DENVER — Jorge De La Rosa begged for the ball in the ninth inning, wanting desperately to get a chance at his first career complete game.

Point-counterpoint: Shaq is gone. Assuming Amaré Stoudemire is also dealt, should the Suns trade Steve Nash as well before his contract runs out at the end of next season?

NEW YORK — The NFL suspended Jets linebacker Calvin Pace for four games without pay Thursday for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.

The Cardinals will open training camp July 31 at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff and break camp on Aug. 20.

DENVER — Jorge De La Rosa begged for the ball in the ninth inning, wanting desperately to get a chance at his first career complete game.

Glendale officials are fighting in court to keep documents about negotiations over the Phoenix Coyotes confidential until they finish talks with a potential new owner of the NHL team over use of city-owned Jobing.com Arena.

The Phoenix Coyotes have signed free agent defenseman Adrian Aucoin to a one-year contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

LUBBOCK, Texas - Former San Diego State right-hander Stephen Strasburg, the No. 1 overall draft pick by the Washington Nationals last month, has been selected as the winner of the Dick Howser Trophy as college baseball's player of the year.

Arizona State placed 12th overall in the final standings of the Learfield Sports Director's Cup, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics announced Monday.

Small but intense thunderstorms were popping up across Arizona on Friday evening and could return on Independence Day.

In Mesa's most recent compilation of crime statistics, during a 28-day period from May 25-June 21, the Dobson district experienced 345 serious crimes. During the same time last year, the area had 461 serious crimes

Just a year ago, David Vega's north Chandler neighborhood was a friendly place where the longtime residents knew one another and held block parties.

Ken Soucy is not happy his home overlooks a deteriorating construction site. The Gilbert resident said his 11-year-old son and his peers routinely ride their bicycles through the neighborhood, and Soucy is concerned that the defunct Tierra Office Park poses a danger.

Queen Creek's annual Fourth of July fireworks event will be held at Schnepf Farms beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday.

Q.C. fireworks pop for another year

Fireworks to light up East Valley skies

You never think about how long a giraffe's tongue is until you're face to face with it.

You never think about how long a giraffe's tongue is until you're face to face with it.

I first heard of upside-down tomatoes from the late Tom Robinson of Russelton, Pa., back in 2000. I still use the techniques he taught me to plant one or two tomato plants each season.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- A public-private effort to research cleaner ways of using Wyoming coal could be key in addressing the growing energy needs of the West, a coal gasification industry official said.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gave Arizona and other states permission Tuesday to enact their own regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.

Linda Turley-Hansen: TEA Parties, fireworks, picnics and sunscreen filled this Fourth of July weekend with a blend of uneasiness, yet respite. Among many, there's a sense that things aren't right, that freedoms are slipping, while celebration is familiar and comfortable.

Nick Dranias: In tough times, you'd think revenue-starved cities would bend over backward to help new businesses open their doors. Wrong. In Tucson, would-be entrepreneurs must navigate a 17-step process that the city's own Small Business Commission describes as "seemingly never ending."