Richard Obert has been covering high school sports since the 1980s for The Arizona Republic. He also covers Grand Canyon University athletics and the Arizona Rattlers. To suggest human-interest story ideas and other news, reach Obert at [email protected] or 602-316-8827. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter: @azc_obert

The eight-member class of 2024-2025 to be inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame was announced on Thursday.

Thanks to conference realignment, college basketball fans will be treated to a matchup of two of the best programs in the country on Monday night. Big 12 newco

Caleb Shaw, the nephew of head coach Bryce Drew and son of assistant Casey Shaw, has given Grand Canyon's basketball's bench a boost.

BOULDER, Colo. -- The first time the Arizona State Sun Devils squared off against Colorado they were without freshman guard Joson Sanon, then the team's leading scorer. They still prevailed by 20 points.

The Iowa State basketball team lost a heartbreaker on Monday night on the road against Arizona.

Caleb Love hit a tying heave from beyond halfcourt at the end of regulation and made two more 3-pointers in overtime, finishing with 22 points and lifting Arizona to an 86-75 win over No. 3 Iowa State.

Week 13 of the college basketball season has already seen one big upset with No. 3 Iowa State falling at Arizona on Monday. Which teams could join the Cyclones?

Townsend’s career started long before his arrival to Arizona, in a town of less than five thousand people: Oxford, Michigan. Townsend attended Oxford High School where he played for the boy’s varsity basketball team and competed in high jump for the school’s track and field team.

It was certainly a better fight, for the most part. But, ultimately, it finished with a familiar and frustrating result.