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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.