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WNBA All-Star game expected to be a win for downtown restaurants and businesses
PHOENIX — The WNBA All-Star Game and festivities were a thrill for the thousands of people in attendance. Fans came to see their favorite players and cheer on their favorite team, the WNBA All-Stars and/or Team USA, but for some, the real winners were the businesses and restaurants downtown.
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Scottsdale to offer free swimming lessons throughout August
PHOENIX — As a nod to Arizona Drowning Impact Awareness Month, Scottsdale plans to waive enrollment fees for swim lessons throughout August. Drowning Impact Awareness Month, which began in 2004 in collaboration with Phoenix Children’s Hospital, is the largest collaborative water safety effort in the state. Starting Tuesday,...
Saguaro HS LHP Cam Caminiti signs with Atlanta Braves for $3.5 million
Scottsdale Saguaro left-hander Cam Caminiti's meteoric baseball rise took another major step Friday. Caminiti signed for the full slot value of the No. 24 overall pick at $3,556,300 by the Atlanta Braves, according to MLB's Jim Callis. Dominic Caminiti, Cam's father, confirmed with The Republic that his son signed Friday...
Arizona artist creates mural at domestic violence shelter ahead of WNBA All-Star Game
The WNBA All-Star Weekend has arrived here in the Valley. Ahead of the events, the Phoenix Mercury and nonprofit organization Chicanos Por La Causa teamed up with a local artist to create a mural outside a domestic violence shelter. Lucinda Hinojos, also known as “La Morena,” designed the purple and...
Rising win first home game since parting ways with former head coach.
On Friday night Phoenix Rising defeated El Paso Locomotive 2-0. Prior to tonight’s matchup, Phoenix Rising has struggled. They were embarrassed in a 5-1 loss to Memphis 901, and then lost 2-1 to San Antonio. They also fired head coach Danny Stone following the loss to Memphis 901, and Interim head coach Diego Gomez has stepped into the role.
Lylo Swim Club's WNBA watch party was a swish-splashing good time
If you couldn't be at Footprint Center for the WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday, why not watch it in the pool?. Togethxr, the media company started by retired WNBA legend Sue Bird, hosted two days of events at Lylo Swim Club on Friday and Saturday, culminating in a pool-set watch party for the big event Saturday night. At the bar, in a deck chair or floating in the water itself, there was no more relaxing place to watch Team WNBA take on Team USA in Phoenix.
Goodyear Juniors All Stars headed to regionals
The Goodyear Juniors All Stars softball team is the first Goodyear team, girls or boys, to win a state championship. During the state playoff tournament in Tucson, the softball team won 68-6. They will represent Arizona in the Western Regional Tournament in Tucson from July 20 to July 24, where they will try to earn a bid for the Little League Softball World Series in Kirkland, Washington.
Johnson brings winning culture to Mountain Ridge
During Andy Johnson’s 16 years as an assistant coach at Saguaro High School, he had the chance to help build a perennial high school football powerhouse. After 12 state championships at an elite program, Johnson wants to bring the lessons he learned to Mountain Ridge High School. “I was...
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