Globe 62, Miami 27

Mickey McConnell scored 26 points and dished out six assists for visiting Mesa Dobson as it defeated Mesa Mountain View, 63-54, in a 5A East Valley Region boys basketball game Tuesday night.

Jon Davis had 24 points and eight rebounds as Phoenix Horizon Honors beat Phoenix Alhambra 68-52 in the first round of the Northwest Valley Tournament played at Greenway High School in Phoenix.

Phoenix Arcadia remained undefeated in the 4A East Sky Region with a 7-0 win over Tempe in a girls soccer match Tuesday at Arcadia.

Creed, the poster rock band of the late ’90s, has reunited and performs their album “Human Clay” and hits from “Weathered” and “Full Circle.”

Atlanta indie rock band Manchester Orchestra, led by Andy Hull, plays in Phoenix. The band recently released the studio album “Simple Math.”

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will travel to Tucson on Wednesday to attend a memorial service for the victims of last weekend's shooting rampage.

When Brit rock group Asia reconvened in 2006, after a 23-year hiatus, the band committed to one tour. Nearly five years later, Asia has released “Omega,” its second studio album since it reunited, embarked on a fifth world tour, and been together longer than when the band originally burst onto the music scene in the early 1980s. Asia’s Valley concert will feature a mix of hits and new material set to a new high-tech light show.

Parents can enroll children for a free 2010-11 preschool program in the Mesa Unified School District 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at East University Church of God, 6630 E. University Drive, Mesa.

Queen Creek Town Council candidates will square off in their first forum Wednesday night.

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A high pollution advisory has been issued for Wednesday by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. The advisory is being issued for PM-10, particulate matter measuring 10 microns or less, due to expected gusty winds. Children and adults susceptible to respiratory illness are advised to limit time outdoors.

Officials were expecting the ruptured water line that caused a massive sinkhole on Val Vista Drive, just south of Loop 202’s Santan Freeway, to be fixed by today. But it could be several days to repair the roadway.

The Town Council will hold a public hearing Wednesday and vote on two proposed major general plan amendments.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is returning to Arizona for a fundraiser Wednesday at the Villa Siena wedding reception site, at 890 W. Elliot Road, in Gilbert.

The Cardinals will meet with Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Ron Rivera on Wednesday to commence their interviews for their vacant head coaching job, vice president of football operations Rod Graves said.

For his birthday Monday, Russ Ortiz got a piece of the Diamondbacks’ rotation. He is scheduled to start Wednesday against Philadelphia after a six-week absence.

February 10, 2005

MEXICO CITY - Warning: If a coworker or stranger suddenly jumps up and starts singing Wednesday, don’t be alarmed. They aren’t crazy.