Sonoran Hot Reads: ASU makes video board one foot bigger than Arizona’s

This is rivalry status to the max

We all know that petty little things happen between rivals every now and then, but this one may top them all. The video board that was installed in the south endzone of Arizona Stadium is pretty large; 47’ x 112’ to be exact. That makes it the 58th-largest video board in the world according to Wikipedia...for now. ASU, in the middle of a Sun Devil Stadium renovation project, will be adding a large video board next year. How big? Exactly one foot wider and bigger than the one in Arizona Stadium. The Sun Devils are putting in a 48’ x 113’ board next year as part of many improvements coming to SDS. If you think that’s an accident, well, I’m not sure what to tell you

- Reggie Gilbert’s Packers beat Scooby Wright’s Browns 17-11 in a preseason game. Scooby had two tackles, and Reggie had one, which is this safety where former USC quarterback Cody Kessler just kind of jogged out of the back of the endzone Dan Orlovsky-style

- Jamardre Cobb and Marquis Ware are still not on Arizona’s two-deep

- Greg Byrne joined Jody Oehler to talk about what this past week has been like

- What happens when you get in a fight in Washington’s camp? You walk the sidelines with each other holding hands

Baseball

- JJ Matijevic hit another home run, but his Falmouth team lost in game two of the Cape Cod League Championship Series. Game Three is Saturday

Other sports

- Arizona swimmer Brad Tandy tied for 6th in the men’s 50-meter freestyle final

- The Arizona women's soccer team, which is ranked 20th in the preseason polls, beat NAU 1-0 in an exhibition game

Cats Win! Thanks for coming out to our exhibition game! #BearDown http://pic.twitter.com/NAbAIN48eR

— Arizona Soccer (@ArizonaWSoccer) August 13, 2016

Tucson news

- Brushfire BBQ and Bison Witches won their Final Four games, and voting for our Tucson Restaurant Tournament Final will open later on Saturday morning

- A bicyclist died in a wreck at Valencia and Rita Ranch

- Stone is going to be closed at Speedway for about a week, so that’ll be fun with everyone getting back to Tucson

Last nights meteor shower @whatsuptucson http://pic.twitter.com/tNQRIs5me0

— Pablo Cornejo (@pablo_thatsme) August 12, 2016

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