Suwinski hits 2-run HR in bottom of 9th, Pirates beat Dbacks
By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Jack Suwinski hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh…
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Brad Johnson of ‘Melrose Place,’ Marlboro Man ads dies at 62
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brad Johnson, who jumped from rodeo cowboy to portraying the Marlboro Man in cigarette spots…
Continue Reading Celtics add their voices to those asking for Griner’s return
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brittney Griner hasn’t been forgotten at the NBA Finals. The WNBA star has been…
Continue Reading Missouri State uses 5-run 9th to oust Grand Canyon 8-7
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Leadoff batter Spencer Nivens hit a three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning and Mason Hull followed with a…
Continue Reading 1 dead, 8 hurt in overnight shooting at Phoenix strip mall
PHOENIX (AP) — A 14-year-old girl was killed and eight others were wounded early Saturday in a shooting amid a crowd of people at a strip mall…
Continue Reading Jones, Sun erase late 13-point deficit, beat Mercury 92-88
PHOENIX (AP) — Jonquel Jones scored 11 of her 24 points in the final 6 1/2 minutes and the Connecticut Sun rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat…
Continue Reading Arizona knocks fellow Pac-12 member Oregon State out of WCWS
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — First-year Arizona coach Caitlin Lowe claimed her first Women’s College World Series…
Continue Reading Thomas hits 2 of Diamondbacks’ 5 HRs in win over Pirates
By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Alek Thomas hit two of Arizona’s five home runs and the Diamondbacks opened a long…
Continue Reading Judge mulls Arizona prisoner’s request to delay execution
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge is considering whether to postpone the execution of an Arizona prisoner who…
Continue Reading Arizona Republican Party urges judge to end mail-in voting
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A lawyer for the Arizona Republican Party and its firebrand leader, Kelli Ward, urged a judge…
Continue Reading Wright, Slafkovsky vie to become No. 1 pick in NHL draft
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Shane Wright landed a steak dinner with the Montreal Canadiens at the NHL’s pre-draft…
Continue Reading Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd to get 5-year contract extension
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona basketball coach Tommy Lloyd will get a $1 million raise next season in a proposed five-year contract extension…
Continue Reading Inmate who refused food and died at Kingman hospital ID’ed
KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of an inmate who died last week at a Kingman hospital after starving herself. The Mohave…
Continue Reading NASCAR’s finale headed to Phoenix for fourth straight year
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MADISON, Ill. (AP) — NASCAR is taking its championship weekend back to Phoenix next season, the fourth straight…
Continue Reading 13 hurt when Greyhound bus blows tire on California highway
BANNING, Calif. (AP) — Thirteen people were injured Friday when a Greyhound bus blew a tire and veered into a sports utility vehicle and a center…
Continue Reading Wallace, Turner lead Arkansas past Grand Canyon 7-1
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Cayden Wallace, who hit two home runs, and Michael Turner both drove in three runs and second-seeded Arkansas defeated…
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Tempe votes to negotiate with Coyotes on new arena project
The Tempe City Council has voted to negotiate with the Arizona Coyotes on a proposed development of nearly $2 billion that would include a new arena…
Continue Reading 1 tribal officer killed, 1 wounded in Arizona shootings
WHITERIVER, Ariz. (AP) — A tribal police officer was fatally shot during a traffic stop on a reservation in Arizona and the suspect was killed in a…
Continue Reading Tempe votes to negotiate with Coyotes on new arena project
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Tempe city council has voted to negotiate with the Arizona Coyotes on a proposed development of nearly $2 billion that…
Continue Reading Petty hits 3-run HR, Oklahoma State beats Arizona in WCWS
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma State’s Karli Petty had been a part of big moments at USA Hall of Fame Stadium…
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