Damon Allred

Arizona

Web Editor at KMVP-FM (Phoenix, AZ)

Web Editor at KTAR-FM (Phoenix, AZ)

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Overnight heat relief available in Chandler starting June 13

1 day ago | ktar.com | Damon Allred

PHOENIX — Chandler will begin offering overnight heat relief on a regular basis starting June 13 at a downtown community center. Overnight services were initially planned for availability only during excessive heat warnings, according to a press release. Overnight relief will be available through Sept. 12. It and eight cooling centers around the city opened on May 1.
80-year-old Mesa woman with condition missing

1 day ago | ktar.com | Damon Allred

PHOENIX — Authorities issued a Silver Alert on Thursday for an 80-year-old woman from Mesa with a condition that can leave her confused or disoriented. Muriel Standridge was last seen Thursday afternoon near the Stapley Road and Southern Avenue intersection in a 1999 tan Ford F-250 truck with an Arizona license plate reading 476DEE. She is 5-foot-3 and weighs 121 pounds with white hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a light blue shirt and jeans when last seen.
2 shoplifting suspects hospitalized after jumping off bridge

5 days ago | ktar.com | Damon Allred

PHOENIX — Two shoplifting suspects were hospitalized with serious injuries after allegedly jumping off an Interstate 10 bridge in Goodyear to evade arrest on Sunday, according to authorities. Police responded to a reported shoplifting near McDowell and Dysart roads around 5:30 p.m., thanks to a caller who provided a location and description of the vehicle involved. When police arrived, the suspected shoplifters eluded officers and stopped on the freeway near Dysart Road.
UC Irvine unloads 5 HR in rematch

5 days ago | arizonasports.com | Damon Allred

ASU baseball’s season came to an end Sunday after UC Irvine won in a rematch 11-6 with a trip to the Los Angeles Regional final on the line. It was the Sun Devils’ first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2021, as coach Willie Bloomquist ended the longest drought in program history by making the field for the first time in his fourth season. Trailing 7-2 in the sixth, ASU had Irvine starter Ryder Brooks on the ropes with two on and no outs as he approached 90 pitches.
NAIA scoring leader commits

5 days ago | arizonasports.com | Damon Allred

Anthony Johnson, who led the NAIA in total points last year, announced on Sunday he committed to ASU men’s basketball. Johnson averaged 23.6 points per game for Cumberlands in Kentucky, shooting 48.1% overall and 34.5% from 3. His 779 total points and 214 made free throws across 33 games were both the most of any NAIA player. He also averaged 3.4 assists and 4.9 rebounds in his 33.3 minutes per game, leading his team to the NAIA Round of 16 where it lost to Arizona Christian.
Mason White's 3 HR leads Arizona baseball into region final

5 days ago | arizonasports.com | Damon Allred

Mason White took Utah Valley yard three times in the first four innings as Arizona baseball won in a rout, 14-4, and punched its ticket to the Eugene Regional final on Saturday.
ASU baseball falls to UCLA after 7-run second inning

5 days ago | arizonasports.com | Damon Allred

ASU baseball was rocked by UCLA for a seven-run second inning on Saturday in an 11-5 loss at the Los Angeles Regional, triggering a do-or-die rematch with UC Irvine on Sunday. Right-handed starter Jack Martinez had a quick first inning that included two strikeouts before running into trouble in the second. UCLA’s Payton Brennan scored on a triple thanks to a throwing error, and a single and two hit-by-pitches followed.
NBA Finals pits ASU's Dort against UA's McConnell, Mathurin

6 days ago | arizonasports.com | Damon Allred

The Indiana Pacers punched their ticket to the NBA Finals on Saturday, meaning their former Arizona Wildcats, T.J. McConnell and Bennedict Mathurin, will match up against former ASU Sun Devil Lu Dort of the Oklahoma City Thunder. McConnell (played at Arizona 2013-15) was a key reserve for Indiana in the Eastern Conference Finals, spelling superstar point guard Tyrese Haliburton and, at times, sharing the court. He scored in double-digits three times and shot 53.8% from the field in the series.
Trey McBride throws first pitch at Diamondbacks-Nationals

6 days ago | arizonasports.com | Damon Allred

Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride traded the pigskin for a baseball on Saturday, throwing out the first pitch before the Arizona Diamondbacks faced the Washington Nationals at Chase Field. “A little nervous,” McBride told reporters before taking the mound. “Obviously, this is not the sport I’m most comfortable in, but I’m excited to throw the first pitch. I think it’ll be fun.
ASU baseball, fueled by Tobias, holds on for regional win

1 week ago | arizonasports.com | Damon Allred

First baseman Jacob Tobias fueled the ASU baseball offense in a 4-2 win over second-seeded UC Irvine in the Los Angeles Regional on Friday, scoring twice in a 3-for-4 day at the plate. Tobias smashed the first pitch he saw for a 393-foot home run in the second inning, and outfielder Isaiah Jackson was quick to provide an encore with a shot of his own.