After beating three ranked opponents in its first five games, something no college basketball team had done in more than 35 years, Arizona soared to No. 2 in the Associated Press Top 25. Getting to the top spot would require some help.
Arizona
Trump endorses both Republican candidates in Arizona governor’s race
President Donald Trump on Monday endorsed both Republican candidates in the Arizona gubernatorial race.
Newsweek has reached out to Representative Andy Biggs’ office and to Karrin Taylor Robson via Valley Partnership by email Monday night.
Why It Matters
Trump historically touts successful endorsements as a means of political clout and savviness on social media and during speeches.
Trump won the swing state in the 2024 presidential election but has notably backed candidates like Kari Lake and Abe Hamadeh, who did not win their elections.
The GOP gubernatorial midterm primary next year will determine Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs’ opponent and pose a litmus test for voter sentiment on Trump in the key battleground state of Arizona.
What To Know
In a post to Truth Social on Monday, Trump said, “I like Karrin Taylor Robson of Arizona a lot, and when she asked me to Endorse her, with nobody else running, I Endorsed her, and was happy to do so.”
Trump continued, “When Andy Biggs decided to run for Governor, quite unexpectedly, I had a problem — Two fantastic candidates, two terrific people, two wonderful champions, and it is therefore my Great Honor TO GIVE MY COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT TO BOTH. Either one will never let you down. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
Biggs is a longtime MAGA supporter and ally of the president and has been in Congress since 2016.
Taylor Robson has been a conservative activist in the state and a business leader. She previously ran for governor in the state in 2022 but was beaten in the primary by Lake.
What People Are Saying
Biggs on X, formerly Twitter, reacting to Trump’s endorsement on Monday: “Thank you, @realDonaldTrump! It’s been an honor to support you and fight for your agenda since 2016. I look forward to fighting along side you as Governor of Arizona, the greatest state in the nation!”
Taylor Robson posted to X on Monday, reacting to Trump’s endorsement: “THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT! Today, @realDonaldTrump reaffirmed what he told me in December when he urged me to run on stage: That he supports me & has fully endorsed my Arizona First campaign. I cannot wait to be on the 9th floor as a partner to his America First agenda. Onward!”
Charlie Kirk, CEO and founder of conservative nonprofit Turning Point USA, posted to X on Monday: “Andy Biggs will easily win the primary and will be the next Governor of Arizona. Let’s go!”
Lake posted to X on Monday: “Wow! President Trump just endorsed Andy Biggs for Arizona Governor. Congratulations @andybiggs4az. MAGA!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸”
What Happens Next
Arizona’s primary election is set for August 4, 2026.
This is a developing story that will be updated with additional information.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A breathing flag ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River honored the 1,177 sailors and Marines killed aboard the USS Arizona during the Pearl Harbor attack 84 years ago.
The USS Arizona casualties account for more than half of the total U.S. military service members killed on Dec. 7, 1941.
Pillars surround the memorial gardens. The taller ones light up around sunset. They represent each life lost. The pillars are positioned to match the exact width and length of the battleship that sank.
Navy veteran Jeremia Mueller paid his respects to the fallen who never expected to go under attack on what started as a peaceful Sunday morning.
“Bright and early in the morning. They were getting ready for a church service on a Sunday just like today,” Mueller said.
He brings his family to the memorial every year. As he tells his children about the remnants of the USS Arizona houseboat recovered years after the attack, he hopes the bravery and sacrifice will forever be remembered.
“We know they’re continuing to stand watch where they lie and we honor and remember them,” Mueller said.
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PHOENIX — Arizona State head coach Bobby Hurley broke down the Sun Devils’ resounding victory over another SEC foe in Oklahoma alongside guards Noah Meeusen and Moe Odum after the conclusion of the game Saturday night.
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Below is a partial transcript of the post-game press conference, with added commentary.
Hurley on Subbing Out Starters Early
“I don’t really I didn’t know what was going to happen. All I knew was that we talked about rebounding. We had specific drills where and they would tell you that a shot went up and whoever got the rebound played offense, or every guard and every player had to run to the paint to get a rebound, just so we avoided standing around and watching the flight of the ball, not going after the basketball. So if, if, in my thought was, if I don’t do anything about this after giving up two offensive rebounds right away, then what I’m saying is meaningless.”
