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Arizona State senior linebacker Mike Nixon was named First Team Academic All-Pac-10 for the third straight season, the conference announced Wednesday afternoon.

The ASU football team hung by a frail thread in 2009, with five of its 12 games decided by seven points or less.

Arizona State was subdued at practices leading up to the 83rd Territorial Cup Saturday.

Arizona hung onto the Territorial Cup after Arizona State's Kyle Williams dropped a punt.

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Saturday, Nov. 28 1:30 pm Where: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe TV/Radio: TV Channel 15, Radio 620AM The battle for this year's Territorial Cup has a long tradition.

Heath Bray knows about 50 guys who are getting together for Saturday's clash between Arizona State and Arizona.

With only four wins entering the Territorial Cup for the first time since 2003, ASU's only chance for real success this season boils down to upsetting Arizona.

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The stat sheet favored ASU. So did a series of fortuitous bounces. But despite a defensive performance that thwarted mighty USC all night, the scoreboard slighted the Sun Devils, who fell to the now-No. 11 Trojans 14-9 at Sun Devil Stadium on Saturday night.

Time to grade USC's performance at Arizona State. One unit received a grade it can be proud of, and I'm sure you know which one.

The 12th-ranked USC Trojans needed just two big plays -- Will Harris' 55-yard interception return for a touchdown and Damian Williams' 75-yard score on a screen -- to hold off Arizona State, 14-9. The Trojans suffered an embarrassing 27-point setback to Oregon last week and nearly dropped two straight conference games.

A tough season for Arizona State just became a lot tougher after last night's five point loss to Southern California.

USC 14, Arizona State 9 Arizona State came in with more yards lost to penalties than any team in major college football.

ASU tailback Cameron Marshall, getting some help from teammate Jon Hargis against Washington State, will make his first start today.

Trevor Hankins is taking the right steps. The junior punter, in his first full season with the job, has been named a candidate for the Ray Guy Award, an award given to the nation's top punter each season.

First and foremost . ASU's offense needs to take some pressure off the defense for once and not wait until after halftime to mount a comeback.

Kevin Riley had struggled to find rhythm. Arizona State's front was in his face.

Giorgio Tavecchio had no idea he'd be getting a shot to redeem himself after missing a 34-yard field goal early in the second quarter.

Quietly but significantly for a team that relies on field position, Arizona State's Trevor Hankins is punting at a near school-record level.