A freshman at Arizona State University plummeted 20 feet to his death during spring break in Mexico when he scaled a short wall that had a dramatic drop on the other side. Aiden Nevarez, 18, died in the early morning hours of March 7 at the Riu Santa Fe hotelRead More →
A look at the Arizona Republic Super 10, the top high school baseball teams, regardless of conference, through March 13, 2022. Super 10 Baseball 1. Chandler Hamilton Huskies, 6-0 The nation’s seventh-ranked team now face a gauntlet of top competition this week in the Boras Classic, where the best teamsRead More →
PHOENIX — Arizona State Senator Kelly Townsend, after dropping her candidacy for Congress, filed an expression of interest Monday seeking re-election in the same district as fellow Republican Senator Wendy Rogers. Townsend and Rogers became entangled over the past week after the Senate censured Rogers for his violent rhetoric, andRead More →
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Former Arizona State quarterback Jayden Daniels is moving to LSU, where he will compete in very open competition to be coach Brian Kelly’s first-season starter with the Tigers. “Jayden is an exceptional player who will make our quarterback room even stronger,” Kelly said in aRead More →
Jayden Daniels has started 29 of 30 games at Arizona State over the past three years, but that tenure is officially over as the former Sun Devil starter plans to end his college career at Louisiana State. Daniels should be in Baton Rouge in time to start spring football withRead More →
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For the past six months, Arizona State Senator Kelly Townsend has embodied the paradox of the modern Republican Party’s stance on Jewish issues – that somehow it is fashionable to #StandWithIsrael, but also fashionable to compare pandemic restrictions to the Holocaust. It’s a battle she’s losing if a tweet deletedRead More →
Arizona State (12-16 overall, 8-10 Pac-12) hosts California (12-17, 5-13) Thursday night in a Pac-12 men’s basketball game in Tempe, Arizona. The game is scheduled for 6:00 PM MST and can be seen on Pac-12 Networks. Who will win the game? Check out these picks and predictions for the contest.Read More →
Arizona State’s men’s basketball team had every reason to fall into the Pac-12 abyss. The Sun Devils were coming off one of their best games of the season, but suffered a 79-76 road loss to Stanford to drop to 6-10 overall and 2-4 in conference. And the next step forRead More →
Arizona State’s basketball team is only 12-16 this season. But the Sun Devils become the team opponents don’t want to face in the 2022 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament. Bobby Hurley’s side have won five of their last six games heading into the regular season finals against California and Stanford atRead More →
Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers, who spoke at last week’s white nationalist America First political action conference, called out white nationalist and Holocaust denier Vincent James Foxx to “stand for election”. Rogers also recently forwarded an article from VDare, a white nationalist website dedicated to warning readers of the supposedRead More →
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jay Heath hit four 3-pointers and finished with 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting, and Arizona State gave up a 14-point second-half lead before Marreon Jackson made a layup in the final seconds to help the Sun Devils beat Utah 63-61 on Saturday night. Jalen GrahamRead More →
Arizona State’s women’s basketball team seemed to have learned from past mistakes in the past four early pace losses to UCLA. Despite a strong first quarter, ASU struggled to maintain its lead and fell 59-52 to UCLA on Saturday at Desert Financial Arena. ASU (12-13, 4-9 Pac-12) lost its fifthRead More →
Arizona State (11-16, 7-10) at Utah (11-17, 4-14) When: 8 p.m., Saturday, February 26, Huntsmen Center, Salt Lake City. TV: ESPNU. Radio: 98.7 FM (KMVP-FM) The last time they played: The teams played Jan. 17 in Tempe with ASU winning 64-62, and Kimani Lawrence scoring a team-high 18 points. TheRead More →
article Arizona State Flag (file) PHOENIX (AP) – The Arizona Senate has voted to ban sex reassignment surgeries for minors. Republicans approved the measure in a 16-12 vote on Thursday. It’s a scaled-down version of an earlier proposal that failed a Senate committee, which would have banned a wider rangeRead More →
