Shane Dieffenbach
Shane Dieffenbach
Sports Reporter, Los Angeles

Shane Dieffenbach is an Arizona native and a sports reporter for Cronkite News who expects to graduate in spring 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in sports journalism.

Latest from Shane Dieffenbach

‘Pushing a rock up the hill’: Former Valley star Tank Johnson leads fight against private prisons

LOS ANGELES – Former NFL player and McClintock High’s Tank Johnson now looks to end prison privatization


ASU basketball’s crowded backcourt gives ‘Guard U’ a preseason top 25 nod

LOS ANGELES – ASU basketball kicks off Wednesday night when the Sun Devils play Rhode Island in the 2020 Empire Classic. Coach Bobby Hurley and players talk about the upcoming season.


Trailblazing Pac-12 shows the way on diversity among head coaches

NCAA Division I Football is deficient when it comes to Black head coaches.


NAU linebacker has spotlight in Biden ad during Monday Night Football

LOS ANGELES – NAU linebacker Tristen Vance will be featured in an ad on Monday Night Football supporting Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.


Legal sports betting in Arizona still on the back burner in 2020

LOS ANGELES — Arizona would become the 23rd state to pass legislation on sports betting.


Affirmative action on California’s ballot again, echoing Arizona’s debate in 2010

Affirmative action is on the ballot in California in 2020, and every professional sports team in Northern California recently endorsed Proposition 16.