In a messy drug bust this week, investigators uncovered more than 700 pounds of marijuana stuffed in a septic tank truck full of human waste, Arizona police said Friday.
As floodwater raged around their pickup, the family of a 6-year-old Arizona boy escaped to higher ground. The boy, however, was swept away. Teams were looking for his body on Friday, the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office said.
A 10-year-old Arizona boy who admitted to shooting and killing his father and another man in 2008 was sentenced Thursday to "in-patient treatment" that could go on for several years, according to the prosecutor.
Restrictions limiting the H1N1 flu vaccine to high-risk groups could be lifted in many U.S. states now that production of the vaccine has increased, state health officials said Monday.
An SUV carrying almost two dozen undocumented immigrants crashed in Arizona over the weekend, killing 10 people and injuring several others, state police reported Sunday.
Feeling Sweet, Hoopheads? Of course you are. It's our time of year, and this is another week to soak it up. I'm sure devoted readers of this space are not surprised the Sweet 16 includes all the number 1, 2 and 3 seeds for the first time in tournament history. I've been writing for weeks that, for all the tumult at the top of the polls, this was still a very top-heavy season in college basketball. It's too bad there aren't more Cinderellas to spice up the dance, but there's a payoff ahead as we get a weekend full of games played by the most powerful and recognizable brands in college basketball.
SI.com caught up with Seth Davis, who's serving as a CBS studio analyst during the tournament, to get his impressions of Sunday's first-round action.
Like so many American workers these days, Russ Pennell doesn't know exactly when the ax will fall. He only knows it will.
Happy Brackets, everyone! I'm sure we're all glad the speculation about bubbles and seeds is over, and we can get down to talking hoops. My own bracket picks are here. I've gone through each of the four regions and have offered up a few Hoop Thoughts below to explain why I filled it out the way I did. Feel free to follow my advice on your own brackets, but remember my No. 1 rule: No blaming!
Well, we're here. Almost. There's still that sticky "Mississippi State hijacking a bid" problem looming for the final few teams in the bracket, but a Tennessee win in the SEC final should finalize the picture below.
In a messy drug bust this week, investigators uncovered more than 700 pounds of marijuana stuffed in a septic tank truck full of human waste, Arizona police said Friday.
As floodwater raged around their pickup, the family of a 6-year-old Arizona boy escaped to higher ground. The boy, however, was swept away. Teams were looking for his body on Friday, the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office said.
A 10-year-old Arizona boy who admitted to shooting and killing his father and another man in 2008 was sentenced Thursday to "in-patient treatment" that could go on for several years, according to the prosecutor.
Restrictions limiting the H1N1 flu vaccine to high-risk groups could be lifted in many U.S. states now that production of the vaccine has increased, state health officials said Monday.
An SUV carrying almost two dozen undocumented immigrants crashed in Arizona over the weekend, killing 10 people and injuring several others, state police reported Sunday.
Feeling Sweet, Hoopheads? Of course you are. It's our time of year, and this is another week to soak it up. I'm sure devoted readers of this space are not surprised the Sweet 16 includes all the number 1, 2 and 3 seeds for the first time in tournament history. I've been writing for weeks that, for all the tumult at the top of the polls, this was still a very top-heavy season in college basketball. It's too bad there aren't more Cinderellas to spice up the dance, but there's a payoff ahead as we get a weekend full of games played by the most powerful and recognizable brands in college basketball.
SI.com caught up with Seth Davis, who's serving as a CBS studio analyst during the tournament, to get his impressions of Sunday's first-round action.
Like so many American workers these days, Russ Pennell doesn't know exactly when the ax will fall. He only knows it will.
Happy Brackets, everyone! I'm sure we're all glad the speculation about bubbles and seeds is over, and we can get down to talking hoops. My own bracket picks are here. I've gone through each of the four regions and have offered up a few Hoop Thoughts below to explain why I filled it out the way I did. Feel free to follow my advice on your own brackets, but remember my No. 1 rule: No blaming!
