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Sports Editor, Arizona Daily Sun | Former Missouri State Sports Information Graduate Assistant | NAZ Sports & Jackcentral alum | brenden.martin@azdailysun.com

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Flagstaff volleyball middle blocker/opposite hitter Peighton Killeen has verbally committed to Division II Southern Arkansas.

11.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The front page of the sports section (Page B1) in the Arizona Daily Sun, issued on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (Volume 80, Issue 85).

The front page of the sports section (Page B1) in the Arizona Daily Sun, issued on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (Volume 80, Issue 85).

Today's front page of the sports section in the Arizona Daily Sun (March 10, 2026).

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10.03.2026 16:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Quite the first year at Santa Clara for former NAU women’s basketball coach Loree Payne. The Broncos went 24-9 and got to the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament.

10.03.2026 00:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ryan Blaney completes Penske sweep of Desert Double at Phoenix Raceway Ryan Blaney survived multiple loose wheels on pit road to win the Straight Talk Wireless 500 and complete Team Penske’s sweep of NASCAR and IndyCar events at Phoenix Raceway.

β€œIt’s always special to win for Roger, but on a weekend like this where he put a lot of effort into having these two series together, for us to finish it out is definitely neat.”

Ryan Blaney completes Penske sweep of Desert Double at Phoenix Raceway
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09.03.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Technical inspection is compete. No issues. No cars to R&D. Ryan Blaney is the winner of the #StraightTalkWireless500 at Phoenix Raceway.

09.03.2026 01:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ryan Blaney’s never been a big burnout guy. Here’s what he gave Phoenix Raceway today.

#StraightTalkWireless500

08.03.2026 23:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ryan Blaney wins the #StraightTalkWireless500 at Phoenix Raceway!

08.03.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œI think you see the benefit of that in the grandstands. So I guess we’ll find out.”

Richard Childress Racing’s Kyle Busch expected fans to turn out for the weekend. Seems like he was right.

08.03.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

AJ Allmendinger turns Joey Logano, who comes up the track and takes out Josh Berry and Daniel Suarez.

Chase Eillott with some damage as well. 57 laps to go.

#StraightTalkWireless500

08.03.2026 22:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œWhen I was a kid, we had season tickets to Texas Motor Speedway. What that meant is, if there was a race at that track, we went.”

RFK Racing’s Chris Buescher details how IndyCar’s presence at Texas Motor Speedway exposed him to that series, among others.

08.03.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Big crash on the rest at lap 216/312. Ross Chastain, Austin Cindric and Anthony Alfredo with big damage. Joey Logano gave Chastain a bump going to the dogleg and sent him up the track.

#StraightTalkWireless500

08.03.2026 22:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThey do things different. I walked through the garage this morning and it’s a different world for sure. I’m not saying I want it every week, but every now and then it’s good.”

Trackhouse Racing’s RossChastain details his experience reconnecting with some friends in IndyCar.

08.03.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Christopher Bell wins stage 2, using four fresh tires to get around Denny Hamlin.

#StraightTalkWireless500

08.03.2026 21:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ryan Blaney wins stage 1 after taking the lead from Pole sitter Joey Logano. It's Blaney's 6th career stage win at Phoenix Raceway, his most at any track.

#StraightTalkWireless500

08.03.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We are green at Phoenix Raceway! 🟩

#StraightTalkWireless500

08.03.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Engines are fired for the #StraightTalk500 Phoenix Raceway!

08.03.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œI think it’s amazing. I’m a huge fan of IndyCar, so I love the fact that we are having a doubleheader. Hopefully it leads to more in the future.”

Add Christopher Bell to those who are proponents for more times when NASCAR and IndyCar are at the same track on the same weekend.

08.03.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œIt’s a cool opportunity and you realize probably afterwards how big of an opportunity it is. Tyler is great here. He’s really, really strong. He’s definitely going to be a factor on Sunday.”

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell won 3 straight races last year, like Tyler Reddick now.

08.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œI was talking to Pato the other day that it would be amazing to go race in Mexico together. I don’t know. We’ll see what happens. Anything and everything is a possibility.”

Spire Motorsport’s Daniel SuΓ‘rez said the IndyCar/NASCAR weekend opens the door for future events.

08.03.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œHonestly, I can’t even remember the first few weeks of last year, so it’s hard to compare. But overall, I’m very happy where I am. I'm very happy with the beginning that we’ve had.”

Spire Motorsports driver Daniel SuΓ‘rez enters Phoenix Raceway 7th in points.

08.03.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Justin Allgaier rallies to win O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Phoenix Raceway JR Motorsports driver Justin Allgaier overcame a pit road mishap to steal the win in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Phoenix Raceway to win his first race with

Justin Allgaier rallies to win O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Phoenix Raceway

The No. 7 JR Motorsports team overcame a pit road mishap to steal the race Phoenix Raceway in the final laps to win their 1st race with new crew chief Andrew Overstreet.
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08.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Josef Newgarden retains Phoenix Raceway crown in IndyCar’s return to short oval Team Penske driver Josef Newgarden repeated his 2018 victory, the last time IndyCar was at Phoenix Raceway, opting for fresh tires to rush into the lead at the end of

β€œI got to say, I was not a believer midway through the race. But when I needed that car to be good, it was really good. It’s not like I was doing something magical.”

Josef Newgarden retains Phoenix Raceway crown in IndyCar’s return to short oval
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08.03.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œI think the team did an incredible job of not giving up. That’s not an ideal situation.”

JR Motorsports driver Justin Allgaier details what happened on the pit stop that sent him down to 21st before ultimately coming back to win the #GOVX200 Phoenix Raceway.

08.03.2026 05:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œI didn’t know if I could live up to where he’s built me up to. He’s probably one of the most positive people I’ve been around.”

#GOVX200 winner Justin Allgaier credits the work new crew chief Andrew Overstreet did over the offseason to get the team to Victory Lane at Phoenix Raceway.

08.03.2026 05:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Justin Allgaier sneaks by and steals the #GOVX200 from Jessie Love for his 29th career NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series win, 8th all-time. It's his 3rd career win Phoenix Raceway and marks a record 10th straight season with a win.

08.03.2026 03:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Jessie Love wins his second stage of the season to close out stage 2 Phoenix Raceway.

#GOVX200

08.03.2026 01:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sammy Smith in the No. 8 car wins his 7th career stage after passing No. 2 Jessie Love with 4 laps to go in stage 1. Pole sitter Taylor Gray fell to 12th.

#GOVX200

08.03.2026 01:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Engines are fired for the #GOVX200 NASCAR O'Reilly Series race Phoenix Raceway. It's the second race of the day. No. 54 Taylor Gray is starting on the pole.

08.03.2026 00:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No. 7 NAU women’s basketball loses in the first round of the Big Sky Tournament to No. 8 Montana, 61-60. Naomi White missed the potential game-winner at the buzzer.

White had 24 points to become the program’s single-season scoring leader.

#BigSkyWBB

07.03.2026 23:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Team Penske's Josef Newgarden wins the #GoodRanchers250 Phoenix Raceway. He retains his Phoenix crown from 2018, thanks to a late pass around Kyle Kirkwood coming to 6 laps to go.

07.03.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0