On Thursday, August 11, 2022, Sandra Faye Lopez, beloved wife and mother of 3 children and 8 grandchildren, died peacefully and at home after a long battle with cancer at the age of 73. Sandra was born on July 15, 1949 to William and Louise Davidson in Asheville, North Carolina.Read More →
The Arizona State Sun Devils football program is facing the most uncertain quarterback it has seen in quite some time. The Sun Devils have been blessed with guys like Taylor Kelly, Mike Bercovici, Manny Wilkins, and more recently Jayden Daniels over the past decade. That kind of consistency and reliabilityRead More →
Sharon Lee Kearns passed away on July 8, 2022 after a fierce battle with multiple myeloma. Sharon was born on August 14, 1948 in Battle Creek, Michigan. She attended Western Michigan University where she earned her teaching degree. She taught in Chicago schools for several years before finding a careerRead More →
Republican primary voters on Tucson’s northwest side, far east and Rita Ranch area are embracing the party’s MAGA wing, according to preliminary results from state Senate District 17. With nearly every precinct flagged Wednesday at noon, Justine Wadsack, who describes herself as a “Pro Trump America First” conservative, was poisedRead More →
TEMPE, Ariz. — A more seasoned version of Sun Devil Volleyball is poised to win it in the 2022 season with players from every conference and key starters returning to make some noise. In fifth year under head coach Sanja Tomasevic, Sun Devil Volleyball went 14-17 (7-13 Pac-12) in 2021.Read More →
Dr. Wallace Simpson passed away peacefully on August 6, 2022. He was born February 2, 1935 in Sisseton, SD, grew up in Minnesota and graduated from Belview High School in 1953. He played basketball, baseball and football and met Rose, his high school sweetheart. They married in 1958 and celebratedRead More →
An underrated pick by the Las Vegas Raiders this offseason was former Arizona State linebacker Darien Butler. Now reunited with his post coach, Antonio Pierce, as he transitions into the NFL, the 2019 forced fumble leader is thriving with the Silver and the Black. Butler made a huge impact duringRead More →
Jerry L. Haggard, 85, of Phoenix, AZ, died June 15, 2022 with his beloved wife by his side. Born in El Dorado, Kansas, Jerry grew up in the small town of Wellington. He married his high school sweetheart Mitzi and their love turned 67. Jerry graduated from the University ofRead More →
Reverend Jorge Ayala Canez, 75, of Phoenix, AZ, died Aug. 4, 2022, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Jorge was born on June 4, 1947 to Luis and Emilia Canez in Phoenix. He graduated from Carl Hayden High School in 1966. He enlisted in the United States Air ForceRead More →
Arizona State defensive back Alijah Gammage proudly shows off the tattoo he got on the back of his neck a few years ago of the Phoenix skyline. The words underneath read “Blame the city. I’m a product of it.” Gammage is indeed a proud native of the Valley. He isRead More →
Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle and friend, Don Lee Redman, rests forever as of July 2, 2022. Born February 8, 1935 in Salt Lake City, son of Miriam Cecilia Redman and Samuel Turner Redman. He married Paula (Varner) Redman on December 6, 1953. Don is survived by hisRead More →
It is with great sadness that the family of Oliver (Michael) Ray 79, announces that he lost his battle with cancer and passed away on July 31, 2022, with his loving family by his side. Michael was born on November 22, 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri, and was the childRead More →
92-year-old retired U.S. Army Colonel Wallace W. Noll of Scottsdale, Arizona passed away peacefully on July 31, 2022. He was born March 7, 1930 on the farm where he grew up near Salisbury, Missouri. His parents were August W and Elfreda Lehnhoff Noll. Wallace graduated from Salisbury High School inRead More →
The NCAA recruiting investigation into Arizona State’s football program is not close to being resolved, according to comments from ASU President Michael Crow to The Athletic on Tuesday. “I know we haven’t been very vocal about anything from my office because the NCAA asks us not to say anything,” CrowRead More →
