Scott Bordow: You want to know why athletes such as Manny Ramirez believe there are no serious consequences for their actions? Because we make them feel that way.

Manny's return will be spectacle | Manny being Manny means not having to say sorry

Shaq is gone. Assuming Amaré Stoudemire is also dealt, should the Suns trade Steve Nash as well before his contract runs out at the end of next season? I hope not.

NEW YORK — The NFL suspended Jets linebacker Calvin Pace for four games without pay Thursday for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.

The Cardinals will open training camp July 31 at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff and break camp on Aug. 20.

Scott Bordow: You want to know why athletes such as Manny Ramirez believe there are no serious consequences for their actions? Because we make them feel that way.

Manny's return will be spectacle | Manny being Manny means not having to say sorry

The Phoenix Coyotes have signed free agent defenseman Adrian Aucoin to a one-year contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Arizona State placed 12th overall in the final standings of the Learfield Sports Director's Cup, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics announced Monday.

East Valley school districts that sent out reduction-in-force notices to teachers in April are now calling back many of them and offering them jobs for next school year.

Higley schools budget protects most teachers

Gilbert slices $4M, rehires some teachers

Protesting teachers fear crowded classes

Mesa teachers, staff plan vigil to protest cuts

Teachers forced into tense waiting game

Higley cuts 9 more teachers, 2 nurses

Thousands of Ariz. teachers facing job cuts

District budget cuts meeting brings out 200

Although the annual Fourth of July event at Mesa Community College has been canceled this year, there will still be fireworks in Mesa.

A Mesa detective who shot and killed a 15-year-old girl at the end of a car chase on May 28, fired his weapon to protect his partner, according to a police report.

Cops mum; family in dark after teen's death

The owners of Lloyd's Complete Auto Supply Co., whose downtown Chandler property was condemned for a new City Hall, have released their own appraisal of the site's value, about double the city's estimate.

Three recently approved tax increases in Gilbert will be put to a public vote if those opposed to the hikes are successful in getting the issues to the ballot. Three voter referendums were filed Thursday by former Maricopa County Assessor Kevin Ross.

Gilbert formally adopts sales tax hike

A sales tax increase Queen Creek's Town Council approved just in case a state budget provision passed appears to be history.

The Food Writers Act of 1902 requires me, as well as every other food writer in America, to produce a story every Fourth of July about either hot dogs or apple pie. I flipped a coin, and this year it’s hot dogs.

The Food Writers Act of 1902 requires me, as well as every other food writer in America, to produce a story every Fourth of July about either hot dogs or apple pie. I flipped a coin, and this year it’s hot dogs.

If you’re green at heart but have a black thumb, don’t give up on gardening just yet. There are some easy-care plants for indoors and out; in fact, some, including these suggested by experts, are so foolproof you simply can’t kill them.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gave Arizona and other states permission Tuesday to enact their own regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.

Chandler is hoping for more than $750,000 in federal stimulus funds to buy "green" appliances for public housing in an attempt to reduce the city's carbon footprint and save low-income tenants money on utility bills.

Our view: Gov. Jan Brewer won’t take “no” as an answer from lawmakers on her proposed temporary sales tax increase, and she has directed the Legislature to come back to the Capitol Monday to continue working on a $8.4 billion state budget. It’s not clear why Brewer believes she will get a different response only a few days after the Legislature’s Republican majority finally managed early Wednesday to adopt most of the budget compromises negotiated between her, House Speaker Kirk Adams, R-Mesa, and Senate President Bob Burns, R-Peoria.

Carol McGinnis: Recently my interest was stirred concerning the story behind the birth of our national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” It deeply concerns me that recent generations seem to know little of America’s early history. Perhaps this article would help engender a new appreciation of our anthem through this short story relating a bit of how it came into being.