Quency Darley has had the Iowa game circled on his calendar since he signed with Arizona State.

A black van filled with University of Iowa students pulled away from Mesa’s Iowa Cafe on Friday afternoon.

TEMPE - Christian Polk's 35-footer at the shot-clock buzzer with 12.7 seconds to play gave Arizona State a wild 67-64 come-from-behind victory over Iowa on Saturday night. Arizona State outscored Iowa 19-4 over the final six minutes. Polk, one of three freshmen who started for first-year coach Herb Sendek, found himself under tight defense from the basket when he let loose the game-winning shot.

Margie Giordano and Sarah Reaves teamed up for 39 of Arizona State’s 59 kills Friday night as the Sun Devils women’s volleyball team topped Oregon State 25-15, 21-25, 25-23 and 25-22 in Tempe.

CANCUN, Mexico - Arizona State is getting used to slow starts for their seasons. Kirsten Thompson’s layup with three seconds to go gave No. 14 Arizona State a 60-58 win over Iowa in the final game of the Caribbean Challenge on Friday.

Lawn Griffiths: There were times I was embarrassed to be an Iowan because of the state’s lack of progress in some areas of social development. But today this ex-Iowan salutes the Hawkeye state for the Iowa Supreme Court’s ruling made public recently to overnturn the 1998 ban on gay marriage.

Arizona travels to Iowa City to take on the Hawkeyes on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Arizona time.

September 19, 2004

Paid in full.

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Sleek Arizona State came to Big Ten country to play rock 'em, sock 'em football with Iowa.

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Sleek Arizona State came to Big Ten country to play rock 'em, sock 'em football with Iowa.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Freshman running back Adam Robinson rushed for a career-high 101 yards and two touchdowns and Iowa held Arizona to just eight first downs in a 27-17 victory Saturday, spoiling coach Mike Stoops's return to Kinnick Stadium.

Arizona State’s Anthony Robles fulfilled his dream Saturday by becoming the NCAA Division I 125-pound national champion.

TUCSON — Mike Stoops, a former All-Big Ten safety at Iowa, rarely goes back to his alma mater.

Newcomer Olivier Latendresse tallied a pair of goals in his debut while Scott May and Brett Smith each scored two goals to lift the Phoenix RoadRunners (9-7-0) to an 8-2 victory over the Long Beach Ice Dogs (4-10-2) at US Airways Center in ECHL action Saturday.

A co-worker in the office who shall remain nameless (Phil) is a huge Arizona State football fan, and he’s constantly stopping by the sports department to deliver his latest proclamations about the Devils.

September 20, 2004

Scott Bordow: It's late Saturday night. Texas has beaten Nebraska for the Big 12 championship, Boise State has taken care of New Mexico State to go 13-0, and Texas Christian is enjoying a day of rest, having finished off its 12-0 regular season. In Scottsdale, the yellow jackets of the Fiesta Bowl are having a hot debate:

September 15, 2004

Arizona State’s Sun Devils are back in a familiar role this week: matched against a highly regarded opponent, they are rather heavy underdogs.

Megan Elliott fired a no-hitter in Arizona State's 19-0 five-inning victory over Rutgers Friday in Tempe, but the Sun Devils finished the day on a sour note.

Iowa at ASU, 7:30 pm today, FSN Arizona, ESPN 860AM

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Arizona State begins its 2003 Pac-10 football season here tonight in search of the team that was picked to contend for the championship.