By Andrew Norin/Arizona Sonora News Even though he has done it nearly a hundred times, Robert Congel still gets nervous as he walks out of the tunnel and into the stadium, where tens of thousands of fans are screaming in support of him and his 109 teammates. Among the thoughts he is having, is the…
ESPN’s College GameDay coming to Tucson marks a rite of passage for University of Arizona athletics. The UA brand is sticking. After years of constructing the university’s reputation, Athletic Director Greg Byrne has hit a landmark with GameDay’s appearance. It part of a long-term strategy to extend the recognition of the Block A around…
Warren Ballpark was named after Bisbee’s most renown drunk. George Warren was a man who bet the equivalent of $20 million today that he could beat a horse in a foot race. The results didn’t end in his favor. The field is named after him because he was a figure in the mining industry and was…
Arizona’s Native American tribes want a piece of the Super Bowl. “What better time to advertise than the Superbowl?” said Debra Krol, senior communications manager at the Heard Museum and member of the Xolon Salinan tribe. The message many tribes want to leave behind in one of the world’s largest media shows is both cultural and political….
