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Greg Hansen's Sunday Notebook: On the 'McHail Mary,' Salpointe soccer star Leo Gutierrez, Jedd Fisch's UA football makeover, the promising future of Wildcat women's basketball and more.

Greg Hansen column: Wolfgang Weber's last three Salpointe boys soccer teams have gone a combined 57-5-3. He's won titles and has now coached the Lancers to 741 victories. No other Arizona prep soccer coach has reached 400. And he doesn't appear nearly done yet.

Greg Hansen's Sunday Notebook: ... Jedd Fisch's latest community outreach endeavor, a stacked Cologuard Classic, Bog Logan's new book, Steve Kerr's spot-on criticism of AAU ball, the risky Pac-12 media strategy and more.

Greg Hansen column: Pac-12 men's basketball attendance is cratering, a sign of the league's indifference toward the sport — and perhaps the best argument for Arizona to consider jumping to the hoops-mad Big 12.

The Star's longtime columnist on Adia Barnes' personal no-day-off strategy of late, Kirsten Smith's long road to UA hoops immortality, local legends take Minor League Baseball managerial posts, local ties to the still-curious PGA Tour/LIV Golf battle and more...

Greg Hansen column: Longtime Rincon/University boys basketball coach Rich Utter continues to win while other city programs struggle to stay afloat.

Greg Hansen's Sunday Notebook: Tim Kish's scholarship drive, SMU's Pac-12 candidacy, the challenges facing Tucson's high school basketball teams in the state tournament and more.

Greg Hansen column: What's it like to ride on the bus and spend an entire day with the 13th-ranked Pima Community College women's basketball team? A first-person account.

The Star's longtime columnist on what's in store for the next 50 years for McKale Center, the rare air Azuolas Tubelis' 40-point night actuall…

Greg Hansen column: Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the opening of McKale Center, whose "personality" — once questioned — has grown as the building has become the preeminent venue for West Coast college basketball.

The Star's longtime columnist on his Top 10 moments in McKale Center's 50-year history, celebrating the addition of Kirsten Smith to the Ring of Honor and more.

Greg Hansen column: The struggling Santa Rita boys basketball team is representative of shifts in population and demographics that have made it hard for several TUSD athletic programs to remain competitive. 

The Star's longtime columnist on Arizona's huge win over UCLA, longtime volleyball coach Dave Rubio's departure, Tedy Bruschi's telegenic "it"…

On Wednesday, the 50th anniversary of Arizona’s last basketball game at Bear Down Gym, I walked through the front door and was greeted by a nurse.

The Star's longtime columnist on late local hockey legend Leo Golembiewski, Rich Utter's quest for 500 wins, Heisman performances vs. Arizona …

Greg Hansen: There's never been a 23-hour stretch at McKale Center quite like last week, when the Arizona women's basketball team won a stunner — and the men's team lost in stupefying fashion the next day.

The Star's longtime columnist on free-agent DB coach Duane Akina, Wildcats who've scored 40-plus in the NBA and revelations from Chip Hale's M…

Arizona's second-year men's basketball coach "has the ability to see not just the big picture, but the entire picture."

Tommy Lloyd tops Greg Hansen's list of the top sports figures in Tucson this year.

For Star subscribers: Sonny Dykes is about to coach TCU in the national-title game; he would've been a perfect fit at Arizona if only the Wildcats' leadership had recognized it at the time.

For Star subscribers: Our longtime columnist on Arizona's winning streaks, the loss of a "Kiddie Korps" member and Arizona's dominance over ASU.

For Star subscribers: If his Sun Devils beat No. 5 Arizona on Saturday, Bobby Hurley’s president, AD and long-suffering fan base won’t care that it has taken him almost eight years to break through.

For Star subscribers: The 1994 scandal became a cautionary tale of how college athletes ached to be part of the high-roll created by mega-million-dollar TV contracts.

For Star subscribers: Arizona has to hit the road to fill its letter-of-intent day with potential game-changing prospects.