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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The NASCAR championship will pit Rick Hendrick against Joe Gibbs as both team owners put a pair of drivers in the final four. Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson will represent Hendrick in a pair of Chevrolets. Gibbs will field Toyotas for Denny Hamlin and

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Sunday reported 67 more COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths. The latest numbers pushed the tribe’s totals to 36,817 confirmed COVID-19 cases from the virus since the pandemic began more than a year ago. The known death toll now is at 1,487. TThe Navajo Department of

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Alex Bowman spun Denny Hamlin out of the lead at Martinsville Speedway and then won in overtime as the field for NASCAR’s championship race was set Sunday. Bowman was not eligible to advance into next week’s winner-take-all finale at Phoenix. Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott,

PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say two people have died after a motorcycle and a vehicle collided in Phoenix. Police say officers responded to the crash site around 9:15 p.m. Saturday. They say a man driving a motorcycle collided with a vehicle occupied by two women and a teenager. The 30-year-old motorcyclist and a passenger in

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Defenseman Brett Pesce scored his first goal of the season with 2:27 left as the Carolina Hurricanes remained undefeated with a 2-1 victory over the winless Arizona Coyotes on Sunday. The Hurricanes are 8-0-0, extending the best start to a season in franchise history. Frederik Andersen

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona doctors say the COVID-19 vaccine is safe for children and presents the best way to get past the inconveniences brought by the pandemic. Pediatricians are looking to reassure parents ahead of anticipated approval of the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. The governor’s

PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in Arizona on Sunday reported 2,840 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and one more death. The latest numbers released by the state Department of Health Services pushed the totals to 1,168,900 cases since the pandemic began with 21,154 known deaths. The department’s coronavirus dashboard showed that COVID-19-related hospitalizations inched upward, with

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A reclamation plan for a proposed new copper open-pit mine’s site on the western slope of the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson has received state approval over opponents’ objections that Hudbay Minerals Inc. didn’t address major issues. Meanwhile, supporters of the project called Hudbay’s reclamation plan for its Copper World

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Mesa say a man has been arrested after leading officers on a high-speed chase with two children in his car. They say the incident started as a reported domestic violence situation between 30-year-old Luis Enrique Fernandez and his girlfriend around 8:30 p.m. Saturday. The woman told police she was

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has reported 77 more COVID-19 cases and one additional death. The latest numbers release Saturday pushed the tribe’s totals to 36,745 confirmed COVID-19 cases from the virus since the pandemic began more than a year ago. The known death toll now is at 1,485. On Friday, the

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 27 points, Deandre Ayton added 17 points and 12 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 101-92 on Saturday night. The Suns used a 50-12 run to break the game open. The dominant stretch lasted from the middle of the second

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California held off winless Arizona 41-34. Drake London caught nine passes for 81 yards and two touchdowns in the first half before leaving the Coliseum field with a serious right leg injury. Kedon Slovis passed for 204 yards and Gary Bryant Jr. caught two

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — RJ Martinez threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns and Kevin Daniels ran for 177 yards and Northern Arizona beat Idaho 38-31. Martinez’s 1-yard touchdown run with 5:17 left proved to be the game winner. The play was set up when Martinez threw a 21-yard completion to Coleman Owen. The Lumberjacks

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California receiver Drake London has been taken off the Coliseum field on a cart after injuring his right leg while making his second touchdown catch. London had an air cast around his leg, which was hurt while he got tackled in the end zone

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Jayden de Laura accounted for three touchdowns and Washington State forced five turnovers in a 34-21 win over Arizona State. The Cougars were at their ball-hawking best in the first half, forcing four turnovers. Washington State’s offense capitalized, scoring 24 points after Arizona State turnovers

PHOENIX (AP) — The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is looking at ways to use Arizona National Guard personnel to help operate the understaffed jail system of the state’s most populous county. Sgt. Calbert Gillett told the Arizona Republic that the sheriff’s office is evaluating its personnel needs and whether they can be met temporarily by

SAN LUIS, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say dozens of migrants illegally entered the United States in a residential area of the southwestern Arizona border town of San Luis on Friday. Police Lt. Marco Santana said the incident occurred on the city’s east side and involved an estimated 50 migrants. The Yuma Sun reports that it

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A nonprofit group and a debtors’ union have bought and erased private probation debt for about 20,500 people in Mississippi and Florida. Letters telling people about the news also criticized “abusive debt collectors.” The nonprofit Rolling Jubilee Fund said Friday that it worked with the Debt Collective to buy nearly $3.3

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Flagstaff City Council is poised to begin its meetings with an acknowledgement honoring the ancestral homelands of Native tribes in the region. Council members on Tuesday voiced support for having the acknowledgement statement read at the beginning of future meetings. The Arizona Daily Sun reports that a formal vote is

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Saturday reported over 2,800 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases  and nearly 60 more deaths. The additional 2,843 additional cases and 57 deaths reported by the Department of Health Services’ coronavirus dashboard increased the state’s pandemic totals to over 1,166,000 cases and over 21,100 deaths. The dashboard also reported that COVID-19-related hospitalizations