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Now that the Cleveland Cavaliers have won the NBA Draft Lottery, I have three words of advice on what they should do with the No. 1 overall selection on June 23.Pick ... Derrick ... Williams.While I have nothing against Duke...
The first game was all Gilbert, but the second and decisive contest belonged to the Chandler Basha Bears.After the Tigers posted a resounding victory in the opener of Wednesday’s Pool B finals in the Class 5A-I...
From the first pitch, which Casa Grande’s Kim Myers lined into left field for a rally-igniting single, to the final play – a game-winning infield hit by Mesa Red Mountain’s Haley Culley – the...
By pounding out an 8-3 victory over host Arizona on Saturday, the Arizona State softball team strengthened its hold on the Pac-10 lead and completed the program’s first-ever three-game series sweep in Tucson.&ldquo...
In a battle between West Valley and East Valley rivals, sophomore left-hander Miles Moeller pitched effectively into the ninth inning to lead Glendale College to a 4-1 victory Wednesday night over host Chandler-Gilbert.Moeller, a graduate of...
The Phoenix Mountain Pointe High School baseball team pounded out 22 hits, including two home runs by all-time Arizona career leader Kevin Cron, to surge to a 20-6 victory in five innings over host Casa Grande on Tuesday...
When the first three Arizona Diamondbacks batters began Monday’s series opener at Wrigley Field by connecting for solid line drives against Cubs starter Randy Wells, the visitors appeared to be on their way to sending the Chicago right...
For the Arizona Diamondbacks and the capacity crowd that packed the new Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, the first eight innings of Monday’s spring training home finale unfolded as seamlessly as the late-March desert weather.As...
For five-and-a-half riveting hours on Saturday, the University of Arizona’s McKale Center felt like the focal point of the college basketball universe.Fans from the Pacific Coast, Atlantic Seaboard, Upper Midwest and Great Plains...
Juan Fernandez swished an 18-foot leaner from the right wing with 0.4 seconds remaining to lift Temple to a 66-64 victory over Penn State on Thursday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at...