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Phoenix Mercury fans show up in big way for home closer despite disappointing end to season
In the 2025 WNBA season, the Phoenix Mercury made it all the way to the WNBA Finals before losing to the Las Vegas Aces 4-0 in a best-of-seven series. Despite the loss, the team had grown to being in championship contention. Fast forward to the 2026 WNBA season, the team finished…

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In final game of the regular season, Phoenix Mercury lose 100-82 to Las Vegas Aces
The Phoenix Mercury (16-27) welcomed the Las Vegas Aces (30-13) for each team’s final regular season game on Thursday night at Mortgage Matchup Center. “It’s a little bit of a letdown,” Mercury head coach Nate Tibbetts said. “This is the time of year that you want to be excited…

CGFD Awarded $351,510 FEMA Grant to Expand Firefighter Cancer Screening and Prevention
The Casa Grande Fire Department has been awarded $351,510 through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program to establish an enhanced cancer screening and early-detection program for Casa Grande firefighters.

Blimp spotted over the Tri-Community
The Goodyear Blimp was spotted over San Manuel and Oracle on Monday, Sept. 14. The last visit was back in 1959 (to our recollection). Many thanks to Parrish Traweek for the photo of the sighting and to Kevin Armburst for the scan of the historic photo from the San Manuel Miner.

Copper scores go ahead basket with 2.4 seconds left—lifts Mercury to 87-86 win over Dallas
After the FIBA World Cup and two away games, the Phoenix Mercury (14-26) welcomed the Dallas Wings (26-16) on Monday night at Mortgage Matchup Center. The Wings sat eighth in the WNBA Stadings, having wrapped up the final playoff spot, while the Mercury sat 12th in the WNBA. “We…

Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s 3 TDs help Seahawks pull away from Cardinals
Drew Lock and Jaxon Smith-Njigba connected for three touchdowns as the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Arizona Cardinals 31-7 Sunday in Glendale, Ariz.

Tight first half leads to a second-half blowout, Cardinals lose to Seahawks 31-7
Starting the season with a 26-14 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium, the Arizona Cardinals were welcomed back home for week two against reigning Super Bowl champions, the Seattle Seahawks—an NFC West rival. With this unexpected victory, going into Inglewood as…

Rising lose 3-1 to El Paso—playoff chances grow questionable despite close gap
Phoenix Rising welcomed El Paso Locomotive on Saturday night at Phoenix Rising Stadium FC. Phoenix was coming off a 2-1 win over Tulsa, while El Paso had beaten Loudoun United 4-1. Despite winning two out of their last three games, Phoenix had a tough opponent, as El Paso was…

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