‘We should be in Milwaukee’: Mike Hazen, Torey Lovullo lament end of Diamondbacks season
PHOENIX – A day after they were eliminated from playoff contention because of a bumpy end to the 2024 season, Diamondbacks players and staff reflected on the struggles.
Vice President Kamala Harris touts failed bipartisan border bill as immigration solution in Arizona speech
DOUGLAS – Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Douglas to speak about how she would address issues at the border as president. Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake called the invite-only event a “20-minute photo op.”
Optimism surrounds Arizona State men’s basketball team as new season approaches
TEMPE – Despite significant roster turnover – again – Arizona State men’s basketball coach Bobby Hurley believes the Sun Devils are positioned to have success during the upcoming men’s basketball season.
March Madness sensation Jack Gohlke competes at Isaiah Thomas tournament, takes hoop dreams overseas
TACOMA – From March Madness standout to playing in former Suns guard Isaiah Thomas’ Zeke-End Basketball Tournament in a hot auxiliary gym, Jack Gohlke is showing that “as long as the hoop is 10-feet high,” he's driven to compete and achieve his basketball goals.
‘Let’s go for it’: Phoenix Suns seek greatness at all levels ahead of 2024-25 NBA season
Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia is determined to win a championship and set a precedent for a collective winning culture, as he expressed Monday at media day.
They made their bed … Diamondbacks out of postseason after Mets-Braves split doubleheader
PHOENIX – The Arizona Diamondbacks missed the postseason after the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves split their doubleheader Monday. Arizona had plenty of opportunities to create their own destiny, but lost five of the last seven games, including blowing an eight-run lead.
‘Back to what we’re good at’: Rested and tested, ASU football focused on process ahead of Big 12 home opener
TEMPE – Coach Kenny Dillingham said the Sun Devils must “get back to what we’re good at” when the Kansas Jayhawks visit Tempe, where they will try to regain momentum in their first Big 12 Conference home game.
Monitoring reports show prison health care provider NaphCare, Arizona still noncompliant after 2022 case
PHOENIX – A court battle has raged for more than a decade over prison health care and conditions, and only marginal improvements have been made, according to court monitors. There is a stalemate between the Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation & Reentry, health provider NaphCare and Arizona courts.
California’s Prop. 36, which would again toughen criminal penalties, sparks debate
LOS ANGELES – In California, Proposition 36 would add new penalties for drug and theft offenses and create new sentence enhancements. It seeks to amend Proposition 47, which passed in 2014 to alleviate overcrowding in jails.
Arizona Diamondbacks win season finale, waiting to learn playoff fate
PHOENIX – While the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres in the season finale, their playoff fate is in the hands of the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves, who meet in a Monday doubleheader. If neither team sweeps, the Diamondbacks season is over.
Arizona tribes’ long fight for share of Colorado River water nears resolution in Congress
WASHINGTON – Arizona tribal leaders welcome progress in Congress toward the settlement of long-standing fights for Colorado River water. Yavapai-Apache, Navajo, Hopi and San Juan Southern Paiute leaders met with senators to discuss the pending deals.
Arizona union workers weigh 2024 presidential choices as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump vie for support
WASHINGTON – Arizona union workers are evaluating which candidate best supports their interests. With unions representing 4.2% of wage workers in the state, the outcome could hinge on this crucial bloc.
