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Arizona softball walks off No. 15 Arkansas, run-rules Omaha to remain unbeaten
Arizona softball didn’t run-rule an opponent for the first time this season, but instead got its first victory over a ranked team in walk-off fashion.
The Wildcats beat No. 15 Arkansas 3-2 on Friday afternoon and followed that up with a 13-2 win over Omaha in the Bear Down Fiesta to improve to 9-0.
“Our offense one through nine is just amazing,” first baseman Carlie Scupin said. “Top to bottom. We have speed, we have power, we have it all. So, our mentality this year has just been pass the bat. If you can’t do it, the next person can do it.”
Here’s what happened in Friday’s two games:
Game 1
In game one for Arizona, sophomore Aissa Silva got her second start of the season. She went 3.1 without allowing a run and giving up only one hit in her first stint of pitching in the game.
Miranda Stoddard took over in relief for Arizona in the top of the fourth after Silva gave up her first hit of the game and a right-handed batter came up to the plate.
At the start of the sixth inning, Lowe decided to bring back Silva in relief to try and close this game out. Silva on the day ended with the win (4-0) by pitching 5.1 innings, allowing two hits, two earned runs in 55 total pitches (28 strikes).
Arizona’s offense stayed hot in the first inning against No. 13 as Dakota Kennedy in the lead-off hit a double into left field. Then a hit-by-pitch and two walks loaded the bases and drove home the first run of the game, 1-0.
A couple batters later Kaiah Altmeyer drove in another run on a groundout to the shortstop, 2-0.
In the fourth inning and a base runner on second for Arkansas, Kennedy made a jumping catch at the wall which saved a run and kept the Razorbacks scoreless.
“Honestly, defensive, offensive, can’t say enough. She’s just out there and she’s hungry for the ball,” Caitlin Lowe said on Kennedy’s play. “Whether she’s got a bat in her hand or glove in her hand. And I will say those were really tough plays, some of the hardest plays as an outfielder.”
Arkansas had the seventh inning as its last chance for runs and delivered a two-run shot to right-center field, 2-2.
In the bottom of the seventh Regan Shockey made it to first on an infield single, beating out any chance to throw her out at first and a walk by Kennedy brought up Carlie Scupin with a chance to end it.
Scupin ended up striking out swinging but the ball went into the dirt so Arkansas had to make the play at first for the out. On the throw from catcher to first base Shockey ran home and an indecisive moment by Arkansas allowed Shockey to win it for Arizona, 3-2 to stay perfect.
“Scup (Scupin) did a good job of getting down the line creating havoc, and it’s just I need to score for my team and let’s get this win,” Regan Shockey said.
Game 2
Freshman Brooke Mannon started on the mound for Arizona in game two against Omaha. In the game Mannon pitched 2.0 innings, allowed two hits, one earned run and one strikeout in 27 total pitches (15 strikes).
At the start of the third inning, UA brought in Ali Blanchard for relief. She ended up with the win pitching 3.0 innings, giving up four hits, struck out three on 64 pitches (37 strikes).
Omaha struck first in the first inning when Allie Skaggs made a dive in the infield to try and end the top of the first but her throw was just too late to first and Omaha scored, 1-0.
Arizona didn’t take long to strike back, adding a four run first inning.
Kennedy stayed hot in lead-off and hit a single and following her Scupin drove a ball against the wall for a double and brought home Kennedy, 2-1.
Following Scupin in the order Olivia DiNardo added another two runs with a home run to left field, 3-1.
Two batters later Altmeyer reached first by beating out the throw and using her speed and then stole second the very next pitch setting up an RBI single for Emily Schepp, 4-1.
UA followed up its four-run first inning with a seven-run second inning.
After two hits by Arizona, DiNardo drove a single down the middle which brought in a run, 5-1. Right after DiNardo, Skaggs came up to bat and drove a three-run home run to right center, extending their lead to 8-1.
