An Encore at Packard Stadium?
The North County Times had some great news for Sun Devil fans tucked into its San Diego Padres notebook this morning. Someone’s coming back to Tempe!

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The North County Times had some great news for Sun Devil fans tucked into its San Diego Padres notebook this morning. Someone’s coming back to Tempe!

The Tribune recaps last night’s football scrimmage and Sports Illustrated and ESPN The Magazine profile a couple of former Sun Devil baseball players.
Enjoy this article? Buy us a beer for just $4. (Credit Card / Paypal)In our weekly look around pro baseball, we find a former Sun Devil lighting up National League aces and Ike Davis struggling in Brooklyn.

(See our man channeling Rudy Carpenter.)
Enjoy this article? Buy us a beer for just $4. (Credit Card / Paypal)There’s a grocery store shortage in Tempe, four Sun Devils earn spots on the preseason all-conference first team, and two former Devils sign NFL contracts.

(We’re not above pandering to our constituency, if that’s what it takes.)
Enjoy this article? Buy us a beer for just $4. (Credit Card / Paypal)Interrupting our Alison Williamson coverage, the Tribune previewed ASU football camp in 10 easily-digestible chunks. What are the biggest questions hounding Dennis Erickson and the gang as they prepare for NAU?
(Hint: The image below has led to many a sleepless night ’round these parts.)

Alison Williamson comes up short of her second Olympic medal, Brandon Magee chooses football over baseball, and Danny Sullivan looks like he’s going to play.

Eleven current and former Sun Devils are competing in the Beijing Olympics this month. Who’s the best bet to claim a medal for the old maroon?

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