The Arizona State Sun Devils (10-16 overall, 6-10 Pac-12) and Colorado Buffaloes (18-9, 10-7) meet Thursday night in a basketball game male Pac-12 in Boulder, Colorado. The game is scheduled for 7:00 PM MST and can be seen on Pac-12 Networks. Who will win the game? Check out these picksRead More →
During an appearance on 98.7 Arizona Sports On Wednesday, Arizona State Chairman Michael Crow said coach Herm Edwards was not “part” of the program’s alleged recruiting violations the NCAA is investigating. For this reason, Edwards remains the coach of the Sun Devils. “In all these things where you have peopleRead More →
Arizona Republic columnist Greg Moore examines the likelihood of ASU losing its coach and quarterback before the 2022 season. Has Jayden Daniels abandoned Herm Edwards? Or was it Jayden’s mother, Regina Jackson, who made the decision to open the transfer recruiting process for Arizona State’s star quarterback? And should thisRead More →
Arizona Sports 98.7 FM presents an annual “Journalers’ Week” featuring interviews with personalities from the local sports scene. But after listening to interviews with Arizona State personalities this week, Excusemakers Week seems like a more appropriate title. Dan Bickley and Vince Marotta, who host the morning show, asked good questionsRead More →
Arizona State’s Senior Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations, Mark Brand, is among six named to the College Sports Information Directors of America’s (CoSIDA) Hall of Fame Class of 2022. Festivities honoring the six new inductees will take place at the organization’s 65th Annual Convention June 26-29 at Mandalay BayRead More →
The Arizona State Sun Devils (10-15) and the UCLA Bruins (19-5) face off Monday night in a Pac-12 men’s basketball game in Los Angeles. The game is scheduled for 7:00 PM MST and can be seen on FS1. Who will win the game? Check out these picks and predictions forRead More →
Arizona State (10-15, 6-9) at 13th UCLA (19-5, 11-4) When: 7 p.m., Monday, Pauley Pavilion TV:FS1 Radio: 98.7 FM (KMVP-FM) The last time they played: The teams played in Tempe on Feb. 5 with the Sun Devils beating then-No. 3 UCLA 87-84 in triple overtime. Marreon Jackson had a team-highRead More →
In this May 27, 2019, file photo, Democratic Leader David Bradley, right, speaks with Senate Majority Leader Rick Gray, left, a Republican at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix. Republican and Democratic leaders in the Arizona Senate expect a short but ugly annual session when lawmakers return to the CapitolRead More →
The Oregon Ducks (17-8) and the Arizona State Sun Devils (8-15) face off Thursday night in a Pac-12 men’s basketball game at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe. The match is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. MST and can be seen on ESPN and ESPN2. Who will win the game? Check outRead More →
A protester walks around the grounds of the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Arizona June 25, 2012. (Darryl Webb/Reuters) Yesterday, in a 16-13 vote, the Arizona Senate passed a pro-life measure protecting unborn children from abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, except in medical emergencies. The text of the billRead More →
Arizona State (12-9, 4-4 Pac-12) at California (10-8, 1-6 Pac-12), Wed., Feb. 16, 2 p.m., Pac-12 Networks, KAZG (2:40 p.m.) — Arizona State is coming off a split series against then-sixth-place Arizona. The Sun Devils struggled to generate their starters’ offense in the road game against Arizona, but ASU tiedRead More →
TEMPE, Ariz. — The first early signing period came at a bad time for Arizona State. The university had fired former coach Todd Graham on November 26, 2017, giving new coach Herm Edwards just 16 days to start. The program was in transition. As Graham prepared for his final gameRead More →
PULLMAN, Wash. — Marreon Jackson and Jalen Graham each scored 14 points as Arizona State held off Washington State for a 58-55 victory Saturday night. Arizona State took the lead for good with 15:48 left and trailed by as much as eight. Tyrell Roberts made 3-pointers in a row toRead More →
Arizona State women’s basketball once again scored a big victory in the final seconds on a massive defensive save and staying effective at the free throw line. As close as the closing seconds were on Friday at Desert Financial Arena, the cheers of jubilation and fans rushing onto the courtRead More →
NBC broadcaster Al Michaels, right, had an accomplished broadcasting career that began in the state of Arizona. Here he talks to Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill, left. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) PHOENIX — News that Sunday’s Super Bowl could be Al Michaels’ last with NBC has sparked some thought aboutRead More →
TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes are heading to Tempe! The NHL team announced Thursday that the club has reached a multi-year deal with Arizona State University for the Coyotes to play at the Sun Devils’ new multi-purpose arena beginning next season. The team will play home games through 2025,Read More →
SEATTLE — Terrell Brown, Jr., scored 19 points with eight assists and Washington led wire to wire in an 87-64 win over Arizona State on Thursday night. The Huskies led by no less than 20 points in the first half before the Sun Devils came back in the seven andRead More →
Arizona State’s football program continued to bolster its roster with the transfer portal, landing a commitment to cornerback Tarik Luckett, who started his college career in Colorado but played last season at Cisco Community College ( Texas). He will have two more seasons of eligibility left. The 6-foot-3, 205-pounder recordedRead More →
Arizona State softball may look like a different team after losing 11 players last season, including fifth-year stalwarts Maddi and Kindra Hackbarth, but the young team isn’t considered a weakness by coach- sixth grade chef Trisha Ford. The team will return nine starters to its roster of 19 and willRead More →
Arizona State (7-14, 3-8) at Washington (12-9, 7-4) When: 9 p.m., Thursday TV:FS1 Radio: 620AM/98.7FM The last time they played: The teams played twice in the same week at Tempe last season with the Sun Devils winning both 97-64 and 80-72. About Sun Devils: ASU has lost eight of itsRead More →
Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium, the site of this year’s Super Bowl, is shown at a time when its parking lot was being used for COVID-19 testing. PHOENIX — An Arizona state senator is encouraging U.S. truckers to shut down this weekend’s Super Bowl in Los Angeles the same way theirRead More →
New campaign finance filings for Arizona state legislative races show Republicans leading Democrats in fundraising. Between July 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021, Republican candidates outpaced Democratic candidates by 193%. As the primary elections approached, five Republican candidates raised $2.00 million compared to $37,686 for three Democrats. Within the DemocraticRead More →
Peter Zhong is building a tradition for Arizona State hockey while returning to his roots at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Zhong, a redshirt junior forward at ASU who is studying finance, made history in late January when he became the first Sun Devils player to make the Olympic hockey roster.Read More →
During the Arizona State football team’s 2021 season, former ASU football player Jordan Simone, a school broadcaster, made critical comments about Herm Edwards and the state from the Sun Devil football program on a podcast. He was fired following those comments, he said at the time. As the NCAA investigationRead More →
Since he was the flag bearer of the WM Phoenix Open at 10, Preston Summerhays dreamed of playing there one day. Ever since his amateur golf career took off at age 14, Summerhays has worked toward the goal of returning to the Phoenix Open. Nearly a decade after her firstRead More →
Arizona wants to become the most digital-currency-friendly state in the US, with a new bill to exempt Bitcoin from property taxes and make it legal tender. The bill further seeks to protect the right of Arizona residents to run a node on any blockchain network. The new bill was introducedRead More →
In order to stage a surprise, the work begins before the game with the right frame of mind. Arizona State women’s basketball head coach Charli Turner Thorne made sure her team was mentally on the right track before taking on No. 19 Oregon. “Charli made a comment before the game,Read More →
The Arizona State Sun Devils may have had a historically poor recruiting class when it comes to high school prospects, but they’ve been making noise when it comes to transfer gate acquisitions. University of Hawaii safety Khoury Bethley, a three-year starter and 2021 All-Mountain West first-team selection, is the latestRead More →
There is no rest for the weary. Arizona State’s men’s basketball team faces five consecutive nationally ranked opponents, with the last three coming in just 94 hours. They have every right to be a bit exhausted after surviving and upsetting No. 3 UCLA 87-84 in triple overtime late Saturday nightRead More →