In the same inning after hits by Blaise Biringer and Altmeyer, Schepp hit a three-run homer to left center field, 11-1.
To start the top of the third inning with Blanchard in relief for Arizona, Omaha had two straight hits which allowed base runners on second and third. On the very next batter a wild pitch allowed a run to score, 11-2.
Shockey’s big night continued in the third inning after she reached first and stole second and power-hitter Scupin drove her home with a double to right center, 12-2.
With runners on the corners, Biringer drove a single to left center bringing home another insurance run for UA, 13-2.
UA ended this one early after the top of the fifth inning, 13-2.
Next up
Arizona again faces Arkansas at 2 p.m. MT Saturday, then wraps up the Bear Down Fiesta Sunday at 11:30 a.m. MT against Omaha.
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No. 2 Arizona tops Iowa State to win outright Big 12 title
TUCSON, Ariz. — Jaden Bradley scored 17 points, Motiejus Krivas had 13 and No. 2 Arizona clinched the outright Big 12 regular-season title with a 73-57 win over No. 6 Iowa State on Monday night.
The Wildcats (28-2, 15-2) secured at least a share of the conference crown by using big runs in each half to beat No. 14 Kansas 84-61 on Saturday.
Arizona earned it outright by smothering Iowa State defensively to give Tommy Lloyd his 140th victory, most in NCAA history in a coach’s first five seasons.
“The Big 12 is the best basketball conference in the country,” Lloyd said while addressing the home crowd after the game, “and to win it by a couple of games, it’s pretty impressive. So take your hats off to these guys right here.”
Coming off their first home loss of the season, the Cyclones (24-6, 11-6) labored against Arizona’s physical defense, shooting 29% from the field, including 7-of-30 from 3-point range.
During his postgame news conference, Lloyd called out the narrative surrounding his team when discussing the Wildcats’ toughness and physicality.
“I think the narrative that we were soft is lazy. I mean, look at our stats, look at our analytics — we’ve always been a great rebounding team, we’ve always pounded the paint,” Lloyd said. “If you want to just be lazy and not pay attention and say we’re soft because we’re on the West Coast, be lazy, and I’d love to play against you.”
Tamin Lipsey led Iowa State with 17 points, but leading scorer Milan Momcilovic was held to five points on 2-of-8 shooting. The nation’s best 3-point shooter at 51%, Momcilovic went 1-for-5 from beyond the arc.
Neither team could make much of anything, due to good defense and poor shooting.
Iowa State shot 9-of-33 from the field and 4-of-20 from 3 in the first half.
Arizona labored most of the half as the Cyclones focused on defending the paint before the Wildcats closed on a 15-3 run to lead 37-25 at halftime.
It only got worse for Iowa State to start the second half. The Cyclones missed their first eight shots as Arizona stretched the lead to 16.
Iowa State briefly found an offensive rhythm, using a 10-1 run to pull to within 44-37, but didn’t hit a field goal for more than five minutes as Arizona stretched the lead back to 15.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Arizona NAACP responds to ‘Simon Says’ case, calls for police accountability
PHOENIX — The Arizona NAACP is responding to the violent arrest of Israel Devoe, a Phoenix man who was acquitted of all charges stemming from a 2024 traffic stop in which officers punched, kneed, and elbowed him.
Sarah Tyree, president of the Arizona NAACP State Conference, said the case is part of a broader and familiar pattern.
“What happened here reflects a pattern our communities know all too well. Time and again, we see policing tactics that are dangerous and deeply harmful to civilians, yet are later justified as ‘within policy’ through carefully crafted reports and the broad protections afforded under Graham v. Connor,” Tyree wrote in an emailed statement following an ABC15 investigation.
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Phoenix police officials found all four officers involved in Devoe’s arrest to have acted within policy, records show.
After a two-day trial, jurors unanimously found Devoe not guilty on all four of the felony charges against him — including aggravated assault on officers and resisting arrest.
In her statement, Tyree said true accountability is not possible without changing state law.
