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Mexican Baseball Fiesta 2024: Naranjeros de Hermosillo set to play in Phoenix area
The 12th annual Mexican Baseball Fiesta returns to the Phoenix area starting Sept. 26, when Naranjeros de Hermosillo face Yaquis de Obregón at American Family Fields of Phoenix, the spring training home of the Milwaukee Brewers. September is preseason training time for the teams of the Mexico's top professional baseball league, Liga...
Judge blocks lithium drilling Arizona tribe says threatens sacred lands
A federal judge has temporarily blocked exploratory drilling for a lithium project in Arizona that tribal leaders say will harm land they have used for religious and cultural ceremonies for centuries. Lawyers for the national environmental group Earthjustice and Colorado-based Western Mining Action Project are suing federal land managers on behalf of the Hualapai Tribe. They accuse the U.S. Bureau of Land Management of illegally approving drilling planned by an Australian mining company in the Big Sandy River Basin in northwestern Arizona, about halfway between Phoenix and Las Vegas. The case is among the latest legal fights to pit...
Torey Lovullo provides injury updates on Christian Walker and Ketel Marte
In a recent appearance on the Burns and Gambo show, Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo shared injury updates on Gold Glove first baseman Christian Walker and All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte. Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!. Starting with Walker, the slugger has resumed taking batting...
City tourism marketing chief heads food bank board
The spokeswoman for Scottsdale’s tourism arm has been named chair of United Food Bank’s board of directors. Christina Dicksen, communications director for Experience Scottsdale will head the nonprofit’s board she has belong to since 2019. Mesa-based United Food Bank serves Arizonans in the East Valley and throughout...
Scottsdale couple start kids soccer league
A Scottsdale couple has launched a recreational soccer league for boys and girls in grades 3-8. Nexus Youth Soccer League, started by Kenna and RJ Watters, is is billed as a “non-coed, next-level recreational youth soccer league: that “aims to bridge the opportunity gap between recreational and club soccer programs, providing a competitive and enjoyable environment without the high costs and time commitments typically associated with club soccer.”
Scottsdale surgeon touts new technique
Those fortunate enough to advance to their sixth, seventh, eighth decades and beyond typically share one word, when they get out of bed:. For many, one of the mixed blessings of being on the right side of the Earth is chronic pain – with a knee or two being the usual suspect.
Scottsdale has been ranked the top city in the U.S. for dogs
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Man dies after falling off his paddleboard at Canyon Lake
ROOSEVELT, Ariz. — A man is dead after falling off his paddleboard and drowning at Canyon Lake. Maricopa County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the main bay of Canyon Lake for a possible drowning. Witnesses told police that a man fell off his paddleboard during the storm. The man...
How a 'Sweet Play' will earn one Arizona high school football player a scholarship
PHOENIX — It's time to kick off the 35th season of Arizona's No. 1 and longest-running high school football show, Friday Night Fever!. And with the beginning of a new season comes a new segment on the show and not only are you, the fans, a part of it, the segment will give one high school football player a big award at the end of the season!
Deadly knife fight: Man booked into jail on murder charges 4 days after allegedly killing man in knife fight
PHOENIX — A man has been booked into jail, accused of killing a man in a knife fight on Aug. 19, according to the Phoenix Police Department. The department said the fight happened near 16th Street and Indian School Road at about 8 p.m. When officers arrived, they found...
Ahwatukee pickleball enthusiasts asking City of Phoenix to meet growing demand, build more public courts
PHOENIX — Pickleball is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country, with many parks adding courts or converting tennis courts to meet the demand. And now two Ahwatukee pickleball enthusiasts are pushing the City of Phoenix to do more to meet the demand. For Carrie McNeish and Jill...
Phoenix Suns' Jusuf Nurkic appears slimmer, and developing 3-point shot in social posts
Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic appears to have lost weight, looking healthier and potentially developing a three-point shot for new head coach Mike Budenholzer. Recent videos posted to his Instagram story appear to show the center slimmed down while still maintaining an NBA center frame and body-build. The internet took notice, and the...
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