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Rob Kleifield

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Saluting Seniors: Tyson Heyn's unselfishness shined at Gilbert Christian

Saluting Seniors: Tyson Heyn's unselfishness shined at Gilbert Christian

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Saluting Seniors: Positivity is part of Nathan Matthews' DNA

Saluting Seniors: Positivity is part of Nathan Matthews' DNA

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Shifting landscape of developmental soccer positions Phoenix Rising FC to be Arizona leader

Shifting landscape of developmental soccer positions Phoenix Rising FC to be Arizona leader

Soccer in America, particularly in the desert, has never been so fruitful.

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Puppy power: How two Phoenix Rising FC players are combating the coronavirus pandemic

Puppy power: How two Phoenix Rising FC players are combating the coronavirus pandemic

If he's not stacking cards and racking up scores in solitaire, strumming his acoustic guitar or teaching hims…

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U.S. Soccer Federation closes youth development program because of coronavirus

U.S. Soccer Federation closes youth development program because of coronavirus

Arizona high school soccer (Photo: Getty Images) The U.S. Soccer Development Academy, which includes thousand…

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Phoenix Rising FC players hopeful for return of soccer and roaring crowds

Phoenix Rising FC players hopeful for return of soccer and roaring crowds

Soccer and its supporters generally go hand in hand, except now Phoenix Rising FC players must consider the p…

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Arizona Game and Fish Department adapts to protect its customers

Arizona Game and Fish Department adapts to protect its customers

All Rifle and pistol ranges, and the clay target center at Ben Avery Shooting Facility, which is just north o…

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Phoenix Rising FC players lean on each other to find comfort in hardship far from home

Phoenix Rising FC players lean on each other to find comfort in hardship far from home

Together but separate are words that describe the current state of Phoenix Rising FC and, more critically, se…

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Phoenix Rising spots the silver lining amid uncertainty

Phoenix Rising spots the silver lining amid uncertainty

Sports have been pushed to the back-burner because of the coronavirus pandemic, and members of Phoenix Rising…

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Phoenix-area bowling centers shut down amid coronavirus concerns

Phoenix-area bowling centers shut down amid coronavirus concerns

CLOSE Bowling alleys across the Phoenix metro area are temporarily closing their doors in response to rapidly…

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Phoenix Rising players and supporters react on social media to temporary league suspension

Phoenix Rising players and supporters react on social media to temporary league suspension

CLOSE Early morning Thursday, news surfaced that the USL Championship was the next professional sports league…

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Phoenix Rising FC season on hold after USL Championship soccer suspends matches over coronavirus ...

Phoenix Rising FC season on hold after USL Championship soccer suspends matches over coronavirus ...

CLOSE Phoenix Rising Football Club's 2020 campaign is on hold after the USL Championship announced it is susp…

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Newcomers pave the way in Phoenix Rising FC's first win of 2020 campaign

Newcomers pave the way in Phoenix Rising FC's first win of 2020 campaign

CLOSE Phoenix Rising Football Club's 23rd consecutive sellout crowd jumpstarted the franchise's pursuit of it…

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5 Things to know ahead of Phoenix Rising FC's regular season opener

5 Things to know ahead of Phoenix Rising FC's regular season opener

CLOSE Phoenix Rising's Asante Solomon (20) runs past San Antonio's Ebenezer Ackon (15) during the second half…

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Phoenix Rising FC takes aim at USL Championship Final in 2020

Phoenix Rising FC takes aim at USL Championship Final in 2020

CLOSE Phoenix Rising's Asante Solomon (20) gets a shot off against San Antonio's defense during the first hal…

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Veterans Memorial Coliseum proves it's still 'Madhouse on McDowell'

Veterans Memorial Coliseum proves it's still 'Madhouse on McDowell'

CLOSE The Phoenix Suns stopped calling it their home-court more than two decades ago, but Veterans Memorial C…

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Brophy Prep's attack leads Broncos to back-to-back 6A state soccer championships

Brophy Prep's attack leads Broncos to back-to-back 6A state soccer championships

CLOSE All season long, Francesco Montanile was the engine of Brophy Prep's boys soccer team. Montanile's role…

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Flagstaff girls soccer wins first state championship since 2011

Flagstaff girls soccer wins first state championship since 2011

CLOSE Neither team scored a goal during regulation, but it didn't matter. Flagstaff High rushed the field aft…

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Diamondbacks Fan Fest: Houston Astros cheating, Arizona's offseason among hot topics

Diamondbacks Fan Fest: Houston Astros cheating, Arizona's offseason among hot topics

CLOSE Legendary Diamondbacks players Randy Johnson, Luis Gonzalez and Mark Grace, and 2001 World Series manag…

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Mesa downs Perry in boys high school soccer tournament play-in contest

Mesa downs Perry in boys high school soccer tournament play-in contest

CLOSE Mesa High paid no mind to its underdog status Thursday night against Perry High School in an AIA boys s…

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Phoenix Rising FC looks to take last year's success a step further in 2020

Phoenix Rising FC looks to take last year's success a step further in 2020

CLOSE A.J. Cochran of Phoenix Rising FC, works out with the team at their Scottsdale field, Tuesday, July 9, …

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Eagles win region title for first time in school history

Eagles win region title for first time in school history

February 5, 2020 by Rob Kleifield, Arizona State University Rob Kleifield is an ASU Cronkite School of Journa…

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Ken Roczen dominates Monster Energy's supercross showdown at State Farm Stadium

Ken Roczen dominates Monster Energy's supercross showdown at State Farm Stadium

CLOSE Ken Roczen was dominant during Saturday night's Monster Energy supercross event at State Farm Stadium i…

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Stars align for Monster Energy Supercross event at State Farm Stadium

Stars align for Monster Energy Supercross event at State Farm Stadium

CLOSE Monster Energy AMA Supercross at State Farm Stadium on Jan. 12, 2019. (Photo: Rich Shepherd) Supercross…

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