Battling adversity all season, ASU men’s basketball enters rivalry week with nothing to lose

TEMPE - Battling adversity, ASU men’s basketball enters pivotal rivalry week


‘I’m not surprised’: Report of harassment by fired Mets GM prompts anger, shock

PHOENIX - News that former Diamondbacks executive Jared Porter sent sexually explicit texts to a female reporter drew widespread criticism.


‘They really do exist’: Coyotes fans welcome in-person experience

GLENDALE - The Arizona Coyotes opened the 2020-2021 season at Gila River Arena as a limited number of socially distanced, masked-up fans cheered.


He’s ready to rumbbbbbble: Former ASU wrestler Levi ‘Tucker’ Cooper embracing WWE

PHOENIX – Former ASU wrestler and All-American Levi Cooper is now a WWE superstar with Monday Night Raw.


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.