Maybe it's the years of battling a cross-town rival, or maybe it's the fact that a game blends beautifully with a natural environment. Whatever it is, a place can sometimes become intertwined in a competition.
Taking the top prize is often the main goal of sports. First, an Olympic sport thats US championship is in Arizona. Then, how a baseball powerhouse has turned winning into a multi-generational effort.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Students build skill and character playing wheelchair basketball; a review of the documentary "Feelings are Facts" and an interview with filmmaker Jack Walsh; and, an amphibious love story from "Stories That Soar!"
The Cactus League has been forced to pivot the last three years with the global pandemic and MLB lockout changing the way the league brought in its revenue.
The popular recreational game, which has been described as a combination of tennis, ping-pong and badminton, now has become a fast-growing professional sport.
Arizona has always been a destination for major sporting events, but those within the state now also have the ability to gamble on the outcomes of those games.
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