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Bike ride comes early in northern Arizona
Outdoors

Bike ride comes early in northern Arizona

March 20, 2014

Randy Wilson pauses while circumnavigating Alfa Fia Tank off the Arizona Trail about 13 miles north of Flagstaff, Ariz.Randy Wilson/The Arizona Daily Sun That was my motto on a recent…

Cycling’s SUVs
Outdoors

Cycling’s SUVs

March 20, 2014

Cargo bikes the new minivan for cycling families

The familiars lead the NL
Professional Sports

The familiars lead the NL

March 20, 2014

The rest of the league looks up to Atlanta, D.C., L.A. and St. Louis

The AL again chasing the A’s
Professional Sports

The AL again chasing the A’s

March 20, 2014

Yet Bob Melvin’s A’s hardly consider themselves the favorite to win a third consecutive West crown, not in one of baseball’s best divisions that appears to have gotten even better…

Lobos’ reboot means business
College Sports

Lobos’ reboot means business

March 19, 2014

It’s a memory that everybody connected to the New Mexico basketball program is hard-pressed to forget. A year ago, the Lobos were media darlings. They were seeded third and were…

NCAA Tournament fever strikes New Mexico
College Sports

NCAA Tournament fever strikes New Mexico

March 19, 2014

But after two consecutive early exits from the tournament by both, fans say this year they are being more restrained. “I have no expectations – none,” said 34-year-old Todd Johnson,…

NFL will talk change at its spring meetings
Professional Sports

NFL will talk change at its spring meetings

March 19, 2014

Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks soon could have some extra competition in the NFL playoffs. NFL owners likely will consider expanding the playoffs by two teams, beginning in 2015,…

IHS plays on without its head coach
High School Sports

IHS plays on without its head coach

March 18, 2014

“It looks like Mike Tyson got ahold of me,” Ignacio High School girls soccer head coach Oscar Cosio said Tuesday night after his Bobcats lost 9-0 to Pagosa Springs. Cosio’s…

Sports Extra
Sports

Sports Extra

March 18, 2014

Auburn finds a (Bruce) Pearl of a new head coach AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn hired former Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl to revive a struggling basketball program that hasn’t been…

Sports Briefs
Sports

Sports Briefs

March 18, 2014

Navajo Preparatory will hold the March Madness Youth Basketball Tournament on Friday through Sunday in Farmington. There will be 10-and-under coed, 12-and-under boys and girls and 14-and-under boys and girls…

Pagosa Springs get its IML due
High School Sports

Pagosa Springs get its IML due

March 18, 2014

Jaida Ross passed as an All-Intermountain League first team selection, while her Bayfield High School teammate Haley Clarke was named honorable mention earlier this week. BHS finished its season 7-13…