No. 19 Oregon (14-6, 6-2 Pac-12) at Arizona State (10-8, 2-3 Pac-12), Sunday, 2 p.m., Desert Financial Arena, Pac-12 Networks, KDUS (1060 AM ) — Arizona State is looking to boost its confidence after Friday’s 67-57 victory over Oregon State as the team faces Oregon for the second time thisRead More →
Arizona State’s men’s basketball team played its fourth straight game against a nationally ranked opponent and, like it has in others, fell short, this time falling to No. 19 USC 58 -53 Thursday night at Desert Financial Arena. It was the seventh loss in eight games for the Sun DevilsRead More →
By JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Attorney General Mark Brnovich has reached an agreement with the Arizona State Bar to resolve complaints alleging he violated ethics rules while representing Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and the council Arizona regents. Brnovich and several attorneys working for him haveRead More →
When wrestling No. 4 Arizona State hosts No. 17 Stanford from Desert Financial Arena on Friday noon, it will be an encounter that didn’t seem likely a year ago. Stanford’s struggle overcame a dark chapter that nearly saw the university’s program cut until May 2021, when Stanford made the decisionRead More →
Arizona State’s men’s basketball team is focused on the end goal, but also adheres to the old adage “one game at a time.” The Sun Devils (6-12, 2-6) have lost six of their last seven games and there is no respite. It’s quite the opposite with the next three gamesRead More →
Much of the talk surrounding Herm Edwards’ job security as Arizona State’s football coach was snuffed out when ASU athletic director Ray Anderson indicated Edwards would be back. after the Sun Devils’ victory over Arizona in November. Recent activity in ASU’s football program has reignited talk of Edwards’ potential firing.Read More →
Arizona State is slowly but surely rolling out the red carpet for widespread crypto adoption as its senator seeks to gradually increase the utility of crypto. To say that Arizona Senator Wendy Rogers is bullish on crypto would be an understatement. The senator submitted two more cryptocurrency bills for passageRead More →
Key points to remember An Arizona state senator has proposed two more pro-crypto bills. The first bill aims to allow state agencies to accept cryptocurrencies as payment for various financial obligations. The second bill seeks to exclude all virtual currencies from tax liability in Arizona. Share this article Arizona StateRead More →
It didn’t take long for Arizona State to name a new offensive coordinator. Glenn Thomas, a veteran of the sport at the professional and collegiate levels, has been named the successor to Zak Hill, who ASU parted ways with last week. Thomas, 44, recently held the same titles for theRead More →
Bennedict Mathurin and Oumar Ballo each scored 14 points, and No. 3 Arizona increased the defensive pressure in the second half to beat rival Arizona State 67-56 on Saturday. The Wildcats (17-2, 7-1 Pac-12) had a second straight game of shaky shooting, missing open shots all over the floor. ArizonaRead More →
A bill proposed by an Arizona state senator would make bitcoin legal tender, according to a Coindesk report Friday, January 28. The bill was called “unlikely” to pass in the report because the US Constitution does not allow states to make their own legal tender. The bill was proposed byRead More →
Senator Wendy Rogers’ new proposal to institute Bitcoin as legal tender may be problematic, as the US Constitution does not allow a state to create its own legal tender. Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers has issued a proposal, hoping to give Arizona the power to make Bitcoin legal tender inRead More →
Versatility is going to be the word of the year for Arizona State baseball, and it will be the defining factor for the pitching staff. After firing only one player from last season’s trio of injured starters in addition to losing four pitchers to the draft, the staff remains exhaustedRead More →
Arizona State Hockey (15-12) heads to number one Minnesota State (23-5-0 overall, 17-3-0 CCHA) for a weekend series. ASU is coming off three straight road wins on an East Coast trip that included victories over the Northeast No. 11 and RIT. Both programs will be represented at the upcoming 2022Read More →
GAME OF THE WEEK: Arizona State at No. 3 Arizona on Saturday. The Wildcats (16-1, 6-0 Pac-12) lost 75-59 to No. 7 UCLA on Tuesday night but have one of the best offenses in the nation — leading in assists per game (21.3) and second in score (88.7 points). TheRead More →
