The Arizona Wildcats and BYU Cougars have had several slugfests over the last 20 years. Saturday afternoon in Provo is expected to be another one.
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Tucson Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani said he hasn't decided whether to support President Donald Trump's new proposal to give every adult in the country a $5,000 check from taxpayer money if voters keep Republicans in charge of Congress.
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The Wildcats posed for the cameras, September 9, 2026, Tucson, Ariz., as the season gets a step closer.
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After more than a decade of practice, Tucson firefighter Dan Dezess knows what to expect during this year's 911 Tower Challenge, an annual stair-climb fundraiser honoring those who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks 25 years ago.
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Welcome to the Hotline’s weekly picks against the point spread, published Thursdays throughout the regular season with a focus on the top games nationally and the most intriguing matchups across the West. The betting lines are courtesy of VegasInsider.com unless noted otherwise. Games involv…
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The Arizona Wildcats and BYU Cougars have had several slugfests over the last 20 years. Saturday afternoon in Provo is expected to be another one.
It's finally here. Arizona. BYU. Big 12 opener in Week 2 of the college football season — and it features two teams that are considered contenders for the conference title race. Can the Wildcats get a W in Provo for the first time since 1975? The Star's Justin Spears and Michael Lev preview …
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Even if you aren’t heading back to school this September, you might be in need of a reading list. And boy, do we have one this month: an enormous, mammoth, colossal list of books (and no, not a single thesaurus among them, believe it or not). Even more than August’s picks, September’s book offerings include award-winning authors and award-nominated titles; fiction, nonfiction and curious ...
Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Sept. 5, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2026 Circana. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2026, PWxyz LLC.) HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "The Knave and the Moon" by Rachel Gillig (Orbit) Last week: — 2. ...
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