Arizona
Judge won’t block Jan. 6 panel subpoena to Arizona GOP chair
PHOENIX (AP) – A federal decide in Phoenix on Friday refused to placed on maintain her order requiring cellphone data of the Arizona Republican Occasion chief to be turned over to the Home committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, rebel on the U.S. Capitol, pending an enchantment.
U.S. District Decide Diane Humetewa stated state GOP Chair Kelli Ward had failed to indicate that she would endure irreparable hurt if congressional investigators for the data. And he or she once more rejected Ward’s claims that her First Modification rights can be chilled if investigators had been in a position to study whom she spoke with whereas attempting to problem former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election defeat.
Humetewa stated she discovered Ward’s “alleged concern speculative — and in mild of disclosures made throughout oral argument — doubtful.”
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She famous that Ward’s attorneys identified at a Tuesday listening to that she had written a ebook about sending an alternate slate of pretend presidential electors to Congress and filmed a number of movies of her actions and posted them on YouTube.
“These actions belie Ms. Ward’s concern that her communications along with her constituents or colleagues can be chilled by (the cellphone firm’s) potential disclosure of who she spoke with throughout that point,” Humetewa wrote.
The Home committee investigating the Capitol assault is searching for cellphone data from simply earlier than the November 2020 election to Jan. 31, 2021. That would come with a interval when Ward was pushing for Trump’s election defeat to be overturned and Congress was set to certify the ends in favor of Democrat Joe Biden.
Kelli Ward and her husband, Michael Ward, had been presidential electors who would have voted for Trump within the Electoral Faculty had he gained Arizona. Each signed a doc falsely claiming they had been Arizona’s true electors, regardless of Biden’s victory within the state.
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Throughout Tuesday’s listening to, the legal professional representing the congressional committee famous that Kelli Ward had refused to reply questions throughout a deposition, citing her Fifth Modification to not incriminate herself.
Ward’s legal professional urged the decide to briefly block the subpoena whereas her enchantment is pending. However Humetewa famous that the appeals court docket gained’t get to the case till after the committee should dissolve when the present Congress ends Jan. 3, 2023.
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Ward is a staunch Trump ally who has aggressively promoted the false declare that the election was stolen from him. Within the days after the election, she pressured Republicans on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to analyze unsupported claims of fraud earlier than election outcomes had been licensed, in response to textual content messages launched by the county.
Arizona
Former Arizona Coyotes franchise has fans vote on team name
The former Arizona Coyotes franchise, now the Utah Hockey Club, has chosen three names for fans to vote on for their permanent team name.
Not making the list is the fan favorite “Yeti” or “Yetis” name. The Utah Hockey Club filed for a trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, according to The Associated Press, that was rejected on Jan. 9. The “Yeti” name in relation to the hockey team would have confused the majority of people with the Yeti brand. Thus, Yeti and the Utah Hockey Club could not reach an agreement of coexistence with branding and merchandising.
The final three names up for consideration were Utah Mammoth, Utah Hockey Club and Utah Wasatch.
After Wednesday night’s first day of voting, Utah decided that the Wasatch name was not as popular to the crowd as they thought.
On Thursday, the team announced that they would be switching the option of Utah Wasatch to Utah Outlaws after the first round of voting.
Hey Utah hockey fans! We listened to your feedback and dug into all the Qualtrics data from last night’s survey. For the team name, it’s clear that Outlaws should be in the mix instead of Wasatch, so we’re swapping it out.
Surveys will continue at the arena Friday, Sunday and…
— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) January 30, 2025
For the next three home games (voting started on Wednesday night against Pittsburgh) fans at the Delta Center can vote on their favorite name on an iPad. The next three home games are on Jan. 31 versus Columbus, Feb. 2 versus St. Louis and Feb. 4 versus Philadelphia.
The initial thought to use the Wasatch name was to still get across the idea behind the fans’ wishes of the Yeti, a mythical creature that lives up in the Himalayan mountains. The Wasatch Mountains run along the east side of the Salt Lake Valley.
“We wanted to honor this idea people had for a mythical snow creature like the Yeti and bring a very Utah-centric approach to it,” Smith Entertainment Group executive Mike Maughan said in an article by AP’s John Coon. “Because we have the Wasatch Mountains, because we have the Wasatch Front, we have so many different iterations or ways we can do it. We wanted to honor the sentiment of one of those top names of the last iteration (of fan voting) while also including a Utah-centric version of it.”
A unique feature is that when fans click to vote on their favorite name, it will reveal logos, jerseys and branding for that particular choice.
The permanent team name will be revealed ahead of the Utah Hockey Club’s 2025-26 home opener.
Arizona
Michael Bidwill Elected To Arizona Sports Hall Of Fame
Bidwill’s Hall class includes U.S. soccer star Julie Ertz — wife of former Cardinal Zach Ertz — who is from Arizona and prepped at Mesa Dobson High School; six-time Major League Baseball all-star Paul Konerko, who prepped at Scottsdale Chaparral High School; University of Arizona basketball star Mike Bibby, who went to Phoenix Shadow Mountain High School; college football Hall of Famer Ricky Hunley, who went to the University of Arizona; former Diamondbacks GM Joe Garagiola Jr.; three-time Olympic swimming gold medalist Melissa Belote Ripley, who attended Arizona State; and the late Matt Shott, the former senior director of amateur hockey development for the Arizona Coyotes.
Michael Bidwill, after time as a federal prosecutor, began working for his family’s organization in 1996. His drive to get State Farm Stadium built, from the vote to approve it to its completion in 2006, was critical not only to the health of the franchise but also helping to create some $6 billion in economic impact for the Valley, including three Super Bowls, a Pro Bowl, college bowl games, and two NCAA men’s basketball Final Fours.
Bidwill is also a member of multiple NFL committees, including the Management Council Executive Committee.
That’s all aside from the work Bidwill has done as a leader in the Valley’s business community, including stints as the chairman to the Greater Phoenix Leadership and chairman of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council.
Bidwill will be inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame, along with the rest of the Class of 2024/25, on April 10 at Chateau Luxe in Phoenix.
Arizona
Junior college defensive lineman Ezra Funa commits to Arizona
Arizona coach Brent Brennan and his staff have made good use of the JUCO route to fill out the Wildcats roster.
On Wednesday the UA landed a commitment from the College of San Mateo defensive lineman Ezra Funa for the class of 2025. Funa has two remaining years of eligibility and can sign on Feb. 5 when the next signing period begins
Funa is a 6-foot-3, 300-pound lineman from Santa Ana, Calif. He is ranked as the No. 102 junior college player in his class, including the No. 22 defensive lineman and No. 14 player from California. He had offers from Oklahoma State, Colorado State, Hawaii and Nevada among other schools.
Funa is the fourth player from the College of San Mateo to transfer to Arizona under Brennan. In 2024 Arizona brought in linebacker Cyrus Durham, cornerback Johno Price and wide receiver Jeremiah Patterson from the college.
Funa was a year behind those players at College of San Mateo. Funa graduated from Mater Dei High School in 2023.
Patterson had the biggest impact last season out of that group, leading Arizona and the Big 12 with 596 return yards on special teams to go with 196 receiving yards.
Funa is the 10th defensive lineman to added bythe Wildcats this offseason, including Texas transfer (and former Wildcat) Tiaoalii Savea.
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