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Sparky’s Lunchbox: A Bad Weekend for ASU’s Olympians

and come up short in Beijing and 30 or so USC football players have some explaining to do to their girlfriends.

Jacquelyn Johnson

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One Fan’s View from Camp Tontozona

Our fan on the street offers an up-close-and-personal, first-hand account (and plenty of photos) of Arizona State’s scrimmage at .

Camp Tontozona

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Sparky’s Lunchbox: Camp T Memories from the Pros

Don’t take our word for it. A lot of people have strong feelings about , and the professional newspapermen out there have access to them.

Camp Tontozona

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Goodbye to Camp Tontozona?

We understand progress. But that doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye to . As we travel north toward this evening, we’ll wonder if it’s for the last time.

Camp Tontozona

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Sparky’s Lunchbox: My BCS Conference is Better than Your BCS Conference

Sports Illustrated ran an excellent (albeit long) analysis of the debate between BCS conferences. Who’s No. 1? Also, how’s that guy doing?

Southern Girls Love Les Miles

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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!

Jason Kipnis

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Sparky’s Lunchbox: Football Scrimmages and Pedroia and Kinsler Get Serious Ink

The Tribune recaps last night’s football scrimmage and Sports Illustrated and ESPN The Magazine profile a couple of former Sun Devil baseball players. 

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Devils in the Pros: National League Aces Beware of Andre Ethier

In our weekly look around pro baseball, we find a former Sun Devil lighting up National League aces and struggling in Brooklyn.

 Andre Ethier

(See our man channeling Rudy Carpenter.)

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