The number of babies born in Arizona last year rose for the first time in seven years, to 77,735 births, stumping experts who had expected a baby bust to worsen through the pandemic. The state's numbers mirrored an increase in U.S. births.
Arizona State women's basketball coach Charli Turner Thorne is retiring after 25 years.Turner Thorne announced her retirement Thursday, a day after the Sun Devils lost to Oregon State in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas.“After 25 years, it’s been my honor to be here and serve,” she said. “It’s just time. It’s just time.