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It sure feels like fall in Scottsdale this week — even if we're not totally done with the 90s yet — so make the most of it.

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We survived summer. Now comes a glorious stretch of patio dinners, desert hikes and packed weekends.Why it matters: It sure feels like fall this week — even if we&#x27;re not totally done with the 90s yet — so make the most of it.

Arizona Fall League is here

The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Diamondbacks&#x27; season" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2026/09/28/arizona-diamondbacks-season-ends-miss-playoffs-third-straight-year" data-vars-content-id="c6432c7f-d629-4544-972a-12864a2a9315" data-vars-headline="Arizona Fall League is here" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2026/09/28/arizona-diamondbacks-season-ends-miss-playoffs-third-straight-year" target="_self">Diamondbacks&#x27; season</a> may be over, but there&#x27;s still plenty of baseball to catch in town — and I&#x27;m rooting for the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Scottsdale" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/scottsdale" data-vars-content-id="c6432c7f-d629-4544-972a-12864a2a9315" data-vars-headline="Arizona Fall League is here" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/scottsdale" target="_self">Scottsdale</a> Scorpions.Why it matters: For families missing baseball after the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="MLB regular season" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/10/01/white-sox-advance-mlb-playoffs-cubs-counsell-meidroth-pca-padres-astros" data-vars-content-id="c6432c7f-d629-4544-972a-12864a2a9315" data-vars-headline="Arizona Fall League is here" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/10/01/white-sox-advance-mlb-playoffs-cubs-counsell-meidroth-pca-padres-astros" target="_self">MLB regular season</a>, the six-week minor league offers an intimate, affordable way to keep watching in person.

Girls flag football is the fastest-growing high school sport

Tens of thousands take up a game that barely had a varsity footprint a few years ago.

Girls flag football has become the fastest-growing high school sport, as tens of thousands take up a game that barely had a varsity footprint a few years ago.Why it matters: Few girls high school sports have moved from niche to mainstream so quickly, broadening athletic opportunities in the process.

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A map identifying the 24 U.S. states that offer girls flag football as a sanctioned high school varsity sport as of September 2026, as well as 16 states with pilot or independent high school competitions, and remaining states with no current high school programs. 

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Arizona Fall League is here

The Diamondbacks enter their final week with a lot on the line

Girls flag football is the fastest-growing high school sport

New-look Sun Devils aim to surprise after a wave of departures

Exclusive: Diamondbacks say ongoing Chase Field lease talks are "non-productive"