A 73-year-old man from Tucson just became the oldest person to finish the 610-mile Ride Across Arizona. Mike Ingram, who rode solo and non-supported, bicycled across the northern part of the state in nine days, 10 hours and 50 minutes. Read more»

It took only five minutes for Ethan Stevenson to score FC Tucson’s first goal in a noontime match against Olympians FC at Kino North Stadium on Saturday. In the end, the team won 5 - 1. Read more»

It’s only been since the end of April that FC Tucson took to the practice field, but they are already going to have their fourth match on Saturday. This one will be against Olympians FC, who ply their trade in El Mirage. Read more»

The owners of FC Tucson will be among the first franchisees in the startup USL Super League, a top-tier professional women’s soccer league that plans to kick off play in August 2024. Read more»

FC Tucson’s women’s side held open tryouts on Mother’s Day this year. The soccer team is hoping to have a better season than last year, when a series of draws and narrow losses toward the end left them out of the playoffs. Read more»

FC Arizona made the trip to Kino North Stadium on Wednesday night with a record of three wins in three league games, but they walked off the field on the wrong end of a 4 - 0 result against home side FC Tucson. Read more»

Many children with dyslexia - a language-based disability that impairs reading ability due to struggles with speech sounds and the correlation of letters and words - gravitate toward sports as an escape from the academic world and a place where they are able to feel in control. Read more»

FC Tucson had a big victory on Friday night with a 5 - 1 win against a soccer team drawn from the local Guanajuato league; now they move on to play another tune-up match against a squad from up north. Read more»

FC Tucson is kicking off their 2023 season on Friday with a friendly against Guanajuato Selección XI at Kino North Stadium. Read more»

Pickleball - a game that combines elements of tennis, ping pong and badminton - is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country and is increasingly attracting a diverse group of people, merge both the deaf and hearing communities in Arizona together through the sport. Read more»

Transgender legal scholars and advocates say they were relieved to see the Biden administration extend some protections for transgender students’ sports participation - but they say they remain cautious about the effect on high school and college sports. Read more»

Following a disappointing March Madness campaign for the University of Arizona men’s and women’s basketball programs, a flurry of players are ready to leave Tucson and enter the transfer portal. Read more»

With support from the NFL, flag football is rapidly growing at the youth and high school levels in the United States - and it is coming to high schools in Arizona this fall. Read more»

In the first few months of 2023, Arizona was a hot spot for the collision between sports and tourism, creating a “super season” that gave the state a financial blast from the combined efforts of Super Bowl 57, spring training and the WM Phoenix Open. Read more»

U.S. House Republicans voted Thursday to prohibit transgender student athletes from competing on girls sports teams consistent with their gender identity, at the same time multiple GOP-dominated states are making similar moves. Read more»