Q&A with new Arizona softball hitting coach Danielle Gibson Whorton, who’s experienced all manner of change this year, including giving birth to her second child in September.
- Michael Lev
New Arizona softball hitting coach Danielle Gibson Whorton on life in Tucson, finally becoming a Wildcat and her expectations for the lineup in 2027 (video by Michael Lev / Tucson.com)
- Michael Lev
Three Arizona softball standouts — Sydney Stewart, Grace Jenkins and Jalen Adams — are practicing with the team in hopes of getting another year of eligibility under the five-for-five umbrella.
- Michael Lev
Arizona softball will celebrate the life of former assistant coach Larry Ray during homecoming weekend in October. Ray died in June at the age of 75.
- Michael Lev
The Arizona baseball and softball teams have announced their fall-ball schedules. The baseball team opens the Mexican Baseball Fiesta. The softball team hosts UTEP and Grand Canyon.
- Elvia Verdugo
Arizona softball's Big 12 schedule for 2026-27 features eight conference series, with four at home and four on the road.
- Elvia Verdugo
Arizona softball’s Lauren Lappin is a finalist for D1Softball’s National Assistant Coach of the Year for her work coaching Arizona’s defense, which led the NCAA in double plays last season.
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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.”
A judge granted Class of 2022 Division I athletes a fifth eligibility year, potentially reshaping rosters and transfers. Here's what this could mean for the UA.
PHOENIX — Golden Ticket recipients. Big 12 Athlete of the Year nominees. All-Americans.
Star sports columnist Michael Lev presents alternative versions of the Arizona softball and baseball Mount Rushmores that are part of our ongoing summer series.
Tracking transfer-portal activity for the Arizona baseball and softball teams during the 2026 cycle.
The legendary careers of Jennie Finch Susie Parra, Laura Espinoza and Jenny Dalton are why they’re the four faces on our Mount Rushmore of Arizona softball players.
Greg Hansen's notebook: Arizona Daily Star columnist Greg Hansen shares his picks for a Mount Rushmore of U of A softball players.
Arizona softball has a new hitting coach. Danielle Gibson Whorton spent last season at Cal and the two before that at Arkansas, where she starred as a player.
Arizona captured the second Allstate Commissioner's Cup, recognizing the Big 12 athletic department that achieved the most on and off the field of play.
Greg Hansen's notebook: Former Arizona assistant athletic director Chris Del Conte, now with Texas, knows talent when he sees it and he's not shy about poaching coaches from successful programs.
USA Softball selected Arizona softball head coach Caitlin Lowe and former Wildcat Dejah Mulipola for the 2026 U.S. Women's National Team.
Greg Hansen's Notebook: America's top pro softball league, the AUSL, is teeming with former talent from Tucson.
Greg Hansen's Notebook: Former Arizona Wildcat Dave Stegman will be inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame. Which Wildcat will be next?
Arizona softball is in the market for a hitting coach with Amber Freeman reportedly headed to Texas. The UA offense thrived under Freeman's tutelage the past two seasons.
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Greg Hansen's Notebook: Pima College's 2025-26 athletic year closed with the Aztecs going 80-3-3 at home in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer and softball.
Former Arizona softball standout Tayler Biehl has been named a second-team CSC Academic All-American after completing her degree with a 4.00 GPA.
Michael Lev column: News and views on Becky Burke’s unwanted battle with social-media trolls; eligibility questions gumming up Tommy Lloyd’s recruiting; Arizona softball acing the transfer portal; and more.
Greg Hansen's notebook: Larry Ray, a former Arizona softball assistant coach for 21 years, has died.
Greg Hansen's notebook: Arizona Daily Star columnist Greg Hansen shares his picks for a Mount Rushmore of UA coaches.
The legendary careers of Lute Olson, Mike Candrea, Jerry Kindall and Dick Tomey are why they're the four faces on our Mount Rushmore of Arizona coaches.
Arizona softball added two transfers from North Texas and another from South Alabama as its 2027 roster takes shape.
Greg Hansen's notebook: Arizona Athletics set a record by raising $46 million from donors (breaking the previous record of $41 million in 2022), plus $87.7 million in corporate sponsorships.