Greg Hansen's Sunday Notebook:ÌýThe Star's longtime columnist on Arizona's history of Pac-12 coaches of the year, how Augie Busch's replacement at UA swim coach should have an easier go of it in Big 12, Pima hoops' recruitment of a Majerle, Dave Heeke's next college sports move, and more.
Greg Hansen's Sunday Notebook: The Star's longtime columnist on The Star's longtime columnist on how Jordan Morgan rose from afterthought to an NFL first-round pick, why Trey Townsend is exactly what the UA men's basketball program needs, Brent Brennan's financial education course, additiona…
Greg Hansen column: Now in their eighth year in Southern Arizona, the Tucson Roadrunners of the American Hockey League are caught in an owner-created squeeze, despite being one of the handful of pro sports ventures that have actually worked in Tucson.
Greg Hansen's Sunday Notebook:ÌýThe Star's longtime columnist on donors delivering the Arizona Wildcats a new $14.8 million golf facility, Pima softball's 26-game win streak, the transfer portal big, big spending, Pima's new AD search, ASU's 10th NCAA violation and more.
Greg Hansen's Sunday Notebook:ÌýThe Star's longtime columnist also on the upcoming debut of UA's game-changing golf complex, Tucson's Herbie Behm taking over ASU's dominant swim program, and the blessing and curse of outgoing UA President Bobby Robbins' sports fandom.
Greg Hansen's Sunday Notebook:ÌýThe Star's longtime columnist on the reception of another early exit for Arizona from the NCAA Tournament, Brent Brennan and UA football facing college football's newest era, Pima College's women's basketball's NJCAA march, Tucsonans and Wildcats on MLB rosters…
Greg Hansen: Whether sacred or sour, Sweet 16 often makes time stand still for Cats fans. Here's a look at 18 times U of A has played in the round since the Lute Olson era.
Greg Hansen's Sunday Notebook:ÌýThe Star's longtime columnist on the Arizona men's and women's basketball NCAA Tournament double early Saturday, UA football's connection with past (and local high schools) growing under Brent Brennan, Tucsonans' efforts to make Major League Baseball rosters and more.
Greg Hansen's NCAA Tournament Guide (Part I): The Star's longtime columnist with a plea for McKale Center, Tucson to once again host the NCAA men's tourney;Ìýhow Pac-12 men's basketball teams have fared in the NCAAs; Arizona's Salt Lake success; and more.
Greg Hansen's Guide the NCAA Tournaments (Part II):ÌýThe Star's longtime columnist on the best of the best from the Pac-12 since 1978; Arizona top NCAA figures; men's and women's Final Four predictions; a first-time in the First Four for Adia Barnes' Wildcats, and more.
Greg Hansen's Sunday Notebook:ÌýThe Star's longtime columnist on the point of Arizona's early Pac-12 hoops exit, Pima basketball back on familiar NJCAA turf, UA tennis a Top 5 program under Clancy Shields, ASU's uphill hoops battle and more.
Among its last basketball acts, the Pac-12 has sadly discontinued its annual Hall of Honor induction ceremony at the Pac-12 Tournament. ... The last Pac-12 Tournament will be, in many ways, a tear-jerker.
Greg Hansen's Sunday Notebook:ÌýThe Star's longtime columnist on how Desiree Reed-Francois can turn the Wildcats back into a top-20 overall athletics program, Sunnyside grad Romano Bravo's Young path to the Olympics, Brent Brennan's busy schedule and if the WNIT or WBIT would actually be better in the long run for this year's UA women's basketball team.
Greg Hansen's Sunday Notebook: The Star's longtime columnist on Jack Nicklaus' premonitionÌýof pro golf at La Paloma, to-do items for new Arizona AD Desireé Reed-Francois, Pima hoops' playoff double, Kenny Lofton's champagne-like career and the ongoing battle over Randolph Golf Course's footprint.
Greg Hansen's Sunday Notebook: The Star's longtime columnist on Jack Nicklaus' premonitionÌýof pro golf at La Paloma, to-do items for new Arizona AD Desireé Reed-Francois, Pima hoops' playoff double, Kenny Lofton's champagne-like career and the ongoing battle over Randolph Golf Course's footprint.
Twenty years ago, Tucson High School multi-sport star Joe Kay had his life altered forever when he was trampled when fans rushed the court. Now 38, Kay still wonders: "Does someone else have to get hurt the way I did before there’s a change?’’
Jim Henry has chosen to stay on Sahuaro's hallowed basketball turf, where Dick McConnell made history and built a legacy. Now Henry and the Cougars have a shot at their own chapter Thursday night, when they play for the Arizona Class 4A State boys basketball championship in Phoenix.
The Star's longtime columnist on what new ADÌýDesireéÌýReed-Francois sees at Arizona, Washington State assistant (and Tucson High/Pima CC alum) Jeremy Harden's McKale moment, Jada Williams big-time bank shots, Steve Kerr's new NBA deal and more.
Greg Hansen's Sunday Notebook: The Star's longtime columnist on Pima Community College athletic director Jim Monaco's retirement, the continued inflation of college football staffs, the passing of former Desert View tennis coach Stacy Haines, the absurdity of UCLA's Mick Cronin and more.
The Star's longtime columnist on how the Arizona should navigate the difficult path it faces toward finding an athletic director, UA basketball's rightful place as a "blueblood," the uplifting Super Bowl roster ride for former Wildcat, local productÌýDemetrius Flannigan-Fowles and more.
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In firing athletic director Dave Heeke, University of Arizona president Robert Robbins showed this week that his preferred road ahead may just be the one of least resistance.
The Star's longtime columnist on how the Arizona-Washington football coaching exchange has become a whole new beast, Rincon/University basketball coach Rich Utter's 500th win, the amazing AbdiÌýAbdirahman, 47, still eying Olympics, and Arizona basketball's lingering check engine light.
Most schools in Power 5 football would do whatever it takes to keep a coach who rebuilt a program from 1-11 to 10-3, like Jedd Fisch did in Tucson, in what seemed like a few months. But the University of Arizona stepped into quicksand and took a seat.
Hansen's Notebook: Arizona football's 45 Pac-12 years middling, but promising Big 12 future possible
Greg Hansen's Sunday Notebook:ÌýThe Star's longtime columnist on Arizona football foregoing Pac-12 mediocrity for Big 12 promise, Dustin Peace's state title bookends at CDO, UA's valuable Polynesian pipeline, Wildcat hoops legend Ernie McCray's personal NIL perspective and more.
Greg Hansen's Sunday Notebook:ÌýThe Star's longtime columnist on Roxanne Taylor's journey to 500 soccer wins, how Gunner Maldonado now belongs as part of a "Super Six," how Jedd Fisch seems determined to stay in Tucson awhile, and more.