The Tucson Sugar Skulls fought back from a 20-point deficit, but fell to San Diego.Â
- Justin Spears
After suffering a season-opening loss to Vegas, the Tucson Sugar Skulls bounced back with their first win of the year. The Skulls face San Diego Saturday night in Tucson.
- Austin Gibbs Cronkite News
Tucson sparked MLB’s Cactus League in 1947, offering a refuge from segregation. Though teams later centralized in Phoenix, Tucson’s legacy remains foundational to spring training’s evolution.
Ex-Arizona women's basketball GM lands CEO gig | Greg Hansen- Greg Hansen
Greg Hansen's notebook:Â After resigning last month, former Arizona women's basketball GM, Michelle Marciniak, was hired as the CEO of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.
- James Kelley
Athletes Unlimited Softball League opens the doors to former Arizona softball stars to go pro.
- Tim Booth The Seattle Times
FIFA president Gianni Infantino insisted yet again on Tuesday that Iran will participate in the men’s World Cup this summer, including its scheduled match in Seattle.
- Justin Spears
With new ownership and coaching, the Tucson Sugar Skulls want to "put the league on notice that we're a different team this year."
Greg Hansen's notebook:Â "If you love what you do, if you're tough enough, you can live with the heartaches of being a basketball coach," Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said recently.
The Tucson Sugar Skulls, led by majority owners Edmund Marquez and Ali Farhang, have a hyper-local ownership group that's unlike any other in the Indoor Football League.
Steven Alker is the first two-time winner of the Cologuard Classic. Alker beat Padraig Harrington in a playoff to win his second Tucson Conquistadores helmet.Â
Steven Alker won his second Tucson Conquistadores helmet after winning the Cologuard Classic for the second straight year. (Video by Justin Spears / Tucson.com)
Entering the last day of the Cologuard Classic, there's a two-way tie for the lead.Â
Temperatures at the Cologuard Classic exceeded 100 degrees, which is a tournament record. Plus, La Paloma Country Club added areas for Arizona basketball fans to watch March Madness.Â
Michael Lev column: What would make Tucson’s beloved Champions Tour event, the Cologuard Classic, even better? If Tiger Woods were part of it. It might not be a pipe dream.
VIDEO: Zach Johnson talks rookie season on Champions Tour, returning to Tucson for Cologuard Classic
Leading up to the Cologuard Classic at La Paloma Country Club, PGA Tour Champions rookie Zach Johnson talked about his next chapter as a professional golfer and managing the warm temperatures this week (video by Justin Spears / Tucson.com)
Day one of the Cologuard Classic Pro-Am kicked off on Wednesday morning; bringing together professional and amateur golfers to play 18 holes at La Paloma Country Club.Â
Steve Alker, who won last year's Cologuard Classic, will be one of several champions returning to Tucson's PGA Tour Champions event at La Paloma Country Club.Â
Steven Alker, last year's Cologuard Classic champion, discussed returning to Tucson to defend his conquistador helmet and the warm weather this week. (Video by Justin Spears / Tucson.com)
Michael Lev column: The Tucson Baseball Team’s failure to launch is the latest setback for local officials seeking to bring pro baseball back to town. They aren’t surrendering.
The Tucson Baseball Team abandoned its plan to relocate from Sonora, Mexico to Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium amid ongoing visa issues.
Three-time gold medalist and University of Arizona alum Brody Roybal has cemented his legacy as a veteran star for Team USA sled hockey. He's chasing his fourth Paralympics gold medal.
Two-time major winner and former U.S. Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson will make his second career start on the PGA Tour Champions at the Cologuard Classic in Tucson.
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Former Arizona baseball players Austin Wells, Rio Gomez and Justin Wylie and Tucson product Nick Gonzales will participate in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
Discover how a 1981 Father’s Day mix-up launched the career of PRCA announcer Will Rasmussen, the iconic voice of the Tucson Rodeo following in his father’s legendary footsteps.
The Cologuard Classic at La Paloma Country Club "has become one of the largest gathering places in the world for the colon cancer community."Â Â
The Iranian national soccer team will train in Tucson this summer ahead of the FIFA World Cup. Nobody saw it coming but Kino Sports Complex had been ready all along.
University of Arizona athletic trainer Jenny Allen moonlights as a rodeo medic, providing critical trauma care for cowboys at the Tucson Rodeo.
Palo Verde High School graduate Bryce Cotton was named the NBL's MVP for the third straight season — his sixth MVP honor since joining the professional basketball league in Australia.Â
Greg Hansen's Notebook:Â The winter/spring seasons of 2001 overflowed with big sporting events in Tucson.
The annual Tucson Rodeo kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Tucson Rodeo Grounds near East Irvington Road and South Sixth Avenue.