Tucson 2nd-half rally falls just short

If Tucson High football coach Vincent Smith ever decides to quit coaching, he certainly seems to have another career option lined up: motivational speaker.

Tucson 2nd-half rally falls just short

Balanced Suns rout Golden State by 22

PHOENIX — Steve Nash scored 18 points and had the sixth 20-assist game of his career Friday night in Phoenix's 123-101 rout of the Golden State Warriors.

Balanced Suns rout Golden State by 22

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Reinprecht scores 3 in under 6 minutes, then Florida wins SO

DALLAS — Steven Reinprecht scored three times in a 5-minute-11-second span of the first period, and Rostislav Olesz scored in the second round of a shootout to give the Florida Panthers a 6-5 victory over the Dallas Stars on Friday night.

Law and Order

Local man indicted on child-porn counts

FOUNTAIN HILLS 24, EMPIRE 23, OT

At Fountain Hills, after a scoreless first quarter, Empire (9-1, 5-1) and Fountain Hills (8-2, 6-0) traded leads until a last-second field goal by Empire forced the overtime period. Each team scored a touchdown in overtime, but Empire's conversion attempt failed, ending its perfect season.

FOUNTAIN HILLS 24, EMPIRE 23, OT

McClusky files complaint over Dems' mailer

Republican candidate Shaun McClusky filed a complaint against the Pima County Democratic Party on Thursday, alleging a flier that went to households last week violated campaign-finance laws.

Coyotes' 12-game start best in 9 years after shutout win

ST. LOUIS — Ilya Bryzgalov made 32 saves for his NHL-leading third shutout of the season as the Phoenix Coyotes topped the St. Louis Blues 2-0 Thursday night.

Feminism wasn't meant to guarantee happiness

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Greg Hansen : Gallick on a mission: wrestle in Olympics

After he went 35-0 to win the 2006 NCAA wrestling championship, Nate Gallick earned a sociology degree at Iowa State and got on with life.

Greg Hansen : Gallick on a mission: wrestle in Olympics

The foothills curmudgeon : Pups have the upper paw in his neighborhood

It has been said that the British are a nation of dog lovers. Well, whoever said that hasn't been to the foothills! Unquestionably we match the Brits for our love of dogs. Just in my small enclave there seems to be a dog in every other home including one in ours.

Alone no more: Family welcomes remains of WWII airman

HIGHLAND, Calif. — For two decades after her son's bomber went down in the Pacific Ocean during World War II, Vella Stinson faithfully wrote the U.S. government twice a month to ask if his body had been found — or if anyone was looking.