“Accountability remains out of reach in Arizona because the Peace Officers’ Bill of Rights continues to insulate misconduct from meaningful oversight, too often shifting blame onto the very communities most impacted by these encounters,” she wrote. “We also encourage Arizona voters to engage their state legislators and advocate for the repeal or amendment of the Peace Officers’ Bill of Rights to ensure systems of public safety are truly accountable to the public they serve.”
Devoe’s case again highlights problems with policing in Phoenix, which has been under scrutiny following a Department of Justice investigation that found the city had a pattern and practice of using excessive force, discrimination, and weak oversight.
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The push for federal oversight ended in 2025 after the Trump administration ended such efforts across the country.
Devoe’s civil attorney, Jesse Showalter, also represents Tyron McAlpin, a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy who was violently arrested by Phoenix officers in July 2024. Showalter has said both cases reflect what he described as an accepted norm of extreme violence within the Phoenix Police Department.
A Phoenix police spokesperson said the department declines to comment because Devoe is set to file a lawsuit against the city.
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Arizona Lottery Pick 3, Fantasy 5 results for March 1, 2026
Odds of winning the Powerball and Mega Millions are NOT in your favor
Odds of hitting the jackpot in Mega Millions or Powerball are around 1-in-292 million. Here are things that you’re more likely to land than big bucks.
The Arizona Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at Sunday, March 1, 2026 results for each game:
Winning Pick 3 numbers
6-4-2
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Winning Fantasy 5 numbers
01-07-11-18-28
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Winning Triple Twist numbers
12-17-23-31-37-42
Check Triple Twist payouts and previous drawings here.
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What time is the Powerball drawing?
Powerball drawings are at 7:59 p.m. Arizona time on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
How much is a Powerball lottery ticket today?
In Arizona, Powerball tickets cost $2 per game, according to the Arizona Lottery.
How to play the Powerball
To play, select five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls, then select one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball.
You can choose your lucky numbers on a play slip or let the lottery terminal randomly pick your numbers.
To win, match one of the 9 Ways to Win:
- 5 white balls + 1 red Powerball = Grand prize.
- 5 white balls = $1 million.
- 4 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $50,000.
- 4 white balls = $100.
- 3 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $100.
- 3 white balls = $7.
- 2 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $7.
- 1 white ball + 1 red Powerball = $4.
- 1 red Powerball = $4.
There’s a chance to have your winnings increased two, three, four, five and 10 times through the Power Play for an additional $1 per play. Players can multiply non-jackpot wins up to 10 times when the jackpot is $150 million or less.
Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
All Arizona Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $100 and may redeem winnings up to $599. For prizes over $599, winners can submit winning tickets through the mail or in person at Arizona Lottery offices. By mail, send a winner claim form, winning lottery ticket and a copy of a government-issued ID to P.O. Box 2913, Phoenix, AZ 85062.
To submit in person, sign the back of your ticket, fill out a winner claim form and deliver the form, along with the ticket and government-issued ID to any of these locations:
Phoenix Arizona Lottery Office: 4740 E. University Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85034, 480-921-4400. Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, closed holidays. This office can cash prizes of any amount.
Tucson Arizona Lottery Office: 2955 E. Grant Road, Tucson, AZ 85716, 520-628-5107. Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, closed holidays. This office can cash prizes of any amount.
Phoenix Sky Harbor Lottery Office: Terminal 4 Baggage Claim, 3400 E. Sky Harbor Blvd., Phoenix, AZ 85034, 480-921-4424. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Sunday, closed holidays. This office can cash prizes up to $49,999.
Kingman Arizona Lottery Office: Inside Walmart, 3396 Stockton Hill Road, Kingman, AZ 86409, 928-753-8808. Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, closed holidays. This office can cash prizes up to $49,999.
Check previous winning numbers and payouts at https://www.arizonalottery.com/.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by an Arizona Republic editor. You can send feedback using this form.
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