Humbled by the Lithuanian “B” team three days earlier, Arizona responded by putting away a team included even higher-level locals on Saturday in the Wildcats' final exhibition game of their Lithuanian tour.
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Greg Hansen’s notebook: Annika Sörenstam leads a strong group of golfers with Tucson ties at the U.S. Senior Women’s Open, including former Arizona teammate and 2024 champion Leta Lindley.
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Michael Lev column: Arizona football’s Max Harris and Ismail Mahdi thought they were cleared to return. A court said otherwise. Now they’re in limbo. The NCAA, ultimately, is to blame.
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An NCAA legal victory could leave several Arizona athletes without a fifth season, though basketball player RJ Godfrey remains protected by a separate Georgia ruling.
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Arizona basketball forward RJ Godfrey is asking a court to intervene after the NCAA suspended him for four games despite a ruling clearing him to play in 2026-27.
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In Arizona's 107-85 win over Ukraine on Thursday, Ivan Kharchenkov led UA with 24 points while Lithuanian center Ugnius Jarusevicius had 20.
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Wearing Euro-styled uniforms commemorating their exhibition trip to Lithuania, the Arizona Wildcats could never get comfortable in them.
Greg Hansen’s notebook: Former Arizona strength coach Marc Hill, a key part of the Wildcats’ 1997 NCAA title team, deserves a place in the program’s upcoming championship celebration.
Arizona faces its toughest foreign exhibition tour yet, taking on Lithuania and Ukraine national teams — including former Wildcats star Azuolas Tubelis.
Greg Hansen’s notebook: RJ Godfrey isn’t a 3-point threat, but Arizona basketball doesn’t need him to be. His size, strength and toughness could make him Koa Peat’s ideal replacement.
Arizona basketball’s Lithuania tour offers the Wildcats more than exhibition games, with extra practice time, team bonding, cultural experiences and a homecoming for European players.
Arizona assistant Ken Nakagawa is leaving the Wildcats for the G League’s Salt Lake Stars, taking another step toward his goal of an NBA coaching career.
The UA Foundation agreed to pay $129,070 toward the Arizona Wildcats’ 10-day basketball exhibition tour in Lithuania, covering nearly all ground costs, rather than dipping into the athletic department budget.
Michael Lev column: News and views on RJ Godfrey, the ideal late addition to the Arizona men’s basketball lineup; the UA women’s team playing a legit nonconference schedule; and more.
Arizona men’s basketball heads to Lithuania after past foreign tours intersected with terrorism and war, adding perspective as the Wildcats again travel near a global conflict.
Derek Dixon and Cameron Holmes are using the Arizona Wildcats’ Lithuania tour to build chemistry and gain experience.
Greg Hansen’s notebook: Bijan Robinson’s new Falcons contract puts the former Salpointe star in elite financial company with some of the highest-paid athletes in Tucson sports history.
Greg Hansen’s notebook: Former Arizona athletic director Greg Byrne and ex-Wildcats coach Sean Miller returned to Tucson for a wedding — a homecoming filled with familiar UA faces.
Greg Hansen’s notebook: Arizona athletics enjoyed a record-setting year, but returning to the Learfield Cup Top 25 will require major improvements across several struggling programs.
A landmark college sports bill stalled in the Senate, raising questions about its future and whether the SEC and Big Ten could pursue sweeping changes on their own.
Arizona basketball’s trip to Lithuania will be a homecoming for Motiejus Krivas and Ugnius Jarusevicius while showcasing the Wildcats’ growing ties to the basketball-crazed country.
New Arizona forward Ugnius Jarusevicius discusses his nickname, which he adopted at Nebraska last season because it was easy for Americans to pronounce (his full name is pronounced "ooog-nis") and overcoming the back issues he had last season at Nebraska.
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The Wildcats will leave for their ambitious Lithuanian exhibition tour next week and are expected to face former Arizona standout Azuolas Tubelis.
Clemson transfer RJ Godfrey is officially an Arizona Wildcat after court rulings cleared the expected starting power forward to play in 2026-27.
Before jetting off to Lithuania for exhibition games, Arizona men’s basketball coach Tommy Lloyd is making a stop in Japan to discuss culture and strategy.
A Georgia injunction gives Arizona basketball forward RJ Godfrey another legal path to play next season, strengthening his eligibility before the Wildcats’ exhibition trip to Lithuania.
Greg Hansen’s notebook: Former Arizona star Brayden Burries scored 24 points in a Drew League matchup featuring ex-Wildcat Rawle Alkins
After a visit home to the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, former Salpointe standout Majok Deng is teaming up with Arizona forward Mabil Mawut for a Tucson charity drive.
Arizona basketball wasted no time, signing former Clemson forward RJ Godfrey after a court ruling opened a path for fourth-year athletes to gain 2026-27 eligibility. Godfrey fills UA’s power-forward vacancy.
The NCAA argues that a US District Court’s recent eligibility ruling “invites further chaos in college sports and irreparably harms thousands of student-athletes already on campus.”