Eugene (Gene) Petersen left this life surrounded by his family at his home in Cave Creek, Arizona on August 3, 2022. Husband, father, grandfather and devoted friend, he was born on February 8, 1937 in Sioux City, Iowa of parents, Marvin and Emma Peterson. He is survived by his belovedRead More →
Frances Lee Garrett, 76, of Phoenix, Arizona, died Aug. 3, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. She passed away peacefully at home, with her family by her side. Mrs. Garrett was born Frances Lee Voris in Springfield, Ohio on January 12, 1946, to Roma Rosalee White and Gordon EdwardRead More →
It was Thanksgiving 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, when a Tucson mom named Sarra headed to her grocery store to pick up a turkey. She had taken her 7-year-old son and his 5-year-old friend with her. But the store was asking people to stay outside to slow the spread ofRead More →
A new alternate uniform for the Arizona State football team isn’t wow with fans after it was recently launched on social media. @ASU_Uniformity, an account that follows ASU uniforms, recently showed off the look on social media and it was quickly picked up by several other accounts. The uniform includesRead More →
FOXBOROUGH — Jack Jones’ road to the NFL has seen a lot of twists and turns, but the Patriots rookie defensive back credits his ability to acclimate and be ready for his time at Arizona State under the former Jets and Chiefs coach Herm Edwards. “Fortunately, I played in aRead More →
Izzy Redmond is more than an athlete. More than the scores of his routines. More than anything she does in the gym. As a member of the upper class of Arizona State Gymnastics, Redmond is a team leader. But she’s also a leader outside of the gym. Redmond’s focus onRead More →
Joyce Susan Mers, 80, died August 3, 2022, Joyce was born December 18, 1941 in Denver, CO. The parents here were Merle and Alice Lewark. Joyces’ mother moved her and her older brother, Ron, to Phoenix, AZ in 1949. Joyce attended Thunderbird Adventist Academy where she met her husband LeeRead More →
David Valdez Lopez (“Luchie”) Obituary – The Arizona Republic David Valdez Lopez (“Luchie”), 79, of Guadalupe passed away peacefully on July 28, 2022 surrounded by his loved ones. He worked in the trucking industry where he delivered different crops throughout Arizona and surrounding states. As a teenager, he met NellieRead More →
Jan Carleen Draper (Rhodes) born in Amarillo Tx on December 6, 1948 born to Carl and Opal Lee Rhodes. She was a wife, a mom, a sister, an aunt, a girl, a survivor, a great friend and a warrior of Jesus Christ. On July 21, 2022, we lost her althoughRead More →
Mesa, Arizona resident William Walden Munsil, nicknamed “Two Dollar Bil” for his love of the currency denomination, died July 31 after a long illness. Bil was born in Portland, Oregon, the sixth child of Lee Elverton Munsil and Evelyn Martha Shaw Munsil. When World War II ended, when Bil wasRead More →
Oregon-based Pac-12 reporter John Canzano wanted to double-check and make sure his many sources were all aligned on one particular point. Canzano, who is also a columnist and radio host, delved into a story about the realignment of college sports. It wrote the following in its substack: There have beenRead More →
Steve was born in August 1940 to Charles and Janice Payne in Kansas City, Missouri and passed away on July 24, 2022. He was their firstborn and also the first grandchild of both sets of grandparents. Steve was the apple of everyone’s eye, so he got a lot of loveRead More →
Richard (“Dick”) Edmund Doughton, 92, died Thursday, June 30, 2022 (11:30 p.m. MST). He valiantly battled congestive heart failure, after surviving prostate cancer several years ago, and was very well cared for by Friendship Village in Tempe, Arizona. Growing up in rural Pennsylvania, Dick was a proud son of WelshRead More →
Patricia Ann Steward has lived a remarkable life of passionate projects, generous deeds and a deep love of art, music, animals and community. The love of his life was his daughter Rhiannon Sofia Christina Loretta Steward. A resident of Bisbee, Arizona for many years, Patricia passed away in Tucson onRead More →
