Articles by Doug Wykstra

Grigsby Opening Up Arizona Offense

Two games and 111 points into college football season, it’s safe to describe the Arizona Wildcats’ offense as volatile. How that explosiveness will translate to matches against Division I-A defenses remains to be seen. Either way, much of Arizona’s progress on the offensive...

Tuitama, O-Line Critical to ‘Cats Success

In the fall of 2005, thousands of UofA fans and alumni trudged to the homecoming game amidst an atmosphere of despair. The opponent, UCLA, was ranked #7 in the nation, and the Wildcats had a record of 2-6 overall, with an even more...

How Will Bayless Fit in Portland?

In reviewing the NBA prospects of former Arizona guard Jerryd Bayless, I feel like I’m going beyond my beat. Bayless was technically a Wildcat for one year, but his stint in Tucson always appeared transitory- Bayless seemed to be sitting on the UofA...

Top 5 UofA Teams You Should Be Rooting For

As with most colleges, the football and basketball teams get the lion’s share of press coverage at the University of Arizona. Here are five under-appreciated UA sports teams that deserve your attention: 5. Baseball They might have come up short of the College...

Budinger Returning to UofA for Another Year

University of Arizona forward Chase Budinger announced his decision to stay at with the Wildcats for another season last Tuesday. The decision was announced after weeks of speculation following Budinger’s decision to declare his eligibility for the NBA draft but not to hire an...

Arizona Shot-Putters, High Jumper, Heptathlete Make All-American Squad

Following Liz Patterson’s national championship performance in the high jump, the University of Arizona’s track and field team got more good news following the shot-put final. Arizona throwers Zack Lloyd, Shawn Best, and Jarred Sola all won All-American honors for their respective fourth, fifth,...

All Quiet on the UofA Campus

With Chase Budinger two days away from announcing whether he’ll commit to the NBA draft or stay at the University of Arizona for another year, and only the smallest trickle of news coming out of the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Des Moines,...

Arizona Wildcats vs. Miami Hurricanes, Game 3: A Transcript

First off, you might have noticed that I’m over a day late writing about the University of Arizona’s excruciating 4-2 loss to the Miami Hurricanes. Sorry about that. I can explain, though. Remember when I covered Game 2? I wrote that...