LOS ANGELES - Punk musician Travis Barker has sued over the South Carolina plane crash that injured him and killed two friends.

There’s no confusion any more at the top of the Scottsdale Chaparral football program.

All the accolades wouldn’t have mattered much without the ring. Scottsdale Saguaro quarterback Tim Ruben hit the elusive 2,000-yard rushing, 2,000-yard passing milestone in the third quarter of the 4A-I championship game against Tucson Canyon del Oro on Dec. 8, but it was the furthest thing from his mind one quarter later.

This is the year.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department has completed the 2008 fall big-game draw process, and applicants can now find out if they've been drawn by visiting the department's Web site at www.azgfd.gov/draw.

Someday, the talent pool will dry up enough and the Chandler High girls track program will be challenged for state supremacy. That day, however, is not in the immediate future.

There's no place Ramon Abreu would rather be than on the football field. The last two seasons, particularly this past season, he spent more time on the field arguably than anyone. And Abreu's time was more than just quantity. It was quality.

Gilbert will hold its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Breakfast and Awards Ceremony Friday.

Here is the 5A-I boys soccer all-Arizona team, as voted by the state soccer coaches:

Forgive Scottsdale Coronado for feeling a little cursed.

Andy Jay sat in the stands at Glendale Arena, fresh off a pin of Mesa Mountain View’s Joe Farnsworth that gave him third place in the 189-pound class in 5A Division I.

A couple of lasting impressions from Ridge Nielsen’s football career at Mesa Mountain View took place the final two weeks of 2006.

Loads of talent, even more athleticism, plenty of personality, and a barely .500 record through nine games.

There wasn’t much question about the best boys basketball team in Division I last year, as Corona del Sol finished the season on a 30-game winning streak and cruised past Laveen Cesar Chavez for the state championship.

DALLAS — So much for the idea that the Dallas Mavericks would be devastated by the way Game 3 ended. Dirk Nowitzki wasn't about to let them get swept. Nowitzki scored 19 of his 44 points in the fourth quarter, including a high-arching shot with 1:05 left that put the Dallas Mavericks ahead for good on their way to a 119-117 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night, extending this second-round series and providing it with a lot more excitement.

Chandler will celebrate cultural diversity this weekend with its Celebration of Unity on Friday and a multicultural festival Saturday.

Miguel Batista, who can become a free agent after the World Series, wants to know more about his projected role with the Diamondbacks before further considering whether to re-sign.

Aaron Baddeley, the 2007 FBR Open champion, is among the latest golfers to commit to this year's field.

It’s the year of the returning pitcher locally. Good news for Chandler Hamilton, Mesa Desert Ridge, Gilbert Highland, Mesa High, Mesa Red Mountain, Gilbert High and Mesa Skyline. Bad news if your staff is lacking a true ace or your untested hurlers can’t step up.

While the Diamondbacks will negotiate with free agent pitcher Miguel Batista this week, general manager Joe Garagiola Jr. conceded Tuesday it will be “very difficult” to re-sign the team's leader in victories and innings pitched from last season.

When Peoria Centennial routed Chandler Hamilton early in the 2008 prep football season, the Coyotes staked their claim to the title of best team in Arizona.

Mark Carlino has heard all the water-cooler talk, whispers, rumors, bad-mouthing, one-liners and scolding. It’s no surprise given what’s transpired at Gilbert Highland in the past eight months.

Chris Baloney: CB (6-0, 180, Jr./ College of the Sequoias; Visalia, Calif.) — Signed with ASU last year but left the team in August due to personal issues. Rated one of the top 10 junior-college cornerbacks in the nation in 2005.