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The Yavapai College Athletic Department on Tuesday, Jan. 25, announced the hiring of former Arizona State star football player Shaun McDonald as its new major gifts officer, which focuses on fundraising.

After winning a region championship in 2021 and compiling a 34-21 record, the Yavapai College baseball team heads into 2022 ranked No. 13 in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) preseason poll.

After finishing the 2021 campaign with a 37-7 record and a fourth-place finish at the NJCAA National Championship Tournament, the Yavapai College softball team enters the 2022 season ranked No. 5 in the NJCAA’s preseason poll announced Monday afternoon, Jan. 24.

A six-point victory seemed like a rout this wild weekend.

It's a moment Brandon Bajema relishes each year — receiving the email notification that Chicago Cubs tickets for spring training games in Arizona are about to go on sale.

The big time came calling and seventh-ranked UCLA answered. A higher-ranked rival. A nationally televised game. First place in the Pac-12 on the line.

The Pittsburgh Penguins fell behind on three separate occasions against the Arizona Coyotes, but each time they had a quick answer.

David Ortiz gazed at his phone, his pursed lips revealing nerves rarely seen from one of the game’s great clutch hitters.

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton, whose 15-year tenure with the club included its only Super Bowl championship and also a one-season suspension stemming from the NFL’s bounty investigation, is retiring from coaching.

Chris Paul and his 36-year-old legs played 40 minutes of basketball for the Phoenix Suns on Monday night.

Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley was fined $20,000 and suspended for Monday's game against Southern California for a confrontation with the officiating crew following a game this weekend against Stanford.

Drew Peterson scored 16 points and No. 15 Southern California shook off a slow start to defeat Arizona State 78-56 on Monday night.

The Yavapai College Athletic Department on Monday, Jan. 24, announced that is has named Gerrard Carmichael as the new head coach of its reinstated women’s basketball program, which had been in the dark for the past decade.

Christian Koloko had 19 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks to lead No. 3 Arizona past California 96-71 on Sunday afternoon.

In a never-say-die showdown between two of the NFL’s top teams, and two of its bright young quarterbacks, the Bills and Chiefs played a classic Sunday night decided by one of them calling tails and the other making him pay for it.

Matthew Stafford outplayed Tom Brady in the final minute, moving the Rams into position for a last-second field goal that gave Los Angeles a 30-27 victory over the Buccaneers on Sunday after the seven-time Super Bowl champion led Tampa Bay on a late tying drive.

Chris Kreider had a hat trick to set his career high with 29 goals, tying for the NHL lead, and the New York Rangers scored six unanswered to beat the Arizona Coyotes 7-3 on Saturday night for their eighth win in 11 games.

Devin Booker wound up for a celebratory windmill dunk in the final minute, but misjudged it badly. The ball clanged off the back of the rim and ricocheted downcourt as the home crowd groaned.

Maybe, just maybe, these young Cincinnati Bengals really are that good.

Robbie Gould continued his playoff perfection and moved the San Francisco 49ers one step away from their second Super Bowl appearance in three seasons with a 45-yard field goal as time expired for a 13-10 upset of Green Bay on Saturday night.

Three youth soccer players from Prescott Valley recently competed and exceled in an Olympic Development Program (ODP) region tournament and now have a chance to be selected to a United States National Team.

Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are excited about another opportunity to face a regular-season nemesis in the playoffs.

Stefon Diggs walked off the field inside Arrowhead Stadium back in October with two very distinct feelings: elation that his Bills had avenged an AFC title game loss to the Chiefs and the conviction that they would meet again.

Boston’s Big Papi appears headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame -- no last-minute walk-off needed. The Red Sox slugger looks to be on track for induction in Cooperstown this summer, riding the strength of his on- and off-field achievements to overcome stigmas that have stalled or derailed the candidacies of some of his predecessors.

Hall of Famer Clark Gillies, a stalwart on the New York Islanders' dynasty that won four straight Stanley Cup championships in the early 1980s, has died. He was 67.