Together again: Coyotes rekindle relationship with ECHL affiliate in Atlanta
PHOENIX – Arizona Coyotes have signed a new affiliation agreement with the Atlanta Gladiators of the ECHL beginning with the 2022-23 season. The Gladiators coach, Jeff Pyle, seeks development and patience with team.
Coaching trailblazers Kelsey Koelzer, Kori Cheverie aim to smash hockey’s glass ceiling
SCOTTSDALE – Kelsey Koelzer and Kori Cheverie serve as coaching in the Coyotes Diverse Hockey Coaches Internship Program.
It’s a TikTok party: Social media helped two businesses survive the pandemic
PHOENIX – TikTok, which has more than 1 billion users, has helped two Valley businesses take off. Viral videos for Jump Into Bliss, which rents bounce houses, and Decor by Jess, which makes party decorations, gave the businesses much-needed exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic and led to new customers.
No All-Star Game starters for Phoenix Mercury; Brittney Griner given honorary title
PHOENIX – At the halfway point of the WNBA season, the All-Star Game starters were announced. For the first time since 2009, a player from the Phoenix Mercury will not start in an All-Star game.
Jailed Brittney Griner, absent players contribute to slow start for Phoenix Mercury
PHOENIX – As Brittney Griner remains detained in a Russian prison, the Phoenix Mercury continue to struggle with a new coach and unavailable players.
On the crawl: Why so many caterpillars are wriggling around Arizona
PHOENIX — Arizona’s wet monsoon season helped spawn thousands of plump yellow caterpillars around the state. The caterpillars now are looking for a place to become white-lined sphinx moths.
How a recruiting ploy became a durable bond between Sun Devil wrestlers
When ASU wrestler Cohlton Schultz was dealt the unthinkable, his first friend on the team, Chad Porter, was there for him in a way no one else could be.
Teams, families scramble following Phoenix City Council decision to cancel sports tournaments
PHOENIX - The Phoenix City Council’s decision to cancel sports tournaments has forced event organizers and teams to scramble for solutions to keep kids on the fields.
Patchwork education system in juvenile centers often falls short
The lack of consistent and uniform policies, along with a lack of data, conceal how – or if – young people learn in detention facilities.
‘A disjointed system’: Policing policies fuel criminalization of youth
After decades of police reform, kids of color are still vastly overrepresented in arrests and police use of force.
No pressing the flesh, but candidates learn to campaign under COVID-19
TEMPE - Faced with the stay-home orders and social distancing of COVID-19, candidates have suspended rallies and in-person campaigning, have staffers working from home and are scrambling to find ways to reach voters while competing for donations and media attention in the face of a pandemic.
As Ionescu nears end of college career, Arizona sports figures give nod of respect
LAS VEGAS – Sabrina Ionescu has quickly become a transcendent athlete and those in Arizona involved in sports have noticed.
