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The Rockies are tentatively scheduled to kick off spring training games in 39 days. We don’t know for sure if the schedule will start on time, but we can yearn for warmer days ahead as we look out the window and wait for spring. The Rockies were able to play 17 spring training games last year. They played a game in eight of the 10 Cactus League venues. The last game that allowed a Rockies fan in attendance was on March 10 against the Cincinnati Reds, as the COVID-19 shutdown came shortly afte...

By: Deborah Speer CASHING IN:Cover of Phoenix-based concert promoter Danny Zelisko’s photo-packed book, available now. An audiobook is expected to be released in April.Phoenix, Ariz.-based concert promoter Danny Zelisko celebrated his 40th anniversary in business in 2019, just in time for COVID and quarantine. In 2020, he took advantage of the unwanted down time to finish a project more than five years in the making: “All Exce$$ – Occupation: C...

On Dec. 16, 1984, the former St. Louis Cardinals playoffs arrived early.  Entering the final week of the season, they were 9-6, and in second place in the NFC East. They trailed their next opponents, 10-5 Washington, and were ahead of the 9-7 New York Giants, who had lost the day before.  St. Louis had defeated Washington earlier in the season, meaning that the final game between the two amounted to a division championship.  A win on the road, and the Cardinals would be in the playoffs for t...

Pats Run to be virtual again in 2021: How to join Pats Run will be held virtually in 2021 due to the pandemic. and last updated 2020-12-17 11:36:47-05 TEMPE, AZ — Because of the ongoing pandemic, Pats Run will again be held virtually in 2021. "While we are disappointed that we won’t be in the same physical location, we will all still come together for the spirited, family-friendly event that we’ve all come to know and love," the Pat Tillman Foundation said in an email to subscrib...

Harry Paidas: Winning and losing without the scoreboard Harry Paidas Special to The Alliance Review In case you haven’t noticed, there has been a lot in the news about winning and losing recently.  While a month has passed since Election Day, there is still some doubt about the outcome of the election. Apparently winning (or losing) is not as clear-cut as it used to be.  I am no expert in politics, so when it comes to reference points, I usually turn to what I know best – sports.  Forgi...

Newspaper clipping from 1958 Vandals from Tempe vandalized UA sidewalks, windows and buildings after the UA opposed allowing the college up north to change its name from Arizona State College at Tempe to Arizona State University. From the story at that time: "Lettering measuring from one to three feet and saying ASU-200. Yes. was printed on sidewalks, windows and buildings. Principal target was the Student Union building where workers were kept busy Thursday trying to take off the paint." 1962:...

This time of year, in cold, cold denmark, they rely on this word. they rely on hygge to keep the dark away. to keep the dark away from winning and defeeting us all. look at this. it can be so dark in denmark this time of year, that for the few moments when it is light outside, they swadle the babies up and roll them outside for nap time. out doors in the winter in their strollers. just so the little buggers can get some precious moments of sun. you cant afford to sleep through the sun when there...

They have acres and acres of sun-baked desert. they play in sun devil stadium. when the washington state husky ran away with the arizona sun devil this year, that was just a chew toy version. the real sun devils won the game by 14 points. arizona really is one of those places where the sun wins. the sun is the whole point of the arizona state flag. your baby can safely sleep inside. for many thousands of people who love arizona and who move there from other less warm parts of the country, the su...

Alabama, a police officer nearly run down by a driver. it happened in a shopping center parking lot. the woman ramming a police cruiser twice and backing up driving in the direction of an officer. that policemen fired at her car. she went to the hospital fors mental evaluation and facing attempted murder chargings . arizona, a camera crashing down on the field on sun devil stadium right inside of the bowl between iowa and oklahoma and narrlily releasing incomenut junior. the camera provides over...