Mesa police arrested two men over the weekend, one of which officers say led police on a high-speed chase throughout east Mesa before being apprehended by an officer’s pit maneuver in his cruiser.

Kurt Busch drove a race Sunday that exemplifies a NASCAR Nextel Cup champion.

By MIKE SAKAL

SAN FRANCISCO - Brushing aside the threat of a disruptive takeover battle that could batter its shaky stock, Internet pioneer Yahoo on Monday reiterated its refusal to sell to Microsoft Corp. for less than $45 billion.

It looked like a mismatch. It flew like a mismatch. It quacked like a mismatch. And so, a game pitting Roger Clemens vs. the Diamondbacks’ young Dustin Nippert was — surprise! — a mismatch. The Astros’ future Hall of Famer took care of the D-Backs’ lineup with practiced ease in a 9-3 win over Arizona on Saturday at Chase Field.

It looked like a mismatch. It flew like a mismatch. It quacked like a mismatch. And so, a game pitting Roger Clemens vs. the Diamondbacks’ young Dustin Nippert was — surprise! — a mismatch. The Astros’ future Hall of Famer took care of the D-Backs’ lineup with practiced ease in a 9-3 win over Arizona on Saturday at Chase Field.

It's official.

PHOENIX — Obstacle course runners start on their feet, but eventually end up on their stomachs, sides, even backs at they clamber through mud, over shipping containers, across netting made of mangled ropes.

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June always means church denominations are holding their national conventions. And it typically means new fights over homosexuality, women’s roles and protecting orthodoxy at all cost. You can count on it.

November 28, 2004

On one side is a major Valley developer who appears willing to spend whatever it takes to lure Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World to its Mesa project.