The Star's Justin Spears and Michael Lev recap Second-seeded Arizona's 85-65 win over No. 15-seeded Long Beach State to start the NCAA Tournament. What should the Cats expect in the second round with No. 7-seeded Dayton on Saturday? UA women's basketball edged Auburn to nab the 11 seed and will now Syracuse in Storrs, Connecticut. Plus, more reaction from the opening day of the Field of 64 on Thursday. 

The Star's Justin Spears and Michael Lev preview the NCAA Tournament and predict how far the Arizona Wildcats will advance in March. Is Kylan Boswell the X-factor for the Cats? Plus, a look at the journey of the UA women's basketball program to the big dance, along with Final Four predictions and potential upsets. 

Longtime sportscaster and Fox Sports Radio host Dan Patrick joined The Star's Justin Spears leading up to his appearance at the Tucson Festival of Books to promote his book, "The Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football: The NFL's Greatest Players, Plays, Scandals, and Screw-Ups (Plus Stuff We Totally Made Up)." DP also discussed the Mexican food restaurant he's expecting to try, Arizona basketball and working with Adam Sandler, among other topics. 

It's UA football reader mailbag time! Justin Spears, beat writer covering Arizona Wildcats football for the Arizona Daily Star, and Star sports editor Brett Fera dive into offseason happenings around the UA program. From the UA's still-impending coaching moves to recruiting, a look at which 2024 opponents pose the toughest test for the Wildcats to what to do about Arizona Stadium in the future, you asked, and we attempted to answer!

Arizona Daily Star senior sports writer/columnist Michael Lev and sports editor Brett Fera break down Sunday's McKale Center double header that saw Adia Barnes' UA women's basketball team defeat ASU before Tommy Lloyd's men's team dispatched Stanford. Plus, diving into an interesting postgame riff from Barnes on her current roster and the impact of public criticism and comments, namely over social media, on her program.

While the Wildcast primarily focuses on University of Arizona sports, its hard to ignore Tucson first-place pro hockey team, the AHL's Tucson Roadrunners. The Star's Brett Fera and James Kelley chat with Roadrunners goaltender Matthew Villalta about first All-Star nod of his pro career ahead of the AHL All-Star Classic, Sunday, Feb. 4 and Monday, Feb. 5 in San Jose, California.

Arizona Daily Star staffers Justin Spears (Arizona football beat reporter), Michael Lev (senior writer/sports columnist) and Brett Fera (sports editor) break down who's coming to Tucson — and when, which was announced Tuesday — for the UA's first Big 12 season, and where the Wildcats will play (and also when) in the 2024 season.

Star sports editor Brett Fera and UA men's basketball beat reporter Bruce Pascoe discuss Arizona's last-second loss at Oregon State, plus an offbeat look to Saturday's game between UA and Oregon — the Wildcats' final trip to Eugene in what's turned into a pretty memorable series over the Pac-12 era.

Star sports editor Brett Fera and UA women's basketball beat reporter PJ Brown discuss athletic director Dave Heeke's dismissal, the latest with Arizona women's basketball ahead of the Bay Area home stand, and so much more.

A new era of Arizona football has begun. The Star's Justin Spears and Michael Lev recap the aftermath of Jedd Fisch leaving Arizona and his decision to leave a loaded UA team to coach Washington. What happened between Fisch and Arizona? Brent Brennan, a Dick Tomey disciple, accepts his dream job as head coach of the Wildcats. What's next? Will quarterback Noah Fifita and Tetairoa McMillan and other stars stay?