Tyler Viza’s inclusion at No. 427 in Baseball America’s top 500 draft prospects shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who saw Desert Vista’s comeback against Brophy in the first round of the Division I state baseball tournament.

Spring sprang, and now summer has set in.

Recently, I’ve had many cases involving dogs that have extremely high prey drives. Dogs have a natural instinct for hunting prey. Smell and motion of other animals will instantly attract a dog to their instinctive prey drive. Of course, with domesticated dogs, we feed them so they don’t have to hunt. To ensure your dog views your family cat as a “pack member” and NOT a “pack prey-toy,” follow the below simple tips:

Three years ago, a bunt, overthrow, or bobbled grounder led to a 1-0 win or loss.

Season tickets to the inaugural campaign of Phoenix FC, Arizona’s newest professional sports franchise and part of the USL PRO professional soccer league, are available starting at $99 for children 4 to 14 years of age, and for adults 65-plus.

Brian Brady has all the confidence in his son, Dalton, and the latter credited his father for developing him into one of the best wrestlers the state of Arizona has ever seen.

This week's "Jack the Giant Slayer," a 3-D retelling of the Jack and the Beanstalk legend, contains all the elements of the classic tale: farm boy, beans, giants, etc. But along for the ride is a new character, Princess Isabelle, played by Eleanor Tomlinson.

‘Twas not the winter of everyone’s discontent. At least not for all the basketball players, soccer studs and wrestlers who took their shots, saves and takedowns for glory’s sake and found some.

Local volleyball coaches Ryan Tolman and Fred Mann are beginning the year with different outlooks.

Season tickets to the inaugural campaign of Phoenix FC, Arizona’s newest professional sports franchise and part of the USL PRO professional soccer league, are available starting at $99 for children 4 to 14 years of age, and for adults 65-plus.

Athletes will do just about anything to play at the professional level.

In time for the Feb. 11 opening of pre-season training camp, Phoenix FC has signed several players to the club’s roster. The newly signed players, pending USSF approval, are defender Renan Felipe Boufleur, midfielder Joao Inacio de Jesus Cerqueria, defender Cyprian Hedrick, defender Scott Morrison, and midfielder Anthony Obodai.

There is a bit of tidying up left to do, but for the most part the soccer season is heading toward the postseason.

Los Angeles   •   Dogs and cats can’t brush, spit, gargle or floss on their own. So owners who want to avoid bad pet breath will need to lend a hand.

The signature play of Matt Guida’s astounding junior season looked like a split-second decision, but was actually days in the making.

It wasn’t hard to choose last year’s Tribune Player of the Year, as Saguaro running back D.J. Foster broke several state records, ran for 508 yards and 10 touchdowns in one game and led the Sabercats to the Division III state title.

Phoenix FC professional soccer franchise celebrates its inaugural season in 2013 and has signed two more players to its roster. Player contracts have been completed with midfielder/defender Reid Schmitt and forward Aaron King.

Wrestling dual meets in November are essentially false advertising.

Mountain Pointe reverted back to basics by utilizing a strong rushing attack that carried the Pride to a quarterfinal victory over Scottsdale Desert Mountain 45-14 on Friday night.

Dan Hinds admits it’s about as cheesy as a coach can be when it comes to the postseason.

Desert Vista coach Dan Hinds liked what he saw and not just because his Thunder thoroughly dominated Chandler in the season finale at Austin Field.

The Desert Vista “Senior Walk” is one of the program’s best traditions and it might not happen in 2012.

The response is the true telling point.

A lot of nonsense can be stated in 140 characters.

The scene probably should have been chaotic, but if the Mountain Pointe football team has proven anything in this coronary of a season, it is the Pride have an ability to keep still in flinching moments.