It’s been more than 35 years since the Oakland A’s made a change in its spring training itinerary, leaving Mesa for Scottsdale, before settling in on the Phoenix-Tempe border.

February 3, 2005

Jim Pederson’s home in north central Phoenix is spacious enough, but it’s not the mansion that might be expected of someone of his wealth. The place has a lived-in feel and is filled with an odd assortment of seven mixed-breed pound dogs, five cats and a parrot.

Jim Pederson’s home in north central Phoenix is spacious enough, but it’s not the mansion that might be expected of someone of his wealth. The place has a lived-in feel and is filled with an odd assortment of seven mixed-breed pound dogs, five cats and a parrot.

Now that it’s cooler, you want to hit the road this weekend and feel the wind in your hair, but the wheels in your driveway are more Al Bundy than Al Unser.

October 22, 2004

LOS ANGELES - Hollywood loves a good sequel, but here's one it could do without: Another union strike just months after the town got up and running again from a devastating walkout by writers.

NEW YORK - "Cougars 4 Cook."