Donald (Don) Applegate Phoenix – Donald (Don) Applegate born November 3, 1954 in Neptune, NJ He died March 4, 2021 at the age of 66 from complications related to Covid-19. Although Don passed away too soon, his life will be remembered by family and friends for his honesty, integrity, intelligence,Read More →
Arizona State Athletics celebrated the final steel beam placement for its new $115 million multi-purpose arena with an awards ceremony on Tuesday. The 5,000-seat arena, located just east of Sun Devil Stadium, is slated to open in fall 2022. It will host ASU women’s hockey, wrestling and gymnastics and beRead More →
Millions watched a disagreement between pairs of Arizona State University students that was captured on video last week, with the clip showing two white male students being asked to leave a multicultural space. The confrontation, which spread quickly on social media, took place in ASU’s new multicultural zone, a largeRead More →
Nick Oza was injured in a car accident in early September. Friends and colleagues remember the Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer as a man who could connect with anyone PHOENIX — Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning Arizona Republic photojournalist Nick Oza died this week of injuries he sustained in a car crash earlier inRead More →
We might remember Arizona State’s 35-13 football victory over Colorado as the most significant victory of the Herm Edwards era. Bigger than either win over Michigan State. Larger than Oregon in 2019. Bigger than the Arizona 70-6 pants in a pandemic. (OK, maybe this will always hold a special placeRead More →
In this edition of Canna-Bias, we look at recent news that has made the rounds in the mainstream media, regarding cannabis candy being accidentally consumed by children in states where it has been legalized. Item in question: the Arizona Republic the item,”‘They look like candy’: Call for poison forRead More →
Arizona State football could be onto something. The Sun Devils are 2-0 after beating UNLV 37-10 at Sun Devil Stadium on Saturday night. It’s always good to be undefeated. It’s even better when most of the rest of the Pac-12 have at least one loss. ASU, Oregon and UCLA areRead More →
By the narrowest of margins, Glendale Deer Valley quarterback Rudy Gonzales beat Phoenix Mountain Pointe quarterback Chris Arviso II by one percentage point in voting for Football Performer of the Week 4 of the Arizona Republic. Gonzales received 43% of over 1,000 votes. Arvizo obtained 42% of the votes. GonzalesRead More →
Nick Oza, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, was seriously injured in a car crash in southwest Phoenix. Oza, 56, has been at the center of some of The Republic and azcentral.com’s most important work since joining the paper in 2006. He has brought coverage ofRead More →
Arizona Senator Wendy Rogers has suggested that the Labor Day celebration is actually a “Communist holiday.” Rogers didn’t elaborate on his reasoning for criticizing the federal holiday, which takes place on the first Monday in September and celebrates the American workforce. “Labor Day is a communist holiday,” the Republican tweetedRead More →