Any notions that the presence of Michael Jones on the Arizona State baseball team was a novelty were ceased when coach Pat Murphy put the athletic freshman football player in the starting lineup to send a message.

Any notions that the presence of Michael Jones on the Arizona State baseball team was a novelty were ceased when coach Pat Murphy put the athletic freshman football player in the starting lineup to send a message.

The availability of wide receiver Michael Jones and running back Keegan Herring for Arizona State’s Pac-10 opener against Stanford on Saturday will be made at game time, but both players are confident that they will suit up.

ATLANTA - Chipper Jones had three hits, including a go-ahead double in the seventh inning, and Julio Franco drove in four runs to lead the Atlanta Braves past the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-5 on Saturday.

Tempe police are working with the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office to find a missing Tempe woman. No one has seen Cheryl Jones, 44, since June 18, said Brandon Banks, Tempe police spokesman.

Mesa police arrested a 26-year-old man late last week in connection to a child pornography investigation that involved videos of 5-year-old boy being molested.

Five people were arrested Wednesday evening and a man was rushed to the hospital after a shooting and barricade in an East Valley neighborhood.

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a 2-year-old died after being run over by a SUV Wednesday night in Guadalupe.

A man has suffered multiple injuries after falling from a cliff at Saguaro Lake, about 20 miles northeast of Mesa.

MESA, AZ - Authorities say three guns were found in the home of a Mesa high school student arrested Thursday for threats to kill herself and some of her peers.

A Mesa man is facing up to 50 years in prison for molesting three boys under the age of six years old and distributing videos of his sexual actions with his victims across the Internet.

Arizona State University defeated Purdue 27-23 in the Sun Bowl today in El Paso, Texas.

Authorities say an undercover drug operation that lasted months in the East Valley resulted in a big prostitution bust involving BackPage.com.

A new industrial park — with construction slated to begin on its second phase this week — could bring 300 to 500 jobs to Chandler.

The way rookie Garrett Jones is going these days, even the balls he doesn't think are home runs wind up clearing the fence.

Gavin Mack threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Brock Hogan with 1 minute, 53 seconds remaining, and the Mesa Red Mountain defense held on for a 26-21 victory over Mesa Westwood Friday night in a 5A East Valley Region game at Westwood.

A fourth quarter to forget. If only the Hamilton boys basketball team wishes it could.

It was senior night at Chandler High, and the senior class led the way as the Wolves stomped Mesa Desert Ridge, 55-0, in a 5A Fiesta Region game Friday night.

It looked as if Cibola's defense was going to strip away another win from an opponent, but Westwood's 21-point fourth-quarter surge led to a 34-13 victory over visiting Yuma Cibola in a 5A nonconference matchup Friday night — Eddy Zubey's first win as Warriors coach.

Address: 4301 E. Guadalupe Road, Gilbert; Records: Desert Ridge 2-7, 0-4 Fiesta; Highland 6-3, 2-2; Gametime: 7:00 p.m.

OFFENSE

Gabe Rogers hit a 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left in overtime to lift Northern Arizona to a 74-71 win over Eastern Washington on Saturday night.

Scottsdale Horizon pitcher Tim Alderson was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the first round (22nd overall) during Thursday afternoon’s Major League Baseball first-year player draft.