Sports shorts: Pima softball team ends 3rd in nation

After matching No. 2 Salt Lake run for run in extra innings, the Pima College softball team saw its NJCCA Division I national title hopes end in a bizarre way Saturday.

Sports shorts: Pima needs 3-0 mark today to claim softball title

The Pima College softball team is one of the last three teams standing at the NJCAA Division I national tournament in St. George, Utah.

Sports shorts: Pima softball 2-0 at national tourney

Yvette Alvarez pitched a three-hit shutout as the Pima College softball team won its second game at the NJCAA Division I national tournament in St. George, Utah, on Thursday. The Aztecs (48-17) defeated Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 4-0 to advance in the winner's bracket.

Sports shorts: Pima wins opener at softball nationals

The Pima College softball team opened the NJCAA Division I national tournament with a 6-4 win over Paris (Texas) Junior College in St. George, Utah, on Wednesday.

Sports shorts: Ex-Cat Scott to get more snaps with Jags

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Former Arizona Wildcats quarterback Matt Scott should receive more snaps during offseason workouts with the Jacksonville Jaguars now that the team is down two three quarterbacks.

Sports shorts: UA's Barrett, Lalang honored nationally

Arizona's Brigetta Barrett and Lawi Lalang swept the women's and men's national athlete of the week awards, presented Monday by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association.

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UA's Rivera-Morales, Lalang win Pac-12 titles

Sports shorts: UA's Barrett jumps to collegiate record

Arizona senior Brigetta Barrett broke the collegiate record in the women's high jump, leaping 6 feet 6 1/4 inches Saturday to help give the Wildcats the lead at the Pac-12 track and field championships in Los Angeles.

Sports shorts: Wildcats still in 10th place at NCAA golf regional

The University of Arizona women's golf team remained in 10th place after the second round of the NCAA West Regional at Stanford Golf Course in Palo Alto, Calif.

Sports shorts: Gold medalist dies as yacht capsizes

SAN FRANCISCO - A 72-foot-long, high-tech catamaran sailboat capsized Thursday in San Francisco Bay while practicing for the America's Cup races this summer, killing an Olympic gold medalist from England and injuring another sailor, authorities said.

Sports Shorts: Ex-UA AD Livengood calls it quits at UNLV

UNLV athletic director Jim Livengood announced Wednesday that he is retiring, ending a four-year run at the school. Livengood left the UA for UNLV in 2009 after spending 15 years in Tucson.

Sports shorts: Suns hire GM from Celtics front office

PHOENIX - The Phoenix Suns have hired Boston Celtics executive Ryan McDonough as their next general manager.

Sports shorts: Pacquiao, Rios set for bout in China

LOS ANGELES - Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring Nov. 23 against Brandon Rios at the Macau Venetian resort in China, Pacquiao's promoter said Monday.

Sports shorts: At age 60, Dirtadian rolls to 5th city title

Armen Dirtadian won his fifth Tucson City Amateur golf championship Sunday, his first since 2002.

Sports shorts: Alvarez hurls Pima to softball nationals

For the second straight year, the Pima College softball team is headed to the NJCAA tournament after pitcher Yvette Alvarez and the Aztecs beat top seed Central Arizona twice Saturday for the Region I, Division I title.

Sports shorts: Princess of Sylmar wins Kentucky Oaks

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A filly that trainer Todd Pletcher waffled on entering in the Kentucky Oaks has him poised to complete a rare double today in the Kentucky Derby.

Sports shorts: Driver helps McIlroy share lead in N.C.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - For all the talk about the greens, Rory McIlroy's most important club was his driver Thursday in the Wells Fargo Championship.

Sports shorts: Orb is 7-2 favorite for Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Orb was made the early 7-2 favorite for the Kentucky Derby, with undefeated Verrazano the second choice in a full field of 20 horses.

Sports shorts: Jags WR Blackmon suspended by NFL for substance abuse

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The NFL suspended Jaguars receiver Justin Blackmon on Tuesday for the first four games of the 2013 season for his second violation in less than a year of the league's substance-abuse policy.

Sports shorts: Tebow Time in NY over as Jets cut QB

NEW YORK - The Jets waived quarterback Tim Tebow on Monday, the end of an unsuccessful one-season experiment in New York that produced more hype and headlines than production on the field. And it all ended quietly, with a three-paragraph news release.

Sports shorts: Bucs, Saints invite ex-Wildcat Tutogi

Former UA Wildcats fullback Taimi Tutogi will get his shot at the NFL - in fact, he may get a couple of shots.

Sports shorts: Harvick wins after 2 laps of overtime

RICHMOND, Va. - Kevin Harvick won Saturday night's race at Richmond International Raceway by plowing through traffic on a two-lap sprint to the finish.

Sports shorts: Colorado's Roberson delays NBA decision

BOULDER, Colo. - Colorado junior forward Andre Roberson, the nation's second-best rebounder, canceled a news conference Friday to discuss whether he will turn pro or return to the Buffaloes for his senior season.

Sports shorts: Former Cat Barnes takes Zurich lead

AVONDALE, La. - Former Arizona Wildcats All-American Ricky Barnes said he still owes his newborn daughter a late birthday present.

Sports shorts: Cowboys Stadium gets first title game

PASADENA, Calif. - The first championship game in the College Football Playoff will be held at Cowboys Stadium. The BCS conference commissioners announced Wednesday that Arlington, Texas, edged Tampa, Fla., in the bidding to be the site of the first title game in the new playoff system. The …

Sports shorts: Move over, BCS, for the College Football Playoff

PASADENA, Calif. - The Bowl Championship Series will be replaced by the College Football Playoff.

