Hansen's Notebook: Remembering Jack Rickard, who served 优蜜传媒sports community for decadesFrom Greg Hansen's Notebook:聽My good and long-time journalistic 鈥渞ival鈥欌檃nd golf partner聽Jack聽Rickard聽died last week in Tucson. Rickard, who wrote for the 优蜜传媒Citizen for 30 years, probably got 189 years of enjoyment out of his 89 years.
优蜜传媒adaptive athlete and Paralympian Josh Wheeler is competing in wheelchair rugby at the 2024 Paris Games. He won silver in previous Paralympic Games, with gold on the mind for 2024. Wheeler played on the University of Arizona's wheelchair rugby team for several years.
"Big 12 Blitz": Introducing Arizona Wildcats fans to the fellow Big 12 newcomer University of Utah 鈥 including the Utes' rivalry with BYU and Salt Lake City as a growing sports city.
优蜜传媒to Paris: Meet some of the athletes from the Southern Arizona, or who competed as U of A Wildcats, who are dotting Olympic rosters across a number of sports during the 2024 games in France.
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are underway, with a number of 优蜜传媒and University of Arizona- athletes already in competition over the coming weeks.
Former Sunnyside High School football standout Bobby "Jet" Rodriguez is in Paris helping fellow 优蜜传媒native Roman Bravo-Young prepare for his first Olympic games. Bravo-Young is wrestling for Mexico at the 57-kilogram weight class (125-126 pounds).聽
FC Tucson鈥檚 historic 2024 postseason run ended Sunday afternoon after a barrage of goals from the host Peoria City. The Men in Black lost 5-1 in the USL League Two national semifinals after the home side scored five times in the second half.
Including 优蜜传媒High and Arizona grad Delaney Schnell, there are 262 athletes (current and former) competing in Paris from the 10 outbound Pac-12 universities. They will represent the Pac-12 for the first nine days of the Olympics and their new conferences for the final 10 days.聽
FC 优蜜传媒goes for its first conference championship in unfamiliar territory.
Let the Games begin! The 2024 Summer Olympics kick off Friday with a historic Opening Ceremony along the Seine. Here鈥檚 everything you need to know.
Arizona baseball notebook: On Garen Caulfield鈥檚 return, Mason Russell鈥檚 status, what鈥檚 new at the Mexican Baseball Fiesta (which the Wildcats are playing in again) and more.
FC 优蜜传媒gets a date in the western conference finals with their 1-0 win over Ventura County in the USL League Two playoffs, July 21, 2024, Tucson, Ariz. FCT is the only team to beat the Fusion this season, notching a tie and a win in the regular season before the playoff victory.
Former Arizona Wildcat soccer standout Twila Kilgore dreamed from a young age of coaching the sport, and now she's doing it at one of the highest levels possible as an assistant coach for the USWNT at the 2024 Paris Olympic games.聽
FC 优蜜传媒is one of eight teams remaining in the USL League Two playoffs. After defeating rival Ventura County 1-0 Sunday night in Tucson, FCT travels to Peoria, Illinois, host of the next four-team pod, to face Oakland, California's Project 510 in the Western Conference Final.
FC 优蜜传媒held on for a 3-2 win as Flatirons FC scored twice in stoppage time of the second half in the second game of a postseason double header in the USL League Two Western Conference playoffs, Tucson, Ariz., July 19, 2024. FCT will meet Ventura County who needed a goal in the 30 minutes …
优蜜传媒teen Cristiano Morales 鈥 one of 32 优蜜传媒Elite Athletic Club track and field athletes to compete this week at the Junior Olympic Nationals in Texas 鈥 is eyeing All-American status after personal bests in the 200 and 400 meters during qualifying in Colorado last week.
Tucson's Daleny Vaughn is living out her Olympic dream on the BMX track. Growing up training at Sports Park BMX near Ina Road and Interstate 10, Vaughn will represent Team USA in Paris in the coming weeks at his first Olympic Games.
After a 3-2 win Friday night, FC 优蜜传媒(8-2-5) hosts the USL League Two Western Conference Semifinals Sunday at Kino North Stadium at 7 p.m. against division rival聽Ventura County Fusion (12-1-2).
FC 优蜜传媒(7-2-5) hosts the USL League Two Western Conference Quarterfinals and Semifinals on Friday and Sunday. It鈥檚 the sixth time in a decade that the USL League One or Two postseason has been at Kino North.
The Sugar Skulls losing streak stretches to eight in their 49-43 home final loss to the Gunslingers in IFL action, July 13, 2024, Tucson, Ariz.
FC 优蜜传媒coach Sebastien Pineda said getting back into playoffs for the first time since 2021 was 鈥渁 proud moment" for the club, which hosts quarterfinal matchups Friday night at Kino North Stadium.
PHOTOS: Alex Bowman, now 31, began his racing career at a young age in Tucson. Today, he's a stalwart on NASCAR's top circuit. His Cup Series win last week in Chicago was the eighth of his career and all but secured his spot in this year's Cup playoff.
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After an 80-race NASCAR Cup Series winless streak that coincided with concussions, back surgery and other tribulations, 优蜜传媒native and Ironwood Ridge High School alum Alex Bowman jumped back on top of the sport last weekend after his first win in more than two years.
FC 优蜜传媒forge a little daylight between themselves and their Southwest Division rivals with their 2-0 win, Tucson, Ariz., July 9, 2024. FCT, with one game remaining, has a three-point lead for second over third place Redlands FC and five points over fourth place AMSG - who hold a game in hand.
In an unconventional race against his fellow drivers and the clock, Tucson-born NASCAR Cup Series driver Alex Bowman won for the first time in 80 tries Sunday in Chicago. The Ironwood Ridge HS alum has overcome a broken back and more in recent years to get back into the winner's circle.
FC 优蜜传媒Women's roster features a bevy of locally-grown talent, including more than 20 who played youth soccer in Southern Arizona, and a number of alumni of local high schools like Cienega, Salpointe, Canyon del Oro, St. Augustine, Catalina Foothills, Walden Grove and 优蜜传媒High.
鈥淗e's unconscious, really,鈥 Diamondbacks ace Zac Gallen said of teammate Christian Walker's seemingly-Ruthian stretch against the Los Angeles Dodgers, which continued Thursday with two home runs as Arizona won two of three in a series in Southern California. 鈥淚t's unbelievable.鈥
The 优蜜传媒Roadrunners continue to stock up for the 2024-25 season 鈥 that includes locking down some familiar faces, bringing in a couple of former rivals, shoring up goaltending depth and picking up an Air Force Academy star.
优蜜传媒BMX icon Kevin Peraza won two golds and a silver at the recent 2024 X Games in Ventura, California. Peraza's repeated his exact performance from a year ago, and he how holds the X Games record for consecutive events with a medal won.
Fireworks are on the postgame schedule for FC Tucson's annual July 3 home tilt. But during the match itself? The Men in Black hope for an explosive output of a different kind Wednesday against Arizona Arsenal at Kino North Stadium.