio show on Monday that X-rays showed a broken bone in Baker's wrist. Baker was injured in the first half of Saturday's loss to UCLA and did not...
UCLA completes desert sweep with 81-76 win over Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — UCLA suffered a huge blow when Chris Smith went down with a torn ACL on New Year's Eve and is still trying to figure out how to play without its star guard. Alone atop the Pac-12 after a rare desert sweep, it seems the Bruins have adapted pretty well so far. Tyger Campbell scored 22...
Arizona uses balance attack to rout Washington 80-53
SEATTLE (AP) — There was some anger and disappointment in the wake of Arizona learning there would be no postseason. There was no carryover to the court for the Wildcats in their first game after finding out there would be no Pac-12 or NCAA tournaments for Arizona. Bennedict Mathurin led a balanced...
Arizona men's basketball self-imposes 1-year postseason ban
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona men's basketball program has self-imposed a one-year postseason ban related to its long-running NCAA rules infractions case. Arizona was accused of nine counts of misconduct, including five Level I violations, in a Notice of Allegations sent by the NCAA in October. The...
Akinjo scores 22, Arizona beats Colorado 88-74
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — James Akinjo dribbled the ball across half court, took a few steps and hit a running 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer. It was that kind of night for Akinjo and for Arizona in what may have been its best game of the season. Akinjo had 22 points, eight assists and made five 3-pointers,...
Arizona rolls over Cal State Bakersfield 85-60
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Stellar recruiting classes have given Arizona an array of star players through Sean Miller's 12 seasons in the desert. The Wildcats lost three players to the NBA from last year and while it was a good 2020 recruiting class, it lacked a true go-to player. No stars, no problem so far...
Baker scores 33, Arizona routs Northern Arizona 96-53
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Jamarl Baker scored his first basket in transition to get himself going, then knocked down a 3-pointer not long after that. Once the second 3 dropped, Arizona's junior guard could not be stopped. Baker scored 33 points and made seven 3s, sending the Wildcats to a 96-53 rout of Northern...
Brown leads Arizona to 74-55 win over Grambling State
The McKale Center crowd consisted of a few family members and cardboard cutouts. The usual roars were replaced by piped-in noise and squeaking sneakers. The buzz is not the same at Arizona's home court in this pandemic world, but the result was — even with a roster full of new players. Jordan Brown had 19...
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