John Marshall

More power programs are scheduling home-and-home series against each other as conference realignment has made scheduling nonconference games more difficult.

Kansas strengthened its grip on No. 1 in the AP Top 25. The rest of the top 10 turned into a jumble of teams swapping places.

Cam Skattebo chooses to dish out pain instead of receiving it. He's been one of the nation's toughest players to tackle during his two seasons at Arizona State and makes defenders pay for trying to take him down.

Cam Skattebo ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns and Arizona State spoiled Utah quarterback Cameron Rising’s return with a 27-19 victory over the 16th-ranked Utes.

Quarterback Cameron Rising could be back for No. 16 Utah for Friday night’s game at Arizona State. Utes coach Kyle Whittingham has sparked optimism about his star quarterback’s return without committing to anything.

Diana Taurasi tired to address the Phoenix Mercury crowd, but was interrupted. They wanted her to play one more year.

Ketel Marte homered and had four RBIs, Eugenio Suárez hit two homers and the Arizona Diamondbacks routed the Texas Rangers 14-4.

No. 20 Arizona had a memorable opening game under coach Brent Brennan on offense, racking up huge numbers in a blowout win over New Mexico.

Tetairoa McMillan had a school-record 304 yards receiving and matched another with four touchdown catches, all from Noah Fifita, and No. 21 Arizona opened coach Brent Brennan’s first season with a 61-39 win over New Mexico.

Will Smith hit a late three-run homer, Shohei Ohtani added his 43rd of the season and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their NL West lead to five games with a 10-9 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.