Neil Johnson, 27, shares the 36-hole lead at 9-under with Greg Avant, 43, a longtime section club professional from Chandler.

The Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday forced the Diamondbacks, New York Yankees and Randy Johnson to change course. Paul DePodesta, the Dodgers general manager, said during a conference call he was withdrawing from the 10-player, three-team trade that would have sent Johnson to New York and four players, including outfielder Shawn Green, from Los Angeles to Arizona.

Braden Johnson went 2-for-5 with a double, home run and four RBIs as Corona del Sol blasted Glendale Mountain Ridge (5-1), 16-2, Saturday to win the Corona del Sol Aztec Invitational. Russell Teames went 3-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs and Ben Rodriguez had three hits and two RBIs for the Aztecs (4-2).

BALTIMORE - Former Hollywood lobbyist Jack Valenti has checked out of a hospital, weeks after being treated for a stroke, a hospital official said Wednesday.

Gilbert parents Liz and Joe Larger had no intention of being medical journal fodder. They just wanted a brother or sister for their son Zac, now 17 months old.

Hamilton’s joy of earning the No. 1 seed in the state boys volleyball tournament was quickly muted when coach Jeff Bader saw who his team would line up with in the second round.

The signature event of the Olympic Games got underway Friday and Saturday with the start of the athletics (track & field) competition which also brought about the debuts of two Sun Devils on the world stage at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Along with Team USA members Jacquelyn Johnson and Trevell Quinley, the Sun Devils also saw two others with ties to the University compete.

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Two small planes collided in midair Wednesday above Coolidge, sending one crashing to the ground and killing a student pilot from China who was training to fly commercial planes, officials said.

Scottsdale resident Breaux Greer has made the U.S. track and field team for the Beijing Olympics.

TUCSON - Jordan Hill had 20 points and 14 rebounds and No. 21 Arizona pulled away to beat stubborn Oregon State 76-63 in the teams' Pac-10 opener on Thursday night.

Washington freshman starting pitcher Tim Lincecum struck out eight and allowed only one run over seven innings to lift the Huskies to a 11-1 victory over No. 8 Arizona State Sun Devils on Friday night in front of 3,336 at Packard Stadium.

Pinnacle High School teacher Steve Glassman was operating in his usual speeddemon fashion Thursday afternoon.

Another game, another rally.

East Valley teams dominated the 5A Division I tournament, with 25 wrestlers from various schools reaching the championships in their respective weight classes on Friday at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale.

PHOENIX - A 13-year-old girl who fell into a brush-covered mine shaft while riding an all-terrain vehicle was found dead at the bottom Sunday, and her 10-year-old sister was rescued with serious injuries, authorities said.

Mercury general manager Seth Sulka is on the right track: If you’re not going to win, lose having fun.

After challenging the otherwise sedate notions of dinner theater with whiz-bang productions of the musicals "Cats" and "Miss Saigon," the folks of the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre in Mesa admit this season’s gone back to the tamer stuff.

After challenging the otherwise sedate notions of dinner theater with whiz-bang productions of the musicals "Cats" and "Miss Saigon," the folks of the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre in Mesa admit this season’s gone back to the tamer stuff.