DETROIT — The Arizona Cardinals blew a 17-point lead to the lowly Detroit Lions and needed to make a pressure-packed play in the closing minutes to avoid an embarrassing defeat, but still ended up winning their division later in the day. 

December 10, 2004

State voters may get a chance to minimize the role of political parties in future elections.

Am I the only one who’s waiting to see if Arizona running back Beanie Wells writes his home phone number and email address on the back of his helmet for today’s 49ers game? Perhaps he can put it right over the Cardinals logo, since that doesn’t mean anything to him anymore.

Baylor has been practicing for 89 days but its fans have no idea how good the team is. That’s because the Bears have yet to play a game after the NCAA banned them from nonconference competition in the wake of the 2003 murder of player Patrick Dennehy by teammate Carlton Dotson and the problems within the program that surfaced.

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. No, not having to read "A Tale of Two Cities" in English class. Tracking Houston and Milwaukee as they play down the stretch.