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  • 1 day ago | azdesertswarm.com | Ezra Amacher

    Steven Bisig-Imagn Images Two of the top performances of Caleb Love’s Arizona career came in the Pacific Northwest, so it’s fitting the former Wildcats guard would start his NBA journey in Portland. Love has signed a two-way contract with the Portland Trail Blazers, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Thursday night. Love went undrafted in the 2025 NBA Draft.

  • 2 days ago | azdesertswarm.com | Ezra Amacher

    Arizona Athletics The offseason is here, with all of Arizona’s sports done for 2024-25 season and the 2025-26 campaigns still a little ways away. Which makes this a great time to step back and see how all of the Wildcats’ programs are doing and how they’ve handled the move from the Pac-12 to the Big 12Over the next few weeks we’ll take a look at each of the UA’s men’s and women’s athletic programs to see what shape they’re in and what prospects they have for the near future.

  • 4 days ago | azdesertswarm.com | Ezra Amacher

    Arizona Athletics The offseason is here, with all of Arizona’s sports done for 2024-25 season and the 2025-26 campaigns still a little ways away. Which makes this a great time to step back and see how all of the Wildcats’ programs are doing and how they’ve handled the move from the Pac-12 to the Big 12Over the next few weeks we’ll take a look at each of the UA’s men’s and women’s athletic programs to see what shape they’re in and what prospects they have for the near future.

  • 5 days ago | azdesertswarm.com | Ezra Amacher

    Kyle Terada-Imagn Images The Indiana Pacers came up short of winning an NBA title on Sunday, but it wasn’t for lack of effort from Arizona alums Bennedict Mathurin and T.J. McConnell. The two former Wildcats put up a combined 40 points in Indiana’s 103-91 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder Sunday evening in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Mathurin led Indiana with 24 points and 13, while McConnell had 16 points to go with six rebounds and three assists.

  • 6 days ago | azdesertswarm.com | Ezra Amacher

    Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Colton Smith is heading to Wimbledon. The Arizona men’s tennis alum has secured a spot in tennis’ grass Grand Slam as a qualifier. The official qualifying singles draw will be released Sunday, June 22, with action getting underway the following day. We've got a Wildcat in Wimbledon. pic.twitter.com/wV9tKSCTDo— Arizona Men's Tennis (@ArizonaMTennis) June 21, 2025This is the second Grand Slam Smith has qualified for after graduating from Arizona in May.

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