Well, we're here. Almost. There's still that sticky "Mississippi State hijacking a bid" problem looming for the final few teams in the bracket, but a Tennessee win in the SEC final should finalize the picture below.
Since this seems to be a good week to throw out tortured political metaphors, allow me to toss another one out to explain how you should look at RPI rankings in mid-January. Think of the season as an election night where the polls have just closed. We can spot some trends based on the early returns (Pittsburgh and Duke are 1-2, for example), but until more districts report their tallies (e.g., until we get deeper into conference play), it's too early to declare definitively what has happened.
"I understand why lizards live in sunny Arizona," sings Robert Earl Keen. "Why people do and call it home I'll never understand." Neither will I, but obviously we're in the minority. "People come out here - they like it," insists Tanya Wheeless, CEO of the Arizona Bankers Association.
Two medical helicopters collided Sunday about a half-mile from a northern Arizona hospital, killing six people and critically injuring a nurse
Rapper DMX was arrested Friday on drug and animal cruelty charges after attempting to barricade himself inside his Arizona home, sheriff's deputies said.
A 16-year-old girl in Arizona has alleged sexual abuse in a Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints community, sources in Arizona told CNN Friday.
Ambulances rolled into a Texas ranch that's home to members of a polygamist sect, as authorities continued their search Saturday night for possible victims of physical and sexual abuse.
The alleged leader of a firearms trafficking network believed to be smuggling guns into Mexico -- where police say they are used against law enforcement officers by members of Mexican drug cartels -- was arrested Thursday in Arizona, authorities said.
The Bush administration plans to bypass more than 30 laws and regulations in an effort to finish building 670 miles of fence along the southwest U.S. border by the end of 2008
Mike Mertz was dead. With no pulse, no heartbeat and no vital signs, he lay slumped in the front seat of his Saturn, foot wedged against the accelerator with the car stuck between a tree and a stucco wall in Mertz's townhome complex in Glendale, Arizona.
With only five conference championship games remaining, we can safely assume that North Carolina, Memphis and UCLA will all land No. 1 seeds. The fourth was shaping up to be Tennessee until the Vols lost to Arkansas in the SEC semifinals. Sunday's Kansas-Texas winner may now land that last No. 1 spot, though the 'Horns (No. 4 strength-of-schedule, 11-3 vs. RPI Top 50) would have a better case than the Jayhawks (No. 59, 7-2).
For the past few weeks, we've been hearing about what a wide-open bubble picture we were going to have this year. Well, that picture got a little bit smaller this week, with two teams with at-large profiles from mid-major conferences -- Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference and South Alabama in the Sun Belt -- lost in their conference tournaments. The bubble picture got a little bit smaller, and it will continue to shrink as the week goes on.
The week of reckoning has arrived. Check out my latest projected bracket below, then click to the next page for a detailed breakdown of 27 teams that head into this final week of the season on the bubble.
The week of reckoning has arrived. Check out my latest projected bracket below, then click to the next page for a detailed breakdown of 27 different teams that head into this final week of the season "on the bubble."
Taunting, like cooking, is more art than science. A dash of wit mixed with harmless intent is acceptable to the palate, but a dollop of torment tossed with cruelty is distasteful. Here's a sampling of how overly active and mean-spirited college basketball fans have humiliated players and their families over the years.
Sports Illustrated came out with five regional rivalry covers for the college basketball preview back in November; in retrospect, we probably would have been fine printing just one: Memphis-Tennessee. In 2007-08, no regular-season game has mattered -- or will matter -- as much as the one that will take place on Saturday night at FedEx Forum.
Greetings, Hoop Thinkers. For today's submission, I have resurrected my wildly popular Hoop Thoughts Stock Report to get you primed for the final stretch heading into March Madness. You know the drill: The mission is not to assess where teams are but to project where they are headed. Ratings have been assigned relative to a team's status as defined by record, ranking and buzz. So just because one team is rated a Buy and another a Sell, that doesn't mean the Buy team is better. But you knew that already.
Dear FSB: Can a church member who is related to several members of the board work for the church and be paid for their services?
