Academy contract, online classes: At 16, Niall Dunn embracing opportunity with Phoenix Rising
CHANDLER – Phoenix Rising FC’s Niall Dunn is doing his best to juggle life as a professional and a teenager. He is embracing the opportunities, and the sacrifices.
The kids are all right: ASU fields youngest roster in NCAA Baseball Championship
PHOENIX – When Arizona State kicks off the Texas Regional round of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, it will field the youngest roster in the tournament.
After Tocchet’s departure, Armstrong, Coyotes look ahead to busy summer
PHOENIX – The first domino fell Sunday when Coyotes general manager Bill Armstrong announced the team has mutually parted ways with coach Rick Tocchet. Now, Armstrong’s vision for the future has officially begun.
Not just for the pros: Arizona high schools, colleges turning to baseball analytics, technology
PHOENIX – At the high school, junior college and Division I levels of baseball in Arizona, teams are beginning to use advanced technology to improve their players.
Who are these Diamondbacks? Injuries, inconsistency plague start but team remains confident
PHOENIX - The Diamondbacks are two-plus weeks and 16 games into the 2021 season and have yet to find any consistency in any area of the game while also dealing with the injury bug. Unlike the 60-game season last year, the D-Backs have plenty of time to return to health and play to their potential.
5 gun bills – 3 from Democrats – are on different paths in the Arizona Legislature
At least five gun bills introduced in the Legislature show the tension between Second Amendment supporters and gun safety advocates. In Arizona, Republican lawmakers narrowly carry the day.
A player remembered, a community crushed: Friends mourn loss of GCU’s Oscar Frayer
PHOENIX – Just three days after playing in Grand Canyon's first NCAA Tournament, Oscar Frayer died in a car accident in California. Friends mourn the loss of the standout.
Behind Derick Brassard’s hat trick, Coyotes end troubling road trip on high note
PHOENIX – Derick Brassard’s hat trick sparked the Coyotes’ offense in a 5-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks Saturday night, giving Arizona some much-needed momentum after a rough road trip.
Phoenix among U.S. sites for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine trials on kids
WASHINGTON - Children from 6 months up to 12 years old could soon start getting the COVID-19 vaccine in Phoenix as part of a trial by drug-maker Moderna of the effectiveness of its two-dose vaccine on young people.
High school hockey: Notre Dame Prep Saints go marching in … to nationals
TEMPE - The Notre Dame Prep Saints secured a 2-1 victory over the Pinnacle Pioneers during the state championship game on Friday and advance to nationals.
Four takeaways from Coyotes team on edge of playoff picture
PHOENIX - The Arizona Coyotes have reached the first half of the shortened season with an even .500 record. On the outside looking in, the Coyotes’ playoff hopes bank on an uptick in offensive production and defensive efficiency.
The Dvorak notebook: Bergeron film, the Vrbackhander, hidden quick wit
PHOENIX – Arizona Coyotes forward Christian Dvorak has evolved into the team’s top center in his fifth season. His successful campaign employs unique tools of the trade.
