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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Kino Sports Complex hosts a sunset showdown as stadium lights rise over the pitch and players compete beneath a colorful desert sky in Tucson. (Courtesy of FC Tucson)

FIFA World Cup will have Tucson presence

Savannah Harris, Reporter February 24, 2026

Kino Sports Complex has been chosen as the official FIFA World Cup 2026 Team Base Camp for the Iranian national soccer team, making it the only World Cup Training site in the state of Arizona. Iran...

Riva Mackie teamed up with her son at The Pad in Tucson on Thursday, Sept 11. Mackie and her husband opened the indoor padel facility in March. (Photos by Patrick Moore, Arizona Sonoran News)

Pickleball has company

Patrick Moore, Reporter September 22, 2025

 The little-known sport padel that is the talk of Florida, Mexico and parts of California is growing in popularity in Tucson with three padel venues offering nearly two dozen courts for Tucsonans to play.   In...

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