Commentator Nick Fuentes is a Holocaust denier who opposes interracial marriages, supports racial segregation and has encouraged violence against his perceived political opponents. One of Fuentes’ biggest fans is Republican Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers, who said she loved him, compared receiving a compliment from him to receiving the “chivalry”Read More →
Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley was fined $20,000 and suspended for Monday’s game against Southern California for a confrontation with the referee team after a game this weekend -end against Stanford. Hurley and guard Jay Heath were both suspended and forward Jalen Graham was publicly reprimanded for verbally confronting anRead More →
Late-game heroism wasn’t enough for Arizona State’s women’s basketball team to overcome their massive first-half deficit. Outscored 21-4 after the first quarter against Utah, the beleaguered defense that was the driving force behind ASU’s upset victory over No. 22 Colorado on Friday seemed to loosen up against Utah’s shooters, givingRead More →
STANFORD, Calif. — Michael O’Connell and Brandon Angel scored 16 points apiece and Stanford gave up a 15-point second-half lead before rallying to beat Arizona State 79-76 on Saturday night. Harrison Ingraham had 13 points and 10 rebounds and James Keefe scored 10 points for Stanford (11-6, 4-3 Pac-12). ArizonaRead More →
Geza Kmetty Phoenix – On December 12, 2021, Geza Emmerich Kmetty passed away peacefully. He spent 81 wonderful years with his family and friends but was called to be with his wife Esther (Mariassy) who predeceased him in 2017. Geza was born in Hungary in 1940 as World War IIRead More →
It’s been nearly a month since the last game of Arizona State women’s basketball, but their identity has not been forgotten. Long-awaited as the Pac-12 conference game was, ASU’s first Test pitted them against No. 22 Colorado, a rising force in the conference. The Sun Devils showed few signs ofRead More →
Arizona State’s football program continues to recharge through the transfer portal, today adding two offensive linemen – Des Holmes of Penn State and Emmit Bohle of Division II Northern State (South Dakota). Holmes, a 6-foot-5, 310-pound native of Norristown, Pennsylvania, was a substitute player at both tackle and guard forRead More →
Ethan Long came to Arizona State in 2019 to fight for the starting quarterback spot. He was nicknamed “Captain America” by head coach Herm Edwards for his versatility, work ethic, and All-American appeal. He was the first player in program history to hold the team captaincy as a true freshman.Read More →
Martin Luther King Jr. once told a crowd in Tempe that “the winds of change are blowing” and that the winds are “swept away an old (world) order” of systemic racism, racial segregation and civil rights for all in Arizona . It was June 3, 1964. King Jr. pushed forRead More →
There’s one less interim coach on Arizona State’s football coaching staff, as Aaron Fletcher has officially been named defensive backs coach. Fletcher fills the void temporarily filled last season by Donnie Henderson, who was on staff as a consultant but was promoted to interim manager after coach Chris Hawkins wasRead More →
With DJ Davidson forgoing his final year of eligibility and declaring himself for the NFL Draft, the Arizona State Sun Devils needed a nose tackle. Well, they seem to have found one and it comes courtesy of Transfer Portal. University of Miami’s Nesta Jade Silvera, a 6-foot-2, 306-pound, is headingRead More →
For more than a year, Arizona Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, who is up for re-election in 2022, has avoided taking a position on abolishing the Senate’s 60-vote threshold for legislation. just yesterday, Kelly dodged when asked about the filibuster. Supporting the nuclear option — effectively scrapping the 60-vote rule withRead More →
Arizona State men’s golf rallied with eight straight wins to clinch a 15-9 victory over Arizona in the second annual Copper Cup on Monday at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club. Arizona entered Day 2 leading 7-5 after Sunday’s first day of action. Even with a two-point deficit, ASU coach MattRead More →
Arizona State linebacker Eric Gentry was named freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America, which recognized 27 athletes nationally. Gentry, a Philadelphia native, becomes a consensus Freshman All-American, after receiving the honor from a majority of national publications. ESPN, Pro Football Focus, 247 Sports and Pro Football NetworkRead More →
