Americans nationwide have expressed anger and frustration over the continued death of black people at the hands of police, particularly the May 25 death of George Floyd, 46, in Minneapolis. But local outrage has focused on Dion Johnson, 28, who was shot to death the same day by an Arizona Department of Public Safety officer who had found him asleep in his car in north Phoenix.

After their 77-73 win Saturday over South Carolina in the national semifinal game at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, the Bulldogs are on the precipice of winning their first national championship.

Displaying a wide smile, Barry Bonds leaned against the dugout at Phoenix Municipal Stadium as local media members surrounded him.

“I’ve never seen media like this,” he joked.

Just a week after Michael Phelps’ Curtain of Distraction performance went viral, the most decorated Olympian in history swam the 200-meter freestyle and 100 IM in the middle of Arizona State’s dual meet with rival Arizona on Saturday

Sirens blared, lights flashed and helicopters roared overhead as protesters walked the streets of downtown Phoenix the last weekend of May, echoing the demands heard across the country in the wake of George Floyd’s death: “No justice, no peace!”

Understanding the surge of the Arizona State swim and dive program through the eyes of their unique assistant coaches Misty Hyman and Ryan Mallam. How have they have chosen to tap into their swimmers talents as the team has grown into one of the bright spots in the nation?

NCAA president Mark Emmert said at a Final Four news conference that the organization’s board of directors will make a decision in the coming days about whether the NCAA will hold championship events again in North Carolina, where lawmakers have overturned House Bill 2.

It’s been built. Now, it’s time to see who will come to play on it.

The NCAA Final Four court was installed at University of Phoenix Stadium on Friday, literally setting the stage for one of the premier events in sport.

Ever since Ray Anderson arrived at Arizona State University in 2014 as athletics director, the athletic department has taken significant strides toward a goal Anderson shared with Cronkite News in July.

“We’re adamant that this should be an Olympic training ground for all the sports,” Anderson said at the time.

Senior guard DeWayne Russell participated in Friday’s Reese’s College All-Star Game at University of Phoenix Stadium, contributing nine points off the bench in 21 minutes as the West fell to the East, 121-90.

After days of clashes between protesters and police, Arizona spent a relatively quiet night Sunday under a statewide dusk-to-dawn curfew that was ordered Sunday afternoon by Gov. Doug Ducey.

It’s unclear how much impact the 8 p.m.-5 a.m. curfew had on the situation – and it’s unclear how strictly it will be enforced.

Oregon’s Casey Benson has already won three basketball championships in Glendale.

As a four-year varsity player at Tempe’s Corona del Sol High School, he won three-straight Division I state championships in 2012, 2013 and 2014 at Gila River Arena.