It’s hard to fault local football coaches for being wary of the new power points algorithm.

The Arizona Interscholastic Association did not acknowledge whether there is a flaw in its power point formula during Tuesday's executive board meeting, but seems ready to adjust it for the spring sports state tournaments.

Another two-year classification block is upon us, and, not surpisingly, so is the semiannual power points backlash.

The 5A Conference executive board will explore and could adopt an alternative power-point system for next year, one devised by an Arizona Interscholastic Association committee last month.

After receiving feedback from its member schools, the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s Executive Board passed a tweak to the power point rankings on Monday that fixes an alleged flaw.

The latest effort to reform the operation of homeowner associations was blocked Tuesday as a large crowd of opponents defended the power to foreclose on houses and condominiums for lapsed dues and ignored fines.

An East Valley power points aficionado believes an inadvertent glitch inside the Arizona Interscholastic Association's power points system rewards teams for playing in extra games regardless of the outcome.

An East Valley power points aficionado believes an inadvertent glitch inside the Arizona Interscholastic Association's power points system rewards teams for playing in extra games regardless of the outcome.

A House panel approved legislation designed to give police more power to detain illegal immigrants.

Part 2 of a 4-day series

On Wednesday night, Corona del Sol’s girls volleyball team was getting ready for a playoff run.

Behind the chuckles, Ed Matlosz is starting to panic.

The Bush administration has a track record of disregarding the advice of its own experts in favor of more politically and ideologically agreeable choices. It seems to have happened again in the choice of locations for a new $451 million national bio threat lab.

April 27, 2005

Longtime Chandler High School softball coach Mike Barney passed away last Friday following bouts with several illnesses and a heart attack.

BEIJING - Vice Premier Huang Ju, a key ally of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin who climbed the ranks of Shanghai politics to join the Communist Party's inner sanctum of power, died early Saturday, the official Xinhua News Agency said. He was 68.

The cry was heard far and wide throughout the election season (no one who draws breath could have avoided it, it seems): It is time for change and a departure from the old ways in Washington.

Tom DeLay's fellow House Republicans were hardly surprised by the majority leader's indictment on charges of conspiracy to violate the campaign finance laws back home in Texas.

WASHINGTON - Arizona Sen. John McCain called Thursday for President Bush to commit a division or more of fresh troops to quell the worst fighting in Iraq since the war began a year ago.

Arizona State opens NCAA baseball tournament play with a team from New England but then the road to Omaha gets significantly more difficult.

HONOLULU - The drive to make Hawaii the fifth state in the country to allow same-sex civil unions is on the verge of failing, despite support from most state lawmakers.

WHO DID WHAT: Federal law enforcement chiefs say the FBI broke the law in prying out Americans’ personal information.

What else is the Bush administration not telling us? It turns out that since shortly after Sept. 11, 2001, the National Security Agency has been secretly amassing the calling information of tens of millions of subscribers to three major phone companies, according to USA Today.

Two of Washington's most powerful lobbies are about to square off.