College Sports

No. 6 Southern California's first real experience with adversity under coach Lincoln Riley was a good reminder that not every game will be as smooth as the start of their season.

After a nine-goal effort in its last match, the Yavapai College men’s soccer team put up seven goals on Tuesday afternoon at Ken Lindley Field where the Roughriders cruised to a 7-0 victory over the Paradise Valley Community College Pumas.

In an intense battle on Tuesday night at Ken Lindley Field, the Yavapai College women’s soccer team prevailed with a 4-2 victory over the Paradise Valley Community College Pumas to push its win streak to five games, conference record to 5-0 and overall record to 6-4.

For the second time this season, the Yavapai College women’s soccer team has swept the ACCAC weekly awards the conference office announced Tuesday.

The NCAA put Memphis on three years of probation with a public reprimand and a fine Tuesday, but declined to punish Tigers coach Penny Hardaway or hand down an NCAA Tournament ban.

The Yavapai College men’s soccer team moved the ball up and down the field with ease on Saturday afternoon at Ken Lindley Field as the Roughriders defeated the South Mountain Community College Cougars 9-0.

The Yavapai College women’s soccer team shattered its record for most goals scored by a Roughrider team in a single game on Saturday night at Ken Lindley Field as the Roughriders dismantled the South Mountain Community College Cougars by a score of 12-0.

Jaydn Ott ran for 274 yards and three touchdowns and California opened Pac-12 play with a 49-31 victory over Arizona.

The Utah Utes have a veteran coach nearing two decades in charge of the program, a seasoned quarterback with a few years in the team's system, multiple offensive playmakers and a stout defense that doesn't give up many big plays.

For years, Shaun Aguano has attended an annual Arizona football coaches conference. The first time was 15 years ago. Aguano sat about 40 rows from the stage, listening to speeches from successful high school and college coaches. He went home inspired by what he heard.

Here are some things to watch this week in the Pac-12 Conference.

Arizona State would have a tough task beating No. 13 Utah this weekend even in ideal circumstances. Nothing about the past week has been ideal.

The Yavapai College Athletic Department has hired Patrick Woods to become the seventh head baseball coach in the successful program’s history.

The Yavapai College men’s soccer team suffered its first loss in conference play on Tuesday night, Sept. 20, as the Roughriders fell, 2-1, at NJCAA Division II 20th-ranked Mesa Community College.

Sophomore forward AJ Jones was the hero on Tuesday night, Sept. 20, in the Yavapai College women’s soccer team’s 1-0 overtime victory over Mesa Community College on the road.

Arizona State ended the Herm Edwards experiment a day after an ugly home loss.

As the final seconds ticked off the clock, Arizona's players sprinted down the field celebrating, knowing that a win over giant-slayer North Dakota State was no small feat.

Arizona State athletic director Ray Anderson made a calculated gamble in hiring a football coach five years ago, one that earned the school a national mocking.

Washington made its season debut in The Associated Press college football on Sunday at No. 18, and Penn State and Oregon moved into the top 15 after all three had decisive nonconference victories.

The Yavapai College athletics department is excited to announce the hiring of Kali Pugh to be the 11th head softball coach in Yavapai College history.

Eleven days removed from its last game action, the Yavapai College men’s soccer team is ready to get its Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) season rolling this weekend.

For the second straight week, the Yavapai College women’s soccer team claimed weekly honors from the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC).

After spending the past week off, the Yavapai College volleyball team will play in a tournament on the road, which includes match-ups against a pair of nationally-ranked opponents on Saturday, Sept. 17.

Perhaps no team in the Pac-12 has worked the transfer portal harder than Southern California.

The Yavapai College women’s basketball team this week announced that post player Bree Curtis will become the 17th player on the Roughriders’ roster for the forthcoming 2022-23 season.