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By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Gary Trent Jr. matched his season high with 35 points, Pascal Siakam had 26 and the Toronto Raptors snapped a five-game home losing streak with a 113-104 victory over the short-handed and sloppy Phoenix Suns on Friday night. Scottie Barnes hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3:16 left

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona will use its fourth starting quarterback in four games after David Blough was named the starter Friday for the Cardinals’ game Sunday at Atlanta. Colt McCoy was the expected starter but has been battling concussion symptoms. Coach Kliff Kingsbury elected to go with Blough over Trace McSorley, who started a

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Stagnant for long stretches of the second half, Ohio’s offense got one last chance after a late Wyoming touchdown. CJ Harris took control, leading the Bobcats to the tying field goal late in regulation and winning touchdown in overtime. Harris hit Tyler Foster on a

By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona court has ruled that abortion doctors cannot be prosecuted under a pre-statehood law that criminalizes nearly all abortions yet was barred from being enforced for decades. But the Arizona Court of Appeals on Friday declined to repeal the 1864 law, which carries a sentence of

PHOENIX (AP) — Appeals court says doctors cannot be prosecuted under Arizona’s pre-statehood law that criminalizes almost all abortions.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals will use their fourth quarterback of the season after David Blough was named the starter for Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. Colt McCoy was the expected starter but has been battling concussion symptoms. Coach Kliff Kingsbury elected to go with Blough over Trace McSorley, who started the

PHOENIX (AP) — A suburban Phoenix man who knowingly sold thousands of counterfeit N95 masks during the height of the pandemic will not face jail time. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Arizona said in a news release Friday that 68-year-old Mark Forrest Cohn, of Chandler, has been sentenced to one year of probation. He must

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press KINGSHILL, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — President Joe Biden has pardoned six people who have served out sentences after convictions on a murder charge and drug- and alcohol-related crimes, including an 80-year-old woman convicted of killing her abusive husband about a half-century ago and a man who

PHOENIX (AP) — A Maricopa County constable who is the target of multiple ethics complaints, including a fatal gun fight with a tenant, is resigning. AZFamily.com reports Doug Clark informed the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors via letter that he will step down Saturday due to medical issues. Clark, who served in the Agua Fria

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Brock Mackenzie scored 25 points as Idaho State beat Northern Arizona 79-53 on Thursday. Mackenzie shot 10 for 14, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Bengals (4-10). Miguel Tomley scored 13 points and added nine rebounds. Brayden Parker finished 4 of 6 from the field to finish

PHOENIX (AP) — Rayshon Harrison scored 16 points to guide Grand Canyon past California Baptist 73-59 in a Western Athletic Conference opener on Thursday night. Harrison added seven rebounds for the Antelopes (10-4). Jovan Blacksher Jr. scored 13 points with five rebounds and three steals. Noah Baumann recorded 10 points. Joe Quintana finished with 14

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Jack McBain scored two late goals, and the Arizona Coyotes beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Thursday night for their third straight win. McBain broke a tie when he converted a cross-ice feed from Lawson Crouse with 6:17 remaining. McBain and Barrett Hayton scored into

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Esmery Martinez finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds to power No. 18 Arizona to an 84-66 victory over Arizona State in a Pac-12 Conference opener on Thursday night. Martinez sank 9 of 14 shots from the floor to help the Wildcats (11-1) shoot 55.4% overall. It was her fourth double-double

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — TCU’s Garrett Riley seemed destined to follow his big brother into coaching when he walked on to the Texas Tech football team as a player. Michigan’s Sherrone Moore’s path to the profession was not quite so straight forward, but by the time he

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Sonny Dykes appeared to take a veiled shot at the mighty Southeastern Conference on Thursday morning. The first-year TCU coach later said he was actually trying to pay the SEC a compliment. The minor kerfuffle happened when Dykes started discussing the toll of TCU’s schedule

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Quentin Johnston had options when picking his college destination, eventually deciding on TCU because of the two decades of coaching stability provided by Gary Patterson. Whoops. The good news is Johnston has learned that unforeseen hurdles aren’t always a bad thing. Patterson surprisingly left TCU

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Donovan Edwards speaks of his abilities on a football field with the confidence of someone claiming water is wet. The other Michigan running backs, seated at a table next him, don’t even glance in his direction when he says it. They’ve heard it before. Edwards

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Scottsdale police are warning drivers to beware of an emerging parking ticket scam. AZFamily.com reports that fake parking citations have been showing up on cars around Old Town Scottsdale. Authorities say several people stopped by the Scottsdale Police Department last week to ask about receiving suspicious looking parking tickets. Police say

By The Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Bowl: Ohio (9-4, Mid-American) vs. Wyoming (7-5, Mountain West), Dec. 30, 4:30 p.m. Eastern (Barstool TV) FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK COLLEGE LINE: Ohio by 2 1/2. Series record: Wyoming leads 2-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE Ohio can finish off its first 10-win season with a victory in the desert.

By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A recount of votes has confirmed Democrat Kris Mayes narrowly defeated Republican Abraham Hamadeh in the Arizona attorney general’s race, one of the closest elections in state history. The highly anticipated results announced Thursday in Maricopa County Superior Court are among the last in the country to