For nearly two hours on Monday night, stories were shared, laughs were loud and Kleenex was out in full force.

The enigma of Justin Upton was in full display during his recent three-day return to Chase Field.

The Valley sports media has been tripping over itself in lauding the hiring of new Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough, calling it a turning point and a ray of light for a franchise that has been in a death spiral during these past couple years of the Robert Sarver era.

The Arizona Cardinals didn’t need this.

For the time being, spring football gets overshadowed a bit by the spring sports’ state tournaments, but it’s in (or about) to be full swing ahead.

Corona del Sol lost a baseball game on Thursday in a most peculiar way.

It’s way too early. The National League West is way too talented. Summer in Arizona is way too long.

The Phoenix Suns have a chance to begin their ascension from the ashes this summer. With one lottery pick safely earned among the top five and another still possible — unless Kobe Bryant is intent on dragging the Los Angeles Lakers’ lifeless carcass to the postseason for a public funeral at the hands of San Antonio or Oklahoma City — the first seeds for resurgence are at hand.