Humorist Dave Barry has said, "the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. The wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza."

Is any ingredient more hardworking, yet humble, than the onion?

Burgers and potato salad are traditional fare at Memorial Day picnics, but it's also fun to shake things up every now and again with an unexpected new flavor. And if the recipe for said dish is as easy as it is lip-smacking? So much the better for the cook, who would much rather be relaxing in the sunshine with guests than fretting over complicated details.

On a normal day, thirsty revelers easily drain two kegs of Guinness at Boston's Black Rose tavern. Come St. Patrick's Day — an official holiday in Bean Town — and they'll plow thorough 55 kegs.

In honor of St. Patrick's Day I have packed four Irish ingredients into one tasty little appetizer — oysters, cabbage, Guinness stout and Colman's Mustard.

Sure, you know to wear green on St. Patrick’s Day, but how well-versed are you in the history and culture of Ireland?

For the beer, food or smoking enthusiast, here’s an event for tonight: the second annual Cigar, Beer and BBQ Festival.

Coronado’s game plan is to keep possession and find an opening – especially against a bigger, stronger squad like Williams Field. Especially with a possible rematch in the Division III boys soccer championship awaiting on Friday.

Zach Green and Jordan Perry led Mesquite to an impressive home victory over Perry, 74-63, on Monday night.

More than 60 brewers are bringing lagers, ales, porters and stouts to the inaugural Get Crafty 2012 Phoenix Brewers Invitational, slated for noon to 10 p.m. Dec. 7 and 8 at Heritage & Science Park, 115 N. Sixth St., Phoenix.

Division III Championship

Two quarters of bad football, the equivalent of 24 minutes of game time out of a total of about 580, marred an otherwise perfect season.

Chaparral at Marcos de Niza

Williams Field knew all about Campo Verde's stout defense heading into the first round of the Division III playoffs.

even weeks have gone by, even though it seems like an eternity since Desert Vista started the off the seasonwith a win over Palo Verde of Las Vegas.

The Queen Creek football team finally got the test everyone was waiting on.

Even though defending champion Desert Vista and Chandler are two of the top teams in Division I, there is a real chance the loser of their matchup on Friday starts on the road in next week’s first round.

I just read an article published in the International Journal of Obesity that discussed the impact of doctors’ words on patients when talking about obesity.

Pinnacle left no doubt which team owns this rivalry.

Wide smiles accompanied the sea of blue jerseys on the Chandler football field last Friday.

Mountain Pointe has had some pretty stout defenses under Norris Vaughan, but there just might be something different about this group.

Could the shoe finally be on the other foot?

After two easy wins to start the season, Williams Field came into its matchup Friday night with host Campo Verde with plenty of confidence. But by the end of the first half, the Black Hawks were facing their first deficit of the season and had seen their normally stout offense shut down by the Coyotes.