PHOENIX (KPNX) – An Arizona state senator known for pushing false claims about the COVID-19 vaccine and the 2020 election announced she filed paperwork to run for Congress early Monday morning . State Senator Kelly Townsend made the announcement on Twitter, saying she would keep her current state seat whileRead More →
Hansen Desert Hills Mortuary and Cemetery Marta Marie Gerstenberger Marta Marie Gerstenberger (née Martin) passed away on Thursday, December 30, 2021 after a 5-year battle with cancer. Marta was born on March 19, 1951 in Topeka, Kansas to Gene Clair and Edna Marie Martin. She attended Topeka West High School,Read More →
Luisa C. Bailey Glendale – Luisa C. Bailey, of Glendale, AZ passed away peacefully of this life on January 11, 2022. She was born in San Benito, TX to the late Emilio Castillo and the late Aurora S. Castillo. Inherited to the Treasurer in her memory are her loving husbandRead More →
No one can accuse Arizona State men’s basketball coach Bobby Hurley of not keeping things in perspective. His team was on track to qualify for the playoffs for a third straight year in 2020, only to have it go off the rails with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. TheRead More →
Senator Kyrsten Sinema faces growing pressure on opposition to weaken Senate filibuster Senator Sinema said she would not vote to weaken the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster threshold, drawing criticism from other Democrats, as well as some suffrage advocates. Some have also raised the possibility of a main challenger for Sinema. ReportingRead More →
Arizona Republic Journalist Richard Ruelas had a simple question for Arizona State Rep. Jake Hoffman, who signed his name as an official voter on a fraudulent document that claims Trump won Arizona in 2020. Ruelas asked: “Under what authority did you find yourself an elector?” Hoffman responded with the kindRead More →
University President Robert Morris is leaving the Moon Township-based school next month to become one of the main official universities in the state of Arizona, which is trying to establish a national university, officials said on Tuesday. responsible for Robert Morris. Chris Howard, RMU president since February 2016, will joinRead More →
Cruz Rushing has had to prove himself on the football field all his life, so this next step will be just another test of his resilience and perseverance that has helped him excel. Rushing, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound senior defensive back at Tucson Salpointe Catholic, announced Monday night on social mediaRead More →
Want to welcome the new year outdoors? You have come to the right place to do so. Arizona State Parks and Trails joins a nationwide collaboration of 50 states to host First Day Hikes on January 1, 2022. Park rangers, naturalists and volunteers will lead hikes and activities in ArizonaRead More →
Linebacker Darien Butler won’t play in Arizona State’s Dec. 30 Las Vegas Bowl showdown against Wisconsin after all. The Sun Devil team captain released a statement on social media on Friday saying he would instead begin preparing for the NFL Draft. Butler missed the final two games of the regularRead More →
Florida A&M (2-9) at Arizona State (5-7) Time: 3 p.m. TV: Pac-12 network : Radio: 620AM/98.7FM About ratters: Florida A&M is playing the third of three games on the West Coast and is coming off a 73-62 loss at UC Santa Barbara which marked its fifth straight loss. Senior guardRead More →
Arizona State and the Pac-12 unveiled the 2022 ASU football team schedule on Thursday. The Sun Devils open the season Sept. 1 against Northern Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium. Their other non-conference games include a Sept. 10 game at Big 12 runner-up Oklahoma State and a Sept. 17 home gameRead More →
Arizona State’s football program may have had some early promise, but those who delivered on their commitments had no doubts about where they wanted to spend their college years. Wednesday marked the first day of the early signing period and ASU landed six prospects — five high school players oneRead More →
Arizona State football has begun preparations for the upcoming Las Vegas Bowl against Wisconsin with some familiar faces back on the field and some missing. One of Tuesday’s most notable additions was senior linebacker Darien Butler. Butler, who was recently named to the second team for All-Pac-12 selections, missed theRead More →
