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Williams accounts for 5 touchdowns, No. 5 USC outlasts Arizona State 42-28
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Southern California stumbled through its first road test, laboring long enough to allow a beleaguered and battered underdog to hang around. The Trojans' defense stepped up first. Then Caleb Williams closed the door. Williams threw...
Arizona holds off Stanford 21-20 to snap 6-game losing streak against Cardinal
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — DJ Williams scored a go-ahead touchdown from two-yards out midway through the fourth quarter to finish off a nine-play drive as Arizona beat Stanford 21-20 on Saturday to open Pac-12 Conference play with a road win. The Wildcats closed out the win with...
Harper's 20th homer sparks Phillies to 7-5 come-from-behind win over Mets
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper sparked Philadelphia’s comeback from a two-run deficit by reaching 20 homers for the ninth time, leading the Phillies over the New York Mets 7-5 on Saturday for their fourth straight win. Harper had three RBIs for the defending NL champions...
Northern Arizona defense bottles up Montana in a 28-14 win
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Adam Damante completed 23 of 30 passes with a touchdown, Northern Arizona added a touchdown pass on a trick play and the Lumberjacks stymied Montana 28-14 on Saturday in a Big Sky Conference opener. Montana entered the game 3-0 and ranked among the Top 15...
Arizona's sweltering summer could set new record for most heat-associated deaths in big metro
PHOENIX (AP) — America's hottest metro area is on track to set an annual record for heat-associated deaths after a sweltering summer, particularly in Phoenix. Public health officials in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix and Arizona's most populous county, said Friday that 289 heat...
The fight over Arizona's shipping container border wall ends with dismissal of federal lawsuits
PHOENIX (AP) — Two federal lawsuits filed over former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey's decision last year to place thousands of shipping containers along the U.S.-Mexico border have been dismissed after the state said it would pay the U.S. Forest Service $2.1 million to repair environmental damage. ...
U.S. to nominate Okefenokee Swamp refuge for listing as UNESCO World Heritage site
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A U.S. agency said Friday it will nominate the vast, federally protected wildlife refuge in the Okefenokee Swamp for listing as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The National Park Service filed a notice in Washington that it will seek the designation for the...
At Kari Lake's 3rd trial related to Arizona election, county makes case to protect ballot signatures
PHOENIX (AP) — An election official and lobbyists were among the witnesses brought by Maricopa County attorneys on the first day of a trial Thursday in another lawsuit filed by Kari Lake, the defeated Republican in last year's Arizona governor's race, to deny her request to see signed ballot...
Biden to deliver democracy speech and pay tribute to John McCain in Arizona next week
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Arizona next week to deliver a democracy-focused address that will also pay tribute to the late John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential candidate who represented the state in the U.S. Senate for more than three decades. ...
Over 200 people are homeless after Tucson recovery community closes during Medicaid probe
PHOENIX (AP) — A huge addiction recovery community in Tucson, Arizona, shuttered suddenly this week, leaving more than 200 people homeless as Arizona investigates widespread Medicaid fraud largely affecting Native Americans, authorities said Thursday. Ocotillo Apartments &...
