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Wisconsin alum. Cubs fan. 🍿 lover. Arizona women’s basketball beat reporter for Arizona Daily Star.
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I talked to Arizona assistant Anthony Turner ahead of the Wildcats game against BYU Wednesday. We talked about defense and so much more … tucson.com/sports/colle...

No days off …

We’ve got the scout ahead of Arizona women’s basketball’s game against No. 11 TCU Sunday. tucson.com/sports/colle...

Ahead of Arizona women’s basketball game against top-ranked TCU, here’s where the Wildcats stand in terms of making the program’s 5th consecutive NCAA Tournament… tucson.com/sports/colle...

Congrats @macsmith413.bsky.social!!

Here’s one more from the softball special section… tucson.com/sports/arizo...

Here’s the scout with Arizona women’s basketball coach Adia Barnes, plus so much more ahead of Wednesday’s game against Oklahoma State tucson.com/sports/arizo...

Two more pieces for you: 1. On the new Arizona Baseball Pitching Wing as the Wildcats become the latest program to build a pitching lab. tucson.com/sports/colle...

OK, couple of the Arizona Baseball stories have dropped. 1. 15 players to watch in 2025. Similar to the preseason AP Top 25 poll, always a lot of guesswork here. But hey, it's educated guesswork. tucson.com/sports/colle...

Here are some Arizona softball players to watch… tucson.com/sports/arizo...

Our Arizona softball/Arizona baseball special section is out (Wednesday in print)! Check out all the stories from @michaeljlev.bsky.social & me. Up first, softball is going with a pitching by committee approach… tucson.com/sports/arizo...

Ahead of Arizona women’s basketball’s game at Oklahoma State Wednesday, I caught up with Ajae Yoakum … tucson.com/sports/colle...

Check out these amazing Arizona softball photos from @kellypresnell.bsky.social.

Here’s the scout for Arizona women’s basketball’s game against Colorado from Wildcats assistant Anthony Turner. Plus, we’ve got notes on Isis Beh, Jada Wiliams and Esmery Martinez… tucson.com/sports/arizo...

Ahead of Arizona women’s basketball’s game Wednesday at Colorado, I talked to sophomore Skylar Jones about her steady play on the court over the last 3 games, which coincides with getting into a better mental space. tucson.com/sports/arizo...

Here’s my latest on Arizona women’s basketball sophomore Breya Cunningham is proving to be one of the top post players in the Big 12 tucson.com/sports/arizo...

NEW PODCAST!! Like Jada Williams and Breya Cunningham working the pick-and-roll, @pjbrown024.bsky.social and I teamed up to break down the postseason outlook for Arizona women's basketball. Here are some places you can access the latest episode of the Wildcast ...

Is it me or does it already feel like February? Asked a reporter in the midst of the grind of a women’s college basketball season

Here are my thoughts on why these last 2 wins for Arizona women’s basketball- over Kansas and Cincinnati - were so important for the Wildcats… tucson.com/sports/colle...

Here’s the scout ahead of Arizona women’s basketball’s matchup against No. 16 UWV Saturday with special guest UA assistant Salvo Coppa … tucson.com/sports/colle...

Here’s the scout for Arizona women’s basketball game against Cincinnati tucson.com/sports/colle...

I talked to Arizona women’s basketball coach Adia Barnes ahead of her game against Cincinnati Wednesday… tucson.com/sports/colle...

I talked to WNBA great Betty Lennox, who was Arizona women’s basketball’s Jada Williams’ first coach & Adia Barnes’ teammate on the 2004 Storm championship team about how/why Arizona was the perfect place for Jada to develop. tucson.com/sports/colle...

And we’ve got the next piece of our series on Big 12 teams, No. 11 K-State’s coach Jeff Mittie on the Wildcats culture, traditions and more … tucson.com/sports/colle...

Here’s the Arizona women’s basketball scout ahead of Thursday’s game against No. 11 K-State …. tucson.com/sports/colle...

My first session (on Zoom) of coach Tara VanDerveer’s basketball class at Stanford. Let’s go, coach 👏👏👏

Thinking of all the people in LA who are affected by these fires including friends and immediate family who have had to evacuate. This is so devastating.

#ArizonaWildcats manage to fully erase a double-digit deficit with a buzzer-beater to force overtime, but get outscored two-to-one in the extra period to fall to #BaylorBears 81-76 in #Big12 hoops action. A few more images from the game to be found here > tucne.ws/1rka

Ahead of Arizona women’s basketball’s game against Baylor on Wednesday, we’ve got the scout. Coach Adia Barnes talks about Montaya Dew’s growth and Big 12 freshman of the week, Lauryn Swann, plus much, much more … tucson.com/sports/colle...

I talked to Arizona women’s basketball freshman post Katarina Kneževic about the protests in her homeland of Serbia tucson.com/sports/colle...

We’ve got Arizona women’s basketball NOTES … tucson.com/sports/colle...

“Thank you, Chicago, for forcing me to be great.” For a few minutes on the United Center hardwood Saturday night, the youngest MVP in NBA history came home. On celebrating Derrick Rose — the player, the person and the kid from Chicago:

Arizona women’s basketball dominated UCF this afternoon in Orlando. Here’s the recap … tucson.com/sports/colle...

I talked to Arizona women’s basketball freshman guard Mailien Rolf about her quick growth this past month and more … tucson.com/sports/colle...

Ahead of Arizona women’s basketball game Saturday at UCF, we’ve got the scout with special guest UA assistant Bett Shelby. Plus, notes on Jada Williams, freshman Katarina Knezevic and much, much more … tucson.com/sports/colle...

Here’s the recap of Arizona women’s basketball’s first Big 12 loss of the season … tucson.com/sports/colle...

Perfect way to end 2024, doing the thing I love - watching and writing about Arizona women’s basketball. These young women work hard every day - even on days like today when things don’t go their way. Looking forward to watching them continue to fight & improve the rest of the season.

Closing out 2024, watching Arizona women’s basketball at McKale Center is my happy place. Who is ready for some basketball??

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If only there wasn’t a basketball game today, I’d be watching this Thin Man marathon on @tcmtv.bsky.social all day …

Arizona women’s basketball has a game at noon today, so check out the scout, with notes including a very scary Christmas for coach Adia Barnes’ family…

Here’s a little on Arizona women’s basketball’s growth over 2 weeks in December tucson.com/sports/colle...

Ahead of Arizona women’s basketball Big 12 home opener against Utah, we’ve got the scout with special guest UA assistant Salvo Coppa. tucson.com/sports/colle...

I talked to Utah women’s basketball guard Gianna Knnepkens and learned more about the Utes’ culture, transitioning to a new coach in season, as well as Gianna’s favorite tradition… tucson.com/sports/colle...

Are you a fan of Arizona women's basketball? Well, have we got the podcast for you. Colleague @pjbrown024.bsky.social joined me this week to talk all things UA women's hoops. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6pe5... Video: tucson.com/sports/video...