March 19 this past week marked the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq originally named Operation Iraqi Liberation (OIL) later changed to Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Just to note some of the “Shock and Awe” for our $3 trillion to $5 trillion dollar investment: 4,489 dead U.S. soldiers, 32,220 U.S. wounded. This does not include dead or wounded U.S. civilians or private contractors nor the 300,000 plus brain injury and PTSD cases.

"Insidious" is the kind of movie you could watch with your eyes closed and still feel engrossed by it.

Mesa Dobson had won three in a row. Mesa High had lost three straight (two of them badly). But on Friday night, those streaks were reversed as the Jackrabbits overwhelmed the Mustangs, 45-7, in 5A-I East Valley game.

Detroit coach Bill Laimbeer doesn’t hesitate when asked what he expects from the Shock in the WNBA playoffs.

Forgive Cactus volleyball players if they appeared shell-shocked after dropping game one against Millennium Thursday.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - There was no joy in Mercuryville. Sour feelings hadn’t infected the Mercury locker room in at least 31 days, dating back to the last time they sampled the anguish of defeat in Seattle.

Food and fuel prices have been rising this summer along with the heat. Sheila Mullins, a single mom in Mesa, said she’s noticed a spike in milk prices.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Mamadi Diane scored 25 points and Sean Singletary also had 25 to help Virginia open its glistening $130 million John Paul Jones Arena in stirring fashion, coming from behind to beat No. 10 Arizona 93-90 on Sunday night.

He dreamed of becoming the next famous rap artist. He was saving money to buy a car. In his 26-year life, what was most apparent about Scott Michael Kraft was how much the Chandler man meant to the East Valley community that continues to mourn his murder a week later, in Gilbert’s quiet Islands development.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Saying he was unable to stop the bloodshed, a Navy corpsman testified that Marines in his patrol seized an Iraqi civilian from his home, threw him into a hole and shot him at least 10 times after growing frustrated in their search for an insurgent.

LOS ANGELES - The formula seems simple, though no script is easy for a freshman, no matter how talented: Jeff Pendergraph, Arizona State’s rising big man, has to stay out of foul trouble and on the floor.

LOS ANGELES - The formula seems simple, though no script is easy for a freshman, no matter how talented:

The leap from "worst to first" happens rarely in pro sports.

Shame, that feeling of chagrin, embarrassment or guilt before ourselves and those we hold in esteem or authority, has been said to be sorely lacking among modern American youth.

TUCSON - So much for Arizona’s lofty goal of going undefeated in the Pac-10. The Wildcats didn’t even make it halfway through the conference schedule.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - No heavyweight boxing bouts have taken place at The Palace, but a basketball version of jabs and counters resumed Thursday as the Mercury reassembled to review the wrongs of Wednesday’s 108-100 loss to Detroit in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.