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Tim Walz challenges Donald Trump’s stance on reproductive rights, mass shootings during Mesa campaign stop
MESA – Tim Walz’s stop at the Mesa Convention Center to rally support for presidential candidate Kamala Harris included attacks on Donald Trump for his stance on reproductive rights and mass shootings.
Year of change: From last place to playoff berth, Phoenix Mercury return to winning ways
PHOENIX – After a tumultuous 2023 season, the Mercury have clinched a playoff berth for the 11th time in 12 years, thanks to an offseason roster overhaul, a new coach and veteran leadership.
Countdown to tip-off: Final Four Week brings hoops fever to Arizona with fan festivities, college basketball’s best
PHOENIX – The NCAA Men’s Final Four is four days away, with many behind the scenes working tirelessly to plan a fun weekend for Arizonans and fans who will travel thousands of miles for the biggest college basketball tournament in the world.
Next man up: ASU scrambling after Jose Perez departs ahead of Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament
TEMPE – Arizona State men’s basketball will have a different look in the final Pac-12 tournament. Coach Bobby Hurley said the Sun Devils have to ‘re-invent’ themselves as the sudden departure of Jose Perez leaves them with a hole on offense.
‘It’s 0-0’: ASU women’s basketball hopes to disrupt Pac-12 tournament despite 11th seed
TEMPE – ASU women’s basketball coach Natasha Adair enters her second Pac-12 tournament with experience and a young team growing together.
Natasha Adair’s unique position of Black female coach helps empower ASU basketball players
PHOENIX – In 2020, Natasha Adair helped found Black Coaches United, an organization looking to foster and increase diversity among basketball coaches at all levels. Now, she helps empower her Arizona State women’s basketball players.
End of an era: ASU’s Art Martori leaves behind lasting legacy, Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club
TEMPE – ASU wrestling honored recently retired Art Martori before its match against Nebraska. He is a beloved figure and pioneer of wrestling in Arizona through his founding of the Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club.
From Brazil to Tempe, ASU’s Isadora Sousa inspires on and off basketball court
TEMPE – As she approaches the end of her tenure in Tempe, Isadora Sousa's thoughts often turn to the girls back home in Brazil as she takes to the court.