While U.S. citizens will be required to show proof of identification and citizenship at land and sea borders beginning January 31, the truly big changes will occur in June of 2009 when more stringent requirements take effect.
If one more player fouled out Arizona women's basketball coach Joan Bonvicini might have started recruiting from the stands at Gill Coliseum.
We know what has happened in the world of college basketball thus far. But with the conference season under way, what will the future hold?
For Christmas, nearly a dozen readers sent me the same gift, an article about goings on in the Southwest: "Illegal immigrants packing up and leaving Arizona."
There was an eerie lack of turbulence at the top of the college hoops world for the past two weeks, partly because of final exams, partly because only one team in my last top 10 -- Butler -- lost.
The Pac-10 has made itself relevant on the national scene again this season with the resurgence of Arizona State and Oregon.
This year's Managers of the Year are about as entertaining a study in contrasts as far as opposite ways statheads can get a wee bit too worked up as you could come up with.
In 1997, during my second term as governor of Arizona, I saw something that defied logic and challenged my reality.
Instead of spending Monday night focusing on this weekend's scheduled home game against the Houston Texans, Chargers general manager A.J. Smith was preoccupied with a more pressing issue: how to fit a lifetime of memories into three family cars.
Pinal County, Ariz., was the fastest-growing housing market in the nation last year, according to a report released by the U.S. Census Bureau Wednesday.
Flippers and other speculators investing in single-family homes helped drive up prices in many hot housing markets during the boom. Now they're contributing heavily to mortgage delinquencies in several of those markets.
Last month, the two-time national champion Arizona women's softball team visited the White House and met with President George W. Bush. Here is catcher Callista Balko's account of the trip.
Here are some facts from tonight's program that you may find interesting. • The average wage for H1-b computer workers is $12,000 below the median U.S. Wage for the same occupation and location. Source: Low Salaries for Low Skills/John Miano • Wages for 84% of H1-b computer workers were below the median U.S. wage for the same occupation and location. Source: Low Salaries for Low Skills/John Miano • 87% of visas approved went to workers classified as intern or entry-level positions (Level One and Level Two workers). Source: USCIS • Five of the top six employers of H1-b Visa workers are Indian companies. Source:USCIS • 44% of petitions for H1-b visas went to people from India Source: USCIS • 65% of petitions for H2-b visas were for people 25 to 34 Source: USCIS The occupation with highest median salary was "fashion model" at $100,000 Source: USCIS • The occupation with lowest median salary was "religion and theology" at
FAST-FLIPPING INVESTORS aren't the only ones who love condos. For many empty nesters, nothing beats selling the big old house in the suburbs and hightailing it to a luxury development where sun and golf are plentiful and maintenance is minimal. And what better time to go shopping than during a real estate slowdown? It was condos, after all, that rose the fastest—and fell the hardest. There should be deals aplenty, right? As it turns out, it's not that simple. Some markets have already recovered, while others have yet to hit rock bottom—and not every place was as overbuilt as, say, Miami. To get the real picture, we zeroed in on five once-scorching cities and talked to brokers, analysts, buyers, and sellers. Read on for our results, a guide to finding the best retirement real estate bargains today. And get ready to sell the lawn mower.
For two weeks in May, the University of Arizona women's basketball team toured the country of Italy and gained a world of experience, both on and off the court. From Milan to Rome -- with stops everywhere in between -- the Wildcats became immersed in the culture and history of Italy. As Arizona guard Marie McGee discovered, Italy has something for everyone.
Thirteen cases of infection with E. coli bacteria may be linked to a multistate beef recall, the beef producer and Arizona state health officials told CNN Thursday.
Jeff Withey, a 7-foot, 220-pound center at Horizon (San Diego, Calif.), has reopened his recruitment after originally committing to Louisville.
Thinking of retiring to a formerly hot market? The real estate slowdown has made parts of the Sunbelt a lot more affordable. Fortune presents a guide to finding the best deals in five markets.
With the Women's College World Series set to begin on Thursday in Oklahoma City, SIOC answers 10 critical questions about the action.
