SAN DIEGO - With big hit after big hit, Tony Clark’s status as the most efficient run producer in the major leagues has seemed obvious, and now it has been confirmed statistically.

CHICAGO - The NFL rewards specialists in the Pro Bowl, and if major league baseball did the same, the Diamondbacks believe Tony Clark would be making a return trip to Detroit this season as a member of the National League All-Star team.

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It’s getting closer to crossing that coveted line between good and elite, and though it’s only been a varsity program for five years, Chandler Basha wants take one more step.

There's no place Ramon Abreu would rather be than on the football field. The last two seasons, particularly this past season, he spent more time on the field arguably than anyone. And Abreu's time was more than just quantity. It was quality.

Spencer Thompson thought for a minute and then talked about the one thing he never quite learned how to do in his four years on the Mountain Pointe soccer team.

Loads of talent, even more athleticism, plenty of personality, and a barely .500 record through nine games.

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Even before he entered high school, impossible expectations were thrust upon Matt Carlino. Two years later, he’s somehow lived up to them. Carlino entered his freshman year at Gilbert Highland already a household name in basketball circles, and the first year had its ups and downs.

MOBILE, Ala. - Police believe a body found in a small-time evangelist's home freezer is his wife and a mother of eight, and arrested him on a murder charge as he preached at a south Alabama church.

Aaron Baddeley, the 2007 FBR Open champion, is among the latest golfers to commit to this year's field.

Turnovers were a key reason Mesa Red Mountain failed in 2007 to reach its third 5A football title game this decade. Turnover in personnel is high again, but according to coach Jim Jones, that isn’t weighing as heavily as it did some years ago.

NEW YORK - ABC made several editing changes to the first part of its miniseries "The Path to 9/11" following furious protests by Clinton administration officials that it fabricated scenes about their actions prior to the terrorist attacks.

 Maybe in January or February, when it’s all over, a select group of Scottsdale Saguaro seniors can look back and see just what they’ve accomplished.

Tax incentives that kicked in this year are leading to some Hollywood heavy hitters finding their way to the Valley. Local casting agent Faith Hibbs-Clark is in the midst of finding talent for two major motion pictures whose headliners include Oscar winners.

Minutes after Tim Brown was cut adrift by Oakland this week, writers in the Bay Area and ESPN’s Chris Mortensen had targeted the Arizona Cardinals — with a pair of young receivers like Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin in need of tutoring — as a likely landing spot for the 38-yearold, Hall-of-Famer to be.

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When Peoria Centennial routed Chandler Hamilton early in the 2008 prep football season, the Coyotes staked their claim to the title of best team in Arizona.

5A-I CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

A wide-open presidential primary for Democrats in Arizona has most of the nine candidates pouring money, time and other resources into the state.