The Arizona Wildcats were given the No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed in the West Region, and assigned a first-round game Sunday in San Diego. Their …
Mamta Popat
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Mamta Popat has been a photojournalist with the Arizona Daily Star since 2003. She covers a wide range of topics including daily life, news, border issues and Big-12 sports. She's the only vegetarian in the photo department.
As the days grow longer and the temperature warms up, wildflowers are beginning to bloom along city roads and out on hiking trails.
The Arizona Wildcats clinched the Big-12 title with a win over Iowa State, 73-57 on Senior Night.
Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie went missing from her home in Tucson on February 1 in what inv…
The First Christian Church hosted an Ashes-to-Go drive-thru event in the parking lot on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. The message of the day i…
Look through some of Mamta Popat's favorite photos from 2025.
Arizona senior guard Jaden Bradley collected the first double-double of his college career with 13 points and 10 assists while freshman forwar…
Arizona Wildcats beat Bethune-Cookman 107-71 to reach best start ever under Tommy Lloyd on Monday night, Dec. 22, 2025.
Utah (10-3, 1-0) beat the Wildcats 63-62 on Monday afternoon in the four-corner rivals’ first Big 12 games of the season.