BOSTON — Jason Richardson and the Phoenix Suns had no trouble putting their only loss of the season behind them, even against unbeaten Boston.

BOSTON — Jason Richardson and the Phoenix Suns had no trouble putting their only loss of the season behind them, even against unbeaten Boston.

Arizona Cardinals fans are wondering where all of the big plays have gone. The dynamic offense that carried the Cardinals to the Super Bowl has morphed into one that has to plunk a short pass here and there to move the ball downfield.

Bordow: Boldin's days with Cards are short

Brandon Webb's $8.5 million option was exercised Friday by the Arizona Diamondbacks, the team counting on the former Cy Young winner coming back successfully from shoulder surgery.

Peter Mueller had little trouble expressing his relief after scoring his first goal of the season.

There aren’t many people giving Arizona State a chance to beat the mighty Trojans this week. While USC already has two losses in conference play — including a blowout defeat at Oregon last week — the talent discrepancy between the two teams is wide.

Mesa police arrested a man Friday suspected of pistol-whipping a car repossession man on the head, an act that caused the gun to discharge in a shopping center parking lot.

A Mesa police officer shot and killed a 22-year-old man who allegedly pulled a knife on officers Friday.

A segment of McQueen Road in south Chandler will be closed for more than a month beginning Tuesday while city crews widen a concrete bridge that crosses the Consolidated Canal just north of Appleby Road.

The organization that represents cities around the state voted Friday to sue to overturn some provisions in the state budget approved by lawmakers.

Gilbert police are searching for a woman who made almost 50 purchases in June using a forged credit card in the East Valley and other Arizona towns.

Ken Brague, a medical salesman with five children in the district, was chosen Friday as the Queen Creek Unified School District nominee for the governing board vacancy.

The economy is hitting everyone hard. But it's affecting men in a particular way because some aren't able to provide for their families for the first time and are coping by retreating into themselves, say two men planning a support group in Queen Creek.

Pull on your legwarmers. “The Wedding Singer” is bringing the 1980s back to Mesa and Phoenix. The musical crammed full of ’80s pop-culture and ’80s-esque songs is based on the 1998 film starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Nominated for five 2006 Tony Awards (including Best Musical and Best Musical Score), the traveling production stars ASU alumna and pro thespian April Monte in the role of Holly.

Pull on your legwarmers. “The Wedding Singer” is bringing the 1980s back to Mesa and Phoenix. The musical crammed full of ’80s pop-culture and ’80s-esque songs is based on the 1998 film starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Nominated for five 2006 Tony Awards (including Best Musical and Best Musical Score), the traveling production stars ASU alumna and pro thespian April Monte in the role of Holly.

When decorating our homes, we tend to consider things like beauty and comfort, the durability of pieces we might buy or the image they project. But how many of us stop to consider our energy bills?

Gilbert is gearing up its water conservation education at the same time many of its residents are taking steps to produce green, lush winter lawns.

Our View: The 2010 campaign for Arizona governor is taking shape with the standard-bearers for both major parties -- Gov. Jan Brewer, a Republican; and Attorney General Terry Goddard, a Democrat -- moving into the race. This could be one of the most important campaigns in state history as candidates will have to explain how they would approach state government’s huge budget deficits that will require significant policy changes to resolve.