— Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita is 25-15 as the UA's QB-of-record, one victory shy of Bruce Hill's 26 victories from 1973-75. How does Fifita's record compare to others? ASU's Rose Bowl quarterback Jake Plummer was 25-18 as the Sun Devils' QB-of-record, 1993-96. Sahuaro High's Rodney Peete was 25-11 as USC's quarterback from 1986-88. The best in state history. ASU's Danny White was 32-4 with the Sun Devils from 1971-73, a seemingly unbreakable statistic.
Arizona Wildcats quarterback Noah Fifita (1) runs the ball during the first quarter against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Milan Puskar Stadium on Oct. 10.
— The NBA's preseason schedule ends this weekend and it seems that former UA forward Tobe Awaka will not make the Chicago Bulls' opening-day roster. The Bulls gave Awaka a total of 45 minutes in the first two preseason games, even starting him once for 24 minutes (he did not score). But Awaka did not play in the next two Bulls games last week and seems destined to start the year in the G League.
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— Arizona's 1989 All-Pac-10 outfielder Kevin Long was fired as the Philadelphia Phillies hitting coach last week. Long, 59, has been one of baseball's most enduring hitting coaches. He was with the New York Yankees from 2007-14, the New York Mets from 2015-17, the Washington Nationals from 2018-21, and the Phillies for the last few years. I would expect him to be hired by another MLB team this offseason.
— Pima College's women's soccer team, coached by Kendra Veliz, was 14-0-1 and ranked No. 6 nationally entering this weekend's action. What makes it more impressive is that 19 of Veliz's 21 players are from Southern Arizona, and 11 are freshmen. Salpointe's Ava Dagnino leads the Aztecs with 14 goals. Tucson High's Gabriela Mendoza has 12. Look for the Aztecs to make a deep run in the NJCAA championships again.
Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy (left) and right fielder Sal Frelick (10) embrace after game four of the NLCS for the 2026 MLB Playoffs against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Uniqlo Field at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 15.
— World Series-bound Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy was manager of the 2013 Tucson Padres in the Pacific Coast League, Tucson's last PCL team. The club finished 77-67 and placed third in the PCL South division. The Tucson club played against current Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt, who was then a catcher for the PCL's Sacramento River Cats. Wouldn't it be something if Murphy and Vogt met in the World Series this week?
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