Despite ICE detainer ruling, business as usual for Arizona sheriffs
By Kailey Broussard | Friday, Oct. 11, 2019
WASHINGTON - Two weeks after a federal court halted some detainer requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Arizona law enforcement agencies say they are still doing business with the agency as usual.
Phoenix Rising’s Flemmings secures start, helps Jamaica land quarterfinal spot
By Owain Evans | Tuesday, June 25, 2019
LOS ANGELES – Phoenix Rising's Junior Flemmings secures starting spot , helps Jamaican national team advance to Gold Cup soccer quarterfinal.
South Sudan never far from mind of Northern Arizona Suns’ Peter Jok
By Andre Simms | Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Peter Jok of the Northern Arizona Suns hopes to make impact in South Sudan
Play ball: Diamondbacks open season with new look, on and off field
By Andre Simms | Thursday, March 28, 2019
PHOENIX – The 2019 Major League Baseball season begins today and the Arizona Diamondbacks have undergone changes, both on the field and in the stands.
Another big event for Arizona: ISM Raceway lands NASCAR’s Championship Weekend
By Andre Simms | Tuesday, March 26, 2019
AVONDALE – NASCAR's Championship Weekend for the 2020 season will be at ISM Raceway. The announcement comes less than a year after a $178 million track renovation.
Managers react as Major League Baseball invokes new rules to improve pace of play
By Andre Simms | Friday, March 15, 2019
PHOENIX – Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced a handful of rule changes that will take effect over the next two seasons.
What the hail? Spring training interrupted by cold, heavy rain
By Andre Simms | Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019
PHOENIX -- The first game of the Cactus League season was postponed Thursday when heavy rains fell on the metropolitan Phoenix area, keeping fans at home and grounds crew busy.
Opinions divided on whether former ASU standout Barry Bonds belongs in Hall of Fame
By Andre Simms | Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019
PHOENIX – Opinions are split on whether former Arizona State standout Barry Bonds will find his way into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Special K: Despite skepticism, Cardinals believe they have winner in Kliff Kingsbury
By Andre Simms | Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019
TEMPE – In one of the more divisive hirings of the NFL offseason, the Arizona Cardinals introduced Kliff Kingsbury as their new head coach Wednesday.
With changing sports climate, Pac-12’s black coaches feel responsibility to guide athletes
By Andre Simms | Friday, Dec. 28, 2018
PHOENIX – Pac-12’s black coaches use their own history to help navigate the waters of social debate for their young players -- the majority of whom are black -- while reconciling issues of personal growth, future marketing concerns and public backlash.
Voters reject controversial Proposition 305 school voucher measure
By Andre Simms | Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018
PHOENIX – Proposition 305, which would have vastly expanded a program that allows parents and guardians to use tax dollars to pay for private school tuition, was rejected by voters, the Associated Press reported.
‘Everyone’s got a story’: Portraits at André House show humanity, stories of people who are homeless
By Carly Henry | Monday, Oct. 8, 2018
PHOENIX – Amateur photographer Samuel MacDonald shoots formal portraits at André House to show people that being homeless does not diminish their value. “You are someone who is beautiful,” MacDonald said.