The Cardinals trailed the St. Louis Rams last week heading into the fourth quarter, needing only a field goal to take the lead. Yet, when the offense maneuvered its way down to the red zone — the last 20 yards before reaching the end zone — a funny thing happened.

The allegations against state Corporation Commissioner Jim Irvin are “sufficient at this point ... to warrant impeachment,” the head of the House Judiciary Committee said today.

NEW YORK - Need proof the television ratings system is dead, a victim of the TiVo, the ubiquitous satellite dish and schizophrenic viewing habits? Take a look at what's happening with "Battlestar Galactica."

Leading state Republicans are accusing Gov. Janet Napolitano of breaking a $75 million promise as she liberally wielded her veto pen Tuesday before signing a $6.4 billion budget into law.

This is supposed to be the tense time of year in high school football. Two weeks left in the regular season, and, with a new scheduling and playoff structure, all the ecstasy and agony of trying to decipher who is going to make it. Who's going to move up or down? Who's going to fall on its face?

The “Dirk for MVP” campaign has started in Mavericks-land. The push started Thursday night when the Mavericks gave away 20,000 MVP T-shirts. “We’re not doing anything cutting edge here,” coach Avery Johnson said.

They have watched all the pay-per-view movies that the team hotel has available, and played enough cards in the last 48 hours to leave even Amarillo Slim bleary-eyed.

A tradition of producing top college track and field throwing talent continues for Mesa Community College as Michelle Amete and Rashaud Scott head to NCAA Division I colleges.

November 17, 2004

For 16 minutes, Payton Dastrup did everything he could to keep the Mountain View boys basketball team in striking distance of Desert Mountain.

February 9, 2005

Arizona became a state on Feb. 14, 1912, and on Valentine’s Day 2011, Arizonans began a festive countdown to the state’s 100th birthday. Special events are ringing in our centennial from canyons to pine forests, mountaintops to grasslands. The fun continues — some of it right here in the East Valley — throughout 2012.

East Sky Region champion Arcadia is headed to the 4A Division II playoffs with a full head of steam.

Charlie Ragle always wanted to be a head coach. This isn’t a bad place to start.

EDMONTON, Alberta — This play went way beyond a shovel pass.

LONDON - The Rolling Stones, assured that Keith Richards is fully recovered from a head injury, will kick off their rescheduled European tour in Milan, Italy, on July 11.

Fire destroyed two of seven cooling towers Wednesday at the Arizona Public Service plant in Tempe.

Who has time to rip and tear salad? Give your knife a rest and take advantage of the bagged salads and precut produce available in the market.

What if I told you that you may not be consuming enough of a nutrient that may decrease your chances of cardiovascular disease by 50 percent, improves memory and lessens your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease? You may wonder if it is too good to be true. In this case, it isn't. The nutrient is omega-3 fatty acid (or fish oil) and most of us do not consume enough of these each day.

Rodney Cox is done talking.

Question: How can a basketball team shoot far better than its opponent (50.8 percent to 43.9 percent), win the battle of the boards (33-30), commit close to the same number of turnovers (20-17) and still lose by eight?

For the last two weeks, Chandler Hamilton has made plenty of strides under new coach Jeff Kain. The Huskies now have a plaque and more wins than all of last year to show for it, heading into the most important part of the girls basketball schedule.

A proposal that could bring a popular Valley restaurant to a strategic downtown Mesa site is gaining steam.