Sprint to the start: Coyotes ready for unique season following shortened training camp
PHOENIX – The Arizona Coyotes begin an unprecedented shortened 2020-2021 season following a 10-day training camp. The players treated the scrimmages as “real games” with no preseason exhibition schedule.
As soccer season nears, ASU’s Barbieri remains stranded in Brazil
PHOENIX – COVID-19 has shut down travel from Brazil, leaving ASU women’s soccer Lara Barbieri stranded in Brazil.
Four decades after memorable run with ASU, Lionel Hollins still thriving
PHOENIX — Former ASU basketball standout Lionel Hollins is still finding success, this time with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Making their pitch: Women on Angel City soccer club forging bonds with community
LOS ANGELES – Angel City FC, the newest women’s professional soccer franchise, arrives in 2022 but already is trying to impact women’s sports and the Los Angeles sports culture.
73 years after Robinson broke color barrier, baseball struggles to lure Black players
PHOENIX – According to SABR, there has been a decline of African American players in MLB nearly every year since 1981, and by 2016 that number plummeted to 6.7%, the lowest percentage since 1957.
Phoenix Rising believes new stadium will bring improved fan, player experience
PHOENIX – The year 2021 means a new stadium for Phoenix Rising FC, which believes an improved fan experience will occur, too.
Watching brother win Fiesta Bowl a special moment for Florida State’s Chubba Purdy
GLENDALE – Watching his brother win the Fiesta Bowl was a special experience for Florida State’s Chubba Purdy.
Balancing act: Olympic athletes try to ramp up training, avoid injury after COVID-19 delay
PHOENIX – The COVID-19 pandemic put the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on hold for a year. Now, athletes must balance the intensity of training needed to return to peak performance in the summer of 2021 against the risk of injury that comes after shutting down during the outbreak.
‘It’s everything’: Fiesta Bowl turns into memorable day for Brock Purdy, Iowa State
GLENDALE – In a Fiesta Bowl billed as a meeting between two local standout high school quarterbacks, it was Brock Purdy who won the day over Tyler Shough.
Longtime friends, Valley quarterbacks Purdy, Shough square off in Fiesta Bowl
PHOENIX – The Playstation Fiesta Bowl features two major college programs with a common theme: They both sport former Arizona high school quarterbacks. Brock Purdy and Tyler Shough meet again.
Sticks and zones: The right hockey equipment can elevate a player’s game
PHOENIX – From peewee to pro, every hockey player’s stick comes down to personal preference in construction and superstition.
Toned down Fiesta Bowl still has meaning for Oregon, Iowa State
PHOENIX – This Fiesta Bowl will be like no other, especially for the two teams – Iowa State and Oregon – who have had to prepare for the high profile college football game during a pandemic.
