Versatility the key for newest Rising player, Liverpool import Corey Whelan

TEMPE - Liverpool product Corey Whelan’s versatility is the main driving force behind Phoenix Rising seeking his signature

Corey Whelan

Brandon Clarke lights up NBA Summer League, takes home MVP award

LAS VEGAS – Phoenix native Brandon Clarke is already showing he may be the steal of the NBA draft

Brandon Clarke

Serious distance runners can’t stay away from Flagstaff, lure of high altitude

FLAGSTAFF - Elite endurance runners are racing to be part of Flagstaff, Arizona community

Courtney Barnes at Flagstaff's Buffalo Park

Cold call: Even in the heat, Arizona’s ice rinks must deliver

SCOTTSDALE – Keeping it cool: Arizona ice rinks use a lot of planning to help keep their business afloat


Jamaica Reggae Boyz Flemmings, Lambert return to Phoenix Rising

TEMPE - Rising’s Junior Flemmings and Kevon Lambert are back in Phoenix after a spell with the Jamaican National Team

Kevon Lambert and Junior Flemmings

From Diamondbacks executive to GCU player, baseball a Bell family affair

PHOENIX – Luke Bell, the Diamondbacks’ 34th round draft pick, continues a baseball-led family legacy

Luke Bell

NBA peers, former teammates expect Zylan Cheatham to find success in league

LAS VEGAS – Zylan Cheatham has had an opportunity to show off his skills for the New Orleans Pelicans in Summer League

Zylan Cheatham

From high school to NBA: Suns’ Jalen Lecque forges nontraditional path

LAS VEGAS – One year removed from high school, Jalen Lecque looks to make his mark on Summer League Suns.


Signed, sealed and delivering: ASU’s Dort debuts with Thunder in Summer League

LAS VEGAS – Things didn’t go Luguentz Dort’s way on draft day, but he is still living out the dream of playing professional basketball.


The heat is on: Coaches, athletic trainers work to keep high school athletes safe

GILBERT – Athletic trainers and coaches are working to keep high school football players safe during the hot summer months.


Heavy pro-Mexico crowd helps push team past Haiti and into Gold Cup final

GLENDALE - Over 60,000 fans, most of them supporting El Tri, showed up in Glendale to cheer Mexico on to a 1-0 victory over Haiti.


A shoe, a governor, a quarterback: Kaepernick remains impactful figure as Ducey, Nike drama reveals

PHOENIX – A string of early morning tweets by Gov. Doug Ducey revealed the state would no longer offer Nike any financial incentives to build a new manufacturing plant in Goodyear. An opinion by Colin Kaepernick triggered the move.