When her son, Phillip, complained about headaches that wouldn’t go away after several days, Deannea Tanner at first chalked it up to allergies. Then Phillip, a center for Pusch Ridge Christian Academy’s football team, asked if it could be a concussion.... Read more»
Concussions are most often associated with men’s and boys’ sports such as football, but girls’ sports carry risks as well. According to several Arizona doctors, concussions among girls are often overlooked as a result.... Read more»1
Parents can weigh in on Tucson Unified School District’s proposed fee increases for extracurricular activities during several presentations throughout March.... Read more»
Parents of youth football league participants in Phoenix and Tucson say a photo studio sold them an incomplete and poor quality product.... Read more»1
Tucson will hold on to its top football players, two of whom signed letters of intent to play at UA. Offensive lineman Jacob Arzouman from Salpointe and running back Ka’Deem Carey from Canyon del Oro will be suiting up along with twenty other new recruits.... Read more»
High school football season is over for the year, except in Douglas and Bisbee, who have one of the oldest high-school rivalries in the nation. The teams have matched up 140 times since 1906, and they’re looking to once again etch their names into The Copper Pick after 2011’s game.... Read more»
University of Arizona volleyball coach David Rubio announced Monday that five recruits have signed national letters of intent to play for UA. “We’ll be looking to replace a tremendous senior class but we believe this group is extremely capable,” said Rubio.... Read more»
The UA men’s basketball team will vacate its 19 wins from the 2007-08 season, and will lose scholarships over the next 2 seasons because of recruiting violations under ex-head coach Lute Olson, the NCAA ruled Thursday.... Read more»
Spc. Chris Moon, a former Tucson High baseball star, died from injuries he suffered in Afghanistan, the Defense Department confirmed. The 2006 Southern Arizona Player of the Year stepped on a roadside bomb last week.... Read more»
Pima Community College’s first Athletic Director Larry Toledo spoke out with four other former athletes at Hi Corbett Field in support of Proposition 100 on Friday.... Read more»
Sarah Palin told an Illinois high school girls basketball team to “go rogue” after their game in Arizona was canceled because of the state’s new immigration law.... Read more»1
The national signing date for college football teams is Wednesday, and the game of can-you-top-this in describing the recruiting haul of teams will be in full bloom. It’s amazing to see the industry that recruiting has begot.... Read more»
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