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  Local Olympic hopeful Marcus Titus

  

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  Posted 8:19 PM 5/16/2012

  TUCSON - At one time or another every Olympic hopeful has encountered an obstacle along the way.

  In the case of Tucson's Marcus Titus, a former swimmer at Flowing Wells High School and the University of Arizona, he's lived all of his life with a hearing impairment.

  But he hasn't allowed his setback to be an excuse or get in the way of his push to the Olympics.

  Click on the video to watch Ryan Recker's profile of Marcus.

   

   

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  CDO Softball wins a second straight state title

  

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  Posted 11:20 PM 5/14/2012

  TEMPE - The CDO Softball team claimed its second straight state title and fifth in the last six years with an 11-9 win over Sunrise Mountain in eight innings on Monday night at Farrington Stadium.

  CDO broke a 4-4 tie in the 4th inning, taking an 8-4 lead on a grand slam by Sammi (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Local Olympic Hopeful Bernard Lagat

  

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  Posted 11:02 PM 5/14/2012

  Tucsonan Bernard Lagat came to the United States from Kenya in 1996 to run collegiately for Washington State. Less than ten years later he became a U.S. citizen.

  And out of all of his accomplishments over the years including nationals championships, world championships and medals, seemingly the only thing missing is an Olympic medal as an American.

  Click on the video to watch News 4 Tucson's Ryan Recker's profile of Lagat.

   

   

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  Arizona Softball Selected to Host NCAA Regional

  

  Posted 11:27 PM 5/13/2012

  TUCSON, Ariz. - INDIANAPOLIS - The University of Arizona will host an NCAA Softball Championships Regional Friday through Sunday, May 18-20, at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium. All games will be broadcast by ESPNU and ESPN3.com.Teams in the region include at-large selection from the (More)

  
  

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  Cats Walk Off with Senior Day Victory

  

  Posted 3:42 PM 5/13/2012

  No. 17 Arizona Softball (35-17, 12-12 Pac-12) came up with a dramatic victory on an emotional senior day when Brigette Del Ponte sent seniors Kristen Arriola, Nicole Bryan, Karissa Buchanan, Lini Koria and Jessica Spigner home with a senior day to remember when she hit a walkoff, two-run homer to (More)

  
  

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  Arizona Softball assistant coach arrested for domestic violence

  

  Posted 10:08 PM 5/11/2012

  TUCSON - Longtime Arizona softball assistant Larry Ray is not coaching this weekend's games against Oregon State following a recent arrest.

  According to Pima County Consolidated Justice Courts documents, Ray was arrested on April 29th on suspicion of criminal damage domestic violence and (More)

  
  

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  Softball Blanked by Oregon State, 4-0

  

  Posted 9:54 PM 5/11/2012

  TUCSON, Ariz. - No. 17 Arizona Softball (34-17, 11-12 Pac-12) was shut out for just the fourth time all season by Oregon State (34-20, 9-13 Pac-12) as Arizona's offense managed just four hits against the Beavers in front of the largest crowd at Hillenbrand Stadium all season, 2,680. (More)

  
  

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  Tucson Olympic hopefuls training in Flagstaff

  

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  Posted 10:55 PM 5/10/2012

  FLAGSTAFF - They are Tucsonans, friends, training partners and three-time Olympians.

  United States runners Bernard Lagat and Abdi Abdirahman are preparing for this summer's Olympics in London amid the solitude and altitude of Flagstaff, where recently, News 4 Tucson's Ryan Recker paid them a visit.

   

   

   

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  Arizona Softball powers past Oregon State

  

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  Posted 10:49 PM 5/10/2012

  TUCSON - No. 17 Arizona Softball (34-16, 11-11 Pac-12) hit three homers and scored eight times in the fourth inning to come from behind and help mercy Oregon State (33-20, 8-13 Pac-12), 12-4 in six innings in the first game of senior weekend at Hillenbrand Stadium. Chelsea Suitos' (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  CDO senior Jaide Stepter has an experienced coach: her mother

  

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  Posted 10:07 AM 5/9/2012

  TUCSON - The Arizona High School State Track and Field Meet begins tomorrow, and as CDO senior hurdler and sprinter Jaide Stepter eyes her "final" meet, she does so with the goal of four individual state titles in mind, after winning three a year ago.

  Guiding her to this point has been a (More) • Video (1)