This week marks the official launch of a new effort to bring the National Hockey League back to metro Phoenix.
The team formerly known as the Arizona Coyotes is getting ready to start its second season in new home Utah.
The NHL quit on Arizona after nearly 30 years because the Coyotes were unable to secure a permanent home venue after his team was evicted from the Glendale arena built specifically for hockey.
Now, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Thomas Galvin wants to identify potential owners for another team and find an arena location.
Galvin has also put together an informal advisory committee led by Andrea Doan, wife of Shane Doan, the face of the Coyotes franchise.
Doan, Galvin and others are scheduled to hold a news conference Thursday.
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College basketball’s pending March Madness is a boon for sports betting, but the state recently earned a D grade on an online gambling safety report card from a nonprofit focusing on addiction. -
The Arizona Cardinals have informed two-time Pro Bowl quarterback Kyler Murray that they plan to release him at the beginning of the new league year on March 11, a person familiar with the decision told the Associated Press. -
The World Baseball Classic gets underway Tuesday with exhibition games across both the Cactus and Grapefruit leagues; pool play begins later this week, running alongside spring training. -
Sister Lynn Winsor — a legend in Arizona sports and longtime Title IX advocate — is retiring. The so-called "Energizer Nunny," and Arizona Sports Hall of Fame inductee has led Phoenix's Xavier College Prep to national record 40 state girls golf titles. -
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