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Asthma study tracking Tucsonans from birth into adulthood
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, are potentially life-threatening lung conditions that make it difficult to breathe. Around 40 years ago, there were theories that asthma and COPD could have causes originating in early life, but they were just that – theories. “Researchers asked 70 year olds...
FACT FINDERS: New rules to bring dogs into the U.S.
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Starting Aug. 1, 2024, you will need to follow new CDC rules to bring any dog across the border into the United States. These rules apply to dogs that left the U.S. and are returning, regardless of the country they are coming from. If you...
Yogi Roth on Y-Option, New Big 12 Landscape
Yogi Roth provides a perspective unlike anyone else in the college football landscape. While his time with the Pac-12 Network has ended, he still will be a crucial voice in the sport while broadcasting Big Ten games and in his newest venture Y-Option. It’s a podcast, a Substack and would have videos as well to talk college football from a West Coast lens.
Tucson Man from Pascua Yaqui Tribe Indicted for Second Degree Murder by Federal Jury
A Tucson man finds himself facing a serious charge after a recent indictment by a federal grand jury. Santiago Luis Valencia, Jr., 34, an enrolled member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, has been indicted on one count of Second Degree Murder, carrying the heavy weight of potentially life-altering consequences if convicted, including life in prison.
Olympic Champion Amanda Beard Retained for New Arizona Swimming Staff
University of Arizona assistant Amanda Beard will be the lone holdover on the Wildcats' revamped swimming coaching staff next season. Archive photo via Arizona Athletics. The University of Arizona swimming & diving team has confirmed that assistant coach Amanda Beard will be retained under its new coaching staff. She is the program’s lone swimming coach who will be retained under new head coach Ben Loorz, who was hired in the offseason after former head coach Augie Busch did not have his contract renewed.
'You don't need the best equipment to be the best': Tucson BMX Olympian shares her story, how she got to the top
TUCSON, Ariz. — Those watching the 2024 Olympics can tune in to see some Arizona faces racing in the BMX competition. Daleny Vaughn, a 23-year-old Tucson native, will compete in her first Olympics this year. "I'm super blessed and thankful for the opportunity," Daleny Vaughn said. "I'm excited to...
From walk-on at Oakland to Arizona portal pickup, Trey Townsend has gotten the full college experience
Trey Townsend officially committed to Arizona in late April, three weeks after entering the transfer portal and just over a month after he helped lead Oakland to only its second NCAA Tournament win in school history. But the groundwork for his eventual arrival in Tucson began a year earlier. Going...
Rescued greyhounds coming to Tucson
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - The last Greyhound racing track in Mexico is closing for good, which means 150 greyhounds are going to need a new home. Local non-profit Southern Arizona Greyhound Adoptions is heading to San Diego to bring some of those dogs back to Tucson. The group’s president...
Some of Tucson Turf’s many teams at NFL Flag Championships representing Arizona Cardinals
Tucson Turf owner and coach Toby Bourguet will have three different age groups representing the Arizona Cardinals at the annual NFL Flag Championships beginning Friday at Canton, Ohio, site of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. “We’ve been fortunate to be on a very, very long streak of qualifying, and...
2025 5-star point guard Destiny Jackson puts Arizona women’s basketball in top 5
If five-star point guard Destiny Jackson wanted inside information before she visited Arizona at the end of last season, she only had to ask former high school teammate Skylar Jones. That visit and whatever Jones told her was enough to land the Wildcats in the 2025 prospect’s top 5.
Ben Loorz Makes Another Addition To Arizona Coaching Staff With Lauren Sullivan As Assistant
Sullivan spent a year at George Washington helping the men's and women's programs to Atlantic-10 conference titles. Current photo via University of Arizona Athletics. Newly-hired head coach Ben Loorz has announced another addition to his staff at the University of Arizona for the upcoming season as Lauren Sullivan will join the team as an assistant coach.
2024 Arizona football season countdown: 44 days to kickoff
A LOOK BACK — NO. 44 HUBERT OLIVER. With it being the 44th day until kickoff between the Lobos and Wildcats, the best player to wear No. 44 for Arizona is running back Hubert Oliver, who played with the Wildcats from 1977-1980. An Arizona Hall of Famer, he earned second-team All-Pac-10 honors in 1978 and 1979. His career total of 3,096 rushing yards was the second best in Arizona history at that time. He accounted for nearly a third of that total during the 1979 season, which included a performance of 196 yards on 25 carries against Colorado State. He was named Pac-10 Player of the Week after a 27-24 Wildcat victory over arch-rival Arizona State in 1979. Oliver was team captain during the 1980 season and played in the 1981 East-West All-Star Game. He played in the NFL for five seasons, four with the Philadelphia Eagles. Oliver, who is now 66, lives in his hometown of Elyria, Ohio. He was an employee of the City of Elyria for 26 years in the maintenance department for the city’s cemeteries before retiring in 2016. He is presently in the process of trying to open a bar/restaurant in Elyria.
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