Larry Fitzgerald to drive pace car in NASCAR championship race at Phoenix Raceway

Former Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald will serve as the Honorary Pace Car Driver for NASCAR's season finale on Nov. 6 at Phoenix Raceway.

Suns rally from 22 points down to beat Mavericks 107-105

Damion Lee hit a difficult jumper over Spencer Dinwiddie with 9.7 seconds left, lifting the Suns to a 107-105 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.

Wyoming college wrestlers injured during grizzly bear attack, left 'blood-soaked,' coach says

"Before you could even think or blink, there's a bear that came running out of the trees right in front of me," said one of the college wrestlers. "It was beating me up pretty good."

Food initiative aims to feed more kids in lead up to 2023 Super Bowl
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The program is called Mission 57: End Student Hunger, and each month, a school in need will get 11 breakfast carts. FOX 10's Desiree Fluellen has more from Mesa, where a school became a beneficiary of the program on Oct. 19.

Ex-Phoenix Suns executive sentenced in ticket resale scheme

"[Jeffrey] Marcussen also failed to pay taxes on the proceeds and therefore had a tax liability to the Arizona Department of Revenue for $11,818 for his 2017 and 2018 taxes," Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said in a news release.

Brittney Griner spends 32nd birthday in Russian prison

Brittney Griner’s appeal hearing is scheduled for Oct. 25. While it’s unlikely the appeal will overturn her conviction, her lawyers hope it could lessen the sentence.

Mesa to regulate short-term rental homes ahead of Super Bowl LVII

Mesa is the latest city in the Valley to issue an ordinance after Gov. Ducey signed a new state law in July giving cities more flexibility to control short-term rentals.

NIL deals: College football, track star known as ‘King of NIL’ has 70 endorsements

The 21-year-old running back reached out to 100 companies before landing his first “name, image and likeness” deal and has acquired dozens of endorsements over the past year.

57 trees planted at Phoenix park in honor of Super Bowl LVII
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Each year, the symbolic Super Bowl "golden shovel" is passed from host community to the next. On Oct. 18, the shovel made its way from Los Angeles to Phoenix where volunteers planted 57 low-water desert trees at Sunridge Park in honor of Super Bowl LVII. The big game will be played at Stat Farm Stadium in Glendale on February 12, 2023.

DeAndre Hopkins ready to provide jolt Cardinals offense needs

Now that the three-time All-Pro is back from a six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs, he knows exactly what he brings to an Arizona Cardinals offense that desperately needs a jolt.

Iran's Elnaz Rekabi, female climber who competed without hijab, arrives in Tehran

An Instagram post on an account attributed to Iran's Elnaz Rekabi called her not wearing the hijab “unintentional," but fears for her safety have grown.

Stephen Curry offers Warriors' support of Brittney Griner

Stephen Curry took the microphone in the middle of Golden State's championship ring ceremony Tuesday night to make an impassioned plea in support of Brittney Griner as the WNBA star spent her 32nd birthday in a Russian prison.

Colts owner Jim Irsay: 'There is merit to remove' Dan Snyder

For the first time, an NFL owner is publicly calling for serious consideration to remove Dan Snyder as owner of the Washington Commanders.

'Black Friday' NFL game to stream on Amazon Prime in 2023

NFL owners passed a resolution during the league meetings in March that gave the league permission to schedule another short turnaround game the week of Thanksgiving.

Brittney Griner's lawyer says WNBA star fears she may never be released from Russian prison

"She is not yet absolutely convinced that America will be able to take her home," Boykov said in an interview with the New York Times. "She is very worried about what the price of that will be, and she is afraid that she will have to serve the whole sentence here in Russia."

Fears grow for Iranian female rock climber who competed without hijab abroad

Female climber Elnaz Rekabi may have been forced to leave South Korea early by Iranian officials and could face arrest back home, Farsi-language media outside of Iran reported.

Gostisbehere scores late as Coyotes beat Maple Leafs 4-2

Shayne Gostisbehere scored on a power play late in the third period and added an assist as the Arizona Coyotes beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 Monday night for their first win of the season.

Cardinals welcome D-Hop back, hope it sparks struggling team

Three-time All-Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins is back on the field after serving his six-game suspension. That won’t fix all the problems for the Cardinals, but it’s certainly a good start.