A story in today’s Phoenix business Journal reported that the NHL already as a contingency ownership plan if the league does not find a local buyer by June 10. The story prompted a comment from NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly.

World Wrestling Entertainment made history Sunday night at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ, as WrestleMania XXVI grossed $5.8 million, becoming the highest grossing and attended entertainment event ever held at the stadium.

Saturday’s attendance of 13,583 for the Seattle Mariners-Los Angeles Dodgers game breaks the Cactus League single-game attendance record at Camelback Ranch-Glendale (CBR-G) for the fourth time in 2010 and the sixth time overall at the second-year facility.

Wrestling has a long and historic connection to Phoenix dating back to the 1940s when wrestling was a regular event at the old Madison Square Garden in downtown Phoenix. Still history laid the groundwork for a number of the connections between the WWE and Arizona that exist today.

WrestleMania 26 is just the latest of many high-profile sporting events to come to the Valley. MVP Magazine offers an inside look to the bid process that brought the event here.

WWE superstars Golddust and Dolph Ziggler are appearing today from 4-6pm at Baby’s Steak and Lemonade in Glendale, which is owned by former WWE superstar Armando Estrada.

The Cactus League’s single-game attendance record held firm for six years until the mark was bested on Thursday. The event seemed innocent enough when it was announced, but since then three more single-game attendance marks have been announced and we are calling shenanigans.

Phoenix Coyotes President and Chief Operating Officer Douglas Moss announced today that individual game tickets for potential Coyotes home games during the first round of the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 27.

The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPN RISE, announced on Friday that Corey Hawkins of Estrella Foothills High School is its 2009-10 Gatorade Arizona Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

Friday’s crowd of 13,413 at Camelback Ranch-Glendale (CBR-G) for the meeting of Chicago’s crosstown rivals, the White Sox and Cubs, set the Cactus League single-game attendance record for the second consecutive day.