While suffering through a 1-9 season in his first year at Tempe High, coach John Rodriguez noticed two key ingredients were missing from his football team: Trust and camaraderie.

The Cardinals — so close to ending their dreaded road losing streak in their last trip away from home — try again Sunday in Buffalo.

GLENDALE - There were stars all around for Phoenix in the Coyotes' rout of Buffalo. As often is the case, Shane Doan headed the list.

The Los Angeles Clippers are rolling.

November 2, 2004

Heading into today’s contest at Arizona State, the Colorado football team appears to be as concerned about the mercury level as the talent level of the Sun Devils.

Teppo Numminen, a 20-year veteran with the Winnipeg Jets/ Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars and Buffalo Sabres, as well as a decorated international hockey player, officially announced his retirement Wednesday from the National Hockey League.

NEW YORK - In what could be a last-second breakthrough, both sides of the NHL lockout have given significant ground: The players' association will accept a salary cap, and the league has backed off its demand for a link between revenues and player costs.

August 17, 2004

Ten impact players to watch as the boys basketball season tips off:

The boys basketball season began on Monday, and with several East Valley teams playing in tournaments across in the state, fans will begin to notice the next crop of star players gracing the hardwood. The Tribune’s Player of the Year, Cameron Forte, returns to lead defending 4A Division I-champion McClintock, and Arizona State-signee Jahii Carson is thinking state title at Mesa. Here is an early look at ten East Valley players to watch this year:

DETROIT - Ninety minutes before Friday's game at Joe Louis Arena, Krys Kolanos pedaled an exercise bike.

Here are possible reasons why Danny Arrubla may have felt cursed:

Sal Fasano slowly stowed items in his travel bag Wednesday afternoon, measuring his words while attempting to reconcile the Jason Grimsley he just read about with the Jason Grimsley he knows. When Fasano was purchased by the Baltimore Orioles last summer, he lived in a hotel until Grimsley heard about it.

Sal Fasano slowly stowed items in his travel bag Wednesday afternoon, measuring his words while attempting to reconcile the Jason Grimsley he just read about with the Jason Grimsley he knows. When Fasano was purchased by the Baltimore Orioles last summer, he lived in a hotel until Grimsley heard about it.

Sal Fasano slowly stowed items in his travel bag Wednesday afternoon, measuring his words while attempting to reconcile the Jason Grimsley he just read about with the Jason Grimsley he knows.

NEW YORK - The National Hockey League locked out its players Thursday, threatening to keep the sport off the ice for the entire 2004-05 season and perhaps beyond in an effort by management to gain massive economic change.

WASHINGTON - Pat Tillman was killed in Afghanistan after walking away from a multimillion-dollar NFL contract to join the Army Rangers, U.S. officials said Friday.

To most people, tossing 17 strikeouts with a purple-colored pitching hand in a complete-game shutout to win the state championship should be enough to merit vacation.

Most NFL teams — like the Cardinals — have plenty of salary cap room to spend when free agency begins tonight. But the players they can sign aren’t exactly going to send owners scurrying to open their checkbooks.

Taking advantage of the second day of free cardiac screenings for former NFL players may have saved Andy Livingston’s life.

Sources in Canada told the Tribune on Saturday that the Coyotes have made their first postlockout move by buying out the final year of left wing Brian Savage’s contract.