After a tough schedule in November, Arizona State women’s basketball is slowly taking off. While there’s still a lot to learn about the young team in a league made up of veterans, ASU coach Charli Turner Thorne saw the team’s best rebounding effort all season in the 61 compiled reboundsRead More →
Alvie (Al) Thomas Mesa – Alvie (Al) Thomas, a proud third generation Arizonan was born at home on July 24, 1933 in Phoenix to Nadene Moss Thomas and James (Tommy) Thomas, their firstborn. When his mother mentioned his birth, she said he was born in a dust storm. He alwaysRead More →
The All-Pac-12 selections were released Tuesday, and it didn’t take long for the Arizona State football community to notice the omission of a first-team Sun Devil player. Running back Rachaad White was a second-team selection, along with UCLA running back Zach Charbonnet. The team’s first selections for the position wereRead More →
Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers tweeted, “Let’s go to old Virginia. Make General Lee proud” after urging Republican voters in Virginia to go to the polls on Election Day. The Virginia gubernatorial race between Republican Glenn Youngkin and Democrat Terry McAuliffe took center stage on Election Day. Rogers and otherRead More →
For Connie Cone Sexton, celebrating lives well lived has become a special calling. After years of covering communities, schools, city government and other topics for The Phoenix Gazette, The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, Sexton lobbied his editors for a new assignment: “A Life Remembered.” . It became a pioneering columnRead More →
Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers is being slammed on social media after expressing her disgust at Jon Kent/Superman’s bisexuality. Superman fans have expressed frustration with Wendy Rogers, a United States Senator, over her insistence that Clark Kent likes “Louis Lane.” Rogers’ comments come in the wake of DC’s announcement thatRead More →
PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema said Monday that activists who confronted her outside an Arizona State University classroom and videotaped her in the restroom were not engaging in a “legitimate protest.” . The Democratic senator said immigration reform activists illegally entered the suburban Phoenix campus building, which wasRead More →
PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema said Monday that activists who confronted her outside an Arizona State University classroom and videotaped her in the restroom were not engaging in a “legitimate protest.” . The Democratic senator said immigration reform activists illegally entered the suburban Phoenix campus building, which wasRead More →
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 →
Bertha Louise Scott Gorraiz Phoenix – Bertha Louise Scott Gorraiz passed away from this Earth to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, July 12, 2021. She was comforted and surrounded by family at her home in Phoenix, Arizona and passed away peacefully. She is survived byRead More →
Barbara Culver Van Sittert Phoenix – Dr. Barbara Culver Van Sittert, 85, died after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Barbara was born on December 14, 1935 to Dean and Lola Culver in Panora, Iowa. She attended Iowa State University where she double majored in English and Chemistry. After graduating inRead More →
If confirmed, the former U.S. senator from Arizona, a Latter-day Saint, would be the top U.S. diplomat in Turkey. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Arizona, speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | July 13, 2021, 9:39 p.m. | Update: 9:57 p.m. PresidentRead More →
State Senate officials have refuted the public’s right to know, and the news agency wants all relevant documents unearthed. The Republic of Arizona has filed a lawsuit in Maricopa Superior Court, seeking disclosure of all records — including internal communications and emails — of partisan Arizona State Senate members leadingRead More →
Deborah Ellen LeBlanc Deborah Ellen LeBlanc died May 28 at her Show Low home after a courageously fought battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Olean, NY in May 1963 to Richard and Roberta (Bobbie) Walker. She moved to Arizona with her family in 1971.Read More →
Nice to meet you ! My name is Amelia Goe, and I’m your new wine columnist at The Arizona Republic. I’m a longtime food and wine professional who’s gone from being an editor at the student newspaper at Arizona State University to international cuisine and working with food-focused nonprofits. food.Read More →
