Sonoran Hot Reads: Rob Gronkowski vs. Vontaze Burfict

An old-fashioned Territorial Cup showdown on the NFL gridiron

Rob Gronkowski is back to putting up ridiculous numbers for the Patriots, but he got into it with a former ASU guy on Sunday in the process. Noted dirty player Vontaze Burfict riled up the Pats a little bit, which led to a chirping session between him and Gronk, and somehow Gronk got flagged for all of it. After the game, Gronk said “I was just bobbing my head I think and they gave me a personal foul.” Anyways, it’s always entertaining when a UA and ASU guy are mixing it up at the next level too

Rob Gronkowski -Gronk is a master trash talker.

Posted by SB Nation on Sunday, October 16, 2016

- After Saturday’s disastrous performance against USC, Scott Bordow wonders if Arizona football has hit rock bottom. He says “Given what transpired Saturday, it’s a fair bet most fans have waved goodbye to the season.” Bordow’s interaction with Rich Rodriguez was pretty contentious after the game, but I think there’s a lot of good points in here from someone who isn’t around this team a ton

- Up north, ASU is putting their stadium renovation project on hold for a year as they plan even more things they want to add

- If you missed any of our USC game analysis and everything else, it’s all right here

- Be sure to get your votes in for our reader Pac-12 Power Rankings for this week

Basketball

- The Red-Blue Game happened Friday. You’ll want to read what Ryan took away from the game. You’ll also want to read his enormous season preview

- One interesting performance on Friday came from Keanu Pinder, who Sean Miller said has been a pleasant surprise

- How does Arizona’s non-conference schedule stack up with the rest of the league? Blogging the Bracket tried to answer that exact question

- One of those non-conference games is Gonzaga, and the Zags had guard Josh Perkins charged with a misdemeanor DUI

- T.J. McConnell seems to be on track to be the Sixers’ starting point guard to begin the season

- Ira Lee will announce his college decision this week. We believe he will choose Arizona

Baseball

- Terry Francona’s Indians are up 2-0 in the ALCS over the Blue Jays

- I was out at baseball’s scrimmage on Sunday evening, so we’ll have lots of baseball stuff during this football bye week. Bobby Dalbec was there as well

Bobby Dalbec is back in town taking some hacks with the team tonight http://pic.twitter.com/3buz3zXtNh

— AZ Desert Swarm (@azdesertswarm) October 17, 2016

Other sports

- Volleyball has had a really good couple of weeks, but fell in five sets to Cal on Sunday to snap a three-match winning streak

#JuJuChallenge in the Pac12 Network Headquarters @Pac12Network @ArizonaVBall #ithinkwewin http://pic.twitter.com/k3mkoZ92Ps

— Kendra (@k_dahlke) October 15, 2016

- Men’s golf is in 11th out of 15 teams after one round at the Tavistock Invitational. George Cunningham posted a round of one-under, his best round in two years

Tucson news

- The Tucson Roadrunners lost their franchise debut to the San Diego Gulls by a score of 5-3

- Police are seeking the help of the public to find the suspect of a double homicide that occurred on the southwest side

- Two armed robbers held up a cab driver downtown, and are also at large

- Bernie Sanders will be speaking at a Clinton rally in Tucson on Tuesday

- Marana held its third annual Cotton Festival over the weekend

- The fire department had to rescue a guy from his chimney

@whatsuptucson super sunset http://pic.twitter.com/mkWOP82hVN

— TcbWildcatfan2-4,3-3 (@tcbdbackfan) October 17, 2016

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