Some say strict measures endanger ecosystems, but others say those concerns are excuses for pro-immigrant sentiment
The estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants in the United States could be put on the path to citizenship under a new immigration bill agreed upon Thursday by a bipartisan group of senators.
NEW ORLEANS -- In many ways, Purdue resembles a mid-major team.
The Diamondbacks' youth movement apparently applies just to position players since the starting rotation features two 30-somethings (Doug Davis and Livan Hernandez) and the most popular D'back of all, 43-year-old Randy Johnson, re-acquired in the offseason to help stabilize both his career and Arizona's staff.
The WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship at The Gallery at Dove Mountain in Tucson, Ariz., starts Wednesday with 32 first-round matches. Need help filling out your bracket? SI.com's Alan Shipnuck is here to help. He predicts every match in every round (that's 64 matches, including the consolation match).
How We Did It:
Strolling through the sports section of his local bookstore two weeks ago, St. Mary's All-America guard Jerryd Bayless was casually eyeing various subjects before he came across the Miracle of St. Anthony: A Season with Coach Hurley and Basketball's Most Improbable Dynasty.
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Arizona and North Carolina should be about even. Both rosters are loaded with embarrassing amounts of NBA talent. Together the two teams are a collection of the college game's elite freshmen and sophomores.
Arizona coach Lute Olson is usually as unflappable as they come. So it was a little surprising to hear him get testy with the local media last week when pressed about why he was playing his starters so many minutes.
The new Democratic Congress is making progress in its beat-the-clock-style "first 100 legislative hours" agenda.
The Yankees and Diamondbacks have reached an agreement on a trade that would send Randy Johnson to Arizona. All that remains is for the 43-year-old pitcher to finalize a one-year extension with Arizona, SI.com has confirmed.
Another week of rankings brings another shakeup in the bottom half of the top 10. Stanford has recovered from a slow start to the season and is back in the top 10 for the first time since Nov. 20 after a win against Arizona State.
For the 20 teams not in the midst of game-planning for the NFL playoffs, the offseason officially commenced on New Year's Day. Here's an early team-by-team look at the most pressing issues facing the clubs who have already packed it in:
The cost of a college education may be rising scary fast, but the act of saving for it is finally getting cheaper. Competition has broken out among providers of 529s--the tax-advantaged plans for f...
Hallelujah, brothers and sisters. I'm not even sure what "hallelujah" means, but the word just feels right after witnessing what is at the very least an awakening of the power of the people. I'm hopeful that November 7 was also a declaration that middle-class Americans won't be taken for granted by either political party.
WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER--how much money do you need to retire on? The conventional wisdom is that you'll need 70% to 75% of your pre-retirement income to maintain your standard of living after you stop ...
Q. I'd like to find a reputable financial planner close to my home in Sun City, Ariz. How do I go about it?
Sometimes it's good to be small -- when it comes to ducking regulations, for instance, or applying for small-business loans. But different agencies and marketers define "small" in different ways. H...
Flagler County, Fla., was the fastest-growing housing market in the United States last year, according to a U.S. Census report released Monday.
An Arizona judge has sentenced a polygamist to 45 days in county jail for having sex with a teenager he took as his third wife.
Fed by drought, wildfires continue to move across parts of the the Western United States, devouring acreage in New Mexico, Colorado, California and Arizona.
Wildfires, fed by drought, raced across parts of the western United States on Wednesday, devouring acreage in New Mexico, Colorado, California and Arizona.
A rock carving discovered in Arizona might depict an ancient star explosion seen by Native Americans a thousand years ago, scientists announced today.
The first of about 6,000 National Guard troops ordered to bolster patrols along the U.S.-Mexico border started work Monday as a 55-member detachment from Utah began working on projects in southern Arizona, a Guard spokesman said.
The University of Arizona may be out of the NCAA men's basketball tournament after just two rounds. But it is still the biggest winner in this year's brackets, at least in terms of the bottom line.
Many residents of high-priced housing markets around the country are cashing out and moving to more affordable areas.
