Lina Washington

Phoenix

Anchor and Reporter at KPNX-TV (Phoenix, AZ)

Emmy Award-winning sports lady at @12News/@12SportsAZ • @Cronkite_ASU grad • IG: @LWashingtonTV • [email protected]

Articles

Ricky Pearsall hosts free youth football camp in hometown Tempe ahead of NFL Training Camp

6 days ago | 12news.com | Lina Washington

TEMPE, Ariz. — It’s been seven years since Corona del Sol High School product Ricky Pearsall committed to play football at Arizona State. His football career has taken him from the Valley of the Sun to the Swamp and now to the Bay Area, but the second-year NFL wide out took time during his offseason to return to where it all began by hosting a free youth football clinic at his old high school in Tempe. “I was just on this turf not too long ago and I know this process.
Arizona State leans into NIL era with the Student Athlete Venture Studio

6 days ago | 12news.com | Lina Washington

TEMPE, Ariz. — Four years ago, the NCAA started allowing student-athletes to get paid for their Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL). A recent ruling involving a former Arizona State University swimmer will allow universities to pay their student-athletes directly with revenue-sharing. At ASU, they're thinking a few steps ahead by creating a space on campus to help athletes navigate the NIL era.
Calais Campbell’s NFL career comes full circle with Arizona Cardinals

2 weeks ago | 12news.com | Lina Washington

TEMPE, Ariz. — Calais Campbell’s football journey has taken him from Denver to Miami and places in between but the defensive lineman learned how to become an NFL player in Arizona. The Cardinals drafted the defensive lineman in 2008, and he developed into a two-time Pro Bowler during his nine seasons in the desert.
Satou Sabally eager to build on Mercury's championship legacy

1 month ago | 12news.com | Lina Washington

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Mercury was one of the first WNBA teams Satou Sabally had the opportunity to watch while she was growing up in Germany. As she enters her sixth season in the league, Sabally is beginning to write a new chapter of her career with an organization that's rich in history. >> Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight to your phone.
Embracing a new look, new era for Phoenix Mercury

1 month ago | 12news.com | Lina Washington

PHOENIX — It’s a new era for one of the WNBA’s original franchises. For the first time in 20 years the Phoenix Mercury are opening training camp without Diana Taurasi, who retired, and Brittney Griner, who signed with the Atlanta Dream, on its roster. >> Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight to your phone.
Lions DL Roy Lopez Jr. inspires young athletes at fourth annual football camp in Tempe

2 months ago | 12news.com | Lina Washington

TEMPE, Ariz. — It was a Saturday morning complete with family, football and 500 kids at Roy Lopez Jr.’s fourth annual youth football camp at Marcos de Niza High School in Tempe, Lopez's alma mater. Young athletes from kindergarten to eighth grade spent three hours practicing drills and skills before leaving with a new shirt, swag bag and lunch provided by the Roy Lopez Foundation. >> Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight to your phone.
GCU women extend winning streak, become second-longest active streak in country

Jan 27, 2025 | 12news.com | Lina Washington

PHOENIX — Grand Canyon is in the middle of one of its best women’s basketball seasons in school history. The Lopes have won a program record-tying 17 straight games, the second-longest active winning streak in all of Division I basketball behind top-ranked UCLA’s 20 consecutive wins. One of the hottest college basketball teams in the country calls Phoenix home but it’s no secret they hoop at GCU.
Phoenix Suns rookies Ryan Dunn, Oso Igodarho maximizing opportunities

Nov 20, 2024 | 12news.com | Lina Washington

PHOENIX — After losing their last four games as well as five of their last six, it appears the Phoenix Suns have hit a bit of a skid in this early stretch of the season. The Suns opened the season 8-1, matching the best start in franchise history, but injuries to key rotation players like Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal, Jusuf Nurkic, and Grayson Allen have halted that hot streak.
Phoenix Suns rookies Ryan Dunn, Oso Ighodaro maximizing opportunities

Nov 20, 2024 | 12news.com | Lina Washington

PHOENIX — After losing their last four games as well as five of their last six, it appears the Phoenix Suns have hit a bit of a skid in this early stretch of the season. The Suns opened the season 8-1, matching the best start in franchise history, but injuries to key rotation players like Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal, Jusuf Nurkic, and Grayson Allen have halted that hot streak.
Arizona Cardinals Training Camp Notebook: Day 2

Jul 25, 2024 | 12news.com | Lina Washington

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The second day of Arizona Cardinals Training Camp gave fans their first opportunity to see the team in action at State Farm Stadium. Second-year head coach Jonathan Gannon told reporters on Thursday that he was impressed with the players’ retention since OTAs and the attention to detail was where it needed to be at this point of the year. Here are five takeaways from Thursday’s practice in Glendale: 1.