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

In his first mock-up leading into the June 6-8 Major League Baseball draft (Insider subscription access required), ESPN baseball analyst Keith Law had both D.J. and Dustin Peterson landing in the first round.

Fittingly for a guy who’s about to become “big time,” Dion Jordan’s life has been hectic.

Westwood boys basketball coach Hosea Graham has been chosen as Aaron Windler's successor at Mountain Pointe, Westwood athletic director Reggie Castro said.

Q: Is a VPN the safest way to use an unsecured (public) Wi-Fi connection? Are there other ways to stay safe? Are there any free VPNs out there for personal use? — Kevin

The lasting image of the 2012 baseball season was Dylan Cozens blasting a walk-off, opposite-field homer to lift Chaparral to the Division I championship over Brophy.

It's a Saturday afternoon, and a multitude of fans – 25,000 total throughout a day defined by a peek-a-boo sun – meander underneath Chase Field's retractable roof for the annual D-Backs annual FanFest. The day is a prelude to the upcoming season – an opportunity for the Diamondback faithful to snag a few autographs, take a few cuts against a wiffleball-lobbing Wade Miley and, most importantly, bask in the glow of the lovely optimism that comes before the realities of a 162-game season commence.

The Mountain Pointe football program is headed to Nevada to open the season.

Since 1986, the Scripps Celebrity Super Bowl Poll has been asking big names in entertainment, news, sports and pop culture to predict the outcome of the big game. This year, more than 115 celebrities picked between the San Francisco 49ers, led by quarterback Colin Kaepernick, and the Baltimore Ravens, featuring linebacker Ray Lewis.

It took just four minutes for Pinnacle to set the tone in its first-round boys soccer state tournament match against Hamilton. The aggressive Pioneers parlayed a loose ball into an amazing bicycle kick goal by Mason Robertson to take an early lead.

This is supposed to be the time of year when high-quality movies come out, whether they're potential Oscar contenders or crowd-pleasing family fare.

Stop me if this premise sounds even remotely familiar.

The Suns have dubbed their Dec. 6 game against Dallas as “Satisfaction Guarantee Night.” If you don’t have a great time watching Phoenix attempt like the dickens to beat the Mavericks, you can simply saunter up to the ticket window and ask for your money back.

So what’s new in the NBA? Absolutely nothing.

I, for one, support what Moira Johnson is doing.

Q: What are your suggestions for alternatives to cable and satellite television services? -- Peter

Steve Nash: gone. Grant Hill: gone. Phoenix Suns fans feel the emotional attachment to the oldest and, historically, most popular professional sports team is heading in the same direction.

Skateboarders Jagger Eaton and Trey Wood, from Mesa’s Kids that Rock!, will be competing in the X Games 2012 Big Air Elimination competition live 9 p.m. Thursday on ESPN, Cox channel 32.

Baseball took hold of me early. It was the first game I followed intensely. I kept a scorebook of entire seasons, stayed up past bedtime for extra inning games with a radio in my bed for West Coast starts.

ANAHEIM, Calif.— Disney is done with its do-over of Disney California Adventure.

Findlay Prep is the gold standard for high school basketball powerhouses on the West Coast.

Findlay Prep is the gold standard for high school basketball powerhouses on the West Coast.