Jackets tripped up by Ravens

 TUCSON — Wednesday night’s Division III, Section II opener was a matchup between the height of the Vail Empire Ravens and the quickness and athleticism of the Tombstone Yellowjackets.

Height won.

The Yellowjackets spent the first three quarters nipping at the heels of...

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Cochise College women topple South Mountain

 DOUGLAS — Freshman forward Johnishia Welles scored 22 points, pulled down 15 rebounds, blocked...

Apaches right ship vs. Cougars

 DOUGLAS — After a two-game losing streak halted a 17-game winning streak, the Cochise College men...

Pumas run out of gas

TUCSON — From the tip, the Bisbee High girls basketball team knew the Gilbert Christian Knights were a...

Buena girls thumped by Dobson in Gilbert

GILBERT — When Buena and Dobson met in Sierra Vista one month earlier, the Colts were able to stay close...

Stakes high at sectionals for Jackets, Colts

The Arizona Interscholastic Association’s new state qualifying system has the boys basketball teams from Buena and Tombstone High...

Dialogues: Five reasons to root for the Patriots

Throughout their decade of dominance, I despised the New England Patriots for all the reasons you’d expect.

I despised...

Buena’s Powers wins sectionals at 160 lbs.

MESA — Buena junior Brian Powers pinned each and every opponent on his way to being crowned Division...

Brackets set for sectional basketball tournaments

On Saturday, the Arizona Interscholastic Association released the brackets for the high school basketball sectional tournaments....

Grappling for state

After one day of their respective sectional tournaments, the wrestling teams from Buena and Bisbee High have about as many wrestlers...

Short-handed Buena girls rip DV

SIERRA VISTA — A short-handed Buena girls basketball team called up two junior...

Prep Roundup: Tombstone boys peaking for postseason

ST. DAVID — If the scores of their last two games are any indication, the...

Maruffo’s game winners make up for Apaches' 9 errors

DOUGLAS — Kellen Maruffo had a pair of game-winning RBIs to help bail the Cochise College baseball team...

Area wrestlers head to sectionals

SIERRA VISTA — A long season of dual meets and invitationals all leads up to...

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BISBEE — In all probability, Friday night will be your last chance to witness one of the great...

premium content Weber leads Buena class of signees

SIERRA VISTA — Ashley Weber became the latest Buena High School athlete to...

National Sports

LONDON (AP) — Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp’s was cleared of tax evasion on Wednesday, paving the way for the charismatic Englishman to cap a 30-year coaching career by becoming Fabio...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sal Sunseri and John Palermo have seen plenty of different defensive schemes in their combined 64 years of coaching. That should come in handy as they try to transform the...
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut has proposed reducing the number of games it will play next season if the NCAA grants a waiver to allow the Huskies to play in the 2013 men’...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The clip has become a replayed classic. Former Philadelphia Flyers general manager Bobby Clarke was at the podium and set to announce the team’s first-round pick in the 2006...
SAO PAULO (AP) — Rio Olympic organizers added Nissan as the fifth top-tier sponsor for the 2016 Games. Organizers didn’t disclose financial details, but said Wednesday the deal with the...
LONDON (AP) — England coach Fabio Capello dramatically quit just four months before the European Championship after publicly challenging the Football Association’s decision to remove John Terry...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — The Air Force Academy has called a news conference for Wednesday to discuss its men’s basketball program amid reports that Jeff Reynolds is out as head ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Phelps is the latest athlete to use a hyperbaric chamber to aid recovery. The 16-time Olympic medalist said Wednesday he had been sleeping “at 8,000 feet every...
HOUSTON (AP) — NBA Commissioner David Stern doesn’t think Dwight Howard’s uncertain future will overshadow the All-Star game in Orlando in three weeks. The commissioner spoke...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Right-hander Brad Bergesen and the Baltimore Orioles have argued their cases in salary arbitration. Bergesen asked for a raise from $434,000 to $1.2 million during...

Arizona Sports

DALLAS (AP) — The Phoenix Coyotes’ playoff push is well under way.

Radim Vrbata scored his 25th goal, former Dallas backup...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — What a way for Steve Nash to celebrate his 38th birthday. It wasn’t a bad homecoming for Michael Redd, either.

...

Phoenix Country Day 50, Phoenix Christian 34

Phoenix Valley Lutheran 53, Scottsdale Prep 45

Queen Creek Canyon State 70, Joy Christian High School 58

Yuma...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Phoenix Coyotes needed a boost after an exhausting first half of the season.

Beating San Jose was a big...

ATLANTA (AP) — On the eve of his 38th birthday, Steve Nash showed he can still control a game.

Nash had 24 points and 11 assists...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — For the second straight week, a PGA Tour event ended with Kyle Stanley in tears. This time,...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyle Stanley knew exactly how Spencer Levin felt.

Taking advantage of Levin’s final-round meltdown,...

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix Suns center Robin Lopez has become a forgotten man since scoring 21 points on opening night. Saturday night he reminded...

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Arizona assistant coach Joe Pasternack says he didn’t deliberately make contact with California’s Jorge...

Buckeye 64, Gila Bend 54

El Capitan 44, Page 36

Phoenix Valley Lutheran 40, Chandler Prep 36

Gila Ridge 46, Lake Havasu 37

Glendale Copper Canyon 60...