LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears topped Mr. Blackwell's 46th annual "Worst Dressed" list for wearing clothes that he said made her look like an "over-the-hill Lolita."

Years ago Pogo said: "We have met the enemy and he is us."

SEATTLE - Anyone desperate for a break from crunching numbers, minding the kids or studying for exams knows how easy it can be to find distraction in the simple brain teasing of computer games like Sudoku, solitaire or mahjong.

SEATTLE - Anyone desperate for a break from crunching numbers, minding the kids or studying for exams knows how easy it can be to find distraction in the simple brain teasing of computer games like Sudoku, solitaire or mahjong.

Before Scottsdale can crack down on motorized scooters, city leaders must first determine what, exactly, they are.

May 10, 2005

Not even a steady thunderstorm that drenched concert-goers as they made their way into Glendale Arena Monday evening could cool off the near capacity crowd -- many still sporting wet hair and damp clothes -- once alt-rock heroes the Red Hot Chili Peppers took the stage.

Not even a steady thunderstorm that drenched concert-goers as they made their way into Glendale Arena Monday evening could cool off the near capacity crowd -- many still sporting wet hair and damp clothes -- once alt-rock heroes the Red Hot Chili Peppers took the stage.

The ending didn’t seem fair. Shawn Marion had been brilliant all night, carrying the Suns on his back and validating all that midseason MVP talk with vintage Matrix material.

The ending didn't seem fair. Shawn Marion had been brilliant all night, carrying the Suns on his back and validating all that mid-season MVP talk with vintage Matrix material.

Casa Grande store relocates to Chandler, betting that a bigger customer base will shore up languishing sales during the down economy.

A "TEA party" held on the lawn of the Gilbert Municipal Center Wednesday outdrew the wildest expectations of organizers, as more than 1,000 people took part in one of a nationwide string of rallies against taxation and government spending held to coincide with the federal tax filing deadline.

Let me first say that I like Shawn Marion and Raja Bell. They were a pleasure to deal with in the locker room - although Marion did verbally accost me during the playoffs one year - and immensely fun to watch on the court.

Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson aren’t the only two old acquaintances Shaquille O’Neal will meet up with when the Lakers and Suns play Thursday night.

What did you do for fun this weekend? Perhaps you drove your Beetle or big shiny truck to the multiplex to see that pirate movie (very similar to one you’d seen before), or maybe the one about a crime-fighter who flies through the air wearing a cape and tights.

Suns owner Robert Sarver is marking his territory.

Thoughts about the business world as the nation struggles with one catastrophe and remembers another:

See, here’s the thing about the Phoenix Suns: They’re like little children. They hear what everybody is saying about them. But they’re not listening. They’re too young? Their style won’t work in the playoffs? It’s not their time? In one ear and out the other.

WASHINGTON - After a rash of security lapses, the Energy Department is looking to create an elite force of federal guards to protect plutonium and weapons-usable uranium from terrorists, while also preparing plans to move some of the material to more secure areas.

SEATTLE — Isaiah Thomas responded from being benched the game before to score 17 points, Quincy Pondexter added 17 and resurgent Washington cruised to a 79-56 victory over Arizona State on Saturday night.

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They might not be giants, but they like good music. Big-name musicians are shaking it up for the kiddie set.

For a large number of East Valley softball players this season, the hits just keep coming.

REDWOOD CITY Calif. - Video games are no longer simply about getting the highest score or disgracing an opponent. They’re also about immersing yourself in makebelieve worlds you help fashion.