Black is the new black for fall/winter 2005 — but its latest incarnation carries a little kick. Embellishments and detail like piping, beadwork and layers of chiffon mean "flat black" is an adjective best relegated to cans of paint.

Black is the new black for fall/winter 2005 — but its latest incarnation carries a little kick. Embellishments and detail like piping, beadwork and layers of chiffon mean "flat black" is an adjective best relegated to cans of paint.

Desert Vista wrestling coach David Gonzalez wanted to try something new this winter break.

Desert Vista wrestling coach David Gonzalez wanted to try something new this winter break.

Desert Vista wrestling coach David Gonzalez wanted to try something new this winter break.

CARACAS, Venezuela - Former Arizona Diamondbacks player Alex Cabrera on Saturday denied ever using steroids after his name appeared in the Mitchell Report.

A fourth 1995 All-Star will take part in spring training with the Diamondbacks, as Arizona signed infielder Carlos Baerga to a minor-league contract Friday.

Rookie Alex Cintron, called up Wednesday when the Diamondbacks placed infielder Craig Counsell on the disabled list, will apparently get a chance to take over as the team's everyday shortstop.

March 27, 2005

TUCSON - The noticeably trimmer waistline is the initial indication of the different player Alex Cintron claims to be this spring.

The major league free agency period begins today. Pardon the Diamondbacks as they stifle a yawn.

Five weeks and five wins later, Higley senior Alex Jentzen can look back at his team’s ugly season-opening loss and chalk it up as a lesson learned.

The first day of spring drills for the Arizona State football team marked the first promise kept by Dennis Erickson.

TUCSON - Luis Gonzalez hit a half-dozen balls over the rightfield fence in his first batting practice session of the spring and warned pitchers to behave this season.

The Diamondbacks held a players-only team meeting before Wednesday’s game that was scheduled for 30 minutes but stretched almost three times that long.

Bench coach Jay Bell will miss the San Diego game tonight while serving a onegame suspension, the result of an argument with home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi on the last trip to Colorado.

Outfielder Alex Romero and highly regarded prospect Emilio Bonifacio were called up to the big league club on Friday to help give the bench a boost.

The plant: Exotic ginger emerged long ago from its native Asia to become a centuries-old trade item between Europe and Asia.

Two images of baseball’s spending-spree 2000 winter meetings in Dallas linger. One is the $252 million contract given to Alex Rodriguez by Texas owner Tom Hicks, trying to make a splash with the meetings in his home town.

For 14-year-old Mesa resident Sarah Rowin, a strike in bowling and a shiny medal were enough to make her a big winner.

For 14-year-old Mesa resident Sarah Rowin, a strike in bowling and a shiny medal were enough to make her a big winner.

DENVER - With Royce Clayton given a day off and Alex Cintron starting at shortstop for the second time in four days Sunday, the question almost asked itself: What becomes of the position in 2006?

After concluding a job interview that lasted two months and three hours, Bob Gebhard spent the weekend in Chicago doing more work at the World Series.

And Jeff Moorad thought some of his contract negotiations took forever.