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GENERAL NEWS | Mar 3, 2021
Sports gambling in Arizona moves closer to reality
In the near future, the Arizona sports fan’s experience could include the ability to place bets inside sports venues while the action unfolds.
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GENERAL NEWS | Jun 30, 2020Arizona high school football recruits still committing amid coronavirus
Despite visiting campuses few times if at all in some cases, class of 2021 high school football prospects from Arizona are committing at record rates.
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ARIZONA COYOTES | Jun 19, 2020New Coyotes CEO Xavier A. Gutierrez looks to reach Latino community
New Coyotes CEO Xavier A. Gutierrez is the first Latino president and CEO in NHL history and hopes to reach new fans in the Valley.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Jun 19, 2020Full pay, 22-game season in Florida on tap for Phoenix Mercury
Another league has agreed on a return-to-play plan in the month of July. This time it’s the WNBA, whose members include the Phoenix Mercury.
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PHOENIX RISING FC | Jun 17, 2020Phoenix Rising players await news on resumption of USL Championship
Phoenix Rising FC and the USL Championship are set to resume play July 11 while players wait on more details for the return.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Jun 17, 2020‘I stand for what is right’: Cardinals’ Murray will kneel during anthem
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray said he will join others and plans to kneel during the National Anthem this season.
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PHOENIX MERCURY | Jun 4, 2020COVID-19 pandemic forces Mercury to cut players without seeing them
The Phoenix Mercury cut four players despite not having a training camp yet because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Jun 4, 2020It’s official: Phoenix Suns will play again this season
After months of speculation, the Phoenix Suns will be one of the teams whose season will resume in Orlando. Their path, however, won’t be easy.
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UNCATEGORIZED | May 29, 2020Temperature checks, no high 5s among AIA guidelines for high school sports
The Arizona Interscholastic Association issued coronavirus guidelines Thursday for the possible return of high school athletics in the fall.
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UNCATEGORIZED | May 27, 2020Pac-12 OKs in-person workouts, tries to solve puzzle of COVID-19 state rules
Although the Pac-12 delivered news that suggested an on-time start to the college football season is possible, it still must wait to see how the six states that house the conference teams will handle the pandemic.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Apr 15, 2020Punt, pass and click: High school coaches get creative for spring football
With their spring programs canceled by the coronavirus, high school football coaches have found creative ways to communicate with and coach their teams.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Apr 3, 2020Chaparral’s Chance Adams ready for new journey with Royals
Chance Adams returned to his Arizona baseball roots this spring and hopes to turn that into his first full major league season.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Apr 3, 2020Running an important part of Brett Hundley’s life on, off the Cards’ field
Brett Hundley has always been a mobile quarterback, but he has used his passion for running to help him stay in football shape for most of his life
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UNCATEGORIZED | Apr 2, 2020As baseball remains on hold, D-backs’ Hall reflects on challenges
As baseball is still on hold, Arizona Diamondbacks CEO Derrick Hall talks about empotional and financial changes due to no Opening Day
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UNCATEGORIZED | Apr 1, 2020
An alley-oop and a national title: 29 years ago, Bobby Hurley helped Duke to its first championship
Twenty-nine years ago, ASU head coach Bobby Hurley was a key player in Duke’s first national championship.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Mar 30, 20207 seconds or less: 15 years ago, Suns clinched division title
The Phoenix Suns 2005 team was known for its fast-paced playing style that was unlike anything the NBA landscape had seen before.
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ARIZONA WILDCATS BASKETBALL | Mar 27, 2020Arizona’s 1988 win over UNC laid foundation of CBB powerhouse
The Arizona Wildcats, with four appearances in the NCAA Final Four, two trips to the championship game and an NCAA title in 1997, are regarded as college basketball royalty.
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ARIZONA WILDCATS BASKETBALL | Mar 26, 2020So close: Arizona was destined for Final Four until Illinois showed up
It was a dream season for the Arizona Wildcats until the squared off with Illinois in the 2005 NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Mar 26, 2020From Desert Vista to Cardinals: Devon Kennard excited to return home
For new Arizona Cardinals linebacker Devon Kennard, a homecoming to the Valley wasn’t expected, but it was definitely more than welcome
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ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY | Mar 25, 2020‘On cloud 9’: 4 years ago, Ryan Hingst made ASU baseball history
Four years ago, Ryan Hingst made ASU baseball history when he pitched the program's 10th no-hitter, calling it the best baseball moment in his career.
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Mar 25, 2020A dove, a fastball and the day D-backs’ Randy Johnson had PETA calling
A look back on the day Randy Johnson made baseball history for the Arizona Diamondbacks in one of the most bizarre ways possible.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Mar 24, 2020On this night, Suns’ Booker did something Jordan and Bird never did
Until this day three years ago today, only five players in NBA history had scored 70 points or more in a game. On March 24, 2017, Devin Booker of the Suns joined them.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Mar 23, 2020“Ko-be! Ko-be!” Bryant’s last trip to Phoenix was memorable for Booker, fans
Kobe Bryant terrorized the Phoenix Suns for two decades. For one night in 2016, all of that was forgotten as the Suns and their fans celebrated him.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Mar 20, 2020Out of the shadow: Dasean Lecque chasing success of Suns’ Jalen Lecque
Desert Vista sophomore Dasean Lecque – the younger brother to Phoenix Suns rookie Jalen Lecque – transferred from New Jersey to high school in Arizona.