sports
Posted Feb 3, 2012, 6:41 pm
B. Poole
/TucsonSentinel.com
A frost delay Thursday morning caused Phoenix Open play to last past sunset on day one, leaving some players to finish Round 1 on Friday and sparking another darkness suspension Friday evening. Play resumes at 7:30 a.m. Saturday.... Read more»
Posted Feb 3, 2012, 2:39 pm
Rachel Cabakoff
/TucsonSentinel.com
Major League Baseball spring training returns to Tucson in March with two games: Padres vs. Rockies and a week later the White Sox and Dodgers will battle it out in a benefit game for the Christina-Taylor Green Memorial Foundation.... Read more»
Posted Feb 2, 2012, 1:28 pm
B. Poole
/TucsonSentinel.com
The TPC Scottsdale hosts the 75th Phoenix Open sponsored by global garbage giant Waste Management.... Read more»
Posted Feb 2, 2012, 1:00 pm
Lillian Rizzo
/GlobalPost
Egyptian Football Association officials, along with officials in Port Said, have been fired following the riots after Wednesday’s soccer match between Al Masry and Al Ahly, in which 74 people died.... Read more»
Updated Feb 2, 2012, 11:53 am
Ted Prezelski
/TucsonSentinel.com
FC Tucson faced off against the San Jose Earthquakes in a preseason tune-up match at Kino Sports Park on Wednesday, and ended the match in a draw.... Read more»
Updated Jan 31, 2012, 5:59 pm
Ted Prezelski
/TucsonSentinel.com
MLS players C. J. Sapong and Jon Busch joined their coaches and FC Tucson staff to announce a series of local soccer-related events in a press conference at Desert Diamond Casino on Tuesday. Plus: no WPS this year?... Read more»
Posted Jan 29, 2012, 12:54 pm
Ted Prezelski
/TucsonSentinel.com
FC Tucson’s Miloš Dragić scored a goal in the final minutes a match against the New England Revolution, but Tucson fell by a score of 2-1. Los Tucsonenses put up a spirited fight in the tilt against the MLS side.... Read more»
Posted Jan 25, 2012, 4:08 pm
Ted Prezelski
/TucsonSentinel.com
FC Tucson will be facing its first opponent of the season in a Saturday night scrimmage in Casa Grande: the New England Revolution. Plus, one-sided games in Olympic qualifying.... Read more»
Posted Jan 23, 2012, 10:24 am
Daniel Victor
/ProPublica
The Onward State tweet that erroneously reported Joe Paterno’s death Saturday night and led to an avalanche of false reports in other outlets was based on the work of two student reporters: One was snookered by a false email, and one overstated his knowledge of the events.... Read more»
Posted Jan 22, 2012, 5:04 pm
Ted Prezelski
/TucsonSentinel.com
The U.S. Men’s national team dominated Venezuela, but it took last minute heroics from Ricardo Clark to give the Nats the victory.... Read more»
Posted Jan 19, 2012, 4:17 pm
Ted Prezelski
/TucsonSentinel.com
The Los Angeles Galaxy confirmed that David Beckham will be back with the team, and it’s just in time for Desert Diamond Cup.... Read more»
Posted Jan 16, 2012, 11:05 am
Roberto De Vido
/politicomix
U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials second-place finisher Ryan Hall is the United States’ fastest marathon runner, and a religious man. So religious that God is his coach.... Read more»
Posted Jan 15, 2012, 2:40 pm
Ted Prezelski
/TucsonSentinel.com
The 2012 vintage of FC Tucson was unveiled Saturday night in front of a small crowd at the end of a day of play in the Ft. Lowell Shootout.... Read more»
Posted Jan 12, 2012, 10:15 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
College football players from around the country practiced in Tucson on Thursday, preparing for the inaugural Casino Del Sol College All-Star Game. Kickoff is 6 p.m. Monday at Kino Stadium. (with rosters)... Read more»
Posted Jan 12, 2012, 3:03 pm
Ted Prezelski
/TucsonSentinel.com
FC Tucson will make its first public appearance of 2012 at this weekend’s Ft. Lowell Shootout. Saturday’s inter-squad scrimmage will be at Fort Lowell Park on Saturday at 8:30 p.m.... Read more»
Posted Jan 12, 2012, 1:51 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
The aluminum bleachers in the UA’s Arizona Stadium were torn down Thursday, part of a $72 million upgrade to the football facility.... Read more»