Arizona Sports History
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A survey of the History of Sports in AZ. If you have suggestions, DM! It’s a one man show! Send pics of Tix! Research/typos are my own! Facebook and Insta too!
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6/23/16 - John Gambadoro reported the Phoenix #Suns dreamed for both 18-year-olds Dragan Bender and Marquese Chriss, which is exactly who they got, selecting Bender 4th overall, then trading their 13th and 28th picks plus the rights to Bogdan Bogdanovic for Chriss at #8.
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11/27/22 - Following the unceremonious release of Herm Edwards, he #ASU Sun Devils announced the hiring of 32-year-old Oregon OC and ASU grad, Kenny Dillingham as head coach of football, youngest in program hist. "Make it okay to be a champion here, and we're about to." #ForksUp
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3/23/16 - Kobe Bryant played his final game at and against (87) the Phoenix #Suns, a 119-107 PHX win (PHX: 20-51; LAL: 15-56). Following the game, Kobe gave Devin Booker Kobe's name-brand shoes with the inscription "Be Legendary". Kobe: 17p/3r/2a. Booker: 28p/3r/7a.
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3/31/2001 - Leading by 2p at halftime against defending National Champs Michigan State, #UA outscored MSU by 17p en route to a 80-61 win in the Final Four and the school's 2nd National Championship game in 5yrs. Jason Gardner led with 21p while Gilbert Arenas had 12p/7a. #BearDown
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3/2/95 - #12 UA was down 11p w/1:40 left but went on a 17-6 run to tie, before pulling out a hard-fought 114-111 2OT win at Washington State. Damon Stoudemire dropped a career-high 40pts (15-29FGs, w/3r/3a). Blair: 19p/16r. Owes: 14p/12r. WSU: Fontanaine: 38p/5r. #BearDown
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6/4/89 - Phoenix hosted Formula One for the 1st time, a 3-day event culminating in the Iceberg PHX Grand Prix which Frenchman Alain Prost won by 39.696 over Italian Riccardo Patrese. 31,441 watched live, The 81-lap race ended at 75 because of the mandatory 2hr limit (2:1:33.133).
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2/25/23 - Following an inexplicable made FT by Oumar Ballo w/2.9sec remaining (sent to the line despite due to terrible officiating as they missed a loose ball foul on him), Desmond Cambridge hit a 60ft game-winner at the buzzer for an 89-88 #ASU win at #7 UA. #ForksUp #BearDown
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3/4/22 - Minus both Chris Paul and Devin Booker, Cam Johnson led the Phoenix #Suns (51-12) w/career-highs in scoring (38p) & 3PM's (9), his final #Shazam, a buzzer-beater to cap off a dramatic comeback (down 14p late in the 3Q) to defeat the NY Knicks, 115-114.
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11/23/13 - #19 ASU clinched the PAC-12 South Title with a 38-33 win at #14 UCLA, ASU's 6th straight win. QB Taylor Kelly finished 20-27 for 225yds and 1TD and was the leading rusher with 99yds and 1TD as well. ASU needed to beat UA to host the PAC-12 Champ. vs Stanford. #ForksUp
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1/8/00 - Eddie House tied Lew Alcindor for the PAC-10's highest-individual scoring game w/61pts (shooting 18-30 from the field, 7-10 from 3, 18-19 from the charity stripe w/ 7r/3a/4s) in a 111-108 2OT #ASU win over Cal. He became the first Sun Devil with 3+ 40p games. #ForksUp
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1/25/97 - 21-year-old Tiger Woods nailed a hole-in-one on the Phoenix Open's 16th hole. His Saturday Ace remains the most famous and potentially loudest cheered shot in the history of the Open. Steve Jones won with a 258 (-26) winning by 11 shots. Woods finished T-18 (-9). #WMPO
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5/4/06 - W/no Raja Bell (suspended for clothesline on Kobe) the Phoenix #Suns avoided elimination again, defeating the LA Lakers when Tim Thomas hit a 3 to tie the game in regulation before PHX hit 7 straight scoring 21p in OT to win 126-118, tying the First Round 3-3.
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3/16/23 – The UA Wildcats became the first school in hist. to lose to a 15-seed as a 2-seed in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, losing to Princeton 59-55, despite the Tigers shooting just 40% from the field 16% from 3 (making only 4 3's), and having more TOs than Assists.
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9/20/98 - On the day Cal Ripken's streak ended, RB Adrian Murrell rushed for 101yds in the 4Q as the Cardinals scored 17p in the final 13min to beat the Eagles, 17-3 (Philly's FG came 40sec into the 4Q). Jake Plummer: 21-35 for 137yds. Simeon Rice: 2 sacks. (AZ, 5 total).
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12/10/17 - Shannon Evans hit a 3 late to hold off #2 Kansas as #16 ASU upset the Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse, 95-85. The win vaulted ASU to #5 in the nation. Kansas led 15-2 early, but ASU went on a 15-0 run in the second half to pull away for good. Tra Holder: 29p/7a. #ForksUp
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