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Tiger Tracks

Detroit hosts first spring training games played in Phoenix, 80 years ago this month By Ron Matejko, Sports Arizona Monthly In 1929, the Detroit Tigers became the first Major League Baseball team to base their spring training in Arizona after [...]

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Moneyball

The Cactus League has survived a few near deaths to become a major economic engine By Ron Matejko, Sports Arizona Monthly Surprise Stadium is one example of a spring training facility that resembles major league accommodations, only on a smaller [...]

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Surprise Stadium is one example of a spring training facility that resembles major league accommodations, only on a smaller scale.(Norm Hall/Sports Arizona Monthly)347 Comments

Lead Pass

There’s hope an upcoming preseason match may pave the way for MLS expansion in Phoenix By Ron Matejko, Sports Arizona Monthly Soccer can draw a large crowd in this market as evidenced in 2007 when a match between the U.S. [...]

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Soccer can draw a large crowd in this market as evidenced in 2007 when a match between the U.S. and Mexico attracted more than 60,000 fans to the University of Phoenix Stadium.(Norm Hall/Sports Arizona Monthly)1 Comment

Sports Arizona Monthly Launches Arizona’s First Ever Interactive Digital Magazine

PHOENIX – Sports Arizona, LLC has made publishing history with the creation of the first every fully interactive digital sports magazine to launch in Arizona, Sports Arizona Monthly. This groundbreaking publication offers Arizona’s first-of-its-kind reading experience by combining rich media [...]

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