Never mess with a good thing — or, in the case of Jerry Bruckheimer’s “National Treasure” franchise, a mediocre yet extremely profitable thing.

Success has never gone to Brittany Kessler’s head — even though the Marcos de Niza senior has experienced plenty of it in her four-year stint as a pitcher.

Success has never gone to Brittany Kessler’s head — even though the Marcos de Niza senior has experienced plenty of it in her four-year stint as a pitcher.

PHOENIX — The Diamondbacks can finally say they have one phase of their game working well: pitching.

Besides wanting to live in a family-friendly community, part of the reason Aleta Basio moved to Surprise was to be near Surprise Stadium and experience spring training. After attending a fan fest at the stadium several years ago, Basio knew she had to become part of the action that includes the smell of hot dogs, organ music played between innings and the laid-back atmosphere spring baseball provides fans.

Besides wanting to live in a family-friendly community, part of the reason Aleta Basio moved to Surprise was to be near Surprise Stadium and experience spring training. After attending a fan fest at the stadium several years ago, Basio knew she had to become part of the action that includes the smell of hot dogs, organ music played between innings and the laid-back atmosphere spring baseball provides fans.

Besides wanting to live in a family-friendly community, part of the reason Aleta Basio moved to Surprise was to be near Surprise Stadium and experience spring training. After attending a fan fest at the stadium several years ago, Basio knew she had to become part of the action that includes the smell of hot dogs, organ music played between innings and the laid-back atmosphere spring baseball provides fans.

Let me spare you the trouble.“White Christmas,” “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “A Christmas Story” and “Miracle on 34th Street.” There you go. The best holiday films to watch, a list as predictable as the coming of cold winter nights. Which is a pity given the staggering amount of Christmas films there are.

Jim Ripley: Nothing is more precious in the desert than shade and water. Throw in the views of the Sonoran Desert, the bluff and mountains and you have Coon Bluff. I’ve seen many beautiful places, and this is one of them, I decided.

His command has been erratic and he's getting behind in the count. Many of his trademark sinkers — simply too attractive for opposing hitters to resist as they dropped out of the strike zone last season — aren't providing the same temptation, forcing him to give in and venture toward the heart of the plate. And it's made all the difference.

In the art of comparing a basketball player with another from a previous generation — a tricky business fraught with clichés and generalizations — a few names associated with Milos Vujanic will catch fans’ attention in a hurry.

Our lives our finite, but diamonds are forever.

The park at Scottsdale Civic Center Mall is one of the Valley’s best gems that is hidden in plain sight. Unless you’ve been to SMoCA during the day, or attended an event like Sunday A’fair you may not have an idea of just how big, green, and shady this space is.

The news of three airline carriers (Allegiant, Spirit and Frontier) at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa, while seemingly exciting to the community, did not really cause much of a ripple in my thoughts when recently reported by the local media. After all, the airport “is so far away” and “only goes to off-beat locations,” right? Well, I recently found out that those perceptions were innaccurate.

It was a game of wits, but Tyger Talley’s slider didn’t hurt, either.

Brady Rodgers goes the distance, stays unbeaten as ASU tops Cal 5-1 to take series opener.

Zach Davies is good enough on the mound not to need any help, but Hamilton gave it to him anyway.

Hidden in a sandy corner of South Mountain Park’s northwest side is Ponderosa Stables, home of 46 horses that residents and tourists visiting Phoenix can pay to ride through the preserve.