Anna De La Cruz
Anna De La Cruz AH-nuh de-la-KROOZ (she/hers)
Sports Broadcast Reporter, Phoenix

Anna De La Cruz expects to graduate in May 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in sports journalism. De La Cruz has interned with KVOA in Tucson, the Sun Devil Athletics Media Relations department and with the Varsity Sports Show.

Latest from Anna De La Cruz

From Scottsdale CC to elite pickleball pro, Tyson McGuffin is thriving in new role

PHOENIX – These days Tyson McGuffin is the fifth-ranked pickleball player in the world, a five-time Grand Slam champion and an athlete who has landed endorsement deals with Sketchers and Selkirk. But not long ago, he was a tennis player at Scottsdale Community College.

Although he is known nationally for his pickleball skills, Tyson McGuffin started as a tennis player and played at Scottsdale Community College. (Photo by Anna De La Cruz/Cronkite News)

On the clock: Countdown to the 2024 Men’s Final Four underway

PHOENIX – With the 2024 Men’s Final Four set to be in Arizona, the countdown for the event begins at Sky Harbor International Airport, early Thursday morning.

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, center, flanked by Gov. Katie Hobbs, left, and JoAn Scott, the NCAA’s managing director of men’s basketball championships, shares her excitement about what the 2024 Final Four will mean for the Valley. (Photo by Robert Crompton/Cronkite News)