In honor of what we like to call 520 Day (May 20), we look back on a banner year for Tucson's sports scene.
- Jon Wilner
As commitments roll in, each Pac-12 legacy football school still has major targets on the board in the high school class of 2027.
- Kolton O’Connor Cronkite News
Youth sports violence and abuse are rising, from sideline fights to online harassment, as pressure, unrealistic expectations and misplaced trust create unsafe environments for young athletes nationwide.
- Shay Moloney Cronkite News
Women’s flag football, fresh off achieving “emerging sport” status from the NCAA in January, is now being vetted as a potential sanctioned sport by the Big 12 Conference.
- Trey Luerssen Longhorns Wire
Bijan Robinson, the best UT running back in the past decade, is still having a huge impact on Longhorns recruiting, three years after the Tucsonan left for the NFL.
- Justin Spears
John Fina played in two Super Bowls with the Buffalo Bills, and now his son, Bruno Fina, has a chance to make the roster as an undrafted free agent.
- Jon Wilner
A busy college football recruiting week on the West Coast included the latest example of players reclassifying.
Former TUSD basketball star takes on top athletics job in the district | Greg HansenGreg Hansen's Notebook: Tucson Unified School District's new athletic director brings 30-plus years of experience amid evolving competition and challenges in modern athletics landscape.
Greg Hansen's notebook: "If you love what you do, if you're tough enough, you can live with the heartaches of being a basketball coach," Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said recently.
Greg Hansen's Notebook: Arizona men's basketball star Bob Elliott was disturbed to learn of a Facebook post claiming he had died, sucking in hundreds online and members of his church.
Greg Hansen's Notebook: Mica Mountain's 2025 state championship football coach Pat Nugent will change directions in his long coaching career to become the athletic director at Tanque Verde High School.
Greg Hansen's Notebook: Bob Vielledent, the go-to man for high school sports in Tucson for more than 40 years, has died at 78 years old.
These 12 exceptional Southern Arizona high school student-athletes range from newcomers to record breakers, who have all left their marks on their programs this season.
Sahuaro High School's first football coach, Virgil Stan, produced several future NFL players. He died Saturday at the age of 94.
Over 25 local high school athletes signed with colleges on National Signing Day.
Greg Hansen's Notebook: After failing to get drafted, former Arizona Wildcat Caleb Love is averaging 11.3 points per game for the Portland Trail Blazers through 40 games.
Marana High senior Roxi Singer can do it all. This season, she's making a name for herself on the wrestling mat, while trying out for Japan's national flag football team.
More than half of the 2025 Arizona Sports Hall of Fame inductees have Tucson ties.
Greg Hansen's Notebook: Arizona men's basketball's Jaden Bradley, Mr. Clutch, has been fortunate to take advantage of the Wildcats' NIL program.
Greg Hansen's Notebook: What the Hoosiers have done is comparable to dreaming that Arizona could someday pull off the same climb to the top of the college football world.
Flag football has taken the next step toward becoming an official NCAA sport.
Greg Hansen's Notebook: A tribute to the University of Arizona's first Black student-athlete is long overdue.
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A look at how Arizona Wildcats and Tucsonans fared in the NFL regular season — and a look at who's playing in the NFL playoffs.
Ka'Deem Carey, one of the greatest Arizona Wildcats and Tucson-area football players of all time, is retiring from the CFL to pursue a coaching career with the Toronto Argonauts.
Greg Hansen's Notebook: In Caleb Love's last four games for the Portland Trail Blazers (through Thursday), he scored 73 points and made 16 of 35 3-point shots.
A look at 25 memorable moments for Tucson sports and the Arizona Wildcats in 2025.
As the calendar winds down on 2025, longtime Star columnist Greg Hansen has ranked the Top 100 sports figures in Southern Arizona. Join us as we count them down on Tucson.com.
As the calendar winds down on 2025, longtime Star columnist Greg Hansen has ranked the Top 100 sports figures in Southern Arizona. Join us as we count them down on Tucson.com.
As the calendar winds down on 2025, longtime Star columnist Greg Hansen has ranked the Top 100 sports figures in Southern Arizona. Join us as we count them down on Tucson.com.
As the calendar winds down on 2025, longtime Star columnist Greg Hansen has ranked the Top 100 sports figures in Southern Arizona. Join us as we count them down on Tucson.com.