Photo essay: Michigan State celebrates return of Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Mat Ishbia, owner of the Phoenix Suns, returned to Michigan State University, where he played basketball for three seasons. The return was celebrated for the popular owner, whose NBA team opens its season tonight.
Arizona State researcher Terry Shoemaker explores how sports and religion share common ground
TEMPE — Following ASU professor and researcher Terry Shoemaker’s latest book release about sports and religion, Shoemaker joined scholar Randall Balmer to discuss their research during a conversation hosted by Arizona State’s Humanities Institute in Tempe.
Don’t ‘become a pickle’: Long-term psychological effects of youth gambling concern addiction experts
PHOENIX – Youth and teenage gambling have become a major problem not only in Arizona but across the country as legal sports gambling has increased. Psychological factors come into play, especially with at-risk groups.
New faces, same goal: GCU women’s basketball looks promising heading into final WAC season
PHOENIX – GCU women’s basketball is looking for a WAC Tournament win this season after a first-round loss last year. The new recruits and veterans may have immense talent, but they’re still working on their chemistry.
Proposition 479 seeks to continue half-cent sales tax that helps fund Maricopa County public transit, roads
PHOENIX – Proposition 479 would continue a half-cent sales tax for Maricopa County through 2045. It would produce an estimated $14.9 billion in revenue, with $9 billion of that going to fund transportation. The revenue would help to create 11.9 new miles of light rail and 28.3 miles of bus routes as well as new traditional and high-occupancy vehicle freeway lanes, but opponents say the sales tax is unneeded due to "abysmal failure" of the light-rail system.
Arizona companies building tech to reduce carbon emissions
WASHINGTON – The U.S ranks second globally in the countries that emit the highest greenhouse gas emissions. Arizona companies have joined the move to reduce carbon dioxide emissions while seeking credit for carbon emitted.
The Great Stair Climb: Bisbee 1000 pays tribute to mining town’s boom days
BISBEE – The Bisbee 1000: The Great Stair Climb celebrates the history of a quirky Arizona mining town that was the most populated city in Arizona and the largest between St. Louis and San Francisco when it was booming in the early 1900s.
Buying championships: How NBA’s second apron changes team building for owners, general managers
PHOENIX – Following an era of spending to win championships, the new second apron player payroll threshold is changing the way NBA teams construct their rosters.
Nights to remember: Phoenix Rising FC honors Fan Appreciation Night in final home game of season
PHOENIX – Phoenix Rising has been through a ton of adversity this season. To honor the faithful fans who stuck it out with them, the playoff-bound Rising hosted an open training session, then Fan Appreciation Night.
Maricopa County combats heat with its heat-relief network; Phoenix reports serving 35,000
PHOENIX – Maricopa County opens several heat-relief centers every summer. These centers are vital to the community when the weather outside reaches unbearable temperatures; centers in Phoenix served more than 35,000 this summer.
For Mike Budenholzer and Phoenix Suns, talk ‘really doesn’t matter’ ahead of 2024-25 NBA season
PHOENIX – When Mike Budenholzer visited Jusuf Nurkić in Croatia, he laid the foundation for this “talk is cheap” mentality. Ahead of the new NBA season, the Suns are adopting that mindset and letting the results speak for themselves.
Arizona Humane Society and Soldier’s Best Friend aid military families with pets, service animals
PHOENIX – Arizona Humane Society's Project Active Duty and Soldier’s Best Friend support active-duty military personnel and veterans by providing foster care for pets and service dog training during and after service.