Hurley on Outworking Opponents
“I think sometimes if you concentrate on defending and playing hard and rebounding, then all of a sudden, like the shot just becomes a natural thing, it becomes second nature or and then, because you’re playing harder, you know, I thought we out we played harder. So, I mean, I look, I think I respect their coaching staff and their program. I thought we outworked them today, and because we did that, we were rewarded.”
Hurley on Marcus Adams Jr.
“Well, he missed so much time that it’s not surprising that it took some time, but getting him back to the mainland and getting him to practice, and even our own players, not only the coaches, our players, encouraging him to practice harder to get some extra conditioning in, and that would be him, because I saw him encouraging Marcus after practice was over, as he was doing additional sprint work to get himself back in shape.
And you can’t you have to do more at this stage, if you’re him, because of all the time he missed. So he deserved to play well because of all the work he put in all week to get ready for this game. I wanted to say that, like even to the broadcast team, as we talked to them today about the game keys, like I I knew some in some way that he was gonna he was kind of a positive impact.”
Hurley On Team Responding to Adversity
“It just feels that it validates trust that you have in the whole group. And and they were the guys that I took out. I think we’re excited that the guys went in. We’re having a positive impact on what what what was happening out on the floor. And you know, sometimes you go with your gut instinct and you’re right and you’re wrong. Sometimes that time it worked. But it wasn’t like they did something so bad that they all needed to come out. It was just more of like, what we were talking about all week long, how we needed to get better at rebounding, and right away it became an issue.”
Hurley On Team’s Overall Performance
“I mean, it was really kind of a clinic on offense. I thought our shot making, our execution, scoring in transition, and it all started with our mentality and our mindset on defense, to rebound and get stops, and we did what we supposed to do, held in 35% 20 something in the first half, but we’ll get a lot out of hopefully learning how to play, you know, with the lead better and, you know, I said to the guys towing that line of staying aggressive and not doing something crazy, and letting the team and back in the game, and that’s what was happening a little bit in the second half.”
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That assistance came in the form of fellow Big 12 school Iowa State winning handily at No. 1 Purdue on Saturday afternoon. All the Wildcats had to do was pick up a fourth ranked win, particularly in impressive fashion, and it could rise to first on Monday when the next poll came out.
Arizona made its case for No. 1 with a 97-68 over No. 20 Auburn. It’s the fifth-largest margin of victory for the Wildcats over a ranked opponent in school history and largest since beating No. 19 Western Kentucky by 39 in 2002.
Koa Peat had 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting while Jaden Bradley and Brayden Burries had 16 points each and Ivan Kharchenkov had 12 points, five rebounds and eight assists for the Wildcats (8-0), who shot 61.2 percent overall and 63.6 percent in the second half.
The 61.2 percent was Arizona’s best field goal rate against a ranked opponent since 2016.
Auburn (7-3) shot 33.3 percent, 28.6 percent in the second half, and its 15 turnovers were converted into 21 points for Arizona. Tahad Pettiford had a career-high 30 points on 10-of-19 shooting for the Tigers, while the rest of the team was 11 of 44.
Arizona led 44-32 at halftime and by the first media timeout of the 2nd half the edge was 26. The Wildcats outscored Auburn 18-2 coming out of the locker room, keeping the Tigers without a field goal for the first 5-plus minutes.
The only player Arizona couldn’t stop was Pettiford, who had nine straight points for Auburn at one point including a 4-point play to get within 69-45 with 12:41 left.
The Wildcats didn’t miss consecutive shots after halftime until midway through the second half, starting 11 of 12. Auburn, on the other hand, started 0 for 7 and went almost six minutes without a field goal yet kept the margin from getting much bigger because of an abundance of fouls called.
After a relatively foul-free first half, with Arizona only attempting one free throws, the second half saw the officials get much more involved. The teams combined for 25 fouls and 32 foul shots, compared to 29 field goals.
Arizona’s first 10 points were in the paint, either on drives, dump offs or dunks, for an early 4-point lead. Auburn followed with nine in a row to go up 15-10, taking advantage of four UA turnovers, only to see the Wildcats capitalize on four Tigers giveaways en route to a 12-0 run and a 7-point advantage.
Auburn missed nine straight shots while Arizona went on a 15-0 run to lead 39-21 with 3:43 left before halftime. The lead got to 20 before the Tigers finished the first half on an 8-0 run.
Arizona heads east for its next game, taking on No. 12 Alabama in Birmingham next Saturday. The Wildcats beat the Crimson Tide in Phoenix during the the 2023-24 season.
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