Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin injured his left hamstring on a 71-yard touchdown play in the second quarter of their wild-card playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons.

The Cardinals’ offensive plan this season is to run the ball, both more often and more effectively, with Edgerrin James around.

The Cardinals’ offensive plan this season is to run the ball, both more often and more effectively, with Edgerrin James around.

The state’s receiving leader board is littered with Mesa Desert Ridge players, no shock considering the Jaguars’ propensity to throw the football. But it’s the lack of true receivers that may be surprising.

Josh McCown had just found out that Larry Fitzgerald was a new video game coverboy and it took about 15 seconds before the first challenge was issued quietly from Cardinals quarterback to Cardinals receiver.

The Arizona Cardinals did the expected with the first pick of the NFL draft Saturday morning, snaring receiver Larry Fitzgerald with the third overall pick and upgraded an offense that has struggled the past few years.

Anquan Boldin isn’t about to call himself “Ocho Uno.” Larry Fitzgerald isn’t going to sit in front of cameras and implore the Cardinals to just give him the damn ball.

Q. Are the Internet and the World Wide Web the same thing? Donna, Mesa.

Mesa Community College wide receiver Kenny Mahone has signed a national letter of intent to attend Northern Arizona University and will enroll in the spring semester, Lumberjacks football coach Jerome Souers said.

Antonio Bryant and Larry Fitzgerald — the latter with the Cardinals — are strutting their stuff on NFL fields, so someone had to step up and continue Pittsburgh’s reputation as Wide Receiver U.

PHOENIX - Gov. Janet Napolitano vetoed an immigration bill Tuesday, calling the measure "weak and ineffective'' and saying it would have given amnesty to companies that hire undocumented workers.

The projected starter for one of Arizona State’s cornerback spots is afraid to take a snap off during training camp, despite playing on a knee that is still not recovered from summer surgery.

Betsy Bro and her friends came to the Scottsdale Arts Festival on Friday to look at art. Not long after they arrived, the three women started trying on "wearable" art instead.

PHOENIX - Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano hasn't said whether she'd signed a wide-ranging immigration bill approved by the Legislature, but lawmakers on both sides of the debate predicted a veto.

ATLANTA - From school lunches to nutrition bars and ice cream, the nationwide salmonella outbreak has reached deep into the American food supply - even though many people had never heard of the small company at the center of the investigation until a few weeks ago.

TUCSON - Anthony Johnson does not have much of a college resumè. In 33 games over three seasons, the Arizona wide receiver has caught 71 passes and six touchdowns. He has yet to start more than seven games in a season or make more than seven catches in a game.

Tonight, Washington State visits Arizona State in what is being classified as a Pac-10 football game, but Sun Devil Stadium could better be utilized for the teams to hold a support-group meeting. Call it "Receiver Rehab."