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NEW YORK (AP) — Following voter rejection of a new arena for the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe, baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred hopes the Arizona Diamondbacks can reach a stadium deal for when their lease for Chase Field in Phoenix expires after the 2027 season. The baseball team, run by managing

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Supreme Court has preserved a federal law giving preference to Native American families when it comes to adopting Native children in foster care. The court’s 7-2 ruling Thursday leaves in place the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act, which aims to reverse centuries of government-sanctioned efforts to

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved the system that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children, rejecting a broad attack from some Republican-led states and white families who argued it is based on race. The court left in place

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies nearly wasted Ranger Suarez’s dominating night, allowing Arizona to rally from a three-run deficit to tie the game. A collision of Diamondbacks opened the door for the Phillies to pull out a win. Nick Castellanos drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman has accused former major league pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault, alleging in a lawsuit updated this week that he held a knife at her throat and choked her until she passed out during a rape that left her pregnant in late 2020. Bauer was never arrested or charged

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee quarterback Ryan Tannehill met DeAndre Hopkins for the first time during the three-time All-Pro’s free agent visit with the Titans. The quarterback who turns 35 in July and is going into the final season of his contract spent some time with Hopkins

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Unlike fellow ex-Broncos head coach Vic Fangio, Vance Joseph had no qualms about returning to Denver as an assistant. Joseph, who went 11-21 as Broncos head coach from 2017-18, said Wednesday in his first comments since rejoining the franchise that fired him that he

By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Kyle Schwarber mashed a 450-foot homer. Trea Turner added two hits, two walks and a pair of stolen bases. Nick Castellanos had two doubles and three RBIs. Bryce Harper even chipped in with a pair of hits and RBIs. This was the kind of offensive night

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Add Jon Rahm to the many PGA Tour players who were frustrated and surprised about last week’s announcement of a partnership between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the primary funder of rival circuit LIV Golf. Rahm — the No. 2 player

By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that it will extend legal status by 18 months for more than 300,000 people from El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal, disappointing some advocates and members of Congress who sought a more generous offer. The extensions provide “continued safety and protection”

By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo learned very quickly that Corbin Carroll plays bigger than he looks. The speedy outfielder — the leading candidate for NL Rookie of the Year, according to FanDuel Sportsbook — made his first cameo at Chase Field back in 2019, a few

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner and the Phoenix Mercury’s first two road trips have put the travel issues facing her and the league back in the spotlight. For the Mercury’s season-opening weekend trip to Los Angeles the team traveled on a business jet that didn’t require the Phoenix travel party to go

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Despite President Joe Biden’s loathing of his predecessor’s practice of separating migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border, his administration argued in federal court Tuesday that a lawsuit seeking money for five affected mothers and their children should be dismissed. Justice Department attorney Phil MacWilliams told U.S. District

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks rallied from an early four-run deficit before nearly blew a four-run lead late. Their manager and a reserve infielder were ejected after the same player got hit by a pitch twice in three innings. The Philadelphia Phillies had a player complete the cycle

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona manager Torey Lovullo has been ejected against the Philadelphia Phillies after Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll was hit by pitches in consecutive at-bats. Carroll, named the NL player of the week on Monday, was hit in the first inning by Phillies starter Matt Strahm and again in the third inning. Lovullo rushed

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Navajo law enforcement teams made contact with several hundred Native Americans from various tribes who are living on the streets in the metro Phoenix area, after the state cracked down on Medicaid fraud and suspended unlicensed sober living homes, Navajo Nation Attorney General Ethel Branch said Monday.