Sports shorts: College football set to pick playoff sites to be settled for college football

With the how and when of college football playoffs determined, it's time to lock in the where. The conference commissioners in charge of putting together the four-team playoff system that will start after the 2014 regular season will meet starting today in Pasadena, Calif.

Flight delays soar as FAA cuts hours for air controllers

Flight delays piled up all across the country Monday as thousands of air traffic controllers were forced to take an unpaid day off because of federal budget cuts, providing the most visible impact yet of Congress and the White House's failure to agree on a long-term deficit-reduction plan.

Sports shorts: Jets trade star corner Revis to Buccaneers

TAMPA, Fla. - Revis Island is relocating to Tampa Bay.

Sports shorts: UA high jumper Barrett captures 22nd straight event

Arizona senior Brigetta Barrett won her 22nd straight high jump competition, leaping 6 feet 2 1/4 inches Saturday at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif.

Sports shorts: Bergman runs UA's 2nd-fastest 5,000

Arizona senior Jen Bergman set a personal-best in the 5,000 meters in 15 minutes 52.41 seconds - the second-best time in UA track and field history - at the Mt. SAC Relays on Friday night in Walnut, Calif.

Sports shorts: Former Cat elected to volleyball hall

Former Arizona Wildcats volleyball All-American Caren Kemner has been named to the Volleyball Hall of Fame, the organization announced Thursday. Kemner will be inducted Oct. 18 in Holyoke, Mass.

Sports shorts: Kingdon to travel to China as part of Pac-12 team

University of Arizona sophomore volleyball player Madi Kingdon will compete on a Pac-12 all-star team that will travel to China this summer.

Sports shorts: Summerall, called 'voice of football,' passes away at 82

DALLAS - Pat Summerall was the calm alongside John Madden's storm.

Sports shorts: WNBA: Mercury gets Griner; San Antonio drafts UA's Whyte

BRISTOL, Conn. - The Phoenix Mercury took former Baylor center Brittney Griner with the top pick in the WNBA draft on Monday night, while the San Antonio Silver Stars selected former Arizona star Davellyn Whyte with the fourth pick of the second round (16th overall).

Sports shorts: Helmet maker liable in football player's brain injuries

DENVER - A Colorado jury in a lawsuit brought by the family of a severely injured high school football player found that helmet maker Riddell was negligent in failing to warn players about concussion dangers.

Sports shorts: UA grad Pletcher saddles winner in Arkansas Derby

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Overanalyze stormed down the home stretch to pull away and win the $1 million Arkansas Derby on Saturday.

Sports shorts: Legendary Washington hoops coach Harshman dies

SEATTLE - Marv Harshman, who spent 40 years coaching college basketball in the state of Washington and was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985, died Friday at 95.

Sports shorts: Ex-Bear Hurd pleads guilty to drug charge

DALLAS - Former NFL wide receiver Sam Hurd pleaded guilty Thursday to trying to buy cocaine and marijuana to set up a drug-distribution network, leaving a once-promising career in tatters as he faces a prison sentence of at least 10 years.

Mexico inks deal on gas line from AZ border

Mexico's president says a Japanese company has been tapped to build a pipeline to import U.S. natural gas south from the Arizona-Mexico border.

Sports shorts: Neal says he's leaving Notre Dame for UA

Davonté Neal, a former Scottsdale Chaparral football star who played his true freshman season at Notre Dame, told a South Bend, Ind., website that he is transferring to play for the Arizona Wildcats.

Sports shorts: At 14, China's Guan becomes youngest to play Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Guan Tianlang is in good company this week at Augusta National, playing practice rounds with former Masters champions Tiger Woods, Nick Faldo, Ben Crenshaw and Tom Watson.

Sports shorts: Patriots mum on whether Gronkowski's arm is infected

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Patriots say they don't have any comment on published reports that former Arizona Wildcats tight end Rob Gronkowski has an infection in his broken arm that could keep him out into the season.

Sports shorts: UA gymnastics third at regionals

The University of Arizona gymnastics team finished third at an NCAA regional in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, and missed reaching the NCAA Championships.

Salt Lake rallies in eighth, dispatches winless Padres

Roberto Lopez's eighth-inning single led to a Sawyer Carroll throwing error and an eventual 5-3 Salt Lake win over the Tucson Padres on Saturday night.

Sports shorts: Johnson wins pole, sets track record

MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Jimmie Johnson knew he had a fast car the minute he pulled it onto the track at Martinsville Speedway.

Sports shorts: Baylor routs Iowa for first NIT title

NEW YORK - Pierre Jackson had his fourth straight double-double with 17 points and 10 assists to lead Baylor to the first National Invitation Tournament title in school history with a 74-54 win over Iowa on Thursday.

Sports shorts: Peabody returns to coach Pima hoops

Brian Peabody is back in charge of the Pima College men's basketball program.

Sports shorts: Cardinals complete trade for QB Palmer

TEMPE - Carson Palmer has landed with the third team of his NFL career.

Bisbee votes to sanction same-sex civil unions

Bisbee's City Council voted 5-2 late Tuesday to recognize same-sex civil unions within the community, after hearing three hours of impassioned comments from residents and despite a warning from the state's attorney general.