I am proud to be an Arizonan. I am a 7th grader at Willis jr high. I live in Arizona my whole life, and I like living here.

Ubaldo Jimenez likes pitching in Arizona, and he finally has a victory to show for it. Jimenez threw seven sparkling innings, Troy Tulowitzki homered for the second straight game and the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-0 on Tuesday night.

DENVER — Ubaldo Jimenez extended his scoreless streak to 22 1-3 innings with six shutout innings and the Colorado Rockies routed the Arizona Diamondbacks 12-1 on Tuesday night.

Thirty-two years after his epic "Duel in the Sun" with Jack Nicklaus, 59-year-old Tom Watson took advantage of pristine conditions on the very same course to shoot a stunning 5-under 65 on Thursday at the British Open. He held the lead most of the day until Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez claimed the top spot in the early evening with a 64, only one shot off the record for lowest score in any major championship.                          

The Chandler Basha senior won the Peoria Invitational Tournament of Champions 152-pound class last weekend, beating Jake Van Raaphorst of Phoenix Desert Vista 6-3. It was his second title of the season — he won at the McClintock holiday tournament.

TUCSON - When Chandler Basha’s Ryan Jimenez entered the circle for his 152-pound individual championship bout in the Flowing Wells Invitational on Saturday night, there was an all too-familiar face staring straight at him.

TUCSON - Is there a more natural fit than Jose Jimenez and the Diamondbacks? While starting for St. Louis, Jimenez no-hit Randy Johnson and the D-Backs, 1-0, at Bank One Ballpark on June 25, 1999, following that with a two-hit, 2-0 shutout against Johnson at Busch Stadium 11 days later.

Alexa Jimenez had 13 kills 15 digs and four blocks to lead host Apache Junction past Skyline 25-15, 25-20, 25-22 on Tuesday night. Carly Reid added 21 digs for the Prospectors and Erin Herbert had three kills and a block.

Players practice for first time this season at Northern Arizona University.

Despite the triple-digit temperatures, hard-core anglers can still be found casting their lines in the East Valley’s urban lakes. Tribune photographer Julio Jimenez took to the water to find a few.