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AuburnSports – Auburn WBB to face Arizona in First Four

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March 17, 2024

AuburnSports – Auburn WBB to face Arizona in First Four

Auburn is going to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019.

The Tigers earned an 11-seed, but will have to face fellow 11-seed Arizona in the First Four before truly getting to the Round of 64. It will be in Stores, Conn., with specific dates and times still unknown.

“Weâre excited to be in and weâll just prepare to play that play-in game,” said head coach Johnnie Harris. “Thatâs just another opportunity for our team to play.”

Harris becomes the second Auburn coach to reach the NCAA Tournament by her third season, joining Hall of Fame Coach Joe Ciampi with the accomplishment.

There won’t be much time to rest for Harris and her coaching staff over the next few days.

“Weâll work all night,” Harris said. “My staff is really good about getting scouting reports. Weâve had our kids going through a lot of different scenarios. Weâve been practicing, preparing. The best thing about this team is weâre gonna do what we do best. Weâll go through the scouting report tomorrow and the next day, weâll be ready.”

Auburn’s opponent is Arizona, which earned an at-large bid by going 17-15 overall with an 8-10 conference record in the Pac 12. It boasts two top-25 wins, taking down No. 11 Utah in early January and upsetting No. 3 Stanford on the road last month.

What does Harris like about her team heading into the tournament?

“I like our team’s resilience,” Harris said. “I think we bounce back really well, I think our team has some toughness, so weâll put all that together and take it on the road to Connecticut and put our best foot forward.”

Auburn’s leading scorer, Honesty Scott-Grayson, finally gets to dance in her last dance.

“I am really excited for that,” Harris said. “Honesty, this is what she came back for. She wanted to help get this team back to the tournament where she felt like it should be.”

Not to mention the rest of the seniors that helped this program back to its first appearance in five seasons.

“Iâm just really grateful for [Scott-Grayson], for [JaMya Mingo-Young], for Carsen (McFadden), all those kids coming in, for Taylen (Collins) coming in, buying into a system, to a program,” Harris said. “All those kids have been leaders, they have led this team and that is why weâre here right now.”

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Michigan defenseman Hunter Hady transfers to Arizona State

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April 22, 2026

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Michigan defenseman Hunter Hady transfers to Arizona State

Former Michigan sophomore defenseman Hunter Hady has transferred to Arizona State, according to an announcement on the team Instagram. The 6’4’’ defenseman will join the Sun Devils for his junior year.

Hady played just two games on Michigan’s blue line this season against Harvard in November and against Bentley in the NCAA regional semifinal. He recorded a secondary assist on junior forward Garrett Schifsky’s goal in the Bentley game for his only point of the year.

Hady’s contributions were more substantive in his freshman season — though his point total remained the same. He played 32 games for Michigan as the team struggled to find defensive pairings that worked throughout the year. Hady was a reliable blue line presence who could be counted on to provide solid defense and not make significant errors.

Prior to playing for the Wolverines, Hady spent three seasons with the Chicago Steel of the USHL, where he played with current Michigan teammates senior defenseman Luca Fantilli, sophomore forward Michael Hage and junior forward Jayden Perron, among others. He joins an Arizona State team that lost ground in the NCHC this season and is looking to reach a Frozen Four for the second time in its program history.

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Pilot Jessica Cox to be inducted into Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame

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April 21, 2026

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Pilot Jessica Cox to be inducted into Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Jessica Cox, the world’s first licensed armless airplane pilot and a leading advocate for disability-led innovation, will be inducted into the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame on Friday, May 15, 2026. The induction ceremony, hosted by Rightfooted Foundation International in collaboration with the Pima Air & Space Museum, will take place at the museum from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Cox’s recognition honors both her historic achievement in flight and her ongoing work expanding access and opportunity for people without arms. Through her leadership at Rightfooted Foundation International (RFI), Cox has championed mentorship, education and practical innovations that help aspiring pilots and families reimagine what’s possible in aviation and beyond.

“Saying I’m proud of her can’t fully encompass what I feel,” said Patrick Chamberlain, Cox’s husband and RFI’s Inclusive Engineering Director. “Jessica’s induction into the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame recognizes both what she has accomplished and what she continues to do. She has helped shed light on the many pilots with disabilities in aviation and shown the world that disability does not mean inability.”

The 2026 induction class also honors two military aviators: Frank Schiel Jr., a Phoenix-born Flying Tigers veteran credited with seven enemy aircraft destroyed in World War II, and James K. Johnson, a Phoenix-born U.S. Air Force colonel and Korean War double ace credited with ten aerial victories.

The Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame, established in 1985 and housed in the Dorothy Finley Aerospace Gallery at Pima Air & Space Museum, pays tribute to Arizonans who have made significant contributions to aviation and aerospace history.

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2026 NFL draft: 3 potential trades back from No. 3 for Arizona Cardinals

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April 21, 2026

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2026 NFL draft: 3 potential trades back from No. 3 for Arizona Cardinals

Since the Arizona Cardinals want to trade back from the No. 3 picks, here are three deals that could work.

The Arizona Cardinals have the third pick in the 2026 NFL draft, which begins this week on Thursday. All the reports coming out are saying that they want to trade out of the pick to acquire more draft picks.

But what does a trade look like and who could be involved?

The Kansas City Chiefs are involved in talks at some level. ESPN’s Adam Schefter expects trade talks to heat up this week.

NFL teams use a variation of a trade value chart when it comes to draft picks. Now, what a team actually is willing to give up can be influenced by potential competition with other teams, but we can’t count on that.

Here is the general trade value chart teams use.

Here are some potential deals that could be done.

Kansas City Chiefs

The Chiefs have two first-round picks, which would be appealing to the Cardinals, who reportedly want to make a move for quarterback Ty Simpson, and the 29th pick might be just the spot to get him.

The third overall pick is worth 514 points.

The Chiefs’ picks at No. 9 (387 points) and No. 29 (202 points) together are worth 589.

To make up the difference, the Cardinals could give up No. 65 (78 points) for a total of 592 points.

One deal could be:

Cardinals receive get No. 9 and No. 29 (589 points)
Chiefs receive No. 3 and No. 65 (592 points)

Another could be:

Cardinals receive No. 9, No. 29, No. 74 and 2027 third-round pick (653 points + value of future third-round pick, which is 36-78 points)
Chiefs receive No. 3 and No. 34 (689 points)

The Cardinals keep their third-round pick and the Chiefs essentially move back five spots from No. 29.

Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys have the 12th and 20th picks but no pick in the second round.

Pick No. 12 is 347 points and No. 20 is 269 for a total of 616.

This deal is close:

Cardinals receive No. 12, No. 20 (616 points)
Cowboys receive No. 3, No. 65 (592 points)

New Orleans Saints

The Saints are perhaps a dark horse to move up, although they do not have two first-round picks. They have the No. 8 pick, worth 406 points. Their second-round pick, at No. 42, is worth 142 points.

This deal could work:

Cardinals receive No. 8, No. 42 (548 points)
Saints receive No. 3, No. 104 (547 points)

Then the Cardinals could use their two second-round picks to then move back into Round 1 to get Ty Simpson.

They could trade No. 34, No. 42 and No. 65 (395 points) for No. 28, No. 38 and No. 106 (398 total points).

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