If you’ve been watching Smallville from way back, you remember the very first person to learn Clark Kent’s (Tom Welling) Super secret: faithful friend Pete Ross (Sam Jones III, right). He eventually couldn’t deal and left Smallville for the big city (Wichita!), ne’er to be seen again.

Arizona State University defeated Purdue 27-23 in the Sun Bowl today in El Paso, Texas.

Jerome Joseph is the new boys basketball coach at Gilbert Christian.

Queen Creek's Dayton Jones threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Aulama Lemalu with 6:15 remaining Friday as the visiting Bulldogs outlasted fourth-ranked Buckeye 13-12 in a 4A Division II game.

A man has been arrested for allegedly selling stolen property at his mini-mart store in Phoenix.

TEMPE -- Arizona State University's efforts to promote sustainability have received a $27.5 million boost thanks to a donation from the foundation funded by Wal-Mart chairman Rob Walton and his wife, Melanie.

Welcome to the big time, Gilbert Christian.

There aren’t many names more common than Sam Jones.

Mesa's boys tennis won 7-2 against Westwood on Monday.

Connor Patterson will admit last year’s Class 1A boys basketball title game was not his shining moment.

It is another trip to the state finals for Gilbert Christian.

This week's top performers in high school sports:

Through struggles on the court and in the foul column, Gilbert Christian kept hoping and waiting for someone to fill Sam Jones' void.

OFFENSE

Opening day of Arizona State’s football practice, opening day of the battle between Sam Keller and Rudy Carpenter. The participants in the country’s most celebrated quarterback duel went relatively quietly on Friday night, with the players showing off their skills while being coaches on the field.

Opening day of Arizona State’s football practice, opening day of the battle between Sam Keller and Rudy Carpenter. The participants in the country’s most celebrated quarterback duel went relatively quietly on Friday night, with the players showing off their skills while being coaches on the field.

Opening day of Arizona State’s football practice, opening day of the battle between Sam Keller and Rudy Carpenter. The participants in the country’s most celebrated quarterback duel went relatively quietly on Friday night, with the players showing off their skills while being coaches on the field.