Before we get to the links, our friends at The Greg and Mark Show delivered a bit of a state-of-the-program on ASU baseball. Hear their take by listening below:

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If you prefer that whole reading thing and you haven’t been visiting Echo from the Buttes this week, here’s what you missed:

• James Harden and the Sun Devils let an historic opportunity slip in Seattle
• Greg and Mark broke down the stretch run for both our hoops teams
• Jason Kipnis and Carlos Ramirez filled in just fine for Wally and Ike
• We wondered aloud if ASU had surpassed UA as the state’s top hoops program
• And we watched videos of Tucsonans traveling to Tempe and the combative Jim Calhoun

That’s all for now. Get ye to Packard Stadium this weekend. And be careful playing tailgate beer pong tournaments. You know, oral herpes. Go Devils!

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An L.A. television station thinks beer pong is responsible for the spread of oral herpes at ASU. Never fear, Sun Devils. Michael Crow has an ingenious plan to stop the epidemic.

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The Sun Devils’ first Pac-10 championship was there for the taking, but a 73-70 overtime loss to Washington likely put an end to that dream. What do the standings look like now and where does ASU fit into the NCAA Tournament picture?

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The stretch run of the Pac-10 basketball season begins tonight—and both the Sun Devils men’s and women’s teams control their own destinies. Fortunately, Greg and Mark are here to break down both team’s finishes.

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A big weekend by a pair of powerful Sun Devils has us feeling a little bit better about Ike Davis and Brett Wallace’s absence from the heart of ASU’s lineup. Can Jason Kipnis and Carlos Ramirez keep up the pace?

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As you probably know, Michael Crow has imposed mandatory unpaid furloughs for all ASU employees to help the university make budget.

The furloughs extend to the athletic department. For example, Dennis Erickson will lose $20,800 of his $450,000 annual salary and Herb Sendek will lose $13,600 of his $292,000 annual salary during 12-day furloughs.

To our knowledge, neither has made a peep publicly, choosing instead to pitch in and do their part to help see the university through this mess.

And then you’ve got UConn coach Jim Calhoun. Enjoy the video.

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In our weekly look at the ASU women’s basketball team, the Sun Devils continue their program-record winning streak with another win over UA. This one wasn’t the beat-down we were expecting though.

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The Sun Devils’ fourth straight win over the Wildcats got us thinking. Has ASU officially passed UA as the state’s dominant college basketball program? Or is the jury still out?

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