The Hotline is delighted to provide Pac-12 fans with a regular dive into the recruiting process through the eyes and ears of Brandon Huffman, the Seattle-based national recruiting editor for 247Sports. He submitted the following report on Jan. 31 …So, what did we miss?What a wild three weeks since we last addressed the West Coast…
After a pause in franchise development coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, when CEO Anita Adams said the focus was “all about cash preservation,” Black Bear Diner is fully in growth mode again. The Redding, California-based chain opened 10 new locations in 2022, added seven more last year and is set to open at least…
TEMPE — About three months into his career with Arizona State basketball, Jose Perez has shown why head coach Bobby Hurley wanted him so badly in the first place. The fifth-year college guard ranks second among the team in points per game at 13.4, right behind Frankie Collins at 13.7. He’s shooting 44.6%. In the…
Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. is planning to debut its budding national store concept — called Dick’s House of Sport — in Arizona in 2025, the company confirmed to sister publication, the Phoenix Business Journal Jan. 30.The new Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) concept combines the Coraopolis-based public company’s retail merchandise with sporting experiences such as…
Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma hopes that HB 2435 will crack down on the increase in organized retail crime in Arizona.At a news conference Tuesday at the Capitol, Toma, a Republican who is sponsoring the bill, emphasized “getting tough” and holding criminals accountable.The legislation, which is headed to the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday, sets up…
The Westin Tempe faces a potential foreclosure sale after failing to make its loan payments.The lender for the 290-room hotel near Seventh Street and Mill Avenue in downtown Tempe filed a notice of trustee sale earlier this week, according Maricopa County records. Such notices inform borrowers and property owners they are facing a potential foreclosure…
PHOENIX — Republicans who control the Arizona Legislature are trying again to address the state’s housing affordability crisis by limiting the ability of cities and towns to set minimum standards for single-family homes.Rep. Leo Biasiucci and Sen. Sonny Borrelli, both from Lake Havasu City and serving as majority leaders of their respective…
Field Level Media Kiki Iriafen scored 27 points and pulled down 14 rebounds as No. 6 Stanford routed Arizona State 80-50 on Friday in Tempe, Ariz.Cameron Brink added 20 points, 16 rebounds and three blocked shots for the Cardinal (18-2, 7-1 Pac-12), who won their third consecutive game. Stanford’s Hannah Jump finished with 13 points.Jalyn…
Estes Park’s historic and haunted Stanley Hotel in Colorado — which is being acquired by an Arizona-based nonprofit — has landed a big new partner for its up-and-coming film center.Blumhouse — the multimedia company behind horror franchises including “Halloween”, “Get Out” and “Paranormal Activity” — said Jan. 26 that it will pull from its catalog…
Ian McKinney Cronkite News One day after its chairman was forced out over the leak of an embarrassing audio tape, the Arizona Republican Party got more bad news Thursday when former President Donald Trump backed out of a planned Friday fundraiser.The rally, which was to have featured many of the state’s leading GOP candidates, was…