For four years, the last two weeks of June have become a professionally inspiring time for me. That’s when the Arizona Republic/azcentral.com and Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism team up to sponsor the annual High School Media Innovation Camp, which brings together savvy future journalists with digitalRead More →
Arizona Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema said her “trademark” was bipartisanship. Sinema is no ordinary senator. We chat with some Arizona locals about Sinema’s life story, what she stands for, and what she’s really trying to accomplish. Guests Ron Hansen, national politics reporter for the Arizona Republic. Co-host of The GaggleRead More →
Robert Julian Stedelin, 87, died peacefully on May 31, 2021. He was born on October 13, 1933 to Kenneth Julian and Alma Irene Stedelin in Rolla, Missouri. Robert married Nancy Pettitt (d. 2004) in December 1961. He then concentrated on his studies and was an avid student. He graduated fromRead More →
See the article Senator Kyrsten Sinema represented Arizona State for a short time but made a name for herself. Sinema was elected to the Senate in 2018 in a special election after Jeff Flake announced he would retire. 3 Kyrsten Sinema represents Arizona in the US SenateCredit: Getty Images –Read More →
Carol Sowers often went to great lengths to get to the heart of a story. Once during her more than 30-year career with the Arizona Republic, she was assigned to cover floods that occurred in the valley after a heavy monsoon. Dressed in a yellow linen outfit, she stopped atRead More →
Phone calls almost always began with “Hello, Kenton Eugene Somers”. How Tim Tyers knew my full name, I don’t know, but he was a reporter for 43 years at The Phoenix Gazette and The Arizona Republic, so it was no surprise. Why Tim, not my parents, gave me the middleRead More →
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Arizona Senator-elect Mark Kelly announced his 13-person bipartisan team for taking office. The transition team will work to create advisory groups for its first 100 days off, according to a press release from Kelly’s team. The team is made up of leaders from Arizona. The co-chairsRead More →
The first edition of Arizona Republican newspaper did not contain a sports section, but a sports story featured on the front page. It wasn’t much, just the scores of five “live” “baseball” (two words) games played across the country the previous day, May 18, 1890, including the Toledo Maumees beatingRead More →
Opinion: The story of The Arizona Republic is a story of our state — a story of struggle and endurance, with unexpected twists every now and then. One hundred and thirty years ago this week, our state’s most widely read and influential newspaper came to life amid the petty politicalRead More →
Don Dedera, longtime beloved Arizona Republic columnist, author and former editor of Arizona Highways magazine, died Tuesday, just two weeks shy of his 91st birthday. In addition to his journalistic accomplishments, Dedera has been active in preserving some of the most iconic pieces of Arizona history, including Western author ZaneRead More →
A look at the Arizona Republic’s preseason softball Super 10, which includes all conferences in the state: Super 10 Pre-Season Softball #1 Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor Eagles The defending 6A champions return their two big bats to the lineup, sophomore Jocelyn Erickson (Oklahoma commit) and junior Rylee Holtorf (Washington commit),Read More →
A Democratic lawmaker has introduced a bill that would repeal what remains of the infamous Senate Bill 1070, Arizona’s notorious immigration law that was signed into law a decade ago. Almost every year since its adoption in 2010, an effort has emerged to remove it. This is the 12th attemptRead More →
In his first season as head football coach, Rick Garretson was tasked with leading Chandler’s transition. With his leadership and experience, keeping almost everyone from Shaun Aguano’s staff, it ended up being seamless and perfect. Wolves went 13-0, winning the state’s first Open Division title, ending 4A Scottsdale Saguaro juggernaut’sRead More →
Six-term Arizona senator and 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain died Saturday at his Arizona ranch with his family after a battle with brain cancer. He was 81 years old. “My heart is broken. I’m so lucky to have had the adventure of loving this amazing man for 38 years,”Read More →
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