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Tommy Lloyd Assembled Two NCAA-Caliber Teams Through Elite Recruiting

Hyperlocal LoopApril 18, 2026

Tommy Lloyd’s reputation as a recruiter has grown into a national talking point. This season provided the clearest evidence: six former Arizona players, now scattered to other programs, combined to score around 82 points per game, a volume that turned heads across college basketball. Put those six on a single roster and it’s reasonable to […]

From Perth to Tucson: Chase Ridley Joins Arizona Punting Corps

Hyperlocal LoopApril 18, 2026

Chase Ridley, a freshman punter from Perth, Australia, has landed in Tucson to join the Wildcats’ special teams unit. At 22 years old he’s older than a typical freshman and has traveled nearly 10,000 miles from home to pursue American football. Ridley grew up playing Australian rules football — a sport built around kicking — […]

Becky Burke Rebuilds Arizona Women’s Basketball, Overachieves in Year One

Hyperlocal LoopApril 18, 2026

Becky Burke arrived at Arizona last season without a finished roster — she had to assemble one. The only returning player on the roster was redshirt junior Montaya Dew, who had played just one game the year before before suffering an injury. Burke brought some players with her from Buffalo and leaned heavily on the […]

Naivar’s “Slow-Cooked” Process Aims to Fix Salgado-Medina’s Kicking Woes

Hyperlocal LoopApril 18, 2026

Arizona special-teams coordinator Craig Naivar offers up some advice for oft-criticized placekicker Michael Salgado-Medina (video by Michael Lev / Arizona Daily Star) Some would argue that shouldn’t be difficult. After all, Arizona’s placekicker had the lowest field-goal percentage in the Big 12 in 2025. Michael Lev is a senior writer/columnist for the Arizona Daily Star, […]

Regents Approve Lloyd’s $37.5M Deal, Bennett’s Five-Year ASU Contract

Hyperlocal LoopApril 18, 2026

University regents unanimously approved a new five-year contract for Arizona men’s basketball coach Tommy Lloyd during a public meeting this week, formalizing his decision to remain with the program after he announced at a Final Four news conference that he would stay. Lloyd did not go into full detail about the agreement at that press […]

Bourque’s hat trick, assist powers Stars’ 6-5 comeback over Maple Leafs

Hyperlocal LoopApril 18, 2026

Bourque’s first NHL hat trick fuels Stars’ 6-5 comeback over Maple Leafs PUBLISHED 8:35 AM CT Apr. 14, 2026 PUBLISHED 8:35 AM CDT Apr. 14, 2026 Mavrik Bourque delivered his first NHL hat trick and added an assist Monday night as the Dallas Stars erased two large deficits to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5. […]

Azzi Fudd No. 1 pick to Dallas Wings; $500K rookie payday

Hyperlocal LoopApril 18, 2026

Azzi Fudd will join the Dallas Wings as the top selection in the WNBA draft and is set to earn roughly $500,000 under the league’s new rookie pay scale. The event also highlighted a historic showing from UCLA, which placed six players into the professional ranks — the most ever from a single program. After […]

Roope Hintz misses playoff start; Miro Heiskanen expected to return

Hyperlocal LoopApril 18, 2026

Stars center Roope Hintz to miss start of playoffs; Miro Heiskanen expected to return, coach says PUBLISHED 4:57 PM CT Apr. 15, 2026 PUBLISHED April 15, 2026 @4:57 PM Dallas’ top-line center Roope Hintz will not be available for the start of the NHL playoffs after suffering a setback in his recovery from a lower-body […]

Rangers’ four-run ninth, Pederson RBI lift Texas to 9-6 win

Hyperlocal LoopApril 18, 2026

Rangers rally for 4 runs in the 9th inning to beat the Athletics 9-6 PUBLISHED 8:37 PM CT Apr. 16, 2026 PUBLISHED 8:37 PM CDT Apr. 16, 2026 WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Texas Rangers pulled off a dramatic late comeback Thursday, plating four runs in the ninth inning to turn a 6-5 deficit into […]

Johnston’s shootout goal sends Stars to 4-3 regular-season win

Hyperlocal LoopApril 18, 2026

Wyatt Johnston seals Stars’ regular season-ending 4-3 shootout win over Sabres PUBLISHED 8:46 AM CT Apr. 16, 2026 PUBLISHED 8:46 AM CDT Apr. 16, 2026 Wyatt Johnston provided the deciding goal in the shootout as the Dallas Stars closed their regular season with a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night. The victory […]