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‘It’s about damn time’: Women’s Sports Network jumps on shifting attitudes, taps burgeoning market

PHOENIX – The popularity of women’s sports is exploding, but media coverage is still lacking. Now there is a 24-hour TV network dedicated to women’s sports, and industry leaders believe the time is finally right for the Women’s Sports Network.

For many year, media coverage of female athletes was limited. That’s beginning to change and in November, the Women’s Sports Network launched the first-ever 24-hour streaming network dedicated to women’s sports. (Photo by Phil Cole/Getty Images)

Girls basketball takes center court for first time at Section 7 Tournament

GLENDALE – The best girls basketball players and teams took the court for their own tournament last weekend at State Farm Stadium, where college coaches from across the country lined the courts for their first in-person evaluations.


With no ethics board, Phoenix residents who file complaints face obstacles, silence and secrecy

PHOENIX – Six years ago, Phoenix City Council created an ethics commission to review complaints. But the city still hasn’t appointed anyone to it, so those who file complaints face nothing but frustration.

Phoenix is the only city among the 10 largest U.S. cities that does not have an ethics board or commission. (Photo by Emma Peterson/Howard Center for Investigative Journalism)

Yampa River is a ‘roller coaster’ ride as the West replenishes its reservoirs

After an epic snow year in the mountains, the Yampa River is flowing higher than it has in a decade. As water makes its way through Colorado and Utah on its way to the Colorado River and Lake Powell, the high flows are a boon for rafters, fish and farmers.

A group of rafts floats down a calm section of the Yampa River on May 23, 2023. High flows have been a boon for recreators, fish and ranchers alike. The high water has also lifted some pressure of water managers trying to reduce demand on the Colorado River. (Photo by Alex Hager/KUNC)

Scott Barclay dedicates life to keeping ASU men’s gymnastics alive

CHANDLER – Former ASU gymnast Scott Barclay witnessed funding get cut from the Sun Devils men’s gymnastics program in 1993. Over the past 30 years, the ASU Hall of Famer has creatively worked to ensure the school’s decision wasn’t a death sentence for the program.

ASU men's gymnastics coach Scott Barclay works with his gymnasts and coaching staff to fundraise $225,000 annually as a fully self-funded club team. (Photo by Bobby Murphy/Cronkite News)

Desert Vista girls basketball gains national exposure in State Champions Invitational Tournament

TEMPE – After winning Arizona’s state championship in March, the Desert Vista girls basketball team was invited to Washington D.C. to compete against the nation’s best in the State Champions Invitational Tournament.

Desert Vista juniors Madison Brown, left, and Sydnie Taylor were all smiles in practice ahead of the State Champions Invitational Tournament last weekend. (Photo by Dylan Nichols/Cronkite News)

A forgotten history: the Story of Dot Wilkinson, Billie Harris and the Phoenix Ramblers

PHOENIX – Many years ago, the Phoenix Ramblers brought Arizona its first state championship in 1940. Now that team is mostly forgotten to history. Superstars Billie Harris and Dot Wilkinson, through the words of Lynn Ames, explain why the Ramblers’ journey is so important to the Valley, to softball history and to women’s sporting history.

The Phoenix Ramblers pose after winning their first of three national championships in 1940. (Photo courtesy of Lynn Ames)

Arizona Wildcats end season on wrong side of history after falling to No. 15 Princeton in NCAA Tournament

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Arizona Wildcats were defeated by the Princeton Tigers in the first round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament in Sacramento. It is just the 11th that a 15 seed has defeated a 2 seed since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985.

Arizona’s Courtney Ramey hides his face in his hands after the Wildcats were upset by the Princeton Tigers in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Arizona Republican legislators announce formal opposition to ranked choice voting

PHOENIX – Two bills and a Wednesday news conference signal some Arizona Republicans’ and the state’s Freedom Caucus’ opposition to ranked choice voting. The process, which would allow voters to rank candidates on preference, would be prohibited by the two bills.

Arizona Sen. Anthony Kern, R-Glendale, speaks about SB 1265, which would prohibit ranked-choice voting, during a news conference at the state Capitol on March 15, 2023. “Ranked-choice voting, again, should be called rigged-choice voting,” Kern said. “Because it disenfranchises voters and allows marginal candidates not supported by a majority of the voters to win elections.” (Photo by Paula Soria/Cronkite News)

World Baseball Classic’s return to Chase Field brings 2013 nostalgia

PHOENIX – This week, Chase Field is hosting the World Baseball Classic for the first time in 10 years. Team USA, Mexico, Canada, Great Britain and Colombia are playing on the world stage in Phoenix for the first time since 2013.

A photo of Chase Field with flags for the U.S., Canada, Colombia, Great Britain and Mexico.

Kesha Hodge Washington, Kevin Robinson claim victory in Phoenix City Council runoff elections

PHOENIX – Phoenix City Council races for districts 6 and 8 were decided in runoff elections Tuesday, with Kevin Robinson beating Sam Stone in District 6 to replace term-limited Council member Sal DiCiccio and challenger Kesha Hodge Washington claiming victory over incumbent Carlos Garcia in District 8.

Signs on the Devonshire Senior Center in Phoenix point voters toward where to cast their ballots. Photo taken March 14, 2023. (Photo by Gianna Abdallah/ Cronkite News)

Inner-city students receive new space to play

PHOENIX – Kaboom, a nationwide nonprofit, and Fairytale Brownies, a bakery in Phoenix, sponsored a new playground for Loma Linda School in Phoenix. The playground will help Kaboom reach its goal of ending play space inequity.

Rebekah Gonzales, 11, plays on the monkey bars at Loma Linda Elementary School in Phoenix while she waits for the new playground unveiling. Her biggest wish for the new playground was for it to have a zip line, which it does. Photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023. (Photo by Evelyn Nielsen/Cronkite News)