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  Arizona's Whyte selected in WNBA Draft

  

  Posted 10:08 PM 4/15/2013

  TUCSON - Senior Davellyn Whyte (Phoenix, Ariz.) made Arizona women's basketball history once again after being picked 16th overall by the San Antonio Stars in the WNBA draft on Monday night.

  With the 16th pick, Whyte became the highest drafted player in Arizona women's basketball history.

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  College phenom picked first by Phoenix Mercury

  Posted 5:56 PM 4/15/2013 by Associated Press

  BRISTOL (AP) - Brittney Griner left an indelible mark on women's college basketball. Now she's ready to take on the pros.

  The Phoenix Mercury took Baylor's star center with the top pick in the WNBA draft Monday night. Despite knowing she was going first, the two-time AP Player of the Year (More)

  
  

• The Main Stream

  Check-in site for Southern Arizona runners participating in today's Boston Marathon

  Posted 3:15 PM 4/15/2013

  The local running group, Southern Arizona Roadrunners, has established a check-in page for the nearly 50 people from the area who participated in today's Boston Marathon.

  A link to the page can be found here.

  
  

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  Scott beats Cabrera in a playoff at Augusta

  Posted 5:18 PM 4/14/2013 by Associated Press

  AUGUSTA, Ga. - Adam Scott has become the first Australian to win the Masters, beating Angel Cabrera on the second hole of a playoff on a rainy day at Augusta National.The Masters went to a sudden-death playoff for the second year in a row when Scott and Cabrera made matching birdies (More)

  
  

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  Woods favored, but challengers aplenty at Augusta

  Posted 8:04 AM 4/11/2013 by Associated Press

  AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Tiger Woods has teed off at the Masters as the overwhelming favorite.He has already won three times this year and reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the world rankings. Woods is playing Thursday in a group with Luke Donald and Scott Piercy on an overcast day at Augusta (More)

  
  

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  Pollock homers twice, D-backs rout Pirates 10-2

  

  Posted 10:16 PM 4/10/2013

  PHOENIX (AP) -- Since his days at Notre Dame ended and he turned pro, A.J. Pollock had rarely hit a home run and never two in a game.

  He was a slugger on Wednesday, though, knocking two over the left-field wall off Jonathan Sanchez to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 10-2 rout of the (More)

  
  

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  The Masters not always kind to favorites

  

  Posted 10:14 PM 4/10/2013

  AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- The first tee shot clattered through a pair of pines on the left side of the 13th fairway, finally landing on the wrong side of Rae's Creek. Tiger Woods tried again, and this wasn't any better. Fans peered across the fairway and only heard the ball rifle through some bushes. (More)

  
  

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  Double-A Portland Sea Dogs: Too cold to play ball

  Posted 1:19 PM 4/6/2013 by Associated Press

  PORTLAND, Maine - A minor league team in Maine has canceled a game because of cold weather for the first time in club history. 

  With the temperature at 36 degrees, and gusty winds making it feel like 26 degrees, the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs called off their Eastern League game (More)

  
  

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  James Whitford is Ball State's basketball coach

  Posted 9:50 AM 4/6/2013 by Associated Press

  MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - Ball State has hired James Whitford as its new basketball coach.He spent the past four seasons as an assistant at Arizona working under Sean Miller. The 41-year-old coach replaces Billy Taylor, who was fired March 14 after six seasons.Whitford takes (More)

  
  

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  Controversial Pac-12 official Ed Rush resigns

  Posted 5:16 PM 4/4/2013 by Van Nguyen

  TUCSON - The Pac-12 says Head of Officials Ed Rush has resigned following comments he made regarding Arizona basketball coach Sean Miller.

  A firestorm erupted after reports Rush offered referees working the Pac-12 tournament either $5,000 or a trip to Cancun, Mexico for tagging Miller with (More)