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@chris-coppola.bsky.social

Assistant sports editor for The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com Phoenix, AZ.

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All smiles in Macao, China πŸ˜€πŸ“Έ

08.10.2025 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Thousands lining the streets in Mesa, Arizona. #NoKingsDay

14.06.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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For 2nd day, people attending Phoenix immigration hearings arrested by ICE A Department of Homeland Security attorney told an immigration judge simply "circumstances have changed" in how prosecutors were handling cases.

Check out this article from AZCentral:

For 2nd day, people attending Phoenix immigration hearings arrested by ICE

www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

22.05.2025 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Devin Booker unveils his Nike Book 1, Chevrolet shoe edition in Arizona desert ad Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker unveiled the latest edition of his Nike Book 1, Chevrolet vehicle collaboration on social media on April 22.

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker unveiled the latest edition of his Nike Book 1, Chevrolet vehicle collaboration on social media on April 22.

23.04.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Approval ratings via The Republic's survey: How did Arizona sports leaders do with fans? The Arizona Republic asked readers to submit their level of approval for a variety of local sports figures. Here are the results.

Check out this article from AZCentral:

Approval ratings via The Republic's survey: How did Arizona sports leaders do with fans?

www.azcentral.com/story/sports...

20.04.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How a wandering pup in Arizona led to the rescue of a wandering boy In 2015, a brown and white puppy wandered onto Scotty and Dawn Dunton's Arizona ranch. That dog's son would grow up to rescue his own little wanderer.

Something a bit uplifting for your Easter Sunday reading:

How a wandering pup in Arizona led to the rescue of a wandering boy

www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

20.04.2025 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Phoenix Suns fire Mike Budenholzer after 1 season, losing record Mat Ishbia and the Phoenix Suns will search for a fourth head coach in four seasons following the firing of Mike Budenholzer.

Check out this article from AZCentral:

Phoenix Suns fire Mike Budenholzer after 1 season, losing record

www.azcentral.com/story/sports...

14.04.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Way too early 2025-26 projections for Phoenix Suns after disappointing season Phoenix Suns suffered their first losing season since 2019-20.

Way too early 2025-26 projections for Phoenix Suns after disappointing season

www.azcentral.com/story/sports...

14.04.2025 04:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Diamondbacks down Brewers behind solid Zac Gallen outing, timely hits In beating the Brewers, 5-2, at Chase Field, the Diamondbacks claimed their second series in as many tries

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Diamondbacks down Brewers behind solid Zac Gallen outing, timely hits

www.azcentral.com/story/sports...

14.04.2025 04:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#handsoff #mesa

05.04.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thousands lining streets in traditionally conservative city of Mesa, Arizona as part of nationwide protests today. This is just a fraction of the huge crowd.

05.04.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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'Gotta be the shoes': Suns' Devin Booker takes Nike shoe marketing to the streets How does Nike decide who gets a signature shoe? And once they do, how is it marketed?

Check out this article from AZCentral:

'Gotta be the shoes': Suns' Devin Booker takes Nike shoe marketing to the streets

www.azcentral.com/story/sports...

30.03.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Devin Booker, Kevin Durant have continued Phoenix Suns' ties to Nike's iconic shoes Phoenix Suns' players have partnered with Nike for signature shoe lines through the years.

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How Devin Booker, Kevin Durant have continued Phoenix Suns' ties to Nike's iconic shoes

www.azcentral.com/story/sports...

30.03.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Protesters at a 'Tesla Takedown' event organized by Superstition Rising Indivisible Protesters gather at the Tempe Tesla dealership to denounce Elon Musk and his unelected role in influencing the federal government through DOGE.

Protesters at a 'Tesla Takedown' event in Tempe, Arizona (via
azcentral.com):

www.azcentral.com/videos/news/...

30.03.2025 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Annual cringe fest that should’ve been scrapped a long time ago.

30.03.2025 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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5 important questions we think the Arizona Diamondbacks need to answer in 2025 These are the five big questions we think might make or break the Arizona Diamondbacks' 2025 MLB season.

Full disclosure: I’m a DBacks fan, but isn’t baseball something that should unite us on Opening Day? Who’s your favorite team? Here’s something about mine:

5 important questions we think the Arizona Diamondbacks need to answer in 2025

www.azcentral.com/story/sports...

27.03.2025 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Suns injury update: Key player out vs. Celtics as Phoenix chases Sacramento in West The Phoenix Suns have won their last four games without injured Bradley Beal.

Suns injury update: Beal still out vs. Celtics as red-hot Phoenix chases Sacramento in West

www.azcentral.com/story/sports...

