All the accolades wouldn’t have mattered much without the ring. Scottsdale Saguaro quarterback Tim Ruben hit the elusive 2,000-yard rushing, 2,000-yard passing milestone in the third quarter of the 4A-I championship game against Tucson Canyon del Oro on Dec. 8, but it was the furthest thing from his mind one quarter later.

Will a more experienced team this season translate to a bigger and better year for Mesa Mountain View?

There wasn’t much question about the best boys basketball team in Division I last year, as Corona del Sol finished the season on a 30-game winning streak and cruised past Laveen Cesar Chavez for the state championship.

All-Tribune First Team Offense

Mesa Mountain View coach Gary Ernst has to be enjoying his situation.

While 11 regular season wins and a trip to the Rose Bowl is an outlandish forecast for Arizona State football, some longtime watchers of the team will tell you they feel the 2005 Sun Devils are capable of something big.

While 11 regular season wins and a trip to the Rose Bowl is an outlandish forecast for Arizona State football, some longtime watchers of the team will tell you they feel the 2005 Sun Devils are capable of something big.

While 11 regular season wins and a trip to the Rose Bowl is an outlandish forecast for Arizona State football, some longtime watchers of the team will tell you they feel the 2005 Sun Devils are capable of something big.

LOS ANGELES - Gregory Hines, the greatest tap dancer of his generation who transcended the stage with a successful screen career that included starring roles in "White Nights" and "The Cotton Club," has died at 57.