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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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)
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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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)
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)
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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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)
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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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)
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)
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