26.03.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Arizona Diamondbacks: A $200 million underdog ready to chase World Series champion Dodgers The Arizona Diamondbacks are aiming for an even better season than their past two, which included a World Series appearance in 2023.

Just a few days away from
MLB Opening Day (I like writing that all upper case because it should be a holiday) β€” Arizona Diamondbacks: A $200 million underdog ready to chase World Series champion Dodgers

www.azcentral.com/story/sports...

23.03.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We can't let Trump control information and scrub heroes from history | Opinion Donald Trump wants to control information and history. Why else would Pentagon purge (then restore) web pages about war heroes? It should scare you.

I keep putting this out here because I think it's important. And it says what I think about dangers we face about as clearly as I can put it.
www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

23.03.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Molly Miller leaving Grand Canyon for Arizona State women's basketball job Molly Miller, who led Grand Canyon to its first women's March Madness, has accepted the head women's basketball coaching position at Arizona State.

Molly Miller leaving Grand Canyon for Arizona State women's basketball job

www.azcentral.com/story/sports...

23.03.2025 03:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Diamondbacks' notes: Corbin Burnes might not debut until road trip vs. N.Y Yankees Diamondbacks right-hander Corbin Burnes said he will get another spring outing, which indicates he won’t debut at Chase Field.

Diamondbacks' notes: Corbin Burnes might not debut until road trip vs. N.Y Yankees

www.azcentral.com/story/sports...

23.03.2025 03:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Readers have spoken: 4 stars made Phoenix basketball's Mount Rushmore. And who was last? The Arizona Republic readers chose Mount Rushmore of Phoenix basketball in a poll on azcentral.com. Here are the results.

Check out this article from AZCentral:

Our readers have spoken: 4 stars made Phoenix basketball's Mount Rushmore. And who was last?

www.azcentral.com/story/sports...

17.03.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ryan Dunn on Mason Plumlee's 2nd straight ejection: "He doesn't take anything lightly. I can't say the word I really want to say, but he's not gonna be punked. He's not gonna be bullied. He's gonna be the aggressor sometimes, and we need that."

15.03.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NBA All-Stars recall 2020 COVID shutdown, Phoenix Suns' run in the bubble March 11 is the fifth anniversary of the NBA's 2019-20 season postponement from the COVID-19 pandemic, before its resumption in the Orlando bubble.

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NBA All-Stars recall 2020 COVID shutdown, Phoenix Suns' run in the bubble

www.azcentral.com/story/sports...

12.03.2025 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sen. Mark Kelly draws insult from Musk as he blasts Trump policy, Russia "It's not 'America First' to pull the rug out from under an ally and leave their people to die," Sen. Mark Kelly said after his visit to Ukraine.

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Ariz. Sen. Mark Kelly fires back at insult from Elon Musk over Trump Ukraine policy, Russia

www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

10.03.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia has to blow it up, but trading Devin Booker isn't an option Trade Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal? Fire John Budenholzer? Mat Ishbia has plenty to think about.

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Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia has to blow it up, but trading Devin Booker isn't an option

www.azcentral.com/story/sports...

09.03.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vote in our poll: Who should be on Mount Rushmore of Phoenix professional basketball? Here's your chance to pick the four faces you would place on the Mount Rushmore of Phoenix Pro Basketball from our list of nominees.

Who you got? …

Vote in our poll: Who should be on Mount Rushmore of Phoenix professional basketball?

www.azcentral.com/story/sports...

08.03.2025 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Phoenix Suns' comeback not enough to overcome Jokic's historic night. What we learned Phoenix Suns lose in overtime to Denver Nuggets on Friday night at Ball Arena.

Can this team make the play-in? Thoughts, Suns fans?

Phoenix Suns' comeback not enough to overcome Jokic's historic night. What we learned

www.azcentral.com/story/sports...

08.03.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Devin Booker addresses 'too vocal' reported meeting with Suns coach, says they have 'great' relationship Devin Booker is in his 10th NBA season with the Phoenix Suns and plans to remain vocal.

Devin Booker addresses reported β€˜too vocal' meeting with Suns coach, says they have 'great' relationship

www.azcentral.com/story/sports...

02.03.2025 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Me being me:' Bradley Beal steps up for Phoenix Suns in return to starting lineup The Phoenix Suns continue road trip Sunday against Toronto.

Could Beal back as starter jump-start Phoenix Suns?

'Me being me:' Bradley Beal steps up for Phoenix Suns in return to starting lineup

www.azcentral.com/story/sports...

23.02.2025 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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