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Cache AI enters NIL arena at Section 7 to evaluate athlete potential

1 week ago | cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Payne Moses |Adnan Alam

Vail’s Cienega High School defeats Tempe’s McClintock to earn one of six qualifying spots for the Section 7 boys basketball tournament at Arizona Athletic Grounds on June 18, 2025. (Photo by Payne Moses/Cronkite News) Cache AI, an evaluator tool driven by artificial intelligence, gives players a 0-100 rating based on what they offer as an athlete and person.
David Hines retires after long career in Arizona education, athletics

1 week ago | cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Payne Moses |Ginia McFarland

(Video by Jessica Poole/Cronkite News) PHOENIX – It was June 1975 and the clock read 6 p.m. That meant David Hines and a host of his teammates were meeting for another scorching hot football practice at Mesa Community College. He was listed as a defensive back on the depth chart, but that didn’t prevent Hines from helping his friend and backup quarterback Dan Manucci with his craft. “I could always rely on Dave to catch some extra balls and do some extra work with me,” said Manucci.
Rising’s Pa-Modou Kah speaks on immigration tensions at Club World Cup

2 weeks ago | cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Henry Buchan |Adnan Alam

Henry Buchan/Cronkite News Phoenix Rising coach Pa-Modou Kah calls on fans and leaders to “take a step back and realize what we’re doing to one another” ahead of the Club World Cup. (Photo by Travis Bradley/Cronkite News) PHOENIX – The FIFA Club World Cup is being billed as a celebration — a curtain-raiser for the global spotlight that is sure to descend on the United States ahead of next summer’s World Cup.
Mike Tyson champions youth fitness with Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley

2 weeks ago | cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Chris Schaller |Adnan Alam

Chris Schaller/Cronkite News Boxing legend Mike Tyson addresses youth from Phoenix-area Boys and Girls Clubs at the Arizona State Capitol on June 5, 2025. (Photo by Kayla Christenson/Cronkite News) PHOENIX — Mike Tyson has traded the boxing ring for a different kind of fight, and for one day, Phoenix served as his training ground. Last Thursday, the former heavyweight champion joined Arizona leaders, not to talk about knockouts, but to rally youth around fitness and purpose.
Panama caught between the US and China

2 weeks ago | cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Tufan Neupane |Adnan Alam

By Tufan Neupane/Cronkite Borderlands Project June 12, 2025 PANAMA CITY – Aram Cisneros, a former ambassador for the government of Panama, could not believe his ears when he first heard then President-elect Donald Trump mention “taking back” the Panama Canal in December 2024. He said he thought Trump must be kidding. But that changed after Trump assumed office. “My jaw dropped when I heard his inaugural speech,” Cisneros said. “I went like, wow.
Hamilton High School alums compete at 2025 College World Series

2 weeks ago | cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Payne Moses |Truitt Robinson

Hamilton baseball celebrating under night lighting. They are gathered closely, reaching upward to touch a gold trophy being held above their heads. (Courtesy of Chandler Unified School District) PHOENIX – Individually reaching the mountaintop of a sport? Incredible. Three former high school teammates reaching that mountaintop the same year? Unforgettable.
Preston Summerhays seeks breakthrough at 2025 U.S. Open

2 weeks ago | cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Travis Bradley |Adnan Alam

Travis Bradley/Cronkite News Preston Summerhays reacts to his putt on the 12th green during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club on June 15, 2023. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) PHOENIX — Success on the golf course is not foreign to Preston Summerhays, and he’ll have yet another chance to add to his resume this weekend when he tees it up in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, at the 2025 U.S. Open Championship.
Gov. Katie Hobbs encourages middle schoolers learning civics at week-long Camp O’Connor

2 weeks ago | cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Travis Bradley |Adnan Alam

Travis Bradley/Cronkite News Gov. Katie Hobbs greets Camp O’Connor participants at the Arizona State Capitol on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. More than 100 seventh and eighth grade students attended the meet and greet with the governor. (Photo by Kayla Christenson/Cronkite News) PHOENIX – Gov. Katie Hobbs advised students visiting Arizona from around the country to seek out mentors and grasp opportunities as they come along.
More Arizona families homeschooling, using unique athletic program EVAC

2 weeks ago | cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Payne Moses

EVAC students and fans cheer on their girls varsity basketball team in the CAA Division 2 State Championship final against Ridgeline Academy on Feb. 22, 2023 at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo courtesy of Tracy Miller) GILBERT – Hoisting a state championship trophy is the pinnacle of many high school athletes’ experience. For Mesa native Allison Miller and a host of other homeschool competitors across the U.S., however, their aspirations extend to nationals.
LAFC supporters hold silent protest amid ICE raids, protests in L.A.

2 weeks ago | cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Alex Swift |Adnan Alam

A different kind of energy filled BMO Stadium as fans chose silence over celebration Sunday during Los Angeles FC’s 3-1 win over Sporting Kansas City. (Photo by Alex Swift/Cronkite News) LOS ANGELES – Amid protests and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids taking place across the city, Los Angeles Football Club’s supporter group, The 3252, made a decision during Sunday’s match that created a shift in the entire stadium. They stayed silent.