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By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Purdue solidified its No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll following UConn’s first loss of the season, while No. 23 Charleston moved into the rankings for the first time in 20 years. The Boilermakers remained No. 1 for the fourth straight week, receiving all but

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Katie Hobbs takes the oath of office Monday to become Arizona’s 24th governor and the first Democrat to hold the office since 2009. Power will transfer in a private ceremony at the state Capitol as Hobbs formally takes over from Republican Doug Ducey. A public inauguration

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — For the first time in three years, David Blough trotted on the field as a starting quarterback in the NFL. His first victory will have to wait. Blough did a commendable job on short notice leading the Arizona offense, but the banged-up Cardinals lost their sixth

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police arrested a man they say deliberately crashed his car New Year’s Eve into a Sky Harbor International Airport terminal. The incident happened around 1 p.m. Saturday when a vehicle went over a curb and hit a door at the west end of Terminal 3. Authorities took 36-year-old Juan Villa Lopez

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — TCU thought so much of Max Duggan at the beginning of the season that he lost his job. Georgia seemed like it spent years trying to give its starting quarterback job to anyone not named Stetson Bennett. If they gave out five stars for resiliency,

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Desmond Ridder is still searching for his first touchdown pass three games into his career. Getting his first win, however, felt pretty good. “We obviously know that we can’t be in the playoffs this year,” Ridder said, “but one thing we talk about is that we

SUPAI, Ariz. (AP) — President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration made by the Havasupai Tribe in northern Arizona, freeing up funds for flood damage as it prepares to re-open for tourists after nearly three years. The Federal Emergency Management Agency confirmed Sunday that federal emergency aid will be given to supplement the tribe’s

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Cate Reese scored six of her 13 points in the fourth quarter, Shaina Pellington added 12 points and No. 18 Arizona beat California 62-56 Saturday night to win its fifth game in a row. Kailyn Gilbert scored 10 points for Arizona (11-1, 2-0 Pac-12). Jayda Curry led Cal (9-4, 0-2) with

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford’s appreciative guards love how they can draw their offensive players into the paint and leave the rest to their opportunistic posts to help out whenever needed. Cameron Brink is a one-woman swat crew. “Our bigs are really talented,” Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — TCU’s defense, built for speed, turned off Michigan’s power in a dominating first half. When the Fiesta Bowl turned into a touchdown party, the Horned Frogs kept the lights on just long enough to earn a chance to play for their first national championship since

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — J.J. McCarthy had the corner stall, right next to the exit of Michigan’s locker room. So as his teammates slowly got dressed and left — one after the other — the quarterback embraced each with tears in his eyes. He and the Wolverines had nearly

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — TCU’s wild ride has one more stop. The Horned Frogs are headed to Sofi Stadium in Inglewood, California, about 10 miles from Hollywood, just about the perfect place to end a storybook season for the most improbable College Football Playoff team. Max Duggan

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored his 498th goal and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied to beat the Arizona Coyotes 5-3 on Saturday. Stamkos stopped a six-game goal drought, putting the Lightning ahead 3-2 from the left circle during a power play at 11:12 of the second period. “I

PHOENIX (AP) — Police are investigating a shooting at a business in west Phoenix that injured nine people, including an expecting mother whose pregnancy wasn’t affected by her injuries, authorities said. Investigators say all nine people who were shot around 4 a.m. on Saturday had suffered injuries that were serious but not life-threatening. Some victims

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Junior Ballard scored 16 points as Weber State beat Northern Arizona 76-60 on Saturday night. Ballard was 6-of-8 shooting (4 for 6 from distance) for the Wildcats (7-8, 2-0 Big Sky Conference). Steven Verplancken Jr. contributed 14 points, while Dillon Jones scored nine. Jalen Cole had 16 points and six rebounds

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Azuolas Tubelis scored 21 points, Oumar Ballo had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 5 Arizona withstood a second-half comeback by Arizona State for a 69-60 victory Saturday. Kerr Kriisa had 12 points and five assists for the Wildcats (13-1, 2-1 Pac-12), who won their

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The man behind the frenetic, mind-bending memes that TCU has used to celebrate victories this season is an aspiring filmmaker from Maine who roots for the New England Patriots. Jon Petrie’s official title is coordinator of creative video for TCU’s social media team.

PHOENIX (AP) — Six people were shot early Saturday outside a business in west Phoenix, prompting some victims to be driven to hospitals before officers arrived at the scene, police said. A detailed accounting of the injuries suffered by victims hasn’t been released, but police said some of the injuries were life-threatening. Police haven’t provided

By DAVID A. LIEB and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Taxes will fall and minimum wages rise for residents in numerous states as a variety of new laws take effect Sunday that could impact people’s finances and, in some cases, their personal liberties. Some new laws could affect access to abortion. Others will ease restrictions on

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey beamed as an excavator’s heavy claw smashed through the windows of an old state office building and began tearing off the façade. In one of his last public appearances in mid-December, the outgoing Republican governor watched the physical manifestation of a project