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Nov 29, 2023 | 
cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Alyssa Esquivel |Jesse Brawders
PHOENIX – In the penultimate rankings of the four-team College Football Rankings era, the Pac-12 conference was put in prime position to have one final go at the playoff. Even though the initial road looks clear for the winner, the exact trajectory is still foggy. No. 3 Washington (12-0, 9-0 Pac-12) and No. 5 Oregon (11-1, 8-1 Pac-12) are set to face off in Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium for the final Pac-12 Championship as we know it Friday night.
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Nov 15, 2023 | 
cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Alyssa Esquivel |Caitlin Fowble
LAS VEGAS – Last Friday, Arizona’s men’s basketball team traveled to Durham to take on Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The game was the Wildcats’ hardest to date in the young season, and they entered the ranked matchup as the underdogs.
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Nov 13, 2023 | 
cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Alyssa Esquivel |William Harris Scott
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – As Emil Cuello walked up to the penalty spot, the roar of the Charleston Battery home crowd at Patriots Point Soccer Complex was deafening. Fans whistled, screamed obscenities, waved flags, slammed thunder sticks together and did anything to create a wall of noise in an effort to distract Cuello, who was taking Phoenix Rising FC’s first penalty in the shootout that would decide the fate of the USL Championship Final on Sunday. It worked.
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Nov 8, 2023 | 
cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Alyssa Esquivel |Chase Beardsley |Mia Jones
TEMPE – Arizonans have witnessed many big sporting events take over the state’s arenas throughout the years. However, they will see something never seen before when the United States women’s national hockey team faces off against Canada in the 2023-24 Rivalry Series, with the first of the seven-game competition tipping off Wednesday night at Mullett Arena. The matchup between Team Canada and Team USA is as fierce and as passionate as any rivalry in any sport.
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Nov 6, 2023 | 
cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Alyssa Esquivel |Sabrina McClain
TUCSON – Falling far below expectations during the 2022-23 season, immediate change was needed in Arizona’s basketball program this offseason in Tucson. Before the first full weekend of March Madness was even over last spring, the No. 2-seeded Arizona Wildcats went from NCAA tournament favorites to first-round bust, losing to No. 15-seed Princeton in a shocking upset that made waves across college basketball.
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Alyssa Esquivel |Alexis Davis
PHOENIX – The default ringtone on Andrew Saalfrank’s iPhone began to chime just as he was in the middle of making a deli sandwich. On the other end of the call was Blake Lalli, manager for the Reno Aces, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Triple-A affiliate. “Oh, no,” Saalfrank said. He answered the phone and walked away. “I thought to myself this is really bad news or really good news,” said Madisyn Stauffer, Saalfrank’s girlfriend, recalling that Sept. 3 phone call.
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Alyssa Esquivel |Walker Smith
PHOENIX – As their time in the Pac-12 nears its end, the Arizona and Arizona State football teams learned how their new era in the Big 12 will start. The Big 12 conference announced Wednesday the upcoming matchups for the next four seasons starting in 2024, including the home and away schedules for newcomers ASU and UArizona. The Sun Devils will play four home games and five away games in 2024.
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Alyssa Esquivel |Addison Kalmbach
PHOENIX – Not in our pool. Not on our watch. Throughout baseball’s postseason, the Arizona Diamondbacks have embraced a certain motivation that only they can claim: Keep the visiting team from rushing Chase Field and racing across the turf for a post-win splash in the stadium pool located in right-center field.
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Oct 30, 2023 | 
cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Alyssa Esquivel |Jordy Fee-Platt
IRVINE, Calif. – Road playoff games in hostile environments are never easy. Keeping focus while a crowd of thousands is roaring for the opponent, and waiting on any mistake by the visitors to pounce, can be intimidating. When Phoenix Rising FC arrived at Championship Soccer Stadium in Irvine for a USL playoff quarterfinal match on Saturday night, they felt a little different. Their fans had made the trip with them.
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Oct 30, 2023 | 
cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Alyssa Esquivel |William Harris Scott
IRVINE, Calif. – Phoenix Rising like to leave it late. A week after Dariusz Formella scored the winner in the 119th minute against San Diego Loyal SC, Emil Cuello scored in the 116th minute Sunday against Orange County SC to lift Phoenix Rising to a 2-1 victory and send the club to the Western Conference Final for the first time in three years. In both games, Rising were the better side in extra time, something coach Juan Guerra attributes to their mentality and resilience.
