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Arizona State's Sam Leavitt selected as preseason Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year
KPNX 12 News - Arizona
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July 7, 2025
ASU, the reigning Big 12 champions, received some major honors from the media at the start of the Conference's media days in Texas. IRVING, Texas — Sun Devil fans already knew this, but it was made extra clear to the rest of the nation on Monday....
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Visits Oak Ridge Fire Command Post, Reaffirms Support for Navajo Nation Recovery Efforts
Native News Online
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Details By Native News Online Staff July 07, 2025 On Saturday, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs visited the Oak Ridge Fire Incident Command Post at the Navajo Division of Transportation to receive updates on the fire’s status and offer her continued...
Arizona football shut out of Big 12 preseason all-conference team
AZ Desert Swarm - Arizona
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July 7, 2025
The Big 12 Conference decided to do away with a preseason poll for 2025, at least in part because the one it had a year ago predicted its eventual champion would finish last out of 16 teams. Had there been a Big 12 preseason poll it stands to...
Arizona business leaders detail impact of charitable board participation
AZ Big Media - Arizona
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July 7, 2025
According to the ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation, Arizona is home to a vibrant nonprofit sector comprising over 28,000 registered tax-exempt organizations, with the vast majority of these — over 24,500 — registered as...
Arizona State QB Leavitt and Texas Tech LB Rodriguez are preseason Big 12 players of year
Lethbridge Herald
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July 7, 2025
By Canadian Press on July 7, 2025. IRVING, Texas (AP) — Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt and Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez were named the preseason Big 12 Conference players of the year on Monday. The Big 12 announced the awards,...
Profile Raised: BYU enters Big 12 Media Days with a new set of expectations
Daily Herald - Utah
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BYU coach Kalani Sitake smiles before speaking during the Big 12 college football media days in Arlington, Texas, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (AP Photo/LM Otero) Big 12 Conference media days begin on Tuesday with BYU entering the two-day event with...
A look at Arizona's highest-rated players in College Football 26
The Arizona Daily Star
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Millions of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X users got their first look at College Football 26 on Monday. EA Sports launched the College Football 26 video game for users who preordered the deluxe edition. College Football 26 is available everywhere...
New Mexico Played A Big Role In The Movie Cars
96.5 KVKI - Lousiana
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July 7, 2025
Cars, the movie, has had 2 sequels that have seen the cast racing all over the world. Home base though is a little place in Arizona, inspired by a little place in New Mexico. Radiator Springs, Arizona is where it all began for the Cars franchise...
Where are they now? Catching up with former Tucson sportscaster Bill Roemer
KGUN - Arizona
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July 8, 2025
TUCSON, Arizona — Bill Roemer sits down and mentions a Rodney Atkins song from a few years ago. "It's funny," said Roemer. "Just I was driving here to do this interview with you, I heard an old country song that was one of my theme songs. It says,...
U of A's College of Medicine introduces Arizona's first three-year MD program
KGUN - Arizona
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July 8, 2025
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The path to becoming a doctor is long and expensive. The University of Arizona’s College of Medicine-Tucson now offers a faster track. Their new three-year medical degree program aims to get future doctors into the field...
Prairie dog 'die-off' reported in northern Arizona, public health officials monitoring
KPNX 12 News - Arizona
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July 7, 2025
The sudden loss of several prairie dogs can "be an indicator of plague," the health department said. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A potential "die-off" of prairie dogs has been reported in northern Arizona, prompting public health officials to warn locals...
Celebrate National French Fry Day at Arizona restaurants featured on ‘Check, Please! Arizona’
Arizona PBS
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July 7, 2025
National French Fry Day is Friday, July 11, and this year we wanted to help you celebrate by sharing some of the best french fry options we’ve featured on our show, “Check, Please! Arizona.” Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company Arizona Wilderness...
Ceremony highlights Arizona's expanded animal cruelty laws
The Arizona Daily Star
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PHOENIX — Come Sept. 26, it's finally going to be a crime in Arizona to fail to get proper medical attention for a pet. Turns out, it's not currently illegal — a gap in the law that became apparent in 2023 when law enforcement officials in...
KATC in Lafayette sold to Gray Media in TV station swap across five U.S. markets
The Acadiana Advocate - Louisiana
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Lafayette TV station KATC will be sold to Gray Media in an agreement between Gray and Scripps to swap television stations across five mid-sized and small markets. The goal of the swap is the creation of new duopolies for each group, according to a...
Democratic divisions in Arizona special election don’t fall along conventional lines
Roll Call
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July 7, 2025
Next week’s Democratic primary for an open House seat in southern Arizona appears, on paper, to encapsulate the generational and ideological schisms that have split the party since its sweeping losses in 2024. The apparent front-runner in the...
Hobbs holds ceremonial signing event at Arizona Humane Society expanding animal cruelty bill
KJZZ - Arizona
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July 8, 2025
On Monday, Gov. Katie Hobbs held a ceremonial signing event at the Arizona Humane Society after signing a new animal cruelty bill at the end of June. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office supports the passing of the new legislation after years of...
New Arizona animal cruelty provisions go into effect in September
Daily Independent - Arizona
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PHOENIX — Come Sept. 26, it’s finally going to be a crime in Arizona to fail to get proper medical attention for a pet. It’s not currently illegal — a gap in the law that became apparent last year when law enforcement officials in Maricopa County...
Local TV Groups E.W. Scripps And Gray Media Swap Stations In Five Markets
Deadline
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July 7, 2025
Gray Media and the E.W. Scripps Co., two of the largest U.S. owners of local TV stations, have engineered a swap of stations in five small and mid-sized markets. The move will create new duopolies, coveted sources of extra revenue within a single...
Wyoming has Eight Cowboys Named Preseason All-MW by Athlon Sports
News Letter Journal - Wyoming
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LARAMIE, Wyo. (July 7, 2025) – The 2025 Athlon Sports All-Conference teams were announced, and eight Wyoming Cowboys were named to the Preseason All-Mountain West Team. Eight Cowboys were named to the preseason All-MW team by Phil Steele in June....
Murray's Mailbag: Will Mountain West schools stay together during grant of media rights?
Nevada Sports Net
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I quick note before we dive into this week's Monday Mailbag — there will not be a Mailbag next week as I'll be in Hawaii, so hopefully this one makes up for it. Thanks, as always, for your inquiries. Generally speaking, major conference...