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Robin Farina saw her teammate Erica Allar on the side of a road dealing with a mechanical problem during the El Tour de Tucson 108-mile bicycle race.

• Team dynamic puts Sonoran riders in familiar place at top
• Cancer victim's resolve spurs mantra: 'We did it for Colleen'
• Race coverage: Results database and slide shows
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This time, there was no kicked ball. No fluke penalty. No miracles. No excuses. And that makes it worse.

The Arizona Wildcats' dreams of a Pac-10 championship and first-ever Rose Bowl berth were dashed in double-overtime Saturday night on, of all things, a 1-yard rush.

• Greg Hansen: The Great Escape and his amazing offense too much for the Wildcats
• UA basketball: UA usually has fun trip to Hawaii, and wins
• UA football: ESPN on campus these days is a time of the signs
• More UA football: Grigsby, Antolin limited by injuries
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Nearly $13 million earmarked to repave Tucson streets over the next four years will be redirected to build the Cushing Street Bridge across the Santa Cruz River, linking downtown to the west side of Rio Nuevo.

The bridge, which Rio Nuevo was supposed to pay for until the district ran out of money, provides additional access to the museums and other Rio Nuevo attractions west of the river, the bulk of which the city no longer has the money to build.

• $1.5M contract awarded for disputed checkpoint
• Layoffs at UA dip from a year ago
• Regents worry AZ may face similar tuition hike as Calif.
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The "Obama effect" seems to be wearing off in Southern Arizona.

Tucson-area shooters and gun-shop owners say sales of firearms, which spiked with Obama's election, have been normalizing for months. Even so-called assault rifles, which were selling out at this time last year, are in stock.

• Political notebook: 'Rumpled' Grijalva credited with reviving public option
• Code prevents renovation of signs of bygone times
• 'Vernon who?' tackles question before possible run for governor
• Real estate: Prof: Maybe more need to walk away
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