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That ASU Pie Piece Looks Big: Handicapping the Pac-10 Race, Part II

As we approach the halfway point of the Pac-10 season, we take a look at a race that should only get more interesting as we go. The best part: the Sun Devils’ piece of the pie below is the biggest!

Odds on Winning Pac-10

(Hope the numbers add up—unlike last time.)

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That ASU Pie Piece Looks Big: Handicapping the Pac-10 Race, Part I

As we approach the halfway point of the Pac-10 season, we take a look at a race that should only get more interesting as we go. The best part: the Sun Devils’ piece of the pie below is the biggest!

Odds on Winning Pac-10

(Hope the numbers add up—unlike last time.)

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Video: Chase Budinger will Not be Stepped On, Thank You

On Wednesday it was James Harden attempting to leap over Chase Budinger — and nearly injuring himself in the process. On Saturday it was Houston’s Aubrey Coleman who mistook Budinger’s goateed face for a welcome mat. And neither Budinger nor Lute Olson was having any of it!

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Weekend Links and Audio: Is Demetrius Walker the Next Lebron James?

Before we get to the links, we recently sat down with our friends at The Greg and Mark Show to do a scouting report on future Sun Devil . Is Demetrius Walker the next Lebron James? Find out 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:

That’s all for now. Good luck to the ladies against Arizona tomorrow!

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Analysis: How the Sun Devils Survived a 3-Game Road Trip from Hell

Facing the toughest three-game stretch of its season, the Arizona State basketball team upset a three-time Final Four participant on its home floor and posted the second of back-to-back wins in Tucson for the first time in 25 years. Here’s how the Sun Devils did it.

ASU Sun Devil James Harden beat Arizona

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A Very Quick Thought on the Sun Devils’ Trip Tonight to McKale

We don’t have a whole lot to say about tonight’s basketball game against Arizona, except that we’re looking forward to it. The Los Angeles Times did a fine job of summing up our opinion anyway.

Forkem Devils

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Five Landmark ASU Wins: Where does the UCLA Upset Rank?

There’s little doubt Arizona State’s overtime upset of UCLA Saturday was one of those landmark moments that signals a program’s arrival on the next level. Where does it rank on this list of five recent Sun Devil victories that put ASU programs on the map.

James Harden led the ASU Sun Devils past California Los Angeles

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James Harden, Sun Devils Escape from L.A. with a Split

In our weekly Arizona State men’s hoops update, and the Sun Devils get a huge split in Los Angeles. But one Sun Devils’ jammed thumb is causing all kinds of concern going forward. Oh, and it’s UofA week!

ASU Sun Devil James Harden attacks California-Los Angeles

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