PHOENIX – For 25 years, Joella Moore wondered what became of her brother after he ran away from his family’s home in Riverside, Calif., at age 16. She came to fear the worst but hoped he had started his life over somewhere.

May 13, 2005

Steve Boggs told a jury that condemned him to death Thursday that he was innocent of killing three Jack in the Box employees in Mesa, but he had done things for which he’d never been caught.

WASHINGTON – Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund are on opposite sides of the state’s SB 1070 immigration law, but both claimed victory in Monday’s Supreme Court decision on the law.

The Rev. Don Roszkowski believes in the power of prayer — to a point. He's a Cubs fan.

The Rev. Don Roszkowski believes in the power of prayer — to a point. He’s a Cubs fan.

No matter what happens during the spring signing period, Arizona will have the top basketball recruiting class in the Pac-10. But there could be a shake-up after that, said noted recruiting analyst Bob Gibbons of All-Star Sports publications.

Every spring, Cubs fans search their bottomless well of delusion, hoping for good omens. Every fall, they find a new goat. In 1945, Billy Sianis’ curse began. In 1969, a black cat shifted momentum to the Amazing Mets. In 1984, Leon Durham and Lee Smith sprouted chicken wings in San Diego.

Every spring, Cubs fans search their bottomless well of delusion, hoping for good omens. Every fall, they find a new goat. In 1945, Billy Sianis’ curse began. In 1969, a black cat shifted momentum to the Amazing Mets. In 1984, Leon Durham and Lee Smith sprouted chicken wings in San Diego.

Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torments of man. — Friedrich Nietzsche

Having suffered through as much heartache, tragedy and internal turmoil as just about any band in rock history, it seems somehow fitting that getting into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was a struggle for Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Among the definitions of bobble in Webster’s New World College Dictionary are “an awkward juggling of the ball in trying to catch or hold onto it,” and “to deal with awkwardly or unskillfully.”

Scott Bordow: Clip and save... With apologies to Peter King, here are 10 things I know will happen during the NFL season.

Amaré Stoudemire came face to face with a bouncing, snarling, 10-foot tall baby T-Rex Tuesday to help promote this weekend’s visit of “Walking With Dinosaurs” at US Airways Center.

The who's-who of Scottsdale developers, activists, former elected officials and simply retired political observers appear on the latest campaign finance reports released last week.

After shooting a season-low 38.2 percent against the Lakers in a 93-85 win in Phoenix 10 days ago, the Suns needed a 58-percent third quarter (15-for-26) just to get to 43 percent for the game on Sunday.

DENVER - Government offices and schools were closed and mail delivery suspended for a second day Thursday after a powerful blizzard dumped more than 2 feet of snow along Colorado's most populous region and stranded travelers.

WASHINGTON — Americans love their automobiles, but not as much as they used to. Nearly seven in 10 drivers enjoy getting behind the wheel, while the rest think it’s a chore. In 1991, nearly eight in 10 said they liked driving.

BERKELEY, Calif. - Arizona State men’s basketball coach Rob Evans was asked recently whether his team is using preseason media predictions of a last-place Pac-10 finish as motivational fuel.

January 10, 2005

The Arizona State basketball fans who are still bothering to attend the games at Wells Fargo Arena can have some sympathy for Ike Diogu.

The Arizona State basketball fans who are still bothering to attend the games at Wells Fargo Arena can have some sympathy for Ike Diogu.