Minnesota has continued its playoff momentum and is one of the top teams in the WNBA
AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota was a surprise last season, making the postseason after a slow start. The Lynx haven’t put…
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Big 12 newcomer Utah tabbed as favorite to win the expanded 16-team football conference this fall
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Big 12 newcomer Utah has been picked to finish first in the expanded 16-team football conference this fall in a preseason poll…
Continue ReadingAll-Star Futures Game headlined by last two No. 2 MLB draft picks, Dylan Crews and Druw Jones
The last two No. 2 overall Major League Baseball draft picks will play for the National League in the All-Star Futures Game featuring top prospects.…
Continue ReadingBrionna Jones scores 18 and the Sun beat the short-handed Mercury 83-72
PHOENIX (AP) — Brionna Jones had 18 points, Tyasha Harris scored all 12 of her points in the third quarter and the Connecticut Sun beat the…
Continue ReadingTexas man dies while hiking at Grand Canyon National Park, authorities say
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — A Texas man has died while hiking at Grand Canyon National Park, authorities said Monday. Park officials…
Continue ReadingThunderShirts, dance parties and anxiety meds can help ease dogs’ July Fourth dread
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Rori Chang will be spending Fourth of July watching action movies from the comfort of her Glendale, Arizona, home,…
Continue ReadingSimone Biles will return to the Olympics. Here’s who else made the USA Women’s Gymnastics team
AP National Writer Simone Biles is eager for a chance to put the Tokyo Olympics firmly in her rearview mirror. Three years after she memorably pulled…
Continue ReadingAn Arizona museum tells the stories of ancient animals through their fossilized poop
WILLIAMS, Ariz. (AP) — One way to help tell how a Tyrannosaurus rex digested food is to look at its poop. Bone fragments in a piece of fossilized…
Continue ReadingStreet medicine teams search for homeless people to deliver lifesaving IV hydration in extreme heat
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Alfred Handley leaned back in his wheelchair alongside a major Phoenix freeway as a street medicine team helped him…
Continue ReadingSimone Biles headlines a U.S. women’s gymnastics team eyeing redemption at the Paris Olympics
AP National Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — They all had a reason to come back. Every single one of them. Simone Biles to move past those wrenching two…
Continue ReadingMexico eliminated from Copa America as Ecuador earns spot in quarterfinals after 0-0 draw
AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Mexico was eliminated from the Copa America after a 0-0 draw against Ecuador, which advanced to the…
Continue ReadingPfaadt pitches 6 effective innings and Alexander gets a key hit as the Diamondbacks beat the A’s 5-1
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Brandon Pfaadt pitched six innings of one-run ball and Blaze Alexander hit a two-run single during Arizona’s…
Continue ReadingCaitlin Clark and Indiana rally from 15 down to beat host Phoenix 88-82 before sellout of 17,000
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 15 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds and the Indiana Fever rallied for an 88-82 victory over…
Continue ReadingEvacuation orders lifted for some Arizona residents forced from their homes days ago by a wildfire
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Evacuation orders in Arizona have been lifted for some residents of northeast Scottsdale, days after they were forced from…
Continue ReadingZac Gallen returns from injured list, holds A’s to 1 hit in 6 innings in Diamondbacks’ 3-0 win
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Zac Gallen returned from a hamstring injury that sidelined him a month to pitch one-hit ball over six innings in…
Continue ReadingArizona wildfire advances after forcing evacuations near Phoenix
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — More than 200 firefighters were battling a wildfire northeast of Phoenix on Saturday that threatened scores of homes and…
Continue ReadingDiamondbacks activate Zac Gallen from injured list for start vs. A’s
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks activated ace Zac Gallen from the injured list to start Saturday’s game against the Oakland Athletics.…
Continue ReadingArizona man gets life sentence on murder conviction in starvation death of 6-year-old son
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A northern Arizona man has been sentenced to prison for the rest of his life on convictions including first-degree murder…
Continue ReadingAthletics rally late, snap 11-game road losing streak by beating Diamondbacks 9-4
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Zack Gelof tripled to key a three-run eighth and the Oakland Athletics snapped a five-game losing streak, beating…
Continue ReadingKahleah Copper scores 11 of her 24 points in the third quarter, the Mercury beat the Sparks 92-78
PHOENIX (AP) — Kahleah Copper scored 11 of her 24 points in the third quarter, Diana Taurasi had 20 points, five 3-pointers and six assists, and…
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