Nearly 20 years ago, Mike Ingram, almost broke, took the gamble of a lifetime. He packed his wife and six children into an Oldsmobile and U-Haul and drove 1,000 miles to Phoenix, leaving his life i...
It's not a homeownership plan the government will be keen to promote.
Police have developed a composite drawing of a possible suspect in the killings of six people, including four children, found at a Yuma, Arizona, home Friday.
The South Rim of the Grand Canyon has long been a favorite of human visitors gawking at the stunning views and taking advantage of the manmade services.
Tour operators and travel agents are increasingly filling a demand for vacations that combine golf and activities off the course.
New reports of detainee abuse at Gitmo suggest interrogators used female sexuality as a weapon.
A mistake in the minting process for some quarters issued last year is putting coin collectors in a frenzy. Speculators are bidding up prices for the recently discovered pieces from their 25-cent face value to nearly $1,500.
It's noisy, but it's for real: the first federally approved artificial heart. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave the go-ahead this autumn to CardioWest, a titanium-valved heart designed to ...
President Bush and Arizona Sen. John McCain tour the Florida Panhandle today, stumping in GOP-friendly counties that Bush won by double digits in 2000.
The pace of this year's epidemic of West Nile virus infection in humans appears to be outstripping last year's, with Arizona home to the largest number of cases, according to recent federal figures.
Illegal immigrants from the interior of Mexico caught crossing the Arizona border this summer will be offered trips back to their hometowns as part of an effort to stem the tide of deadly treks across the blazing Sonora desert.
Women may still have trouble breaking through the corporate glass ceiling, but they rule in small business, according to a recent survey by the Center for Women's Business Research. Between 1997 an...
The Supreme Court on Monday used an unusual death penalty case to revisit a previous ruling on where the authority rests to sentence convicted murderers to death.
What makes a five-hour road trip more boring than watching a spoonful of jelly harden? Making the drive without a decent radio station. That's when satellite radio pays off. You can listen to a vas...
Arizona Department of Corrections officials aimed floodlights overnight at a state prison tower where two inmates have been holding a woman guard hostage for two weeks.
While acknowledging he faces an uphill fight to win the Democratic presidential nomination, the Arizona Republic newspaper Thursday endorsed Sen. Joe Lieberman, giving the beleaguered candidate's campaign a boost ahead of next week's primary.
Thyda Puth knows that there is no place like home. A real estate agent and owner of a 30-unit apartment building, she has carved out a specialty: helping refugees from her native Cambodia navigate ...
Mogollon Airpark could be the ultimate jet-set destination. Built in 1984 by a group of airplane nuts, the park for planes in eastern Arizona--about 35 minutes by air from Phoenix--is now home to 9...
I'm in my 20s and my portfolio consists of a good mix of large- and mid-cap funds, with both growth and value strategies represented. Should this mix suffice, or should I seek out a small-cap growth and a small-cap value fund as well?
Coronary heart disease kills almost six times more women than breast cancer does. Even so, if you ask a woman what disease she's most afraid of, her answer will likely be breast cancer.
Founded as a mining community in 1880, Bisbee became, by the turn of the century, the largest city between St. Louis and San Francisco. That early prosperity meant that Bisbee was built in a far grander style than most of the era's boomtowns. Today its historic downtown streets are lined with stately brick buildings and its hillsides crowded with Victorian homes--all remarkably well preserved.
Founded as a mining community in 1880, Bisbee became, by the turn of the century, the largest city between St. Louis and San Francisco.
"Break a leg" may be good luck in the theater but not when it comes to osteoporosis. The disease causes bones to become more porous, gradually making them brittle--and it causes 1.5 million fractur...
The symptoms of a heart attack aren't necessarily obvious. People talk of chest pain, but it's usually pressure or a squeezing sensation. This is called angina, and it occurs when blood flow in one...
An informed consumer is the best customer, but have you tried navigating your way through the maze of health information in the news these days?
Though most Navajos use their hogans for religious rituals, a handful are renting out the traditional octagonal log-and-dirt huts as a native twist on the B&B.
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