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Arizona State sees nine players selected in three-day MLB draft

The Arizona State Sun Devils have had a player selected in every year of the MLB draft since the draft's inception in 1965. In fact, the Sun Devil program entered this year's draft as the school with the most MLB draftees of any program in the country with 400.
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Arizona Sports

Kevin Newman, Scott Kingery represent Arizona Wildcats in first two rounds of MLB draft

It was quality over quantity for products of the University of Arizona baseball program Monday, as Wildcats shortstop Kevin Newman and second baseman Scott Kingery went in the first and second round, respectively, in the 2015 MLB Draft.
9 years ago
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) celebrates a play against the Golden State Warriors d...
Associated Press

LeBron, Cavs survive Warriors comeback, win Game 3 96-91

LeBron James is doing more than ever. With the Cavaliers missing two All-Stars, he has no choice.
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Tampa Bay Lightning’s Cedric Paquette, second from left, is congratulated teammates Anton Str...
Associated Press

Lightning edge Blackhawks, lead Stanley Cup Final 2-1

Victor Hedman is throwing a party at the Stanley Cup Final, and the Tampa Bay Lightning are having a great time so far.
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Arizona Sports

ASU pitcher Brett Lilek drafted in second round by Miami Marlins

Left-handed pitcher Brett Lilek went 50th overall to the Miami Marlins.
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Arizona Sports

Arizona Wildcats 2B-OF Scott Kingery goes to Phillies in second round of draft

Another player from the University of Arizona is off the board in the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
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Arizona Sports

Arizona Wildcats SS Kevin Newman selected 19th overall by Pittsburgh Pirates

Arizona Wildcats shortstop Kevin Newman was selected 19th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft Monday.
9 years ago
Tampa Bay Lightning right wing J.T. Brown, left, watches as Cedric Paquette’s shot goes by Ch...
Associated Press

Tampa Bay uses 2 goalies, beats Chicago to even Stanley Cup Final

Andrei Vasilevskiy had no warning before Ben Bishop skated over to the Tampa Bay bench and went up the tunnel. Just like that, a 20-year-old Russian rookie was playing goalie for the Lightning in the third period of a tied Stanley Cup Final game.
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Associated Press

American Pharoah wins Belmont, becomes 1st Triple Crown winner in 37 years

The bay colt with the unusually short tail defeated seven rivals in the grueling 1 1/2-mile race, covering the distance in 2:26.65.
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Associated Press

Warriors hold off James, Cavs for overtime win in Game 1 of NBA Finals

After an eight-day break, the NBA's top teams and biggest stars put on quite a show. Only one kept it up for 53 minutes.
9 years ago
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Arizona Sports

Phoenix ranks 8th in NY Times most cursed sports cities list

If you're a Phoenix sports fan, you know how rough life has been.
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Associated Press

Fullerton beats Arizona State 3-2 in 14 on bases-loaded walk

Jerrod Bravo drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 14th inning, leading Cal State Fullerton past Arizona State 3-2 in an NCAA Tournament game that ended early Sunday morning.
9 years ago
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Vince Marotta

Arizona Rattlers squander 21-point lead, but get rare win in Spokane

Quarterback Shane Boyd completed 23-of-39 passes for 263 yards and seven touchdowns in his Arizona Rattlers debut, leading the short-handed three-time defending ArenaBowl champions to a 59-47 win over the Spokane Shock at Veterans Memorial Arena Saturday night. Boyd, who is playing for his fourth different AFL team in the last four seasons, was pressed […]
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Associated Press

Arizona State beats Clemson 7-4 in NCAA opener

Joey Bielek and Brian Serven hit consecutive home runs for Arizona State in the sevneth inning, and Ryan Kellogg limited Clemson to two runs and six hits in seven innings to help the Sun Devils beat the Tigers 7-4 on Friday in their NCAA regional opener.
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Associated Press

Sepp Blatter wins re-election as FIFA president

Sepp Blatter was re-elected as FIFA president for a fifth term on Friday, chosen to lead world soccer despite separate U.S. and Swiss criminal investigations into corruption.
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Associated Press

NFL to change extra-point kicks to longer distance

The NFL is moving back extra-point kicks and allowing defenses to score on 2-point conversion turnovers.
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Vince Marotta

B.J. Coleman continues improvement in Arizona Rattlers’ win over Las Vegas

In just his third AFL start, B.J. Coleman threw seven touchdown passes in leading the Arizona Rattlers to a victory over the Las Vegas Outlaws.
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Arizona Sports

Blind pole vaulter wins bronze medal at Texas state high school championships

Senior Charlotte Brown of Emory (Texas) Rains High School may be blind, that didn't stop her from keep her eyes fixated on an incredible third place at the Texas 4A high school state championships.
9 years ago
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Associated Press

NCAA committee calls for switch to 30-second shot clock

long before the 3-point shot and any kind of shot clock. Scoring bumped up to 71.5 points per game in 2013-14, but dipped again last season, to 67.7.
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Chris Courtney

Former Arizona Cardinals kicker believes Tom Brady innocent of any ‘DeflateGate’ wrongdoing

If you think Monday will be the last time you hear the word "DeflateGate", one former Cardinals player urges you to reconsider that notion.
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Arizona Sports

NFL’s Troy Vincent explains punishment given to Tom Brady, New England Patriots

Monday afternoon, the NFL announced it had decided on punishment for Tom Brady and the New England Patriots for their role in "DeflateGate."
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Arizona Sports

NFL hands down punishment for New England Patriots

The NFL has punished Tom Brady and the New England Patriots for their role in "DeflateGate".
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Vince Marotta

Here’s why I don’t care that New England’s Tom Brady ‘cheated’

It took a little more than three months, but investigator Ted Wells finally got around to releasing the findings of his exhaustive report on “Deflategate” — the scandal surrounding the use of under-inflated footballs by quarterback Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. Wells concluded that Brady probably knew the balls were deflated by Patriots […]
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Arizona Sports

Arizona Rattlers’ Anttaj Hawthorne slapped with four-game suspension

The Arizona Rattlers will be without the services of Anttaj Hawthorne for the next month. The defensive tackle was suspended for four games by the Arena Football League Wednesday for a late hit on San Jose SaberCats quarterback Erik Meyer in a 56-34 loss last Saturday night at US Airways Center. The play happened with […]
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