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UCLA's Megan Grant, an Aragon-San Mateo alum, sets NCAA softball record with 38th home run this season
5+ hour, 5+ min ago (386+ words) Grant drove an 0-2 pitch from Nebraska's Jordy Frahm deep to left-center field for a solo home run, giving UCLA a 2-0 lead in the third inning of the Big Ten Championship Game. The senior took the record she shared for one…...
Suspect faces 5 years in unsolved 2021 disappearance of Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (369+ words) Under the conditions of a plea agreement, Preston Henry Tolth, 26, faces a maximum of five years in federal prison with credit for three years of time served. He pleaded guilty to robbing Begay and driving off in her pickup truck....
A runner competing in a 250-mile Arizona ultramarathon dies after having a medical emergency
3+ day, 25+ min ago (245+ words) First responders attended to a woman in her 40s who was participating in the race and collapsed at a trailhead in the Groom Creek community south of Prescott, Yavapai County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Paul Wick said on Wednesday. Cocodona 250 ultramarathon codirector…...
Shota Imanaga and Cubs end Ildemaro Vargas' 27-game hit streak as they blank Diamondbacks 2-0
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (257+ words) Ian Happ homered, tripled and doubled for the Cubs, who extended their winning streak at Wrigley Field to 10 games, their longest at home since 2008. Vargas had hit safely in 24 games to start this season and three to end last season....
Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Arizona seeking voter data
1+ week, 4+ day ago (330+ words) U. S. District Judge Susan Brnovich, a Trump appointee, wrote that Arizona's statewide voter registration list is "not a document subject to request by the Attorney General" under federal law. The judge dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice because, she wrote, "amendment would…...
Giants jump on reigning World Series MVP Yamamoto early, beat Dodgers 3-1
2+ week, 4+ day ago (380+ words) Shohei Ohtani went hitless with a pair of strikeouts over his initial three at-bats before a seventh-inning single that extended his career-best on-base streak to 53 games, tied for second place on the Dodgers' franchise list with Shawn Green. On the…...
Mike Vrabel says he's had difficult conversations after publication of photos with NFL reporter
2+ week, 4+ day ago (349+ words) "Those (conversations) have been positive and productive. In order to be successful on and off the field, you have to make good decisions. That includes me. That starts with me," Vrabel said, making an unscheduled statement from the podium at…...
Arizona guard Jaden Bradley and coach Tommy Lloyd pick up Big 12 awards
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (146+ words) Tommy Lloyd, who with Bradley led the No. 2 Wildcats to the regular-season conference title, was picked as coach of the year by his peers. Bradley is averaging 13. 4 points and 4. 6 assists for the Wildcats (29-2). Arizona senior forward Tobe Awaka, who is…...
No. 2 Arizona earns No. 1 seed in a West Region that includes Purdue, Gonzaga and Arkansas
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (692+ words) No. 2 Arizona can add a No. 1 seed to its impressive resume. The Big 12 regular-season and tournament champion Wildcats are the No. 1 seed in the West Region " second overall behind Duke " and will open the NCAA Tournament against Long Island University…...
Renewable energy advocates make gains in fight over future of big Arizona power utility
1+ mon, 6+ hour ago (342+ words) However, election results released by the Phoenix-area Salt River Project mean that the rival slates will be forced into compromises over potential questions of whether to increase rates and whether to favor natural gas or renewable energy technologies to meet…...