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Grand Canyon University grows up, flexes its muscle

On Tuesday night, little (but perhaps not for long) Grand Canyon skunked the UNLV baseball team down at 35th and Camelback in Phoenix, the bustling city corner upon which the university sits. The final score was 7-0. Beyond the left-field scoreboard at Brazell Stadium, outfielders could hear the rumble of Valley Metro buses.

Tire testing leaves NASCAR offseason weirdness behind

Cars were back on the track Monday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Monday. That’s good news for NASCAR, which has had its offseason hijacked by the stories coming out of the trial of driver Kurt Busch and his ex-girlfriend, Patricia Driscoll.