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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Michael Conforto’s once-ailing shoulder appears healthy and the veteran slugger is back to…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer The start of the season can’t come soon enough for teams looking to keep their pitching staffs as healthy as…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is heightening in-game inspections by umpires for banned grip aides,…

BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Southern Nevada Water Authority on Thursday voted to accept a $2.4 million grant from the U.S.…

ANACORTES, Wash. (AP) — Two BNSF trains derailed in separate incidents in Arizona and Washington state on Thursday, with the latter spilling diesel…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Umpires will have a new view this season: on Zoom. Major League Baseball struck a deal with Zoom…

TOPOCK, Ariz. (AP) — A freight train carrying corn syrup – not hazardous materials – derailed in western Arizona, near the state’s…

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Record snowfall and rain have helped to loosen drought’s grip on parts of the…

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Trips to Mar-a-Lago. Glowing speeches. Front-row seats at major events. The first Republican…

By TERRY TANG The Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Residents and tourists in northern Arizona tried to return to business as usual after evacuation…

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals announced deals Wednesday with linebacker Kyzir White, offensive lineman Hjalte Froholdt and defensive…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Wells Fargo Bank executive accused of overseeing a ruse that created millions of bogus customer accounts has agreed to…

By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharp drop in illegal border crossings along the Southwest border that started in January…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala, (AP) — Alabama has the No. 1 overall NCAA Tournament seed, one of the best players in college…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton handed Mitch Keller the opening day assignment — and a celebratory…

By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is being criticized by a victim’s sister and a powerful county…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Women’s basketball practice at Miami had been over for 30 minutes. Most of the…

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two men were found dead after floodwaters poured into a slot canyon near the Utah-Arizona…

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Penn State is favored to claim another team title and Cornell’s Yianni Diakomihalis and Iowa’s Spencer Lee will…

WINSLOW, Ariz. (AP) — A former Winslow High School wrestling coach has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to sex crimes…

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — A $208 million multi-year repair is planned for the Transcanyon Waterline that supplies water for the…

MIAMI (AP) — New York Mets star closer Edwin Díaz injured his right knee celebrating a win Wednesday night that advanced Puerto Rico in the World…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks walked into one of the toughest places to play in the NBA, snatched the lead…

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico legislators rejected a proposal Tuesday to prohibit state and local government…

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego slammed independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona on…

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — The deaths of two teenage girls in January have been ruled accidental with both drowning in a water retention basin, Mesa police…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Left-hander José Quintana won’t make his New York Mets debut until at least July because of a stress fracture…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Sometimes the Masters can generate enormous pressure for a player who still…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Damon Stoudamire managed to get one word out — “Wow!” — before he was overcome with…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Azuolas Tubelis’ face doesn’t betray much emotion. A slight eyebrow raise, a…

CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. men’s soccer team will play Mexico in an exhibition on April 19 at Glendale, Arizona. The match announced Tuesday is…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Purdue’s Zach Edey and Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis have given the Big Ten Conference a third…

PHOENIX (AP) — A body was recovered from a west Phoenix canal on Tuesday, according to authorities. Phoenix police said the body was discovered…

SAN LUIS, Ariz. (AP) — A prison inmate who walked off during work duty in San Luis was taken into custody Tuesday at a hotel in south Phoenix.…

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and E. EDUARDO CASTILLO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is a year away from electing its next head of state and…

By The Associated Press PGA TOUR VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Palm Harbor, Florida. Course: Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead). Yardage: 7,340. Par: 71.…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCSICO (AP) — The Golden State Warriors were tired of losing to the division-rival Suns this season and…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto All-Star pitcher Alek Manoah was among 15 players whose contracts were renewed by their…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech moved quickly to put a new leader in charge of its struggling men’s basketball…

By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers are considering a remarkable shift in allowing the…

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Clayton Keller’s second goal of the game at 4:09 of overtime lifted the Arizona Coyotes…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Alabama made a leap into the NCAA Tournament’s top seeds two years ago only to fall short of the Final…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — William Byron took advantage of a late restart to earn a Cup Series victory, just like last…

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Three Mesa police officers have been injured while fighting a man who refused to leave a coffee shop, authorities said Sunday.…