Former Sabino High School star and UA wide receiver Drew Dixon is getting a rookie minicamp deal with the Green Bay Packers.Ìý
Hansen's Notebook: Once a one-star prospect, 'special talent' Jordan Morgan lands in NFL's first roundGreg Hansen's Sunday Notebook: The Star's longtime columnist on The Star's longtime columnist on how Jordan Morgan rose from afterthought to an NFL first-round pick, why Trey Townsend is exactly what the UA men's basketball program needs, Brent Brennan's financial education course, additiona…
Jacome, who has helmed the Pima Community College baseball program since 2018, was announced Friday as the school's new athletic director. He replaces Jim Monaco, who officially retired from the post he'd held also since 2018.
Michael Lev column: With a name like Acelynn-Rose Heston, Mica Mountain High softball’s “Ace†seemed destined to be a dominant pitcher. But hers is story of struggle and determination.
Arizona left tackle and Tucson native Jordan Morgan was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the NFL Draft.Ìý
Fifteen teams each in the boys and girls Arizona Division II state tennis championship brackets will be trying to do something no boys team has done since 2013, and no girls team has pulled off since 2018: Take down the tennis juggernaut that is Catalina Foothills High School.
Levi Wallace signed a deal with the Denver Broncos on Monday.Ìý
Tucson native Carlie Scupin was the Senior Day hero with a walk-off, two-run single for Arizona softball, which completed a three-game sweep of rival ASU as it celebrated outgoing program stalwarts Scupin, Allie Skaggs, Jasmine Perezchica, Blaise Biringer and Ali Blanchard.
Greg Hansen's Sunday Notebook:ÌýThe Star's longtime columnist on donors delivering the Arizona Wildcats a new $14.8 million golf facility, Pima softball's 26-game win streak, the transfer portal big, big spending, Pima's new AD search, ASU's 10th NCAA violation and more.
The Star's longtime columnist on how many players who transfer away from Arizona don't find what they're looking for, how shortstop Mason White is tearing it up for the UA baseball team and how the UA women's basketball program made a bid to hire legendary coach Tara VanDeerver in the 1980s.
Greg Hansen's Sunday Notebook:ÌýThe Star's longtime columnist also on the upcoming debut of UA's game-changing golf complex, Tucson's Herbie Behm taking over ASU's dominant swim program, and the blessing and curse of outgoing UA President Bobby Robbins' sports fandom.
As impressive as it was for Arizona sprinter Trayvion White-Austin breaking the school record in the 100 meters last month, both White-Austin and UA track and field coach Fred Harvey believe there are even higher heights on the horizon.
Roman Bravo-Young will represent Mexico — and Tucson — in the 2024 Olympic games in Paris this summer.
Between his careers at Sunnyside High School and Penn State, Tucson native Roman Bravo-Young had a 283-10 record on the wrestling mat. Now, as RBY goes global — as in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games — he hopes to continue inspiring kids like him.Ìý
Greg Hansen's Sunday Notebook:ÌýThe Star's longtime columnist on the reception of another early exit for Arizona from the NCAA Tournament, Brent Brennan and UA football facing college football's newest era, Pima College's women's basketball's NJCAA march, Tucsonans and Wildcats on MLB rosters and more.
A record set by former Arizona track star and Tucson native Michael Bates in 1991 was rewritten by current UA senior and fellow Tucsonan Trayvion White-Austin, who clocked in at 10.14 in the 100 meters Saturday at the annual Willie Williams Classic at Drachman Stadium. The event showcased athletes from numerous colleges and universities and at least 17 local high schools.
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Greg Hansen's Sunday Notebook:ÌýThe Star's longtime columnist on the Arizona men's and women's basketball NCAA Tournament double early Saturday, UA football's connection with past (and local high schools) growing under Brent Brennan, Tucsonans' efforts to make Major League Baseball rosters and more.
The Pima Community College men's and women's basketball teams are both headed to their respective national tournaments next week, though the latter spent a nervous few days on the bubble. Tournament play for the women starts Monday in Missouri.; the men start Tuesday in Illinois.
Greg Hansen's Sunday Notebook:ÌýThe Star's longtime columnist on how Desiree Reed-Francois can turn the Wildcats back into a top-20 overall athletics program, Sunnyside grad Romano Bravo's Young path to the Olympics, Brent Brennan's busy schedule and if the WNIT or WBIT would actually be better in the long run for this year's UA women's basketball team.
Marana High School alum and Arizona star offensive lineman Jordan Morgan's NFL future continues to come into to focus ahead of next month's NFL Draft. This past week, Morgan was one of four Wildcats at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
The top seeded Lancers took the lead and held on late to drop the two-seed Wildcats, in the 4A state championship, Phoenix, Ariz., February 29, 2024.
The Cougars pushed the Skyhawks to overtime on a last second shot but fell in the extra period 63-61 in the boys 4A state title game, Phoenix, Ariz., February 29, 2024.
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Fourth-seeded Sahuaro came up just short in its matchup with No. 3 Glendale Deer Valley Thursday, falling 63-61 in overtime in Arizona Class 4A boys basketball state championship game in Phoenix. But the Cougars vow that 'they'll be back' in the title hunt sooner than later.
Top-ranked Salpointe Catholic defeated No. 2 Gilbert Mesquite 59-49 in the Arizona Class 4A title game Thursday in Phoenix, giving coach Joseph Luevano’s squad its second championship in the last three seasons.
Twenty years ago, Tucson High School multi-sport star Joe Kay had his life altered forever when he was trampled when fans rushed the court. Now 38, Kay still wonders: "Does someone else have to get hurt the way I did before there’s a change?’’
Jim Henry has chosen to stay on Sahuaro's hallowed basketball turf, where Dick McConnell made history and built a legacy. Now Henry and the Cougars have a shot at their own chapter Thursday night, when they play for the Arizona Class 4A State boys basketball championship in Phoenix.
The top-seeded Lancers got out early and readily dispatched the No.5 Wolves 61-29 in the state semifinals at Salpointe Catholic High School, February 27, 2024, Tucson, Ariz. Salpointe faces number 2 seed Mesquite for the crown Thursday.
No. 4 Sahuaro trailed by four at the half and after three, but rallied to defeat No. 1 ALA-Gilbert North Monday night in a Class 4A state semifinal matchup. The win sends the Cougars to Thursday's state title round, where they'll face No. 3 Glendale Deer Valley in Phoenix.Ìý
In business-like fashion, No. 1 Salpointe Catholic cruised past No. 4 Goodyear Estrella Foothills 61-29Ìýin an ArizonaÌýClass 4A girls high school basketball semifinal matchup Tuesday night in Tucson. The Lancers next face No. 2 Gilbert Mesquite in Thursday's state title round.
Walden Grove High School girls soccer beat Salpointe Catholic 3-1 on Friday night at Marana High School to win the 4A state championship.