Tucson Padres: Possible final year not about to rein in motivated Feder

When Mike Feder left the New Orleans Saints over six years ago to move back home to Tucson, he thought he was done working in professional sports on a day-to-day basis.

El Paso won't buy, save Asarco stacks

The El Paso City Council has said no to a resolution written by the preservation group Save the Stacks. It would have allowed the Texas city to purchase both smokestacks - symbols of economic growth and toxic pollution - and save them from demolition.

El Paso won't buy, save Asarco stacks

EL PASO - City Council members made it clear Tuesday that they will not spend any significant amount of taxpayers' money to preserve the city's emblematic Asarco smokestacks.

US begins new program to fly home deported Mexicans

SAN DIEGO — The U.S. government began flying Mexican deportees home today in a two-month experiment aimed at relieving Mexican border cities overwhelmed by large numbers of people ordered to leave the United States, some of whom fall prey to criminal gangs.

El Paso is pursuing team here for 2014

Tucson Padres catcher Nick Hundley tags out Salt Lake's Hank Conger during the second inning Tuesday night.

El Paso is pursuing team here for 2014

Tucson third baseman Jesus Merchan scoops up a grounder in the third inning before throwing to first for an out.

El Paso is pursuing Tucson Padres for 2014

The Tucson Padres could find a permanent home about 320 miles east of here beginning in 2014. MountainStar Sports, an ownership group pursuing a Triple-A team for El Paso, met with the Pacific Coast League Executive Committee last week and hopes to buy the Tucson Padres, the El Paso Times ha…