The Arizona Wildcats have one of the nation's top recruiting classes and will be counting on some talented young stars as they fight their way through a stacked Big 12. The big picture: The Associated Press picked the Cats as the preseason No. 13, and they were projected to finish fourth in the Big 12 preseason media poll and coaches' poll.

Noah Fifita threw four first-half touchdown passes and the Arizona Wildcats forced five turnovers in rebounding from two closes losses with a 52-17 rout of the Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday night. “This is a huge win coming off two heartbreaking losses,

The Villanova Wildcats and BYU Cougars open their season in Las Vegas, Nevada, Monday as part of the Hall of Fame Series.

The Clemson Tigers host the New Hampshire Wildcats in the season opener. The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.

Greeley Central, seeded sixth in the 32-team 4A playoffs, was a buzzsaw in its 8-2 opening round win against No. 27 Skyview on Thursday.

Arizona played two exhibition games and convincingly won both, beating Saint Mary's 81-68 and Embry-Riddle 113-42. Those two games have given the Wildcats the confidence they need before the start of the season, and Tommy Lloyd has had a look at all his players to determine his rotation.

The hockey team at Northern Michigan University got off to a rough start in league play over the weekend, dropping a pair of low-scoring games at Augustana. The newest member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association,