It may have been a meeting of two elite teams likely headed deep into the postseason, but all it meant to the two coaches was how much work still must be done.

It may have been a meeting of two elite teams likely headed deep into the postseason, but all it meant to the two coaches was how much work still must be done.

Desert Mountain opted Wednesday to select former Chaparral High assistant Tony Tabor as its next head football coach, athletic director Steve Harris said.

Desert Mountain opted Wednesday to select former Chaparral High assistant Tony Tabor as its next head football coach, athletic director Steve Harris said.

While the girls team from Desert Mountain was blessed with the Midas touch and came away with a gold medal in every event aside from diving, the boys team found itself without a single gold and trailing Phoenix Shadow Mountain by three points heading into the final event of the 5A Division II state meet.

MINNEAPOLIS - The Suns have earned fair-sized pockets of rooters in almost every NBA city. But nobody loves to see Phoenix in town more than fans in the Twin Cities.

The Chandler Wolves were extremely focused for their match with Gilbert. In fact, the Wolves were focused on it the night before.

PHOENIX - Steve Nash tied his season high with 31 points and added 11 assists in his return to the lineup, and the Phoenix Suns beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 110-102 Saturday night. Kevin Garnett had 28 points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who lost their fourth straight game.

MINNEAPOLIS — There were moments Monday when the Minnesota Timberwolves slowed down the frantic Suns, downshifted the pace and reduced it to a half-court slugfest where they could fight on a level court.

MINNEAPOLIS — There were moments Monday when the Minnesota Timberwolves slowed down the frantic Suns, downshifted the pace and reduced it to a half-court slugfest where they could fight on a level court.

MINNEAPOLIS — Steve Nash's back was bothering him, so much so that the Phoenix Suns almost had to play without their slick-passing, floppy-haired front man.

The Suns started their second exhibition season on Friday night the same way they started the first one back in October: with a loss at home.

A Desert Mountain freshman football coach has filed an assault complaint against varsity head coach Tony Tabor after a physical confrontation in Prescott over the weekend.

The Desert Vista girls basketball program knew all season that Simone Westbrook wasn't going to come walking through the door.

MINNEAPOLIS — Losing has become a way of life for the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Wolves lost their 15th consecutive game on Friday night when Jason Richardson scored 22 points to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 120-95 victory.

It’s separation time in the NBA, with good teams enjoying title dreams and bad ones left to figure out what went wrong.

All of the coaches at the Catholic elementary school Jim Ewan attended were priests, so Ewan decided he’d wear the collar one day, too. "Then he found out what celibacy was," Ewan’s wife, Luann, said. "All along, he thought it was a vegetable."

All of the coaches at the Catholic elementary school Jim Ewan attended were priests, so Ewan decided he’d wear the collar one day, too. "Then he found out what celibacy was," Ewan’s wife, Luann, said. "All along, he thought it was a vegetable."

All of the coaches at the Catholic elementary school Jim Ewan attended were priests, so Ewan decided he’d wear the collar one day, too. "Then he found out what celibacy was," Ewan’s wife, Luann, said. "All along, he thought it was a vegetable."

A former Mesa Westwood player who returned to the program to coach five years ago is now the Warriors’ new varsity football coach.

May 5, 2005

Dobson High School girls basketball coach Frank Campos has been asked not to return after 20 seasons guiding the program.

MINNEAPOLIS - The Suns shot 52 percent from the field Friday night, drained 12 3-pointers, handed out 34 assists on 43 baskets and kept their scoring average for the week well above the 116-point mark. Imagine what they might do once Steve Nash’s shoulder is strong enough to start nailing jumpers again.

The Desert Mountain girls basketball team gave a warm welcome to its new coach Friday night.