Greg Hansen's Notebook: UNLV is the first in the NCAA to sign a deal with a corporate group to put sponsorship patches on the uniforms of college athletes.
Greg Hansen
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Greg graduated from Utah State University, worked at two Utah newspapers, the St. Petersburg Times, the Albany Democrat-Herald in Oregon and moved to Tucson to cover UA football and baseball. He became the Star's sports columnist in 1984.
Greg Hansen's Notebook: Former Arizona Wildcats golfer Ricky Barnes was the analyst on the Golf Channel's broadcast of a Par 3 tournament last week. He nailed it.
Greg Hansen's Notebook: Twenty months ago, Desireé Reed-Francois was the rookie among the otherwise all-male 15 Big 12 athletic directors. She's no longer the new kid on the block.
Greg Hansen's Notebook: Salpointe requested a move from Class 4A to Class 5A beginning in the 2026-27 school year, and last week the AIA approved the Lancers' request.
Greg Hansen's Notebook: Arizona men's basketball has been ranked No. 1 in eight seasons, a fleeting but impactful honor.
Greg Hansen's Notebook: The Big 12 didn't pick Arizona football's Brent Brennan for its coach of the year honor, but it's hard to argue against who the conference did select.
Greg Hansen's Notebook: Former Arizona athletic director Greg Byrne is now with Alabama. There will be few familiar faces when the Crimson Tide takes on Arizona basketball.
Greg Hansen's Notebook: In the first six games of the season, Pima men's basketball scored 141, 132, 123, 170, 161 and 142 points.
Greg Hansen's Notebook: Former Arizona Wildcat kicker Nick Folk made his 425th NFL field goal last week, a 27-24 game-winner for the New York Jets against the Atlanta Falcons.