Sports Calendar

BY HALEY SMILOW UA Men’s Basketball vs. Washington State MARCH 5 To round off Pac-12 play, UA faces off against Washington State at home. This season, the team is doing well and has found dominant wins over other Pac-12 teams. When UA last faced off against the Cougars, the Wildcats won by 17 points. Stone Gettings, UA’s graduate student forward, and Nico Mannion, a freshman guard, led the charge with 19 and 14 points respectively. McKale Memorial Center, 1721 E. Enke Drive, 621-2287, arizonawildcasts. com, 8:30 p.m., tickets start at $26.

UA Gymnastics vs. Arizona State University MARCH 6 After four years of not facing each other, UA finally takes on ASU in gymnastics. The teams have changed a lot since the last match, so this could be anyone’s for the taking. The teams appear to be even, as each one has landed in first place at two of its five or six meets. The last time they faced off the Wildcats got the win. McKale Memorial Center, 1721 E. Enke Drive, 621-2287, arizonawildcasts. com, 7 p.m., tickets start at $8.

Tucson Roadrunners vs. San Diego Gulls MARCH 11 The Roadrunners will look to build on its lead in the Pacific Division when they square off against the San Diego Gulls on the 11th. Brayden Burke the team’s left winger will be the player to watch, as he has 45 points—19 goals and 26 assists— this season. This Wednesday night game also offers $2 hot dogs. Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Avenue, 1-866-774-6253, tucsonroadrunners.com, 7 p.m., tickets start at $13.

Tucson Sugar Skulls vs. Cedar Rapids River Kings MARCH 19 The Tucson Sugar Skulls start their indoor football season on March 19 against the Cedar Rapids River Kings. Last year, in their inaugural season, the Sugar Skulls ended 7-7. They did not play Cedar Rapids last season, so this is anyone’s game. Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Avenue, 573-3000, tucsonsugarskulls.com, 5 p.m., tickets start at $10.

FC Tucson vs. Toronto FC II MARCH 28 The Phoenix Rising affiliate FC Tucson kicks off its season on March 28 against Toronto FC II. The game marks new head coach John Galas’ debut. Last season, the team finished eighth and it is looking to turn the tides against Toronto, who was 3 points ahead of them in 2019. Kino North Stadium, 2801 E. Ajo Way, 600-3095, fctucson.com, 7:30 p.m., ticket prices TBA.

Touch of Tucson Night MARCH 28 See professional wrestlers like Alberto del Rio grapple in Tucson, as part of Cactus League Wrestling Tucson Arena, 260 S. Church Avenue, cactusleaguewrestling.net, 5 p.m., tickets start at $25.

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SUDOKU TIME Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each small 9-box square contains all of the numbers from one to nine.

GO FIGURE! by Linda Thistle The idea of Go Figure is to arrive at the figures given at the bottom and right-hand columns of the diagram by following the arithmetic signs in the order they are given (that is, from left to right and top to bottom). Use only the numbers below the diagram to complete its blank quares and use each of the nine numbers only once.

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SCRAMBLERS Unscramble the letters within each rectangle to form four ordinary words. Then rearrange the boxed letters to form the mystery word, which will complete the gag!