A photo of the virtual seating chart featured on the Coyotes websiteArizona Coyotes According to Jenna Ortiz of the REPUBLIC OF ARIZONA, the “rapidly changing timeline” for Arizona State’s new multi-purpose arena resulted in the “moving of the original date of the game from December to October”. There had beenRead More →
Republican primary voters on Tucson’s Northwest Side, Far East Side and Rita Ranch area are embracing the party’s MAGA wing, according to preliminary results from the state Senate District 17. With nearly every precinct flagged Wednesday at noon, Justine Wadsack, who describes herself as a “Pro Trump America First” conservative,Read More →
Former Arizona State men’s golf student Nicolo Galletti said he didn’t have his best on the final day of the 2022 Arizona Open. Galletti, who turned pro after graduating from ASU in 2017, shot to par on Wednesday but it was enough for him to claim victory at the 2022Read More →
Margaret Ann Manville, 86, of Carpinteria, CA, passed away peacefully in eternity on Saturday, July 23 in Glendale, AZ. She was born in Tucson, AZ to Milton “Tex” Manville and L. Celeste Hankins. Her childhood was spent in various states in Texas, the Southwest, California, and the Pacific Northwest. DuringRead More →
The Pac-12 conference predictions are in and they’re generally not kind to Arizona State and Arizona in their projected arrival at the conference. But it doesn’t take too impressive a win-loss record to make a game of college football. Will ASU and Arizona make bowl games this season? We lookedRead More →
Blake Masters won Tuesday’s GOP Senate primary in Arizona and is set to face incumbent Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ). The Masters beat businessman Jim Lamon and Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich (R). The Masters ran an at times threatening campaign that relied heavily on conspiracy theories. He made an explicitRead More →
Blake Masters won Tuesday’s GOP Senate primary in Arizona and is set to face incumbent Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ). The Masters beat businessman Jim Lamon and Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich (R). The Masters ran an at times threatening campaign that relied heavily on conspiracy theories. He made an explicitRead More →
The Arizona State Sun Devils will feature a virtually unrecognizable offense in terms of returning players in 2022 following an exodus of starters through the NCAA transfer portal and the 2022 NFL Draft. Gone is three-year-old starting quarterback Jayden Daniels and running backs Rachaad White and DeaMonte “Chip” Trayanum fromRead More →
Arizona State enters pivotal year under coach Herm Edwards. In his first four seasons at the helm, the Sun Devils have yet to win more than eight games and finish no better than second in the Pac-12 South. Most projections have Arizona State squarely near the bottomRead More →
It is with great sadness that the family of Colonel David Manning, 93, announces his passing on July 28, 2022. Dave was born September 26, 1928 and was the only child of Reg and Ruth Manning. Originally from Phenicia, Dave graduated from North High School and Arizona State University beforeRead More →
TEMPE — Football games are won and lost in the trenches. There is no secret about this. But for an Arizona State team that has 43 new players on its roster, can the defensive line be the anchor for the Sun Devils on this side of the ball? The postRead More →
Marvin Allan Sondag was born January 6, 1950 and died July 28, 2022 in Mirabella at ASU Memory Care in Tempe. He was born in Carrington, North Dakota. He graduated from Sykeston High School in 1968, the University of North Dakota in 1972, and Arizona State University School of LawRead More →
Arizona State Retirement System reduced its position in shares of Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI – Get Rating) by 1.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its latest Form 13F filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The company held 33,410 shares of the industrial products companyRead More →
Arizona State Retirement System added to its position in Old Republic International Co. (NYSE:ORI – Get Rating) by 0.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its latest filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund held 78,840 shares of the insurance provider after buying an additionalRead More →