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Double duty: Kevin Guy, Jeff Jarnigan manage coaching and front office duties while leading Arizona Rattlers into another postseason

GLENDALE – When the Arizona Rattlers begin the Indoor Football League playoffs Saturday, they’ll be led by men wearing many hats: Kevin Guy, head coach and president of business operations; and Jeff Jarnigan, defensive line and special teams coordinator who is also the general manager.

Kevin Guy, head coach and president of business operations for the Arizona Rattlers, leads the team into their 27th indoor football playoff appearance. (File photo by Cuyler Meade/Cronkite News)

Proposed federal commission would investigate abuses at Native American boarding schools that operated until the 1970s

WASHINGTON – A move is underway in Congress to create a commission to expose abuses at Native American boarding schools.

Navajo Girls brought to a boarding school from Keams Canyon. Photo dated June 19, 1923. (Photo courtesy of Fort Apache Central Classified Files, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, National Archives)

Mark Kelly VP: What would Arizona senator, in office just four years, bring to the Kamala Harris ticket if she taps him for vice president?

WASHINGTON – Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly is somewhat more centrist than other candidates being vetted as a potential running mate by Vice President Kamala Harris. But his relative inexperience and stances on unions, guns and Israel could hold him back in the veepstakes.

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz. Is one of the top contenders in the veepstakes (File photo by Meg Potter/Cronkite News)

Arizona’s Proposition 314, authorizing local enforcement of federal immigration law, would face legal hurdles if approved

WASHINGTON – Arizona’s Proposition 314 is certain to face legal challenges over provisions that would give police the power to arrest migrants and state courts the power to deport them.

Alejandra Gomez, executive director of Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA), speaks out about Proposition 314. “While Republicans believe this will rally their base, I can assure you that a different story will be told on the day after the election,” she said at a news conference in front of the Arizona Supreme Court building in Phoenix on June 5, 2024. (File photo by Stella Subasic/Cronkite News)

Former ASU swimmer Léon Marchand looks to follow in Michael Phelps’ footsteps, dominate Paris Olympics

PARIS – Former ASU swimmer Léon Marchand is among the most high-profile Olympic athletes heading into the Paris Games. Now, he’s following a familiar path paved by the best swimmer of all time to achieve his greatness.

Leon Marchand has returned to his hometown of Toulouse, France, to train before an Olympics that will feature an international spotlight. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

State of Phoenix Rising: New coach, new questions amid return to USL playoff picture

PHOENIX – A new coach and new player helped lead Phoenix Rising to a much needed win Friday night. But there are still many questions around the state of the club after Danny Stone was fired.

Phoenix Rising goalkeeper Rocco Ríos Novo maintains his sixth clean sheet of the season to keep El Paso Locomotive FC at bay during their 2-0 victory. (Photo courtesy of Phoenix Rising)

Hall of Famer Cheryl Miller set to lead WNBA All-Stars in Phoenix homecoming at 2024 All-Star game

PHOENIX – Cheryl Miller, basketball legend and former Mercury coach, returns to Phoenix to coach Team WNBA against the U.S. Women’s National Team in Saturday’s WNBA All-Star Game.

Cheryl Miller returns to the Footprint Center Saturday in the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game, this time as head coach of Team WNBA All-Stars. (Photo by Grace Hand/Cronkite News)

Phoenix Mercury unveil Diana Taurasi Courts at new cutting-edge $100 million practice facility

PHOENIX – The Mercury unveiled two courts named after WNBA legend Diana Tauras at their new state-of-the-art $100 million practice facility in downtown Phoenix.

Phoenix Mercury guard and WNBA icon Diana Taurasi addressed the crowd Thursday at the unveiling of the courts named in her honor. (Photo courtesy of Phoenix Mercury)

Lindsey Ellis, architect of ASU women’s hockey, tapped to coach Team USA at Winter World University Games

TEMPE – ASU women’s hockey coach Lindsey Ellis has been selected to coach Team USA at the 2025 FISU Winter World University Games in Torino, Italy next January.

Since founding the team in 2016, Lindsey Ellis has transformed ASU's women's hockey program into a powerhouse. (Photo courtesy of Billy Wuneburger)

Calls to 988 suicide hotline go to a crisis center in the caller’s area code, but may soon get routed to the closest counselor

WASHINGTON – The FCC has proposed a change in how 988 calls are routed, to end delays when callers end up speaking to a crisis center based on their own area code rather than where they actually are.

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline signs at the William Howard Taft Bridge in Washington, D.C., on July 11, 2024. The city installed anti-suicide barriers and 988 signs along the bridge in 2023. (Photo by Morgan Kubasko/Cronkite News)

Big 12 debut brings new academic and travel hurdles for ASU, Arizona athletes

LAS VEGAS – ASU, the University of Arizona and other schools joining the Big 12 Conference are preparing for increased travel that may impact athletes' academic performance, with officials emphasizing the importance of academic support.

As Arizona State transitions to the Big 12, logistical challenges loom for the equipment staff, with longer drives to games, some even on the East Coast. (File photo by William Wilson/Cronkite News)

Last place? ASU dismisses skeptics who predict poor Big 12 finish

LAS VEGAS – Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham attended his first Big 12 Football Media Day. Picked to finish last in the conference, the Sun Devils and Dillingham say they have improved in the offseason and hope to prove critics wrong.

Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium was transformed into a press setting for Big 12 Football Media Day. Players and coaches, including Arizona State’s Kenny Dillingham, addressed questions about the new-look conference. (Photo courtesy of PHNX)