Doug Haller

From one week to the next, a good team has become great. And a storybook season keeps getting better.

The NFL is a cruel place. Greatness is hard to sustain. As Arizona slumped, the Murray MVP talk has faded, replaced by a familiar question.

The heralded newcomer was expected to provide an explosive boost to Arizona's offense. It's been a work in progress.

The 12 Playoff coaches form a unique group. Not one played a regular-season contest in the NFL. One didn't even play in college.

The highly-skilled and versatile safety is currently second in the NFL with 142 total tackles.

At every stop of his basketball journey, T.J. McConnell never has stopped testing himself — or others.

The Pac-12 season had not yet started, but the practice routine at the University of Arizona already had become routine. At least with certain drills. These are the moments when good teams become great. The Wildcats were No. 3 in the country with hopes of winning a national championship. They needed to grind. On this day in the winter of 2014, Stanley Johnson wasn't feeling it.

Call it misfortune. The curse of aging. Whatever you want. The Suns cannot shake it.

Ward has drawn upon his NFL career to set an attitude that will be on display when the Sun Devils take on Texas in the Peach Bowl.

Television viewership is down from this time a year ago. This matters to Kevin Durant, a 14-time All-Star who's seen what the NBA can do.