MARIETTA, Ga. - The family of hostage Jack Hensley has received confirmation that the headless body handed over to U.S. officials in Iraq is his, a family spokesman said Wednesday.

September 22, 2004

Manager Bob Melvin appreciated catcher Chris Snyder’s home run Friday but was more taken by the patience Snyder showed by drawing two walks.

“Usually No. 2 catchers, it’s tough to get deep in the count with them. They see that first fastball . . . it’s impressive that he doesn’t feel too antsy up there, that he thinks he has to swing at the first pitch.’’

At this time last year, Corona del Sol would have had little or no chance at winning a close basketball game.

At this time last year, Corona del Sol would have had little or no chance at winning a close basketball game.

WASHINGTON – Since March, someone has repeatedly banged on the front door of Felix Bermea’s Gilbert home, set bushes on fire and written profanities on the kids’ furniture after breaking in.

Mesa is considering buying the historic Buckhorn Baths to preserve the place where some of baseball’s most legendary players came for decades to sooth themselves in hot mineral water.

Mesa's Buckhorn Baths Motel is no stranger to historic and endangered lists. But this time, it's topped a new one - as the No. 1 pick on the Ten Most Endangered Roadside Places list released this week by the Society for Commercial Archeology, a national preservation organization based in Wisconsin.

For 20 years, Dean and Julie Clayland of northern California have been coming to Scottsdale to watch the San Francisco Giants during spring training.

Although he died in December 2002, Charlie Briley is very much alive in the hearts and minds of his friends and family and in the Old Town Scottsdale restaurant he made legendary.

Mesa’s Buckhorn Mineral Baths. Did Elvis Presley sleep there? And does his ghost haunt the premises of the 15-acre roadside landmark at the northeast corner of East Main Street and Recker Road?

Once the results from baseball’s 2013 Hall of Fame voting were released, the howls began.

Upper Deck has signed an exclusive, multi-year deal to become the official trading card of Little League Baseball.

Arizona Baseball Charities is inviting the public to view and purchase some rare baseball memorabilia Wednesday.

With the Arizona Game and Fish Department stocking walleye in desert lakes like Saguaro, Canyon and Apache as well as in high country lakes, the species has been made available to many Arizona anglers. The problem is that most of the state's anglers don't know how to fish for walleye.

Mesa’s Buckhorn Mineral Baths.

Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack.

Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack.

When Susie Steckner was a kid, she always looked forward to going to spring training games at Phoenix Municipal Stadium with her father, an ardent San Francisco Giants fan.

The former owner of a popular Scottsdale steakhouse once known as “The Best Baseball Bar in America” is ready to let go of many items that once covered its walls and paid homage to legends of the national pastime who frequented the spot.

The former owner of a popular Scottsdale steakhouse once known as “The Best Baseball Bar in America” is ready to let go of many items that once covered its walls and paid homage to legends of the national pastime who frequented the spot.

The envelopes, please. The race for the National League MVP award comes down to two players, first basemen Ryan Howard and Albert Pujols. What if we pretend we do not know the names and just look at the numbers?

The envelopes, please. The race for the National League MVP award comes down to two players, first basemen Ryan Howard and Albert Pujols. What if we pretend we do not know the names and just look at the numbers?