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Thu, 04/28/2011 - 21:52 by Ann Tyler
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has reportedly touched down in Florida on Wednesday for the space shuttle's penultimate launch with her husband at the helm.
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Mon, 12/06/2010 - 10:34 by Prince damin
Irving, Texas -- An Oregon-Auburn match-up for the college football national title became official Sunday when the final Bowl Championship Series rankings were released.
Auburn (13-0) and Oregon (12-0) finished 1-2 as expected in the rankings, finalizing their meeting in the Jan. 10 BCS title game in Glendale, Ariz.
Auburn (.9866) got the top spot thanks to its 56-17 pounding of South Carolina in the SEC championship game Saturday, giving the Tigers a BCS rating of .9866.
Oregon (.9720) ended with the second spot after finishing undefeated and gaining the outright Pac-10 championship with 37-20 victory over Oregon State.
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Tue, 11/16/2010 - 09:57 by Prince damin
Calgary, Alberta -- Calgary Flames center Brett Sutter, arrested in Arizona last week for allegedly punching a man as they left a bar, apologized Monday .
"I want to apologize to my family, my friends, our fans and the entire Flames family for what took place this past Wednesday night," Sutter, 23, said in a statement issued by the team. "My background is one of hard work and respect so this incident is totally out of character for me.
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Thu, 11/11/2010 - 07:54 by Prince damin
Mesa, Ariz. -- Police in Arizona said they arrested a man who was caught throwing oranges at airplanes and sniffing spray paint near an airport.
Investigators said they responded to a call at the Falcon Field municipal airport in Mesa and found Brian Henio, 33, in a neighboring orange grove throwing fruit at the planes, The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, reported Wednesday.
Police said Henio had paint on his upper lip and they recognized the smell of spray paint.
The suspect, who was described by police as "extremely jittery," told officers he knew he was trespassing and wanted to go to New Mexico, the arrest report said.
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Fri, 10/29/2010 - 01:17 by Prince damin
Los Angeles -- The Washington Huskies were considered the clear favorites to finish first in the upcoming Pac-10 men's basketball season in a media poll released Thursday.
Arizona and UCLA were pegged second and third in the the poll that was unveiled at Thursday's annual media day in Los Angeles.
The Huskies return four starters this season, including Pac-10 Freshman of the Year Derrick Williams. Williams averaged 15.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game last season.
Washington picked up 33 of 35 first-place votes in the poll. The Wildcats and Bruins received one vote apiece.
The predicted order of finish for the rest of the conference was: Arizona State, Washington State, USC, defending champion California, Oregon State, Stanford and Oregon.
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Mon, 10/11/2010 - 10:56 by Jamie Anderson
Before they head to the general elections, which are barely a month away, the citizens of Arizona confront a tricky question, whether to legalize medical marijuana or not.
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Thu, 09/16/2010 - 10:40 by Carl Bagh
Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) CEO confirmed plans to launch a social network product this fall to counter Facebook's dominance.
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Thu, 09/09/2010 - 00:59 by Prince damin
Glendale, Ariz. -- The city of Glendale, Ariz., hopes to negotiate a deal with a Chicago businessman that would keep the Phoenix Coyotes in the region, officials say.
The city council got a progress report Tuesday on talks with Matthew Hulsizer, founder and chief executive officer of the options trading firm PLAK6 Investments, The Arizona Republic reported. Councilman Manny Martinez told the newspaper the negotiations were proceeding more slowly than some officials hoped.
The National Hockey League acquired the team last year after its previous owner declared the Coyotes bankrupt. The team, formerly the Winnipeg Jets, moved to the Phoenix area in 1996.
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Wed, 09/01/2010 - 09:39 by Prince damin
Scottsdale, Ariz. -- Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin must spend a month in jail on a drunk driving conviction, an Arizona judge ruled Tuesday.
Scottsdale, Ariz., City Court Judge B. Monte Morgan imposed the sentence after the Russian netminder was convicted Friday of driving under the influence of alcohol and speeding, the Edmonton Journal reported.
The newspaper said Khabibulin's attorney has already filed an appeal so the start of the goalie's sentence has been delayed, three weeks before the Oilers open their 2010-11 season training camp.
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Wed, 09/01/2010 - 02:30 by Prince damin
Mesa, Ariz. -- An Arizona sports resort complex that faltered during the recession may get a new lease on life courtesy of the Chicago Cubs, officials say.
The $250 million Waveyard sports-themed complex was planned in 2007 and was intended to feature a four-star hotel, indoor water park, retail stores and restaurants, offices and even homes, connected with large outdoor recreation features such as a whitewater river, surfing pool and a scuba-diving lagoon, The Arizona Republic reported Tuesday.
Mesa, Ariz., voters gave the project the green light, authorizing the sale of land to the project -- then the economy crashed and Waveyard's financing collapsed.
Now there's a prospective new buyer for the land: the Chicago Cubs.
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Sun, 08/22/2010 - 09:56 by Prince damin
Phoenix -- Barry Enright out-dueled Ubaldo Jimenez for six-plus innings Saturday and the Arizona Diamondbacks downed Colorado 3-1.
Enright (4-2) held the Rockies to one run on three hits and two walks in 6 2/3 innings, fanning four to guide the D-backs to series-clinching win over Colorado.
Four Arizona relievers combined to shut out the Rockies the rest of way, with Juan Gutierrez collecting his fourth save of the year in the ninth.
B.J. Upton socked a two-run homer in the sixth inning to provide the D-backs' offense.
Jimenez (17-4) failed to notch his 18th win for the third straight start and lost for the second time in three outings. He limited the D-backs to three runs on three hits over six frames.
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Wed, 08/11/2010 - 22:57 by Prince damin
Phoenix -- A former NFL player has been arrested outside an Arizona child-care center for allegedly beating the mother of his 6-year-old daughter, authorities said.
Former linebacker Mark Fields was arrested at a Tutor Time in Goodyear, Ariz. Tuesday after witnesses said he beat the woman and held her in a choke hold, The Arizona Republic reported.
The woman, Field's ex-girlfriend, was at the facility to drop off court-ordered paperwork when an argument began and Fields allegedly grabbed her by the throat and threw her to the ground, the newspaper said.
The woman, who lives in California, had bruises and visible scratches, police reports say.
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